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Mark Anthony, the sire of Comet, was the rival and successor of 

 Janus in the southern part of Virginia, and along the northern border 

 of North Carolina. He was an American bred horse, foaled on the 

 banks of the James river, the property of Mr. Lee. He was got by 

 Partner, out of a fine imported mare. Like his son Comet, he was 

 almost black — his two hind feet white, and was a little over fifteen hands 

 high. It is recorded of him that he was excellent as a race-horse in 

 Virginia, and stood many years in that State and in North Carolina, 

 He became, in his later days, the property of Mr. Peter Morgan, of 

 Halifax, in whose possession he died, about 1794. 



Cub, a beautiful bay horse, by Yorick, out of a mare by Silver Legs, 

 bred in England, covered at the plantation of Mr. W. C. Snipes, near the 

 Horse-shoe, season of 1788. 



NEW MARKET COURSE. 



1789. — 4 mile heats. Betsey Baker, the property of Col. Alston, 

 beat Comet. Betsey Baker was a ch. m., bred by Mr. Wiley Jones, 

 of North Carolina. She was by old Flimnap, and, like most of his 

 get, was remarkably handsome. She was small and delicate. 



1790. — Wednesday, March 2d. — 4 mile heats. — Col. Washington's 

 ch. m. Rosetta, by Imp. Centinel, beat in two heats Col. Alston's 

 Betsey Baker, Mr. Fen wick's Ciucinnatus, and Mr. Scott's Independ- 

 ence. 



Thursday, March 5d. — 3 mile heats. Gen. Hampton's Great Mogul 

 beat Col. Washington's Flora, and Mr. Fenwick's Dungannon. Dun- 

 gannon bolted in second heat. 



Friday, March 4th. — 2 mile heats. — Col. McPherson's Wanton beat 

 Capt. Hughes' Cephalus, Mr. Davis' Plenipo, Mr. Harleston's Corn- 

 planter, Mr. Quash's Diana, Mr. Moultrie's gr. m. Deianeira, and a 

 mare entered by Col. Washington. Cephalus won the first heat — 

 Wanton the second and third heats. 



Saturday, March 6th. — Col. Alston's Betsey Baker heat Col. Thomp- 

 son's Slouch two mile heats. 



Same day. — 3 mile heats. — Come if, entered by Col. Alston, beat in two 

 heats Col. Washington's Apollo, and Mr. Scott's Independence. 



