The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1843-04-01
From the Loodon New Sporting MagAs'a'
uaosF RACING IN MEXICO.

MRXtC0, III 1tS@ShlVSs $500,
aonnlntjon was 10 a state q exrl'eiaei't, !,
rearerolly confined 10 bnll-hghis ano
eock drRts, about a match betwoen two
t@Ss Inrsas respectively bolonging 10 Z
Mexican Colonel AMI French sell
stolpd doctor, although probably ne
would have been puzzled 70 have pro-
,lneai his diploma. This, however, was
! triao, in a country where nothing - SO
successful MS ignorant impudeuce.
). rho stake was eight thousand dol-
,.,s md The race was 10 be run in
TONG alley Of tho Almeden, or Public
Promenade, the Champs Eysees, or
Iiyde Park of Mexico.
:" On the eyenlfu day, the i2'hof De-
cen,her, mounted my horse and gailoped
of 10 tho Gqrita in haste 20 arrive At
twelve o-cIock, the hour fixed.
t.Tbe road vas crowded with numerous
soecincns of every rank Of Mexican so.
cIety. Coaches, modetle after the Lord
Mayors, when George tho Third was
King, covered with gildings and myiho.
logical paintings. rolled NUMBERING over
the causeway, oach drawn by Two im-
mense mules in gorgeously ornamental
silver harness. their tails tied upin splen.
did bags, according TO Mexican high
fashion, and conducted BY broad haiied
picturesque postillion, aud loaded with
double the usual compliment, six black
eyed dounns in the glories Of fall dress,
flowers, and diamonds, all busy smok
ing the perpetual eigaritos. Beside
them pranced the cavaliers. white
jickelei. broad beayered, and their
extrem:lies all silver lace and leather
On loot were tie iepcsos, The ragged
rascal laZzafonl ofthis country. shouting,
screaming. and qnarrelling; and the
more quiet indians, with their limbs
bare, aud their heads and shoulders close
wrapped in the party.coIored scraps,
which III Mexirn are turned 10 ms unIver-
sal use as the Scotch shepherds plaid.
"Wben | arrived, the horses were
just being brought up 10 the Starring
place. ! he CoIonei's nag was a fine
brown horse about fifteen hnnds, d noted
racrr, aud, seen alone, would have been
much fancied, bit when The Frenchmaa's
Steed was led up, !, though, The match
already won.-fNever did | $50 a finer
animal, mix white, about fifteen and n
half hands high, with all The fine breed
IN Of the Arab about the head, with an
aye % fire: he had been the property of
| celebrated Indian chef He came
rearing, casting the foam In flakes about,
md looking like what he vas The horse
II The desert.
"fhe jockias, two peasants, in The
ooscly faced trousers Of tho country.
With White shirts, bare feet, and colared
'andketchiela round their heads, locked
With th.ir muStach;os all dark v!sanes.
ike compile of oyergrGwn kahoops in
"caifical co'uma. ,ihe nurses merc 10
c rid,ica bare backed.
u took il for granted that ii would b.
= afla!raGf n caapla of minutes. ba. I
nj yet 10 lcatn the depths &c Mexican
onnins, aud the mysteries OF the Msxi.
an tHrf
"ihc Colonel, seeing that h. hail /
made bind bargain. uelcraliue,: 10 avail
hmseif Of the privilege Of an unlimilaa
anss'f q! false starts, the nambar dc. |
enalng entirely an lie inclination of /
~ horse and f!.!er that sc3a' -. /
the word vas given. of went the !
otsrs fifty yards, and theu-loui cries
-the M"xican was pulled up-great
2nab5'ng the horses walked hac,
the post. After the lapse of some
me the same scene was repeated again
nd age'n, with a long interval between
aeh. Once ioud shout gave me some
opcs, but no, it was only war Of
lords, aud some show Of fisly cuffs be-
ween tho two interesting jockies.
"Ihe best Of the joke was hat no one
aemed 10 consider this prancing, plung-
e. cah'eelng, checking, starring. and ,
onPng, al all unusual The coach loads
ladies lolled at The windows. and
sarched their bosoms-the MEXICAN
Idies' cigar case-for The last cigari,o. :
he men stalked about, enyoloped in
'elr cIoaks, and the ,eperos and he In :
ans took the conduct ofthe sports Of the !
~ upon themselves.
"a! length my watch warned mo ths. /
- dinner hour vas approaching, and | 9
'iurnod 70 town. But while dining, t
as informed by one versed in the Gus. /
ms OF the country, that stood yery +
II chance of seeing the match run off. S
the squabble would probably be pro. {
nged an hour or two. Accordingly | e
! Oft again after dinner at full speed /
% 70 my amusement, found the two Il
GERS and their inimatsble jackios still Il
the ground = but tho scene was D
anged The white Indian horse, 50 5
ry 10 ihe morning, prancing, rearing. +,
ryetiing, vas quite exhausted by The Il
eks Of the Mexican; and the Mexican h
Ger, from not having exhausted his i
"ers, As fresh as ever. In the morn 5,
: u had been the jockey ot the Mexican 81
at would not 90, now the rider Of ths
dian was equally anxious not 10 eat