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Jersey. Their stork are now of the first celebrity ; Nancy Air was the 

 dam of Transport, stated by Mr. Richardson to have been the best racer 

 of her day. By Bertrand, she brought Bertrand Jr. and Julia ; and by 

 Sir Archy, Sir William, the sire to Little Venus and Plato. The Maid 

 of the Oaks produced by Duroc, Marshal Duroc, (a good racer, and sire 

 to the renowned Count Piper ;) and his own sister, Cinderella, dam or 

 grand dam of Celeste, Massaniello and Lalla Rookh, by imported Expedi- 

 tion, the dam of Medoc and Midas, and grand dam of Goliah, by Hick- 

 ory ; the Lady of the Lake, dam of Mr. Orme's Jessie, and of Maryland 

 Eclipse, a good racer, and sire to Mr. Dorsey's fleet filly, Ann Page ; and 

 by American Eclipse, Orphan Boy, now a popular stallion in the west, 

 and a colt of great promise, until he was curbed. The Maid of the Oaks 

 may have produced others, besides the five we have enumerated ; but if 

 so, we are uninformed. Thus a little insignificant poney was grand dam 

 of renowned racers, one of them of the first fame in her day, and the 

 ancestor of many first rate horses that have been at the head of the turf — 

 Marshal Duroc, Count Piper, Medoc, Midas, Goliah, Celeste, Bertrand 

 Jr., Julia, Little Venus and others. Her descendants have been worth 

 largely over $50,000, at a moderate calculation. Is not such success, 

 though a remarkable instance, sufficient to encourage our unpretending 

 farmers to breed from thorough bred horses, even if they have no blooded 

 mares to begin with ?" 



1805. — Wednesday, Feb. 20. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 Mile Heats. 

 Weight for age. 



J. P. Kichardson's ch. c. Sertorius, 4 yrs., by Alderman, ... 1 1 

 Col. Alston's ch. h. Gallatin, 5 yrs., by Bedford, .... 2 2 



First heat, 8m., 16 sec; 2d heat, 8m., 18 sec. 



Thursday, Feb. 21.— Jockey Clnb Purse. — 3 Mile Heats. — Col. Al- 

 ston's b. m. Nancy Air, 5 yrs., by Bedford,' beat Col. Hampton's b. g. 

 Dungaunon, by Bedford, and Gen. McPherson's Cinderella, by Sir Peter 

 Teazle. Time of both heats the same — 5m., 55 sec. 



Friday, Feb. 22. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 Mile Heats. — Gen. McPher- 

 son's ch. c. Blue Beard, by Sterling, beat Mr. Singleton's ch. f. Gourdseed, 

 by Commerce, and Col. Alston's Gabriella. Time — 1st heat, 3m. 45 sec; 

 2d heat, 3 m., 56 — a fine race. 



Saturday, Feb. 23. — Handicap Purse. — 3 Mile Heats. 



J. P. Richardson's ch. c. Sertorius, 4 yrs., 106 lbs., .... 1 I 

 Col. Alston's b. m. Nancy Air, 5 yrs, 117 lbs., 2 2 



This was a splendid and very sporting race. Time — 1st heat, 5m., 53 

 sec; 2d heat, 5m., 52 sec. Sertorius covered himself with honor : it 

 was quite glory enough for one week to have defeated two such cracks 



