Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-01
Correspondents OF the BALTIMORE Patriot.
PutLADEtruIA, Oct. 2s, 4. M.
RACES


| Bcsros BEArEs.-Ghero was quite a stir in the
carly part OF TO day among the sporting portion of
our community; was announced that the eel, b,a-
ted nag, Boston, was to contend for purse against
the Southern horse John Blunt, and CHI. m Fash
ION, by imp. erTus,ce, dam Bonnets o'Blue 4
| years old, bred IN New Jersey, and entered by =
Lard, on the Camden and Philadelphia Course;
pets wee freely offered end many oi them taken Of
SlVp 10 $40, or I'm that proportion, on Boston
against the held. The interest excited induced an
Immense number OF persons cross over the Dele.
ware 10 Camden, and embark IN the most ready
conveyance Tor the race course; consequently from
ten TO ono O'Clock, cOnnIucd line was TO Toe seen
ON me roau, some IN omuibusses filed inside aud
'he tops crowded, some erammed into hacks. Others
INTO stages, furniture cars, farm wagons deatbofncs
e'rryalls, cabs curr,ces. fish wagons and even I'm
coal wagons dawn by mules wee pressed INTO
me service, and 10y tho time that the bus lie sounded
from the judges stand, larger concourse was unon
the ground than was ever assembled on the same
course
The three nags we're brought out, aud apparently
e''n one IN TIP top order ani ready for their work
AT the tap oi the drum they made a pretty far
start, Blunt leading oil, Fashion close up ana Bos
'on a length oc two m the rear. Thus they moved
OH NJ pretty smart rate which was gradually m.
CREASED as inc blood warmed, and by the time that
'Hey hai entered upon the second mile they were
moving nj Tremendous rate, IN the same order
they started, but with small gap between Blunt
anu the mare, and much increased gap between
inc mare aud Bos;on-the rider ct the latter found
his horse Suen and difficult manage and resort.
cd tn tho whip TO help him out OF his difficulty IL
would not do, the horse would not enter upon his
WORK iilrly, and by the time that they were hail
rounu Inc thtd mile, II was evident Boston could
not win the heat, aud would have to make up some
oi ms gap TO save his distance, for which object the
10Y appeared TO exert his utmost endcayors-but the
0ou'u NOT come II, and although the whip had enter
eu some OF the pores OF his BoSou's) skin he caus
cd his hackers TO bleed much more freely. There
"asa large amount OF money changed hands and
a. great oddS. A. the coming in, hc was tu two
sms'ns outside the distance pole. Blunt took the
neat IN 'm. l2s., tip top time.
me purse was now 20 be contcnded for by Blunt
ana Fashion both of which, when brought out,
showed wei! ard did not appear to have suffered
from their exercise. Blunt was the Tyorit, M sI,,b
ODDS, and his owner had greatly increased their rs
mates OF hiS value, having thus beaten the crack
nag OF the United States, and but little dreamIn,
OF the misfortune that was To follow. A. the signal
they both started of in fine STYLE the horse tnkr
tho lead, closely followed by his connection; Their.
was, however, some two or three lengths between
them until after the close of the second mi g. when
ashton began TO increase her speed aud lessen
the glpj-at the last quarter she lapped the
morse, then come the tug UI war; they came swceD-
ing Gown the straight SIDE and passed the Judges
stand nj killing pace 1T the end of the first quar-
yer OF inc i!h mile II began TO wear the appearance
mat thc mare would prove the better horse; al the
c"u oi the next quarter the Jersey nag had placed |
heisci rather moge than n length ahead, which no
slou size continued TO hold; winning the heat IN 7m
tt9-'y some unnccountable means IN taking Up
b4un', it give down and was taken otl the ggound |
ueau 'ane, pact all recovery u running horse.
RESULT OF WEDNESDAYS RAcE.-Dr George
'ooa"y"'s Wellington, by Imported Sarpedon,
years Old, ! 4
y Conaya's Siphiie, by Emilius,
years old, Z >
Charles Lloyds Trenton, by ECLIPSE
LIshiiool, six years old, ; : Js
" q Johnson,s Wonder, 10y Tychicus,
SIX years DID, / 1t
years old, >,
Time 3.5G--3 52-3.4s-35O.
For the Race to-day, three mile heats the follow
ing horses were entered: Mariner. Eliza CsIvcrt
Wonder, Truxton and ueIress