VOL.  XXXIII.  Xo.  13. 
WIIOLK  No.  1363. 
NEW  YORK,  i\NI)  ROCHESTER,  N,  Y.,  MARl’tl  M,  1870, 
IMIICK  SIX  cents. 
!g!i.0.5  PER  YEAR. 
[Entered  iiccoraing  to  Act  of  in  lUo  yuitr  ISTt^  l^  tlie  lliiral  Publiidiinit  Ounpany,  in  the  oflloo  nf  iho  J.Uiriiriun  of  I’onftress  ui  WiishinKton.j 
(iiibf  l)oi‘snn;ui. 
THE  CLAY  HORSE  “ANDY  JOHNSON.” 
Tuf,  aocoinpanying  portrait  of  this  inotlol 
Henry  Clay  stallion  is  from  tiift  Spirit  of  the 
Times.  From  the  jteiligree  anil  description  given 
in  the  same  papier  we  condense  the  following 
particular.^  which  will  i)rove  interesting  to  horse¬ 
men  : 
Andy  .Johnson  i.s  a  veiy  dark  chestnut, 
hands  high  without  white,  except  a  few  hairs  in 
his  forehead.  His  sire  was  Henry  Clay,  the 
founder  of  the  Clay  family  of  horses,  he  hy 
.Andrew  Jackson,  he  hy  Young  Masliaw.  Andy 
Johnson  was  foaled  in  the  spring  of  185J.  and 
was  bred  hy  Silas  W.  Spink,  near  I'enn  Van.  Yates 
Co..  N.  Y.  His  dam  was  a  dark  chestnut,  with¬ 
out  white,  except  a  few  hairs  in  her  forehead, 
line  coated,  thin  iiKiii,  of  hlood-like  appearance, 
and  of  remarknhlii  heanly,  endurance  and  speed. 
She  was  hy  Tormentor,  bred  ui  Dresden,  N.  V. 
and  Andy  .Johnson  was  lier  first  colt.  Ylr.  Spink 
lias  always  claimed  that  the  dam  was  in  many 
respects  a  superiar  animal  to  Old  Henry  Clay, 
ills  sire,  and  that  he  has  inluirited  from  her, 
aside  from  liia  color,  marks,  great  endurance. 
and  staying  rpialitics.  many  of  the  traits  and 
characteristics  which  have  dist  inguished  him,  as 
well  on  the  turf  as  in  the  stud.  Mis  gi-andam, 
on  the  dam’s  side,  was  a  Marnhrino  mare,  prob¬ 
ably  by  YJamhrino  Chief.  .Andy  Johnson  eai'ly 
developed  great  speed  while  in  Nfr.  Spink’s  hands, 
and  acquired  siicli  local  renown  •liy  the  speed  of 
his  get,  and  Ids  own  performances,  tliat  Ylr. 
Spink  sold  him  for  a  largo  sum  of  money  to  Mr. 
J.  H.  Ylnrray,  who  trotted  him  on  f.ong  Island, 
in  New  York,  and  many  iioints,  giving  him  a 
splendid  retmtation  for  speed  and  endurance. 
He  was  sfild  wlicn  sixteen  years  of  age  to  D.  A. 
Snell  of  .New  JJedford.  Ylass.,  for  who 
Uejit  him  as  ji  family  horsu  until  the  Mining  of 
1871,  wlieii  he  was  purchaseil  hy  Mr,  Claik  Hell, 
who  sent  him  to  liis  stodc  farm  at  Dundee,  Yates 
Co.,  N.  V,.  where  lie  lias  since  ivmaiiied. 
