PEDEGREE.
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VOLCANO was got by Stockhofder, his dam, the famous little mare Forest Maid by Ratray, of whom Mir. J. C. Beasiey said, she was the best nag of her size lie had ever seen, and that she wass friend to poor man in strange country after losing on all his other horses, he could, with confd ence, bet his last dollar on her whenever sine started for four mile heat. His grandam was the equally celebrated mare Maid -of-the- Oaks by imported Spread Eagle, one of the best four mile nags Of her day in Virginia, his g. grandam, which was also the dam of Nancy Air, was by im- ported Shark, g. g. g. dam by Rockingham, g.g. g. g. dam by Gallant, g. g. g. g.g dam by True Whig, g. g. g. g. g. g. dam by Regulus.

 Of Stochhofeer, VGbCANO'S sire, 1t IS unnecessary to say aught; he is too well known as racer and stallion, to require the prop of a long pedigree. It may not be amiss, however. to state, that be was got by old sir Arehy, and his dam by I'm ported Citizen, the best blood that A meri- ca can boast. Ratray, the sire of Yolca- nos dam, was by the imported horse Cliff den; his dam by Fitzpartner; his grandam Araminna, who was got by Brimmer out of Mr. Peyton Randolph's celebrated

 

 Imported Spread Eagle, was got by Vol unteer, his dam by High Flyer, grandam by Engineer, out of the dam of Bay Nal t3n and Treasurer; she was got by Cade, out of the Lass of the Mill, by Old Ira. weller.

 Spread Eagle is unpopular with many sportsmen; but l would ask, what horse has d better pedigree ,and what imported horse has got as many capital racers If Is enough to say, that Spread Eagle was the sire of the Maid-of-the Oaks, Paragon, Ad- cline, Red-Eye, and Eleden's Florctta; all winners of severe four mile races, con tending with the best horses of Virginia. Floretta made better time over the Wash- ington course than was ever made before or since, beating. in Three heats, Top Gal- lant, Oscar, First Consul, and another; running each heat under eight minutes, and the second heat in seven minutes and ffty-two seconds.