The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-09
charleston RAcEs-FouRTH DAY.

CHARLESTON RACEs-FOURTH DAY.
The result of the races of Saturday was briefly
announced In Tuesdays Dispatch. The following
details, which we copy from the Charleston Stan
dard, will be read with much interest:
The Handicap Race over the Washington Course
for the Jockey Club Purse OF $500, three mile heats
came Oft on Saturday. Eleven horses were handi
capped for the purse but only three were entered
These were Nina. Col. singIetons ch. !. by Hero
and the Maid of Edsecombe
Nina led of, clo6ely followed by the Maid %
Edgecombe to the commencement OF the quarter
stretch. when the Hero flly passed the Maid and
pressed close upon Nina who won the heat how.
ever in $40. Time of the first mile l:5l, second
| l:53, third 1:56
The Maid of EdQec0mbe, at the commencement OF
the second heat, was evidently lame but notyvith-
standing this, hewever, led off and sustained the
| lead to the commencement of the quarter stretch,
when she was passed first by the Hero fly, then
by Nina She followed, however, to the end of the
| second mile when she let down. The race was
then closely contested between the Hero filly and
Nina. but Nina at length took the lead, and came
In ahead in 553 Time offrst mile Isl, second "a,
| third l. So
We regret to state that Nina also let down at the
completion of the race. She came in ahead with
apparestease, but evinced her lameness immedi-
ately AFTER
The second race-a single dash Of three miles, for
the purse of $500, post entries-then came of, and
afforded much entertainment
The entries were Florence, Red Eye, and John
Hopkins and upon the announcement of these
| names there was considerable speculation.
Red Eye was the fayorite, and bets were freely
made upon him against the field. Between Flor
eaec and Join Hopkins, opinion was very much
divided, and bets were freely offered and freely
taken upon both.
Red Eye took the lead, but was soon passed by
Florence, who held the lead through the first mile,
when she was passed by John Hopkins. Red Eye
In the meantime became disgusted with the amuse
ment and though urged by whip and spur, aban-
doned IT, He was walking down the quarter
stretch OF his second mile an unconcerned spec.
tator OF the scene, when his competitors passed
him second time their way out. John Hop
6ans came out ahead, making the time in 6.O3 l-2
There was third race for two mile heats, be-
tween J. B. Moore's ch. f., by Hero. and J. f. Ed.
lngs' Mary Bronn. Both heats were won by the
latter, with apparent ease the first in 3:54 and the
second in 3:5l L.
SPORTING PARAGRAPHS.
The South Carolina Jockey Club have recog.
nized stake for year olds, $500 entrance, play
or pay, to come Off on Thursday of the race week
of 1856, and appropriated $500 towards it, provid
ed three more start This stake is to be confined
entirely to the State and will close the 1st May
next and will be known as the 'sSouth Carolina
Stake"
James Rose has been elected President of the S.
c. Jockey Club for the ensuing year.
Col. Singeton's ch. f., by Hero is hereafter to be
known by the winning name of Ellen Eoins. She
is beautiful creature, and will gracefully wear
the cognomen of her illustrious namesake.