Andy  Jolmson  is  a  natural  trotter,  witli  an 
open,  slashiug  gait  rarely  equaled.  Mis  stride 
and  reacli  are  enormous,  ile  is  very  powerful 
and  strong  in  his  action.  With  splendid  limbs 
and  physique,  he  is  iierfectly  gentle,  kind,  docile, 
and  it  would  he  quite  safe  for  a  lady  to  thavo 
him.  He  has  a  large  brain,  eommandJng  appciir- 
anco.  especially  wlien  in  motion,  of  remarkable 
intelligence,  and  is  most  emphatically,  what 
horsemen  properly  tenn.  ‘•levelheaded."  While  j 
li  never  liad  any  tniiniiig  or  iiropei-hmuiliiigfor 
developmetit  of  high  spued,  lie  made,  many 
years  ago.  a  I'ecord  of  2:33  before  ho  was  with¬ 
drawn  from  the  turf.  At  his  advanced  ago,  he 
is  still  perfectly  sound,  full  of  fire,  force,  and 
vigor,  and  Jiis  limbs  are  as  clean  ns  a  four-year- 
old,  while  his  feet,  always  excellent,  are  still 
models  for  the  most  critical  ohsoi'ver,  and  perfect 
in  every  respect.  Next  to  his  oiidnranco  and 
staying  ijiuilities.  Ids  feet  and  limbs  are  his 
chief  atinietion.  and  he  alw.ays  gives  both  good 
to  his  colts.  It  was  the  misfortune  of  this  horse 
never  or  rarely  to  meet  in  the  stud,  before  he 
came  into  Mr.  Hell’s  liands,  any  first-class  mares, 
hut  he  possesses  the  rare  power  of  Irnnsmittiiig 
trotting  action  to  all  his  colts,  even  from  common 
and  ordinary  mares.  Mr.  (T.ark  of  Elmira.  N. 
Y.,  who  has  owned  more  of  his  get  than  any  one 
person,  says  “  that  out  of  himdreds  of  Ids 
progeny  that  he  has  known  in  Western  New 
York,  he  never  mot  one  that  could  not,  in  liis 
opinion,  he  made  to  trot  in  :J:(I0  or  under.  'I’he 
most  distinguished  of  Ids  get  in  Western  New 
York,  upon  the  turf,  are  nearly  all  from  common 
mams,  who  had  neither  speed  nor  lineage  to 
Vt’arranl.  the  cross,  notably  Joe  Hooker,  Anthonv 
Wayne.  Dispute,  A.shlaiid  I’et,  Lady  'J'hompson, 
Charlie,  owned  by  O.  C.  Knapp,  and  Col.  Klls- 
wqrth,  each  of  whom  can  trot  under  2:.'J(J.  tliougli 
*u  >■  f  tin  III  have  not  i  ecords  as  lew  an  that.  His 
fonner  owmer,  Yfr.  Knell,  tostifios  that  the  same 
general  iacts  are  observed  of  his  get  in  New  En¬ 
gland.  Although  substantially  withdrawn  from 
the  stud  for  six  years  nf  his  life,  Andy  Johnson 
lias  probably  produced  more  trotters  that  could 
go  in  :i:(K)  and  under  than  any  living  horse. 
Now  that  the  cross  of  the  Hamhlotoidaus  with 
the  Clays  is  exciting  such  atteut.iou,  the  mares  of 
his  get  are  eagerly  sought  for  hy  breeders  for 
use  with  Hamhlotoiiiauiuid  his  sons,  and,  notably, 
his  noblest  son  Yolunteer.  Mr.  Aldeii  Cioldsmith 
has  a  colt  of  this  cross,  out  of  a  mare  hy  Andy 
Johnson,  that  lie  prononnees  the  best  colt  he  has 
ever  known.  Mr.  Hell  is  crossing  him  to  the 
duiiglitci's  of  Hamhlctoniaii,  Volunteer.  Ethan 
Allen,  Colddust.  American  Star  and  to  Hiorough- 
hred  mures.  Many  of  oiu’  best  judges  jironomice 
Andy  .lohnson  as  jirohably  the  best  of  Henry 
( Jay’s  living  sons,  and  a  worthy  representative 
of  his  illiiStriouH  sire. 
- ♦♦♦  -  ■  ■ 
Wkak  Eyes. — During  the  summer,  when  ex¬ 
posed  to  the  sun  tlu'ough  the  day,  liorses  often 
have  watery  discharges  from  the  eyes.  The  fol¬ 
lowing  lotion  will  be  found  to  answer  in  such 
cases  :  Plumbic  acetate,  oiie-half  ounce  ;  tinc¬ 
ture  of  opium,  oiie-lialf  ounce;  rain  water, 
twelve  ounces.  \^asli  tlie  eyes  three  or  four 
times  daily.  i 
