American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-11-26
THE GREAT R.fCE.

Tomorrow THE GREAT RACE between
ECLIPSE and SIR CHARLES, will be run on the
course near the City of Washington. There were
this morning only passengers in the Steam Boat
rom Baltimore The city OF Baltimore is nearly
oepopuated by the departure Of It's inhabitants for
the race. Some hundreds have gone from this civ
Anu prSosoly as many more from New York Many
thousands VIII De on the race ground. The Bets
are immensely heavy We have heard Of one bet
rendered on Sir Charles, of eight hundred negroes,
valued at $500 each. 1t is calculated If Ecinse
keeps within bounds the first round that his bottom
wiz oeat SIR Charles. On the other hand SO erea,
IS the reliance on the speed of Sir Charles, that
those who back him, hope he will distance EcIpsr.
wore interest IS excited more money is betted and
mote persons will be ON the ground than Al any
race we recollect in the United States The day
oeiore yesterday one hundred thousand dollar. wen,
~ oe sported on this race 10 the Baltimore Steam
Boat. 1t is said that million and half of dollars
are now oetted on the race. Dem. Press. 10 inst
HE RAcE.-Yesierday was the day fixed for
the great match race over the Washington Course,
between the Virginia and New York Horses. SIR
CHARLEs and ECLIPSE. AT an early hour. great
Ell number OF people than were ever before congre-
saeo IN Washington, Supposed to exceed tel theu-
sanul assembled on OF around the course vast
number OF respectable strangers from a distance
>. ~ oay naS ROOC, ana the course
IN hne order For two days there had been a report
that the Virginia horse lame, and could not run
IL was nevertheless believed by many that the Race
would be run. Expectation was on tip.toe until
one O'Clock, when the hackers oil the Virginia horse
declined to run The Horse, and Of course Maid the
tDIett OF five thousand dollars, 10 the owDers ofthe
New York horse.
ne disappointment OF those who had come prea.
distances, even from Boston, to see this Race. NAV
DC well imagined. Curiosity was revived hos eysr,
by rumor that race would yet be run between
these horses, for single heat, Of four miles And
the Race was run, accordingly, for wager OF fifteen
HUNDRED dollars side. ECLIPSE won the money
with the greatest ease, the Virginia horse being
completely broken down. and crippled. during the
last round, in the leg of which he was lame.
From what we saw, we believe that the wager
Iof TINS Race was proGiered by The oyners of Sir
Iharles more from desire that the spectators
might not be wholly disappointed of Race, than
from any hope OF winning it. The courteous de-
Inesnor OF the parties TO each other, and the pro-
prety with which every thing was conducted be-
tween them, could not bur be remarked. The
Judges selected by them were Gen Ridgely, Major
Jones, and Capt. William Cox. Nat. IateH. 81 inst.
by gentleman who arrived from Washington
last night between seven and eight o'clock, we learn
oo'h horses were on the ground at the appointed
time, and their riders weighed and ready. About
one o'clock the call "to horse" was given and Ecps5
appeared with his mounted rider, ready for he