Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-26
From The hdH0mhd Banner.
POLITICAL. RACE COURSE.
\ our humble servant,
" NJ. II. HARRISON
J. II. plEAsASrs, ESQ.


Union Track.
The fall races over this celebrated course will
shortly" come OIL" Some thoroughbred horses
j.. have already entered for the sweepstakes. Great
sport and high betting are expected.
First on the list is the boh-ailed CITY bred pony
kindcrhook. lie is in lrst-rate keeping, and has
hitherto well over tIle pro-, ncia courses. The
Southern bloods AFRO rather doubtful as to his
keeping the track, having ON som" former ocea-
sions boltcd. He is no" ever, To be ode by ii
celebrated Jockey from Tennessee, Old Hickory,
which inspires great confidence amongst northern
spor,smen. The knowing ones OF thai region are
backing him, nj great odds, against the field,
Next comes the Tennessee Grey, thorough
bred nag OF great spirit and supposed bottom. lie
MAS formerly under Inc training OF the celebrated
Jockey before named, Old Hickory, but having
kicked him several occasions as ho was CUR my
him down, ls cue thcnceorwafd transferred
to klnderhook. The two already mentioned
were trained dc coGrse, and afe said IN be
very Splteiu towards each oihcr. There will be
some hard passes between these two towards the
south western poiut ofthc course during the FIST
heat Old Hickory preicnds To say h Will he dis
,anccd We shall see
cbn,SS.s , n% not least, oopr, Tippc eanoc, an old
,ur,,sI -. ., me metal and bottom. He has he, II
No.. 49,. 'or semc year, unli hi, main aud tail
awkward conniryuap llrcsh from In, p-oplc)
These two Litter circumstances lave been lic
cause OF great mrrrimcnt with the sill ,foching
gentry, but many good Wdscs do not hesitate to
sa,, thai he will nuke the hul-taiI foot it hand
some y To beat him.
lie comes upon the tuli IN the finest style ma
ginable-hcal aud tail light up, am moves oh at
The tap OF the drum, like an army with banners.
lie Is built like a CASTLE" and of tie very best
Virginia stock. Tie has had little or 10 trimming,
but his hackers look 10 his wind and bottom 10
make NJ for any deficiency on lhat score One
thing IS certain Of Old Tip, lac will never bolt He
goes tight ahead to the end of the heai let who will
be- before or behind II viii Doubtless be matter
oil minnie sport, should the northern knowing one,
p" be biz" Ivy this raw unframed old field tarkcy.
such things have been done before, and will be-
done again. All We can say at present is. that
whoever beats Old Tippccanoc must foot il hand
son'eiy. The Other Jockeys are cvidrrily alarmed
.inoc he appeared upon the course. He walks il
III hrst-ratc style and all aeknoW ledge that the
bone and muscle are there. The tlvofitc groom Of
the bob-ail, TIL. Edchc, is said To have los, hi,
appetite and his accustomed confidence toaelhrr
both unusual things for him. His Judgment wa.
never known 10 fail bat once, and iliat way in Il
precisely similar case j; when an old charprr of
"npromSing appearance beat the iavori,c M OF
his own training.
What singular s;ehl it will be to see these th,e,
nass as they move of. The bob-,ail. with his ri
DER IN all the pomp and paraphrrnalla of lho-
rough bred official, riding as il" by authority ~
ana having at the same time tie ADVANTAGE OF the
INSIDE I; whilst the old Grey aud old Tip have Ia
loot II on their own legs We rather >nsni,iou
thai oil! lip Will make The hurr> ilY as they an
proaci the western point Of tue course as il !, an
derstoodb by the knowing ones that he will make a
pass AT the bobtail thercaboutS. Old IHckor,
swears by the Etefual,' that he will di>tanc e
the old Grey at least, AMI it /, supposed by many
that he viii attempt Ia ride him down. The old
Jockey looks rather queer, with his long lces dang-
mig to the ground as he turns the right and left
staggering aud boasiing OF the prowcss of his lit
tie Dutch poney. Tie s"earS, if kinderhooh don't
loo; II, he will get down and beat the old Grey on
loot. The hackers othc poney confess as the time
draws near, that they depend more an the ride,
than the horse, while the southern blood, tauut
him by saving that no rider can keep ahead ofhi,
saddle. The rider of old Tip wears a hmntino
a,irt and mo,kdsns, has tonahawk and butcher
knife IN his belt, and does not look unlike a Hoo
sier or u ucheye. He rides bare backed. sits his
horse straight as an Indian, and SAYS lite. He
has however knowing lcer, as he casts his ev,
and rolls his quld every and hen towards the
immense crowd OF counIrymen who cheer him ON
rs he walks round HE course The northern know
ing ones pretend 10 ridicule old Tip-thcv tell
him -" he is spavined"-" PAGES behind and trotS
before-blind OF one eye, and can't SEQ out of
totl'er'--ihat his tail has been drorr in He
says to all this, ifthe crlitcr he rides don't make
the poney" feel small and look mean" befor,
snow falls, then call him II lar-hat's all.