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

From the Nashville Gazetic.l
Po'EtcH Horse fcing, 8 Presidential Contest
~ racing has become u fashionable amusement of
f'e daY-wheI!icr be the racing Of rrooms or nj
ha0tHs, | have here nud"rs aiken an,use the luv
z - Sport With the details of a splendid political
Sweepstakes, whirh recently Witnessed
IL hai been Rnnounced ly the selcdylis OF the turf
i "Grerahy To the provisions Of the constitution
ol Use Jucky Club, on certain dav .Jocig CHIT
f,ce would be the CHi.cd Sfaiss t4ick free
Tor HE entrance Of any horse e,ldug, mares being
"Hcrpted sud horse or geld,ng icing q naiire Of
rtsS CHed StGeS, and aged hr,y- fire UerrS or ORR
IN disIance-oHte round the turf-fhe coutse en-
'iF Gag TIE whole twenty four Unired SlaIes of
Ah"r "a. I"e weigh 10 he carried by the horses
n"ihng more Than the oblopuy which The respec,iye
riders oi each could throw upon the nags OF lie OH
ora HE entrance, gratis The purse, the reward
ui s'erd aad bottom, furnished 10y the iucky cIuh
was Liberty Cop, which invested tie su, cess(ui
eiHdidae wiih the Presidency Of these Jnited States
'F te i@M q Jon" years. from and Gflsr The lh duy
NJ .ft,Ch 1925.
The masn fcrnce Of the prize, produced great in
forest aud excitement aud supposed the iuif
would lie crowded will, the DISTINGUISHED racrrs ,r
ihe cnune" Indeed for long time previous TO the
day OF ri1L the pnGiic prints were iucrssIn in tIer
annuncuiiions Oi celebrated coursprs who would lie
competitors ~ this contest But when The day Of
enhance canIe, and Tie bOohs were closed the fol-
loving fl { candidates alone placed ON the .t
10 vii The ADAMS, the JACKSON. the CLAY, lie
CALuOuN and The CHAwFoRD. (N. Is. il is SoiG
tie Dsrlt Cflr'mi OF New NoTk-a sliced OF no small
celebrity, wonld have also entered, had not some Of
him y
Bat enable the reader TO enter rulk into tI,e IN
erest WHICH this contest excited, will add brief
sketch of tie pdgree and performances of The five
nags which entered
HE ADAMS IS horse Of illusirinns ancestry lie
was hegouen by tic celebrated J0hu Huags who ran
with such distinguished applause during the revoiu
ionarJ war aud although his performances IN The
batter part OF his life deiraced much from tiai hish
and deserved reputation which his early success had
acquired for him-haying bern in old ACE. beaten
''nt' iisian ed 10y ic piIde Of Nrgina-tlm match.
ltss conr-er the JeDerSOH-sill he uuquesiiona-
ily horse oil no proves. The friends of the
Old .4Gins however attributed the defeat which he
received ~ the hands of the .JSGersan IL bad keen
i'g aud threw The blame upon one nr his ornoms
named iiam ton bat wholly without authority, for
ihe Jefferson was evidently his upsrOr Iu iuck
les, yuu kSOw, Hrs fruitful 10 excuses when ,li I'm,
tune attends t"Pir naes. Tie nigh blood of the
Adams seems tU have been more sancuincly relicd
on hAn rihcf hi- Squire his prcviuns NC riyrnnnc
rs Zoe lac - an obese, Stout bsuOrked animal, and
his excellence IN racing partakes not Of downright,
turf rrEbiEG, such now speak Of hut rather of
She Iehi any Hm'iiing Of The Pegasus breed. II j.
wan hi'uliy he crn he kepi la the tark, so much
- lie addicted 10 boiH.~. He I pii,rd s prnpcnsi.
~ 90 iliis Nay ia ,ear 1907 When running ~
annsl some norse called he R,ruhhcans over The
course called the .uH'p, he Sud!rig reared plnnr-
ed aid kicked up--jhrew on lii riler, one Orls
whom he repeatedly stamped, ,ud fDrthwtl IisheI
mo rith green clover id ia' hnrItred the MAJ
fiG Of the course wtafe be has over since remain.
CD Gc'siRg on the fH e'he iaqd. lis sre WIS
az vetcm"nly t.idefrd 20 r- pt,r',rc Of holfirg
He ADtMs tt- been frequently srnt ~ Emopc
~ Hr Amcucan o. kjcs but u Is sud The ,xpen.
ses Attending Inc o4tfE &c. alwats announced io
more dur lu- Wtnifng4 BE vH- raised in n ,ssa.
chrSrtt pr rather be Wts Lorn there fIf hr va.
trH9f9 n Europe, tt'mg COMO 10 tilt cOuA'ry Whry
tu. eleven ear, ODD, and rcuriiu.d there many
tcUs, put.r DO" auiitUre Of SOME 30, N G, nonis
lae JAcK5JF IS ial s!m horse (: but " ~ n,iai,-
IS bon % in .o.ucmJr'sc. lIc j. unrrovcr czccrd
ing.y fprrrd AID hgh meftied. W. his own State
(IrDse"cs} hc hls ran with wonderful succe-.
nc,er fa,irg lost ruce there of cIte whcrc--.tul II
= d. sn""dm vriDry Which hc rbiainrd nrer tie
go "'i brI''h horse, lie PEcEgNuAM ON I've or.
fLtSs TtRf or the Gu ~. J tnutt. 1913, WHICH h
gnen him such d'-f,ng s,adrepuia,iO The Va-.-
cHirun was fall Hooded cOur.cf--akin H. ti,o ~
VTcidc BsNigtoN, who q. az I've or ftned N,ro
IEOS on the IT'D Of Uderl,5 1he PacksHhtm wa.
cSprfssj picked nv de Brush kne from amongst
s whole sfud, aRG sri % See Orleans turf rxore-s-
J., 10 encounter m 8nercm horse set i've .Jfcksor
ai.iaHced him the f6s iopnd. Il - universally ad-
'"ro, evenly i've knowing ores oi Enql,nd, trt
ne lrkson ran tlia rare if frreedipg qnirk time
Jnr JtCEsON hus als1 bea'cn tic Crssf the Semi
HNf Snl thr figridt, horses 81 some nO,r.
- to tie CALnoUN, &c Is mero col--scarcei,
brAfIrrtf lis t,rmrf .riormrntcs hid givss him
~ ttpn sim 90 'J tIe knowing ones were aHoni -.
e' a. ilir rsh1css Cf his keepers iH placing hm "a
"nmrtrt''u 500 sutk n,cd -pecd and bottom