Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-13

The TUar-FIR-T DAY.-The New Market races open.
ed yesterday, with ocautul weather aud everything pro-
missing sport and attraction, and Olerabe crowd upon
the grounds. The horses entered for sweepstakes of
yesterday, the following. Three year dds mile
heats-each entry 5000:
boswell and Payne .. c., by Cbildc Harold, dam Phi
am.
John Belcher b. c. by Caldc Harold, dam Pram.
Z. Green b. T., 10y Andurhy
W. w. Boyicn o. c.. TerTiier, hy Sovereign.
q. j. Hare u. C., 10y Elegance, dam BOsrO..
W. w. Boy den paid forfeit aud did not ruu. After the
weighing had beeu got through So lbs mares So b..
geidings, the rumps; sounded for saddug the uags
looked pretty we'll Green and Hare being generally the "a.
vorites aud stood Bschrr, with good hackers. %
the toss up green the inside Belcher them Hare
and outside was boswell.
They made fine start with the bay 6lley leading and
Hare keeping close To her. Bscher aud DosEel Kept
we'll together TO thela quarter. Green maintain.
ed tue lead but coming down the home Stretch HIres
colt closed up 10 tine style. The interest OF the
evidently between Green aud Hare they passed the pole
making the fret mile in minute fifty Eve secoUds Az
ter passing the stand Green and Hare grb to girtb
but the half mile reached, Hare made bold dash
for the rse took the lead bravely and kept H. beating the
about four lengths. They passed the stand n the
following order Hares Znganse, let; Green's fey god;
3elcter 3D. and boswell just saved hiuselfby half
from being dstanced. Time Of first heat So l-2 TIE
usual rubbing down and fixing took place. and the Znga
stock seemed up in The market sl old knowing
ones seemed TO hold bravey for Becher. On coming
up TO the tart, it found that Green had Withdrawn
his ey, and left the the three colts Hare was
the management Of his nag
The three started beautifully. Usres col, leading eli
round With Beeher doing noble running, aud promising
do something better they passed the stand most *
citing gitme 1854. But before the quarter pole was
reached Becher made gsaut rush along side and took
the fora hundred yards so; here Hare him
agao could not maintain bis position Belcher came
home gaauty with the lead winning the teCond hest
boswell was left nowhere this time having been badly
distaDced. Time Of second beat Sc 10.
Now came the most exciting part ofthe race the mat
bet and and oil,
had good steady backes though Hare seemed 20 have the
mos confidence after s rusOcsry rest the trumpet sound
cd The rgts are brought up, end of they go 10 q
ling gait Belcher is ;,le ahead end seems resolved to
keep H. Ills nall ri der Alex sits HIN beautifully and 40
pears quite cool at tho Haes locker tries the
whip aud spur but eli Of sudden bis bay colt seems to
have o5t all deaife to win aud does very ugly run
ming Belcber leads bin oil round though 90 the homo
stretch Zngsuee makes bold effort to come I'D but h,
! won't do-lst mile l5I IL. Beicher ssds ct an erer-
cisiDg gait round to the BILL Iud bis little yellow locker
looks over bis shoulder Knowingly 70 SEQ Tbee bis
ttor s 2ngsuse now makes bold Dash % DO or die
but 1t s too late he evidently does not run Or else
esu 9D 30 he lets Becher pass the stand about four or
i've lengths ahead Of him Tuos Of the two heats out
OF three, and Of the $500 Time Of third heat os
Then came the settling, aud the "iokiug over" and
oIher ue affairs 70 be attended TO- aud gentlemen were
informed ibat tomorrow you'd be devoted mile heats Tor
| purse Oi {2UO
Five horses entered and seem to promise some
running, unless they have much degsusrated 10 blood
see advertisement 10 another column
Ahotthc above lace there Ens o general rush for homo
except among those who fancicd l6ey could make some
hlng by On extra uru IN the itty machines
around--Pstersburg Express Oct H.
DiTiSouEnfn AREiyAL.-we have II In our power ia
announce m THIS issue, that Moi JACK FRosI who has
been absent Tor several months pas has .gan made bs
appearance among ns We first hiss the pleasure Of see
pg him on Thursday last in the nl Of his glory /,
y bis determination, we believe, to spend the coming win
Ter In these parts.-Frmefs Friend.
ARREsIED.-We learn that on Sunday last man vas Al,
rested on the top Of Peters mouutain between Monroe
and Giles counties and taken back TO franklin for nn,
deting man IN that county. This Ia tho 6rs We have
heard ofthe murder being committed.-lb.
hrsTEET-The Buffalo Democracy SAYS that on ,ho
morning Of the 9th inst there taken from stencil
ap 10 that city human hand from the arm At Tho
wrist TIE hand was small and delicate evidently tb,,
Eomao, and appeared 70 have been 10 the water ior
some time, az the flesh much deeomposed The .to,
~ OF bis hand and 70 whom II beonge are Of
mystery not TO be elesred up perhaps I'LL the day when
ell things shall be made plain '