Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-17

Thus The five miles gone in the short space OF
= minutes and - fecouds by Wiam Jackson, the A
Hrrcan Deer 1. Dcsmund came N SECOND, winning
so YIN Fowl cane IN hind winning So, and Il NJ.
Hall came IN fourth and last. Long Mike broke down
n the FIST mile Barlow IN the second and The r4quuis
Indian IN the laifd. Those who entered, but did not
run, were AlaIr Sannafd. Ambrose Jackson, Peer
/ lIulehefsln. and T.. Kennedy.
At a icw MINUTES pasl o'clock. b. Cd. Hops, noun.
I'D by Mr.. L Dachesay, Of Montreal 4. 2 cd. Snip,
/ mounted by Os"af Swaziland, from Eon Gibson and
! Sbky llyassln, mounted by Mr. Mason, of Long l.
Iand. started he Hurdle Race for purse of 500,
! /. mIe heats. ! here in all fur hurdles each
/ Tour feet hugh In eapiug the first Snaky Hyassen
ldpped and threw ler rider violently 10 the ground -
lie fell his LEAD, and II supposed in The club
saud Thai he uusl lave been killed the spot How
eeer, Attn uah dfeadiuy cut and bruised he came 10 in
hall an huur a'ier having been udlcIousy blod by
surgeon. Mr.. Masnn will remember the Hurdle Rice
an the Beacon Course To the last days Of his le--A
QalNuic individual, seeing Snaky llyassen running
without rlder caught The animal by the bride, maunt
I'd, ran al full speed up To the hurdle leaped and
to'd eni o ms saddle 10 distance o ten twelve feet
BY this tine Hops ard snip had up 10 the stand
Ia splendid style, clearing everything, Hops beating
Simply about forty yards.
Ihe intefmlssion between the first and second heats
WAS long aud tedious but there incidents con-
SANITY occurring Ia attract the attention Of the crowd
\ smari young lrslman, who protested be an anna
enr ~ hurdle racing round The course for the a
uuscmeui oi the Spectators, clearing the four hurdles
bu nearly breaking his neck by falling of aer the last
leap.
About quarter past seven Hops and Ships started on
The Seehnd htat. At The third hurdle Snip threw her
ner. lie Tell oft0talely upon his back, and his
head, as night have been expected. HOPS ran alone
for Ihe last hall mile and her rider was the only one who
did not meet with accident In few minutes Mr.
Swaziland caught sup, went back To The place at which
he had been dlsmonfled. and the ground tfr
The sake OF the 500 promised 10 the second hofs,
leaplne tie two remaining hurdles IN gallant style,
Hurdle raerg Is ,erauly most dangerous amuse-
ment osreelay Wien the horses aud fders have not
been regularly tanned Tor the purpose. In ENGLAND
ID al hs hurdle soeple lacers; but here where
ha,ts have mol been trained 10 such Ieraus work. il Is
nearly as much mau's neck is worth 10 attempt 10
leap even four feet.
SingHdIIp inftfmaie.-The horse called Snakey
l) e., thai ran IN the hurdle n on Monday as o.
yer tie b. aeoI course at New lolk fell at the first
leap, and his def Mr. Mason narrow " escaped dca h.
line secand ndc # The same horse was thrown and
badly hun. The horse alsl very much injured
Aud strange Ia say the owner Of the horse Mr. John
Nan Nchlrn, On returning towards his home. on Mon,
day nghi, a'ifr The race, accidentally drove his wagon
against pie al bfekS IN the street. Ia consequence Of
cneouuleiI train Of swill carts. in BROOKLYN, by
Winch In was thrown from the wagon, the wheels Of
which PASSED over his neck. He was taken home and
aef lingering Ia great agony until / o'clock. A. NJ
Yesterday he expired He was AN eslimabe man in
ptsale HE and his sudden aud melancholy dccease III
be deplofed ty large erele ol attached friends
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