Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-11-14


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TIE JEFFERSON JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
rhc weather having beca hne, and te course
In good order, great qualification Was experi~aeed
BY tho lovers Of good racing. There never had
appeared oa the turf, in this ryiou, such eolicc-
lion Of animals Of superior blood and action, and
sc,eral OF the eonscsis both ms 90 time and iutrr-
st, would have done honor 20 ssy heh.
on the fret day. ii vas generally admitted that
Mr.. Stridsr's fine horse 1tranf would have no
competitor who could put him TO work in earnest;
bat Messrs Snotigr~ss aud liarbassh, reeolice,inC
the old alaSc, =" Nothing ventura, nothing have. !"
snd remembering that in racing n in every thing
&c, uncertainty always hangs over un,ricd eyen,s.
very property determined that there should be a
race, and that no Tyrant should walk over our
fair fields without opposition. They according
ly put in Velocity and Major Jack Downing 10
keep him busy Tor a season. Velocity lead or
ths hrst heat, Tyrant close at her heels and Jack
Downing ie'sarciy bringing up tho rear Thus
they trnversed The ground for three miles, when
Tyrsn' ia the fourth. despite Of hs rider, passed
ahead under stiff pun, and took the heat, while
Jack Downing brushed up to remind him that he
was ready for another contest. The raoe Vas
pretty one, though IL was generally aekno~ letced
that Tyrant was not put 10 bis metal. II will be
remembered that on the Central Course, Baiti-
rnorc, he Vas only second In two heat. ~ith the
celebrated marc T',ife-now the undi.putrd mis-
cf inf Ia
Withdrawn, sad Tyrant and Jack Downing eours-
ed round very hAadsoneiy Cor three miles, the
Major ahead, when ry ran, again assumed his
proper place, and took the heat With case.
The following is the oizciai result
PErse SSoo-foEr naies aad REPEAT.
Mr.. Samuel Stridcr's ch. 3 c. Tyrant,
BY Gohanna, dam by Tom Tough,
Mr.. leonard Habaughs a G. Major
Jack Downing, by Rather dam by Oscar, g
Mr.. j. u. Soodgrass' a. E. Velocity, by
Sir Charles, dam by Belle Eagle, dr.
All four years old.
TSme-Ia hat, SIN. ess-aJ heat, SIN. ios
Second Day, PIrso SeOo-fhree miles and rebeaf.
For THE purse, there were Ave entries, and n
beautiful race. The experienced ones spoke of
Reform, Fioravcl, aud Washington, as.snos, like
~ 30 prove victorious; and we scarcely heard a
~ord Of the gentle Emile or modest bu, Drceit-
fai Mar, and we do not know that brss we're had
upon either Of them, except nj odds Bat Little
time soon proved the fallacy Of all calculations,
Smiiie. ia the first heat. took the lead and KEEP,
BIN handsome style, ,hc whole three rounds, un-
DIR saroOs paliI Washington, q ane animal Who
had taken many Purses, being second, and giving
evidence uAza Mage rnnsing with him must kecu
moving" Deeeitf'l Mary vas third, slseuinu
heFseh worthy of eoatcs, With eoarsSrs 81 eusa-
AisAod rrInItstion; while Ploravcl and Reform
brought up the rear, neither Of them expecting
on taat occasion, 60 do more than 'sJIrive all be.
fore them." Emilie Was nov the fayori4e of ths
esld, amongst ali who did not rely upon bottom
Me bad shcun that NE had light heels, and IN.
yHssmade rsse in time that none need be ashan.
ell OF Ism. sos. Washington was drawn, ems
Tor the second heat only four startctI--EmiIie ..
gain taking the lead, followed close by Dceeitfu
Magy.-RefOrm and FIoraSel keeping Up yer,
r-speetsbIy. This was also n beautiful rasr, ans
vas son by EIniiie In Sm }9S-rnisi,,g ti,e ~
pusation of the winner TO higi, degree, and In
dssing msay 70 hail her ~ the champion ~ IN.
frld, not even excepting Tyra.t. The foIIouin,
= ts4e rrss,ls:
MAJOR a: J. Doaelson's a f. HmiIic, 1 year
,id ~ It.iilers darn by Sir Hail. (erterssi ly Alr
uhmuOndl
Mr. Samuel Slridcr's b. Washington.
HZed, By Rather, dam ,rnkno~n, DR.
W. =. s9odErsss's IN. Deeciffal Ma
~, Tyrs old. by fainasaay dan, hy E,,,f,.
IN WIN. Mates e. T. FIaTa,eI, b. TuskI
sds0s, sgvd, dam unkToua
hF Leonard IlHFiSuugi,'s br. n. Reform.
years DID, by Mayl- dam By Heb
Tsae--t,t bess. ,u so. atL.