Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-03
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Henry is Il surrel nearly of the same colour
as Eclipse, and though not familiar with run
mug, he came very near taking the purse
and II was admitted on the grouHd, that the
nea,ness, management and address of Purdy-
his perfect knowledge of Eclipse and what he
could do, contributed mainly To the success of
the day.
| We never saw greater interest excited. Up
wards of $4,000 people must have been on
the course, and thousand carriages and hor-
ses of various descTiptions-the road was lit
orally lined with them. Thus ends this great
match, and we trust not again to he renewed.
However necessary il may be TO improve the
breed of horses by these occasional matches
and trials of speed, we cannot apprO 81 ofthe
great amount ofstake. Upwards of one hun
dred and Fifty thousand dollars must have
been lost on this occasion. Besides these con-
tests of North against South, lay the founda-
ton of sectional iealousies, and create spirit
of rivalry when there should be union. The
horses of Virginia, Carolina, and Long Island,
are sill the horses of the country. A number
OF the most respecf able and esteemed citizens
OF the south were seen on the course, and eve
ry thRS appears to have been conducted with
great fairness. Nat. .Adu
THE GREAT RACE.-The ev entful CON
test for sporting supremacy has been decided
IN our favour, by the unrivallrd powers of
Eclipse. From the general interest felt in
this race, we presume even the minute particu-
lars respecting it will NOT be- unacceptable.
The course was crowded al an early hour,
and before the horses started il was computed
that at least 10000 persons We're assembled
among whom were individuals from every
part of the union. The Ladies' stand was
| filed with beauty and fashion, and among
| the Grutlcmen we're To be found much Of the
talent, wealth and responsibility of the cUun-
try. At the appointed hour the horses were
brought TO the starting post, and at the signal
went nj in high style, Henry taking the lead,
and warmly pushed by Eclipse, who ran IN
der the whip the " hole disIa'cP, and was beat
| by about halfa length. Tie Heat was run in
the extraordinarily short time of minutes
and 80 seconds. hring we believe. the fastest
running on record, except The performance Of
| Chiders, who ran the long course at Nrw
Market, which is more ihan.a quarter over four
miles in I'm s. 40s. There can be mistake
as TO the time or distance, the ground having
been accurately measured, and the time taken
by the best watches. Eclipse was not rode
! by PHrdy the first heat, or it is supposed by
| many the result would have been very differ
ent. 81 starting for the second heat, how
ever, the confidence of success i'm our horse
was in degree restored by seeing him mount
ed by his old rider, in whom there is as much
faith here in Virginia is placed in the iudg-
meDt Of Colonel johnson. Henry again start
ed ahead and kept the lead until the termina-
ton of the third round. when push was made
by Purdy, and Eclipse, for the first time,
brought along side of his rival. This was
Justly considered by the northern sportsmen as
decisive of the result for they have sufficient
! ly tested the fact, that no horse can contend
in strength and bottom with Eclipse. The
event verified the correctness Oftheir estimate
for, after most severe struggle, Eclipse gain
cd the lead and came in upwards Of tive
lengths ahead. While however, the Southern
horse was leading, the most profSund silence
prevailed throughout the vast assembled null
! iitude.-
There gas stiffness rs Of death,
And the boldesi held il,cir breath
For = firne.n
! But when Eclipse shot head, such an uniyrr-
sal shout was sent forth, as made the weIkin
rns.-The time Of running this heat was
seven minutes fOrty-niue seconds, hlch is also
a shorter time than four miles.have ever before
been run in this country. In the third heat
Eclipse took the lead and kept it to the close,
beating by about length The time was g
minutes 81 seconds In this heat the rider Of
Henry was also changed, and he was managed
with great skill, but without effect. The
average Ofthr three heats is minutes Sc 2-3
seconds, = rate, when continued through three
heats, to which, AS far As we can learn, there
is no parallel in The sporting annals Of this
country or Of Great Britain. The space per
second over which the winning horse in the
| first heat passed, must have been 4G feet.
! The perfect good humOurs decOrum, and
/ mutual furbearanCe which marked the pro
ceedings OF the day, could not but be CRAFTY
/ ing 10 all. Tie losers kept theiftemper; TIE
J Inuprs eubdugd their pvpr.ssinns n friuunh