62 The American Thoroughbred 



who were either already engaged upon the turf 

 or were anxious to make their debut with some 

 credit on it. 



As a breeder coeval with Colonel Singleton, 

 Colonel James B. Richardson stood conspicuous. 

 With but two exceptions, General Hampton, in 

 1800, and Colonel Singleton, in 1827, he was 

 the only man who ever took all the Jockey Club 

 Purses at one meeting in Charleston. This he did 

 in 1833, having in his stable a very strong string, 

 but without any competition that year. Bertrand 

 Jr., Little Venus, Mucklejohn, and Julia composed 

 his stable. He purchased, at the sale of Colonel 

 Alston's thoroughbred stock in 1807, bay colt 

 Rosicrucian by Dragon out of Anvilina; also, 

 a ch. f. Charlotte by Gallatin out of the same 

 dam. In 1834 he backed his Bertrand Jr., five 

 years old, and Little Venus, five years, against 

 any two named horses in America, four-mile 

 heats, ^5000 a side each match. This chal- 

 lenge was accepted by Colonel Johnson of Vir- 

 ginia, who nominated Andrew by Sir Charles, 

 and Bonnets o' Blue by Sir Charles — Andrew 

 against Bertrand Jr., and Bonnets o' Blue 

 against Little Venus. The latter match came 

 off at Columbia in January, 1833, and was won 



