Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-13

| "a te.l
His hackers frequently indicated a disposition TO
withdraw him, aud venture their funds on The 3daaS
but in their councils madness ruled the hour and
he appeared upon The course candidate for domi |
nation.
The CLAY is an airy supple joined fellow, Of
bright aud cheerful countenance. He from,
the backwoods OF Kentucky, where he has with
such success at county gatherings, that in that state
he has competitor. In 1914 he ran at Client,
where some American Horses, and amongst Others
the Adams, were matched against the sieeds of old
England and success crowned the heels of The A.
n'ericans. IL is thought by some that the Adams did
not ON that occasion maintain the interests of the
whole American spoitsmen but that he only for
the Cape Cod iockies. The western sportsmeu had
| liked 10 have lost their al, by him, aud WOULD but
| for the Clay.
| The CRAWFORD ia tall, majestic figure, with
wonderful hone, muscle and suew. His tread firm
ana indicative OF great strength and activity. lie
sprung from the old Virginia stock os racers of
The hest strains in these United States. wide the
| American racing calender, titles, RaShugiOn Jcfer
son, Madison and .HoHroe) When young he was
taken To Georgia, and there occasionally ran Il Few
cider races successfully, when his owners, embo-
uened nj his success yentured 10 enter him the
STATE Jocky club, where he defeated the favorite
horse oil Georgia, aho' often opposed by that dare
devil the John CioIk nag OF some distinction in thai
quarter, who has lately, however, become Spdciued,
Spfined and string hdited-l is singular that the sup
rortcrs q! all the other nags WED in their abuse of
tins horse aud of his performances.
Such are the characters al the horses which pa.
riied the day of trial. All of them had acquired
reputation in their provincial racing, hut how they
would play their parts, when opposed each other
on The great theatre of the national tnrf, all
" doubt and darkness Bets We're yarious--and
The vociieraons OF praise bv the friends Of The
pec'ive nass were boisterous and constant. The
shtewd ld"Eee was ready To risk his whole crop of
Oninns, together with the fiuirs of his years toll in
The Cod fishery, on their iavorme Adams. Hundreds
OF the sons of old kenlck around the Cify, no
made the Z" wekin ring with their shouis-They
SAID " he was half Horsc-half Alligator, and tipped
whli The Swapping Ture'-Nav, rhey avowed - he
WAS yeIy Steam Bout IA Mississippi SAWYER -
They swore 90 he the hest horse The Turf and
th't they could out ran, out jump ont shoot, throw
down or WHIP any man set oi men who dared 10
| contradict them ~
a faint uproar Of appreciation was occasionally
heard from The friends OF the Calhoun, but it "
| dying sound"
The Georgans aud Virginians were loud in lboir
lulau's-Thry offered TO stake piles of old Iirgip-
an STeF scented, and Georgia. HpiuHdS, the Crt,o
iora, / ne iank'rS looked WIN yea'n'ns eye al The
hog SheddS aud bales and snned mo,I heiuorSly, in
their hearts, against that ndn,ent, which for
nd! The coretiNg ofhy neighbor's property
Inc JfcSso" had about him some smunch friends,
| though few in number. They talked of the erer ai0-
r1o"s EIGHTH, aud swore " Nv the deeds he had
done tl he was " the horse of horses -
lie Hidms had been long ~ training. He had
been long under the cure of Two FUNGUS sporting
sue atoms, called the Essex Jnn;o, aud liartlnd
convention, whose system OF training was fashion,
ed after me English piln.
The Ctdy was trained chiefly IN Kentucky, amongst
NE people. aud rubbed down occasionally bg he
J,iSndS Of So"h 4merican independence aud the MIS-
SlSSippi hoIiaeH.
Some Dr. ch wageonets in PENNSYLVANIA, had the
keeping of the Calhoun, who stuffed him with rue
Sfrao aud ichent bra" sort of food that merely
tended to p.1 him up, without invigora,ing him with
any real strength.
