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in this week, and also the Sweepstakes (five Races) in one week. Twice 

 before has it fallen to the good fortune of our brethren of the Turf to 

 win all the purses given in one week : Gen. Hampton won them all in 

 1800 ; Col. Singleton in 1827 ; and now Col. Richardson in 1833. 



There were two matches (4 mile heats) made last year, to come off 

 this season in South Carolina, awakening much expectation from the 

 celebrity of the horses engaged. The one was between Col. W. R. 

 Johnson's Bonnets o' Blue and Col. James B. Richardson's Little Venus, 

 to be decided over the Columbia Course, S. C, and the other between 

 Col. Johnson's Andrew, and Col. Richardson's Bertrand, Jr. Both 

 races, $5,000 a side. The first named match was decided January 24, 

 in favor of Little Venus, in one heat ; time, 8 m. Bonnets o' Blue 

 withdrawn after the first heat, in consequence of an injury received in 

 her right hind hock, of so serious a nature as to incapacitate her from 

 ever again appearing on the Turf Andrew paid forfeit to Bertrand, 

 Jr. He was complaining too much in one of his hind legs, to be 

 trained. 



Hephestion died in Virginia, May 5th, in this year, aged 26 years. 



1834. — Wednesday^ Feb. 26. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 mile heats, 

 weight for age. 



Col. Richardson's ch. h. Bertrand, Jr., 6 yrs., by Bertrand, dam 



Transport, II 



W. G. Haun's b. c. Plato, 4 yrs., by Sir William, of Transport, dam 



Black-Eyed Susan, by Tiger, 2 dr 



Time — 1st heat, V m. 55 sec. 



Second Race — Same day. — Jockey Club Purse. — mile heats, carry- 

 ing feathers. 



Mr. Washington's ch. g. Stono 11 



Mr. Ancrum's ch. m. Adelaide, 2 2 



Time — 1st heat, 1 m. 59. sec; 2d heat, 2 m. 10 sec. 

 Thursday, Feb. 2*7.— Jockey Club Purse. — 3 mile heats ; weights for 

 age. 



W. G. Haun's b. f. Rattlesnake, 4 yrs., by Bertrand, dam Devil, 



by West Paragon, 11 



Col. Richardson's b. m. Little Venus, 6 yrs., by Sir William, dam by 



Potomac, 22 



Mr. Sinkler's ch. c. Eutaw, 3 yr«., by Archy, jr., dam Carolina, by 



Buzzard, ... 3 3 



Time — 1st heat, 5.45 ; 2d heat, 5.55. 



Second Race — Same day. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 mile heats, car- 

 rying a feather. 



