The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-14

ed b. the superior grace and beauty ., -
risal.-L,t thosr Mao air uroo. +, |
from appearances, learn moral lrv y ~ ,'.
result. w
ist HEAT.-At ten minutes past one =,
cioc~, the signal was gwen ~ noun,
Alirl was ridden hya fne boy Whose n,r,
| could not learn-Flr,iHt 10y a Youth &c
i6, Bod Woodng by na.ue, rais.d n
II lfax Old Court Hoas, ID lad a., L.
hold anc confident countenancr. and ~
Vlrglniau salanlry of denoeanour, sunnG.S
anew, all the animated hope of ,ic,,,,'-
winch had been chill, d by the ced ~.
prudlsh ''poitnent of Finlila. AT ,Ls
tap at toe drum they made fair Start
mid the cheerlnss Ul the spectators.
Isl KUnnd.-ln The first quarter Afial ~,
parently reallz. the expectations Of br.
hackers, III her possessing superior neetne,s
by taking aud keeping to the judi
stand, The lead of FIirlila by two or t6,.,
lengths. THIS was expected by both bar.
ties, and did mol suffice, greatly TO aninIa,a
the one, Or deprrss the other.
81 Round.-When the horses passpdr.
odSes' stand Johnsun, who occuulpd :
STA TO- near 1t, appeared TO have ehauoed
the principles upon which he hrsl det.r-
mined to run the heat. These wee +,
yield ii to Ariel, unless it could be von
with more ease than it was reasonsbl, ia
expect. He spoke 10 his rider AS he PASS.
ed, aud the consequence WAS, thai early in
the second round, Flrtilla "a I the lead
aud kept 4 as far as the last .,.ster oflae
third aud last round.
Last Round. Both horses had been
running throughout under bearing rein.
and it WAS evident that the last quarter a.
lone would call forth any thing ike real
trial OF speed. The ease with which Fin.
tllla seemed In keep ahead, possessed her
friends with The hope of winning the fri
heat bot in the last quarter, their hone,
were disspated "A rlel shot before nrr nd
came out Two lengths ahead. Although
this had been expected from the first, vet
the sudden destruction of our ne born
hopes, caused a dlsagteeaDIe re,ulslun Of
iecia.s, and which the tbunde ing cheer.
ing OF our adv tsarles, a..l the dlsc0nsu.
lat "a, ~ I o5e amous us who were
"a. shiard emo "a 10 reason upon lht state
of mugs, ems derably increased. In pollt
" lart h"weyer, the race WAS ,lrtuai, lie.
cid. d. favour OF FrtiIIa at this tiat and
not intil he had lost the first heat, did
JOHNS u calculate with any thing like Ger
ait ~ upon winning it. He had seen e.
uopgh 10 satisfy him that the speed ug
Firtilld wa, nearly or quite equal 10 tina.
ui Atiel, while he continued to rely with
nereasng confidence upon her superior
bottom.
Tune, min. 7 sec.
Cd f1EAT.-Ths heat WAS to decide the
tofS for if Ariel won il, it MAS the las.
IND # FIirthla, the New Workers them
d, admitted, that " the battle WAS NUn
I'd lnsi." The appearance of The horses
mad materially changed, and THIS time
proved a truer index 10 the rcsult-FIT-
tlla's increased animation better support.
ed her name, aud the character of her sex,
whilst the bloody sides of poor AIltl show.
ed that her rider had found ii necessary %
make free use of the spur--on the other
hand, FIirtlla had latherd a little, whist
the most IRE issued in limpid streams from
ARIEL. Expectation MAS wound up TO the
highest pitch, and as the horses 1ew around
tue course, the SnuthlOns iGvoiuntaIHy
turned their eyes upon Johnson, who paced
the area IN front # the judges, with step
composed, and with eye serene" But it
was impossible from his aspect, TO lrarn
the lin.e of day. He gave neither look
nor gesture, which could serve rs IA clue to
his feelings OF apnions-but with unmoved
muscle, seemed the man on tie ground
the most Indifferent to the fate of the race.
As the horses however finished the first
round, he sad To his rider, " Let 70
Bob, and in tones so q eerlng that Fmt-
Ia herself seemed 10 feel their magic flu
encr. The slogan of the Ancirnl ID mIa-
ION, " Old Virginia orvrr Tres" Was - up
by all who from birth, interest. or political
association, felt an interest in her success,
aud coniidrocc from that moment htld out
untred 10 The end. In fact. Arrl rad a..
10 monilest nndc0abIe signs ta'
IL e Of bottom. From the tap nf the drum
10 the termination Of the he t. Flirilla kept
the lead with apparent ease. Notwlth.
standing this, an accident had well nigh as.
signed the victory !" Ariel. From an cr"
ror in her training, FIrtilIa had been &C"
customed to relax hrr speed before she
had fairly atthi1ed the Soal--she did so On
tins occasion and So suddenly aud prena"
tureIs did she halt, that ii was generally
believed fot moment, that she bad let
down .lnew, I'D it was withlthe greatest
difficulty her iider could force her TO the
goal. During this in CT, al, Ariel from be-
inS 20 yards in the real, gained rapidly on
her, and the heat WAS We by two feet on
iy. One more jump, and al bad been
lost-and $" close indeed was the CONF
int for several minutes it was suppo-co
Ariel had taken the heat.
Tune, minutes, second.
Sd HEAT-The race was no longer
doubtful, and no odds could be obtained
against Fhrtila.-FIiItlla sill appeared
gay and fresh, whilst Ariel had lost all her
vvacity. Her hackers notwithstanding,
kept up their spirits, and seemed To antlci-
pate assured defeat aud heavy loss With a