Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-10
From The Louisiana C1ulrisr.
THE GREAT RACE.

Painful Intelligence for the lorers of Presidential
sportsf-D Distressing Accident to dvorite coll
entered for the Sioeep stakes Of 1856f-Sam
Know Nothing let doion! t.E s.H =
Many Of our readers will be greatly panied to
learn that on Thursday last, that promising young
sweepstakes at the fall races of 1885, was rretriev-
ably ruined in race in Virginia and has been
turned out to grass It becomes our duty to give
a slight sketch of bis pedigree, performances, &c,
&c. 1t is not certain where he was foaled, but he
was bred near the Five Points, by his proprietor
Ned Bnntline. He was sired by Prejudice, out of
Fanaticsm, and is of course, full brother to Abo.
lition, Anti Mason, Anti Renter, and Higher Law,
whose performances on the New York and neigh
boring courses astonished the lovers of the Con-
stitution. . ......
Within the last two years this young horse has
won great many quarter and scrub races, and
had raised the hopes of his friends that be would
very probably win at the great four years race to
come off on the first Tuesday of November So
1t was hoped that if he could win at the spring
meeting in the Old Dominion-the mother of States
and Statesmen and not less distinguished for fine
horses than for great men-that no entry would be
made against him in the great Presidential sweep
stake. His friends were immensely sanguine, and
piled up their money at large odds, that he would
double-distance his competitor. Some Of the wise
men who. RnoaU- Something took large odds, not
having any confidence in the bottom of that stock
as none of his brothers had ever run respectable
race and the stock is not considered game-though
tricky. a.
The meeting, however, came off on Thursday last
and was witnessed by the largest crowd ever as
sembled and the result looked forward to with
painful anxiety by the friends of the Constitution
all over the Union. @
The Virginans entered their favorits old horse
Democrat who, though occsionslly beaten out of
the State, had never lost heat on his native SOIL
and though looking thin with hard work, came to
the Pole in calm and easy way, while Sam
KnowNothing evnced all the dancing, prancing,
and Impotence that charscterizes the scrub At
the start the colt rushed ahead and his friends
shouted and made the welkin ring and betted and
Dragged 90 high that the friends of poor old Dem
ocrat were afraid to risk their money, but Sans
friends were dosmed to bitter disappointment
Long before the race was over, it was evident that
this promising colt was ruined forever. 1t was
with great difficulty that he taken off the
track and led to bis STALL where at the last accounts
he was dying and is now most probably dead.
OldDemocrat, on the contrary, came out OF this
race looking as fine silk and pricking up his ears
and looking Wise, as much as to say "This old
horse never did, or will lose race in Old Virginia"
1t is not known what the enemies of old Demo.
crazy will do at the ensuing race, having disposed
of their entire stock for the purpose of purchas-
ing this very promising young SIM Kno,v-NoA.-
ing colt.
There is said to be, north of Mason and Dixon's
line, very strong and furnishing animal called
Anti-Nebraska BIZ, half-brother of Sans, who
has host of friends at the North, and if few
can be found at the South, he may possibly be en-
tered to prevent Old Democrat from walking over
the course.
RESULT
Democrat by Old Virginia, out of Civil and Reli-
gious Liberty, go LIST
Sam now-N Nothing by Prejudice, out of Fa-
natcism G. d. Persecution, dist