The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-16
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For tile Port Gibson Reveille.
ATRUE ACCOUNT
OF THE
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BETWEEN
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OLD SNORT & WALK-IN.THE-WATER.

These celebrated nags, according to arrange.
ment came to the scratch over the Union
course in Claiborne and jefferson, on the 7th
and Sth Of Nov. instant The weather was
beautiful. the air braeing. and the track in fine
order The concourse was large. and the
blufIing and Dragging animated. but the bet
ting was rather limited At the sound Of
the horn the judges called out Clear the
track the riders are up" Soon-Walk-in-
the.water bounded into the track, with his
head up, and bearing hard on the bit.-old Doc
aud John. the faithful grooms, finding it diff
fcult TO hold him back while little Tom,
(another groom) looking very earnest, with
his eyes half shut and with long whip in
his hand, instructed Bird the rider. This
Young rider looked confident and sprightly.
and as eager for the contest as the gallant
charger under him-holding his single black
rein. with little red white and blue near
the bit, quite tight. Walk-in-the-water had
not reached the starting point. before Old
Snort pranced in on to the track, switching
his tail and whickering. Jacob, The Jaithlut
trainer Of Old Snort had no difficulty. how
ever in holding him; and Brew. the rider
sat easy and gracefully in the saddle, with dou-
BE reins in his hands. which he seemed to
find some difficulty in arranging so that they
would pull together. Jacob gave sundry
knowing winks to certain old turfmen. as he
led Old Snort along. crossing to the opposite
side Of the track, and leading him near to
knot Of under-managerS J, and then crossing
back again. passing near an old pine, in the
shade Of which sat a crowd Of rather undigni-
fed spectators. The easy rider Of Old Snort
gave significant smile, as he passed up the
track by couple Of old 7Ough-and-ready-
looking chaps; turning his head quickly, as
his ear caught "a bit Of swate Irish brogue." "
in a squad Of lank-looking, round faced fcl-
lows near By. who looked as though they
didn't 90 70 breakfast that morning = and
dropped tear Of regret. as he passed q crowd
Of ragged urchius. whose anxious mothers had
no school to send them to.
Old Snort was followed up to the stand by
, nun Der of well known trainers, with very
small whips in their hands, who, for some
reason, kept at a very respectable distance
bebind him. The excitement was well up
now. as the rivals stood side by side. Walk
n.tbe water bore the appearance OF hard
raining He had no surplus flesh to carry
Indeed, be had been in good hands. Old
Doc from long experience, understood hls
constitution we'll, and John had Jed him
throughout the training season. They FELT
confident Of having cured him Of the STUDS.
vbich kept him out Of even the training tor
10 fall races Of 81 In Old Snort's switch
40 about, the spur Of Brew, his rider, slight
: touched Walk-in.the-water several times
nd made him quito vicious In one OF his
,ick. he c0rked himself; and, if the race
,ad,pt come of 50 soOn judging from the anx-
etv with which old Doc and John looked al
he wound. he would have been little too
sue for the race. They yr7n0nstrass7 win