Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-03

who was welcomed with tumu!tuouS cheers
from the multitude. He soon mounted and
at the word both went off. Henry took the
lead, as in the first heat, and kept 1t until a.
bout tive thirds round on the third mile, when
Purdy seized, with a quickncss and dexteiity
peculiar TO himself, the favourable moment
that presented, when, by appearing TO aim at
The outside, he might gain the inside, made a
dash at him accordingly, and passed him on
The fcit; and maintained the ground he had
gained To- the end of the second heat, coming
out about two lengths ahead. The air was
now made To Iesound from every quarter,
with Purdy forever! and as soon as he had
been weighed, the populace bore him off on
| Their shoulders, across the course, i'm spite of
all the entreates he could make to the contra
ry. The mercury in the sporting th,smOmeter
immediately rose again tn pleasant summer
heat, and the hackers of Eclipse were now rea-
dy for any thing that offered they proposed
| to bet even, but there were no takers. Seye-
raj offers TO draw were made by gentlemen
who had bet on Henry, but not accepted
Confidence was again completely restored to
the friends of Eclipse. Time of running this
beat m. 49s.
Third heai.-When the horses were brought
up for this heat, Jockey named Taylor,
known for many years on the Southern
| courses Tor his great success, and whose skill
| WIS W ne lHltIlOT 10 no OOe,Ulaue
| his appearance, when il was announced that
he would ride Henry the third heat instead of
The boy who had rode him the two former.
| The course once more cleared off they went,
/ Purdy taking the lead and keeping il To the end
| oil the race, came IN about three lengths ahead
OF his antagonist. The air was now rent with
shouts of eXtacy, from the New Workers.,
and the press around the Judges stand for a
short time was so great that nothing could
overcome II. The whole course was blocked
| up IN one solid mass of men, ten thousand
deep, leaving no ground To bring the horses
| 10 the stand 80 that the riders could be dis
mounted and weighed. Order, however, was
a, length restored, the riders were weighed
every thing found right, and Eclipse pronoun
ced the victor. He was then marched off the
field. 20 the popular air Of" See, the con.
quering hero comes" Thus has ended the
greatest race that ever was run in this cOun
try. The result has shown that the challenge
may he again fcarcssly repeated" Long
Island Eclipse against The tCOrid. Nv,
nope however, Mr.. Van Ranst will never suf
fer him TO run again, but let the country have
the benefit of his stock. He has now proved
himself, beyond all cavil, to he horse Of
speed and bottom unequaed in this country
or perhaps in any other at this time.-Tim,
of running the third and last heat, minute.
"a seconds.
Thus the event has shCwn that the opinion
of the Northern Sportsmen is better thar
that OF the Southern that size and bone are
essential TO strength, and ought 10 be takeI
into calculation and supposing blood anC
bottom TO be equal, must always win.
has been, therefore, the object of northern
sportsmen, ever since Governor jaw first re
commended it, TO ensure these qualities by
requiring greater weights than are carried a
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breed OF large, strong, and serviceable horses
We hope they will not deviate from this wist
course.
1t is Judged there were upwards Of fifty
thousand spectators on the field, and it i.
with great satisfaction that add, that a
J lar as we can Learn, no serious accident occur
red To mar the pleasures Of the day.
E 1t would be unfair to dismiss this subirc
without bearing testimony to the highly gen
= ilemanly department of our southern compel
b, ltoIs ADD to say that they have certainly evin
ced sound Judgment in their selection of
horse to match Eclipse. The time of rnnnin,
9 the three heats, shorter than was ever hithert,
done in the United States by many seconds
is sufficient to show, that the horse on which
they placed their hopes, is superior as vel
asa beautiful animal. And when it is takel
INTO calculation that he is not actually fou
years old until the second week in next month
1t is no more than fair To conclude that whel
he becomes an aged horse he will prove thu
second Eclipse of America.
Ii should be remembered that by the rule
Of the Jockey Club the weights carried on th,
Northern COURSES are much greater than OF
the Southern in consequence Henry was
obliged TO carry yesterday eight pounds more
I than when hr won the laurel, few DAYS since
at the New Market Course, Petersburg. Tn
+ weights carried nv parh hnrsp t.era- E,.iins.
2 l26 pounds Henry. 1913.
We think ii probable that had the spnrtsmeI
of the north been made acquainted with tn,
very extraordinary speed of Henry or those u
The south with the bottom and speed Of Eclipse
neither would have shown that degree of con
iidence which both evidently did before tn,
race commenced, and which led to scene q
| betting bordering, if reports are to he credit
ed, upon the eXiravagant T.; but which we for
! bear to state.
NeveT did such a COncOurse attend any rae,
ground in this country, and never was on,
thrOnged by so many strangers of age anC
Z, distinction from so many different states, ant
p some of them very remote. 1t affords M
small pleasure 10 add that not a single muir
MUIR of dissatisfaction was heard from any
+, quarter mutual comfy, suitable to ibt
Z character Of gentlemen, prevailed on tn,
ground and at the festive board. Er. Post
r THE RACES.
= The result of the great match race wa
/, communicated TO our readers last evening, il
a postscript, although we had not asCertanet
the time employed in running with suIicien
J accuracy to warrant statement. The rae,
was sharply contested, and it was the first IL
0 which Eclipse has ever found It necessary e
!, run the third heat. Theresult is as follows =
Eclipse