True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-10

Dre>s Blue and Blue.
The Eclipse Races.-trum the line Of the rrsa,
race al Nashville. the Lcriathens Us The Lu=bo-
roughs, all of talks have been sci nponp
t'uching the chances, should Sarah Bladen, the
successful champion in that renowned fight. meet
on the field with Hagner, the pride Of the Soulr-
west, and as the event approached these talk.
qnickencd into hrags and hanrers; hut when III G
positive announcement came that {. to morrow
they meet" The Exchange Hotel rvallcd the far
famed TatersnIl's. Bcrs, and big 'uns ton, were
plentiful as blackberries, they could he rict'i up
from every hedge. clean thousand on Sarah !!
done. Ditto, and repeat--,aken. Fifteen hun
dred on the last % the Charles's take Tennessee
post notes. ami I'll throw in ga hfiyn for the dis
count! Thrs ran the betting, and plenty Of it on
the light bef"re the race.
The race day came: the scene was bright and
the air clear. The streets were ,hrongtd with
bellies and beaur, all "going to the race The
seady merchant, no less than the spriph,ly clerk
on the move. The cars were crammed inside
and outs the very roofs shingled with up.
rght men, while hundreds, unable to get in, clung
to the sides like drowning landsmen TO life boat
AT the track, all was animation and beau,y ::
the members pavilion presented galaxy of the
luveest of the lovely: the stands were crowded
like cattle pens. the field was basking with life,
and the enclosed quarter stretch was full of exE
cited members, betters, strangers, and cts. All
eager to spor, their paper, and show their know.
ingness.
Two finer nags perhaps were never strip't for a
race than Sarah Biaden and Uagner: they were
both at the top Of prime and condition, and they
who talk Of the mares being IF her fix mus, have
found ont that her condition none of the b, st
did 80 after the race and not before it, A finer
nag to look at, one in more perfect order, we
never looked upon. She has immense power, and
great length from the point of the hip The point
of the hook Her stride is tremendous, SO how
she got tue reputation of being good g made
horse we know not, as nag must gather quick
and run close to get over wet track. Wagner,
too, looked a very picture! his condition was tip
top, although the fact Of his rider being ed with
whip-somewhat unusual here-and one of his
attendants smackn apother now and then in close
proximity to his heels, gave some notion that it
hard work to ge, the kinks GU, of him.
AT the start, both go, under way we'll together,
hut Wagner had been taught that rudimcnt OF
galantry place danes, yielded the lead to
he lady. The track was very heavy, and the
first mile only done, even by these fast ones,
in m.3 sec. In the second round The coli seem
ed to share the feelings of the crowd and deemng
the pace too slow, went up to Sarah on the back
stretch close enough to whisper his opinion in her
ear, and thereby sent her the stand IN seconds
less. doing the Cd mile in 2. OF. The excitement
OF the crowd increased every moment, and the
speed OF the nass increased with it. SuIl leasing
the mare swung round for the third time into the
straight sid" and reached the Judges in I'm. s..
A hundred TO fifty she's never headed" r"nred
our an enthusiastic son of Tennessee "Dnns,'
said one of our own cts, and 10 while The doCu-
men's were being transferred the stake hode :,
a den fleming shont from tho assembled mnlrrndr
told hnt The Charles colt had alrrRdy gwen thu
Lcv'a'han the g. by as they commenced HE
fourth mile Away ~"ent Wagner at his ease,
ms load that belonged 70 him, though Nelson