Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-23

hands, mat there rs not and caDDot he 49,,
! herence in moral point Of view, in tS'.
man who actually takes ftsle oath, and
he man who hires another 20 do ii.
And now Mr.. Editor, iet NE ask what
credit does any man deserve, gha v,,,iI,
knowingly and wantonly, for the mere sst.,
Ut little money, perjure himself or u,o-
cure others to do it Eor his beue6t--oi,,,l,t
he to be countenanced in any society. on,,he
not the finger of contempt and scarn tn bc
pointed at him wherever he may 20. Ieis
hoped, Mr.. Editor, that no faise-dclicarv
viii deter you from exposing bv name. ali
who may have been concerned in suri, ~
famous transactions; they ought To n.
known; such an rXpnsnrc may nerbans
serve To deter others fro,a cnmnitt;nv
milar acts. l do not know in VIVA, eyti,,a-
ton such people may be held in your cjtv.
but be assured, that in this part of,ae cous,
try, they would live the life of toad nm
der a harrow.
A COUNTRY SUBSCRIBER.
MIR. PEASANTS,
BY publishing the following letter from
friend, III yaur patriotic per, at this nor
tentous period, you VIII particularly oi,lise
many OF your subscribers, and your obcdi
ent servant,
Manchester, Sept. 18th, 1903.
DEAR SIR,
You wish me to INFORM you, why the
people in this part OF Virginia are 81 fond
OF horse-racing! A few weeks ago, obscrv-
ing IN our public prints, many Jockey club
advertisements, proposed to neighbor of
niue, who loves racing, the same question
you have proposed to me. Ills answer was,
" there IS very great pleasure IN the hu.
siness, | assure you, but it is "A pleasure
which I dom. suppose myself able to make
you understand" Now does this answer
satisfy YOU! dare say, II does n,.; for il
did not satisfy me Like oil thrown On fire.
It Infiamed my curiosity more than ever.
Indeed, have observed that when any sub.
Ject or enquiry assumes an appear nee uf
mystery, the enquirer, instead Of giving it
up becomes more eager to get to the bot
tom OF 1t. Havigg therefore studied the RAJ
cling system as deeply as could, and sought
information from every quarter within nav
reach; J will give you, with all simplicity,
Ithe result of my ucuhraiions.
The whole-system of horse-racing appesrs
to be bnilt on these two principles, VIZ. the
Pleasure OF seeing one horse run faster than
another hors- and The hr.Et of taking as
much money as you can ont Of your neigh.
80 p'SrN'- '--'N-SfiuNC DfIS fiCESC TU1tS 1GSf-
er than another horse /. there b. any o..
nther pillar, which helps to support III 5
grand fabric, confess it has hitherto es-
CAPPED my knowledge, and | should rejoice
TO We better informed.
You must kn5y thatthe patrons Of racing,
! form themseiv7s into societies, called Ice
ikey-Ciubs; esch of which is differed with
a president, treasurer, secretary, &c. Each
mem9er pays an annu 4, or sc nj annual SUD-
scripuon; and the agsrega.e of these sub
I scripti9ns becomes he DESCRIBED hrize Il
him, zvhosr horse rms fzSter than al the
other horses Enc c ub meets from time
TO time, to form its laws, anil transact its
afairs, with ell the Formally of senate.
and its records are preserved as carefully
as the archives of empires. So that whoe.
yer Chooses may easily inform himself 7vte..
Their, at any given time since the institution
OF The club, IRE bay horse rG1 fagfer fha.
the sorref, or he sorrei fh1n me bav, or,
whether fhe grey mare svas me 6esr horse
on me Jeid.
+ For some weeks, perhaps moths, before
the periodical races, there is mighty bus
tie in preparing the horses Besides grooms,
who are protest. onalIy trained to the BUSH
ness, servants are taken away from the yul-
gar, insignificant empioymen oi tBe farm
and the pintatioo, and dcvoled 10 de sta
Die Nay, our geDde'n N racer himself, be-
comes to a great degree, an inhahltaht Of
the same elegant apartments WIN hur.
ses. HIS eyes hasday, and MS thoughts ~
night, are profs&b1!y Fixed on ,hem--and
% wonder for very sublime Object is in
his view, namely, 20 ascertain 4phsfhcr ms
horse can run faster Than ms ntghbor's
horse.
rhen come on frequent trials Of the horses
IN running these yon may cali1he prelude
70 the grand exhibition, or The preparatory
rehearsal of the play. The horses are ex-
ercised daily. But the evening of SUNDAY,
is ccounted favorite time tor these preu-
sive races. Here you may see on awf3e old
heid. large mixed mob of great ynl,ir and
LITTLE vulgar, men and women, white aud
black, promiseu1Gsly gathered from the
| neighborhood around, IN order 70 see the
horses run. lis true that COMMON decen.
! cy is Frustrated, and the Almighty insuted
| by this proflnation OF the sacred day But
these are held 70 be small sacrifices for be
pleasure Of seeing one horse run jasfer thar
aHofber horse.
7 The weights of the riders being precisely
! fixed by law, ! have heard scope curious
hints about reducing favoritc rider to tie
proper weight, if needful, by artificial
means; such rs copious sweats, destroying
The appetite by vinegar, and finally, by pow
lerfu clthartics. ifthe rider be IA free boy,
I suppose he is paid for these suAeriugs with