Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-08
THE RACES ON THE COLUMBIA COURSE.

THE RACES ON THE COLUMBIA COURSE.
We find the following account of the
races on this course, by can Eye Wi,ness,o
in the st. Mary's Beacon of last Thursday
The Adrocate editor, in Prince Georges
county, must feel "cheap" upon having his
brag nag SO completely "used up" after
Boosting and sluring in the manner he did
just before the races. We hope he'll be
more prudent hereafter.
Mr.. EDIToR,-I have concluded to give
YOU short account of the races over the
Columbia course, near Washington, which
came off on the 23d and 24,h November.
The entries for the mile day were Dr.. r.
A. Lynch's grey fIly, Katy Darling, by
Register, GU. Of Margrave mare; Major
Green's bay FLY, (name not rcmembered),
and F. M. Hsll's bay horse, Claude Melno,,e.
The nags came to The scratch al 2 l,2 D.
m., in good order At the word-go, they
all went off at rafting pace, the bay horse
in the lead. When a, The frs. quarter mile,
the bay mare Tapped him and soon passed
the grey 6IIy holding her own some two
lengths behind. 10 the next quarter The
grey flly came up, passed the bay horse, snd
went close up 10 the bay mare, which po-
sItion she held until the last quarter stretch.
when she doubled the mare, and would
have beat her to the stand but for en- acct
dent. The bay flly won the heat by six
feet--the bay horse dislanced. Time, l:52
The second heat was The most exciting
ever saw-she bay and the grew FLY run
ming side-by-sde from The stand, which po-
siilon was maintained until the las, quarter
mile when the grey passed, and came to the
stand two lengths ahead amid the creates,
excitement. Time l:5l. The third hea,
was won by the grey flIy with much ease
Time, l:53. The betting was large-,he
bay mare from Richmond being the favor
tie.
THE SECOND Days RAcE.-There was
an immense sssemblage on tho course to
witness this Tace-lhe distance two miles
and repeat. The entries were Dr.. T. A.
Lynch's g. f., Katy Darling, -Msior Green's
b. NJ, Pauline, by Glencoe, dam by Priam;
and F. M. HALLS $. G., Handy .4ndy, by
Prince George, dam by Sir Charles.
AT 9 1-2 o'clock the horses were called to
the stand, and, at the word, went off in hand.
some style, the sorrel and the BAY mare
making brisk thing of i. for the frs. three
quarters Of a mile, with Katy DAZZLING wait.
ing on them at a respectful distance. Here
the mare shook off dandy, and was leading
al slashIns pace, when the grey flly, think
ing mat there was no more lime to loiler
shook out the kinks, and passing the horse
made a dash at Pauline. From this time
the race was very exciting, the mare leading
the 6lly slightly to the half mile pole, in the
last round-here they Tapped, and this po.
silion was kept up at a terrific stride till
within the quarter stretch, when Katy.
thinking, no doubt, she had done the cour-
teous long enough, gave the mare goodbye.
and came in an easy winner by about thirty
yards-Handy distanced. Major Green's
mare, being much distressed, was Withdrawn.
The grey filly, fresh and lively as ever, gal
loped The last round without competitor.
Time, 35l.
!. was said by some Of the knowing ones
that there was from twenty to forty thousand
dollars changed hands on the race.
AN EYEWITNESS.