Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-01
The following Is tho time in which each mile was performed bv
stnanasi, the winner. Muhoney, the Irishman, did the IRIS, mile in

The betting on the ground both before and at starting
was pretty even, and large sums were staked both for
ana against Time. Downcs was undoubtedly the general
iavorite; and was we'll known in the neighborhond he
ana the 8 miles IN 1S l-2 minutes; he had been well
trained under ms father, who, in his % thyear, performed
! mics m i hour and 10 minutes accomplishing the
irst ~ ls miles in | hour and 10 minutes.
Niaiiari was known to be an excellent runner; le had
performed 10 miles in / hour and 40 minutes. stoppino
during the time to change his shoes. lie was not sober
when he started, and he fell in the 9TH mile.
Inc German had performed the distance between n.
iork ana llarlaem, and returned thence ~ miles) in 40
ih'"u'esiI iren1s were very sanguine OF his success.
lie beued nearly $500 that he would win the pri2r. He
was within the time until the 9th mile, and he perform
ed the ~ miles IN one hour and "a seconds. He was 4
seconds behind time i'll the Sth mile. Part rtIc distance
he carried a pocket handkerchief in his mouth.
hlahony, the lrishman, had undergone no training
whatever; he left his portcr's cart in Water street. went
over to the course, ran the first mile i'm less than , ~
minutes; at the end of the 9th mile he was Ia bclind:
at tIe end OF the 9Th mile : minutes behind; at the 9th
mule he was three minutes behind, and he performed the
~ mites IN oil Sd minutes. On the 25ih of last month
tins man ran ; miles in Al minutes So seconds. NInc-
SuIgy was out OF condition.; but he did the five miles in
81 IL minutes. Nermilyc was very thin and in a wretch
cd state OF health; he travelled 3S miles on foot on Tues
day last to be here in time 10 enter, and the next dav
performed . miles in 46 minutes; he is an excellent RIM.
ner, but gave IN at the end of the I'd mile from a main
az INC sac; ne was also thrown down by a man crossing
the course IN the first mile. Wall and Sutton ran re,
markaOIy wei, but gave in at the end Of the 9TH mile
for want of training.
S!annard, the winner, we understand has been in GOOD
training Tor a month. lie is a powerful, stalwart vSunp
man, and did not seem at all fatigued att .r trfJI15fT0 ON
OF me race. lilo wasGrrIIfy indebted to MIR. Stevens.
Tor his S1SeTSyr MI. s. rode round the course will, him
Inc whole distance, and kept cheering him on. and eau
uoning HIM against over excrtion in the early part of the
race; at The end OF the 9th mile, he made him stop and
take drink OF brandy and water, after which his foot
was on the mile mark just as the 30 minutes were expir-
cd, and as the trumpet sounded he jumped forward
gracefully, and cheerinlly exclaimed, g Here ann |
- .'"renj and he wiSnin Inc time every mile
Alter the race was over he mounted Il horse and rode
round the course in search of Mr.. Richard Jack
son, who held his over coat. He was called up to
the stand, and his success (and the reward of SI:3O0)
was announced to him, and he was invited to dine with
the Club; 10 which he replied in q short speech thank
ing Mr.. Stevens and the gentlemen of the Club for the
attention shown to the runners generally throughout the
task Alter this, it was announced by Nh. King. the
President OF the Jockey Club, that the German and the
irisiman, who had both performed the 10 miles, though
not within the time. would receive 5000 each.
We are happy to state, that none of the men seemed
to feel any Inconvenience from their cxcrtions-every
thing went Oft remarkably satisfactory, nor did we hear
of the slightest accident the whole day. After the foot.
race was over, a purse of $500, two mile heats, for all
ages, was run for by the following horses, and decided
as under.