BLACK MARIA AND BRILLIANT. 5327 



upon Maria, and lie waked up the fillv with six or eight such 

 first-rate " eye openers," as brought her, at a slapping pace, 

 three or four lengths ahead, at the ending post. Time, 4.01. 

 The filly's taking the string to win the heat in such bad time, 

 led the backers of Brilliant to believe that his " good fix " 

 would tell in the next heat, and so they were " all alive and 

 kicking." In going otf the second heat, the " persuaders " were 

 applied to Brilliant from the score, and continued " ever and 

 anon." The pace for the first mile was respectable ; but it was 

 evident the mare was going too much at her ease to bode any 

 good to the horse. She was kept well together, and ready at 

 any moment for a rally. The boy on Brilliant tried what cutting 

 would do, but it was of no service. Tliis diamond, though of 

 the Yirgiuia water, shone none the brighter for it. In the last 

 half mile, the horse knocked up, from being overworked in the 

 first, and the " Coal Black Rose " won without a struggle in 

 3.58. After the race, Col. Johnson was persuaded, by a gentle- 

 man from Quebec, to throw this pearl away for a thousand dol- 

 lars ; he has since been a winner in Canada. Within a few 

 months he has been purchased by James M. Beall, Esq., of Rus- 

 sell ville, Ky., for $2,000, and will stand at that place next 

 season. The betting, when the horses were stripped, was gen- 

 erally about equal, the Southern horse being rather the favorite 

 with a limited party. The track was very heavy. 



1829. Same course, Oct. 8— Jockey Club Purse, $400, free for all ages, 3 yr. olds carrying 90 lbs.— 

 4, 104—5, 114 — 6, 121—7 and upwards, 126 lbs. ; mares, fillies and geldings allowed 8 lbs. Three- 

 mile heats. 



John C. Stevens' bl. f. Black Maria, by Eclipse, out of Lady Lightfoot, 3 yrs. . . .11 



Maj. Wm. Jones's ch. m. Lady Flirt, by Hickory, dam by Duroc, 6 yrs 2 2 



Smith Freeman's ch. h. Sir Charles, by Duroc, out of Maria Slamerkin, by Bond's First 



Consul, 5 yrs 3 dist. 



Time, 5.59—6.12. 



Black Maria took the lead from the start, was never headed, 

 and won in a canter. Lady Flirt is still in Major Jones's breed- 

 ing stud on Long Island, and is the dam of his Andrew filly 

 Fidget, and some other young things. 



1830. Same course, Monday, May 10 — Sweepstakes for all ages, weights as before. Three sub- 

 scribers at one thousand dollars each, P. P. Four miles. 



Col. Wm. E. Johnson's b. m. Slender, by Sir Charles, out of Reality, by Sir Archy, 5 yrs. . . 1 



John 0. Stevens' bl. f. Black Maria, by Eclipse, out of Lady Lightfoot, 4 yrs 2 



Walter Livingston's gr. m. Betsey Ransom, by Virginian, out of Favorite, by Bel- Air, 6 yrs. . * 

 Time, 7.58. * Broke down. 