The JdckSon might he said 10 lie without keepers ::
al least he had none of experienced professional
skill. His hackers said he was always nj the service
OF The J'cky club-tha he required no keeping, aud
tna' he was always ready # the people SLould think
IT to start him. No studied PREPARATION had there
lore been made, and lac upon the ground full
ana ,omghIreyinS on his naive strength unaided by
The skill of the jockies.
The Crdrfori in famous plight. lie was at
mrs. managed by some Georgia iockies. lie was
thence 'akcn 10 the Oid dominion whc,e he WAS a.
gam looked alter hy some of The old grooms of IS :
The same who had trained the Jefferson, when he
beat 4" r'ohcr Adams" Mord.cai Noah of New
YORK also - ever and anon" took him through "a
course al exercise.
The State Of Maine was selected as the sf,y,;po
post. There, the appointed d4v The candidates
met aud from thrnce they were To run hroug huut
The whole iwenty-lour States.
Ime beating oil the drums announced that the hour
Tor e riders To mount had arrived The rafting nl
tbs instrument of war electrified Oid Rickory n
was 10 the music e ran when he tried his she ed
WIN the PdckeAihdm,. He priched OPP his ears bow
ca his neck, champeh his bit. aud carried lofty But
Uiis note Of war greatly atiightcd Adams whose
spriS are always siariied a, 6 wild wars deadly
bIas'' and his friends greatly shocked IT
sonm!' SO offensive 10 the feelings ga leaceate uni
| religions people
The Editor cfAie National Ga.ete was selected as
tncon both in this country and in Britain as RI
der Ills system Of political horscmanship pariahe
more ol the English, Than of the American node
ana is moreover SAID lie Is quite CapriciOus ~ rela
uon 10 his ieDeis, alternately the vntarN of g doc
rines fashioned 10 the wary ng hour lie mounted
ms candidate for domino and tie richness and
Sa"dIness OF his dress filled the people with am zr-
meni' lie was clothed IN purple md on his he'.d
I've wore cap shaped like croon and attached ,n
ibis crown, h"ted IN the air ensigns, impressed
WIN appropriate mouOs The one, however, was
speedily lied up The other ratified ~ the wind and
displayed tbs inscriptions, We are all Eeder1listS-
We are oil RepUbicdRS ! lit was, however w,
pered about, tha this the same G,g which l,.
fhfptS carried when H. ~ NJ sStchusetls under
the hrIou> name OF IuLiicoit and ii wa apparent
that tie ground of til nsgm had been is 1epdiEt.
ga ihal the old inscription had been hrusscd out,
and thS new substituted 10 its stead
No1h, one oi The Crawford Juckies, - keen lynx
elej fellow, was seen 10 gaze syiy, set Iuleuty al
is ancient banner, and hined tyi ,esfiges OF tho
ancient writings were visible n trnrsc,ipt OF which
beng submitted To- thai turnover ALTER anumitirs
Doctor Muchili, he produced the true and otpiuil
reading 10 lie thus a" fuzzi for the Alien and :, di-
iiUn Laws - - SaIding Armies aud Direct Tag.
e."Thc rider carried ia his hand Il 1yLip. made of
= certain ilnber called " direct taxes" admirably
calculated Tor scoHrciqg The .4lr1,s carried hca.
w weight fastened upon rim by the opposing gronnS
consisting Of huge masses Of Fsdfiaiis aud 9risioc
Idcy u was thought those buTihens would not great
" IMPEDE his progress IN passing The dry sand,
soil oi the New England States but i, was believed
hry would cause him 10 suck fast ~ tie deep rich
aud oamy grounds Of The West
lie vas IGd in the starting post by fdeiaiiSt OF
. the BOsjon iurf
The Clay mounted bv one oCtic psople; = rough
hatdy henuckin, dressed IN = iWsy-y,oulsy hunting
{ shirt fastened around iim - rn.fst lrathprn hclt
with deer skin mockasoos wiih - g blue and white
b cotton ilndkerchI"t' tied round las head lie car
red whip, mere fwig, cut from, tlc Tree Jersua-
s,oi HIS brdlr rrius were made Of he yeolisS irH
lie foo unlgrled ensign, which bore - The Hes
ff,uji' he