The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-08-09
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
1t is with pleasure that we feel authorised
to announce to our friends of the Turf, that
old lEclipse. the celebrated and favorite
running Horse of Rhode Island, has been
put in training for the Fail races, over the
Roger Williams course, on the last Tues
day of this month.
His Pedigree and Performances, are of
so much celebrity, that nothing need be said
about them 10 attract the attention of the
sporting worLd.-We have ourselves recent
ly seen him and it affords us satisfaction
TO say, that although All old tacOrite, he
seems none the vorse for years His limbs
seem without defect or blemish his wind
perfectly sound his step, firm, elastic and
free his appetite good, and his coat, slick
as mole's, and his whole air and appear
ance to skiIfu Judges, are those of Horse
"very hari to curry."-Know wing the ma
ny severe contests he has undergone for
years past, we looked to have seen some
blemish about him, heaUes, spauins, ring
bones, or at least wmd- gals but were a
grseably surprised that nothing of the sort
was apparent 1T is said, 1--WE saw nothing
of the kind however.) thar as he grows old,
he grows little rici0us; and that if at
tempted to be handled by unskiyfm Boys,
young or old, he will sometimes strike, kick
and bite We deem all this to be very
likely, for when some years younger, we
have known him at times to strike with sim
gular force, and bite in the most cutting
manner.
We are given to understand that several
nagS nre entered against him, for the first
heat; some of them of good strain, and high
pedigree We have heard that "fhs Scot
hsh Chief" is one of them; he is supposed
to be of the ancient Highland breed, some
ofwhom, are remembered to have been very
fair runners, for instance " Prince Charles,'
and " The Young Pretender: :" but as he
is full brother to the " !Sorrel Pony" beat
en- two years ago by" Old Eclipse" we
are inclined to the opinion that although
pretty well coupled together, he will prove
too slov Of toot;" he has however some
good points about him he is of high car
riage, proud step and pretty fair bottom
but we think no, quite SO great in VIVID as
his brother the Pony.
The HIGn FLYER, is also entered this
will be his first appearance on this course
and although we have sometimes been graft
fed at the way in which he would cut dirt
in scrub races with Bldeh Hdwk and Ts-
cumsch, we should hardly offer bets on his
success, unless at great odds.-We mean
lot to underrate any mans cattle but we
must say that we consider him an snsound
nag: evidently stiffened in the knees, prick
ed in his wind, and hardly capable of " car
rying reight according TO age" Besides
ho " bears hard on the bit" and unless rode |
with /" Mdrtingar and curb" is very
apt to " run dpay icith himself," and :" fling
his rider" II he should not be Withdrawn
before the 29th, let the spectators Of Wash
ing,on County look out for themselves as he
comes round
Another nag that we hear is entered, is
BLoopr Tom, sometimes called 4" cold
biooded Tom !" he has been in training for
the last tro years; but the jockie, have
never given him fair chance to show his
mcttle much is thought of his Constita-
iionsl powers, that is to say he 'rdts and
drinks and sleeps well, and carries light
weigh, with apparent ease; but his success
il in any event he should prove successful,
will depend mainly upon the trick hisgrooms
have taugh, him, of hugsing the Poles, in
turning Abolition corner. Upon the whole,
in figure, he may no, quite equal
Hreu FLYER, we are persuaded he has far
more botton; and we think he may run a
great chile but should hardly expect him
TO run rery fast.
The mex, in the field that ~e shall now