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POLITICAL. RACE COURSE
UNION TnAcE.


course will shortly come off. Some
thoroughbred horses have already en-.
tered for the sweepstakes. Grea, sport
and high betting are expected.
First on the list is the bob-tailed city
bred pony Undertook. He is in first.
rate Keeping, and has hitherto ran well
over the provincial courses. The
Southern bloods are rather doubtful a,
to his keeping the track. having on
some former occasions bol,ed. He is.
however, 10 be rode by celebrated
Jockey from Tennessee, Old Hickory
which insrires great confidence a.
mongst northern sportsmen. The know
ing ones Of that region are backing him.
at great odds. against the field. Mex
comes the Tennessee Grey, thorough
bred nag Of great spirit and supposed
bottom. He was formerly under The
training OF the celebrated Jockey be-
fore named, Old Hickory, bat having
kicked him on several occasions as he
was currying him down, bis care was
thenceiorwnrd transferred 10 Kinder
hook. The two already mentioned
were trained on the same course. and
are said 10 be very spi,eful towards
each other. There will be some hard
passes between these two towards the
south western point OF the course
during the first heat. Old Hickory
pretends 10 say he will be dis,anccd,
We shall see
Last, but not least, comes Tippeca.
noe, an old charger OF fine metal and
bottom. He has been turned out ior
some years until his main and tail are
matted with burrs. He is 60 be rode
by an awkard countryman fresh from
the people.) These two latter circum-
stances have been the cause of great
mcrriment with the sik-stocking gen
try, but many good judges do no, hest
tate to say, that he will make the bob
tail foot IT handSca.e;s - beat him.
lie comes upon the turi IN the &C.,,
style imaginable-head and tail right
up, and moves of at the tap of the
drum, like an army with banncrs.-
"He is built like a castle" and OF the
very best Virginia stock. lie has had
little or no training, but his hackers look
to his wind and bottom 20 make up for
any deficiency on tha. score. One
thing is certain Of Old TIP, he vii!
never bolt He goes right ahead 10
the end Of the heat, let Who will be
before or behind. IL will doubtless be
a matter of infinite sport, should the
northern knowing ones che Bit bv
this raw unframed old field tackey.-l
Such things have been done before
and will be done again. Al we can
say at present is, that whoever beats !
Old TIppecanoe must foot IL handsome. (
~. The other Jockeys are evidently |
since he appeared on the /
course. lie walks II IN fir,;.ra,e stNie.I
and all acknowledge that the bone and
muscle are there. The layorite groom
OF the bob tail, Thomas Richie. J. 4
said TO have lost his appetite and bi<
accustomed confidence .togc:her. both
unusual things foT him. His Judgment
was never known 10 fiil but once. and 4
that was IN precisely similar case. I,
when an old charger II unprofnisinr
appearance beat the iavorite nag OF biz 1
own training.
What singular sight it will bc tol
sec these three nags o. they move or
The bob-iail. with his rider, in all the
poup and paraphernaiia Of a thorough
bred official, riding as il "by authority.
and having ut the same lire the oil.
vantage Of the inside, whilst the old
Grey and old Tip have 10 foot IL on
their own legs. We rather suspicion
hat old TIP will make the burfs hy a,
hey approach the western point Of.
he course. as tt is undcr,toOd by TIE
knowing ones that he will make = pass
II the bob-tail whereabouts. Old ilickn-
" swears by the Eternal" that b.
Niil distance the old Grey Al least. and
4 - supposed by many that lie vili an.
empi TO ride him down. The Old
Jockey looks rather queer, with h.,
ong legs dangling 10 the ground AZ BE-
ufns 10 the right and left. swargrriny
md boasiing Of the proves Of h. hi.
le Dutch poney. lie swears. Il Em-
textbook don't foot IL. be will ret down
md beat the old Grey Ga foot. The
packers Of the pouey ccnfcts. as the
inc draws near. ihat they DEPEND
more on the nJer than ihe horse. v bile
be southern bloods iauut hin ~ saw.
ng that no rider can keen ahead OF DO
addle The rider Of Ola T,1 Vtlf
hunting shirt and mocha ms fata
omabaWk and buicheIkniie in his hfit. .
nd does not look unlike Hoosicr pr
Buckeye. he udcs bsfe-backcd. ST..
IIs horse straight AZ 81 lndian. and
sys little. lie has how ever a know ,
ng leer, ~ be casts his eve and role
.is quid every now and then TOW ards
be immense crowd 81 counirsmen :
sho cheer him on. ~ he walks round +,
he course. The northern knowing
nes pretend 70 fdicult nid Tip--tbeyl :
~ him he is spawned 80 races BE-.
ind snd trots befofe--biisI 81 one /,
ye, and can't see out ~ iotLcr that
is tail has been drors IN. He saws 10 |,
u thfs, II the enter BE- rides don't /.
rake ibe poney feel small and look
aean" before snoV falls, thea call himI
liaF--that's hll.
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