The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

r,,n R.or,-r,asr DAY.-We
=, never sesn . more gloomy. discgreesole csy
thsn yesterdsy for sport. A. ocioca 20 me
moruue rain began to fall, and from snss ume "a
I'll o'clock the clouds seemsd 20 "a = a.
over the city snd ks envirous and pou.eo 'ol.n
sheir liquid contents IN one stescy. unss'yne
sluics untiI the earth appeared % s.M
synanse OF water From until O'CLOCK sngnt
sbssemen. sose place but .ns III below 20 unin
vl,,ue that compart lively few person, ~o n
,.s ,o turu OUT and risk "ducking TO winners
race between TWO o. the finest coits IN 'ne ols'e
yyh an 90 REACHED The course score or more OF
..,rf devo.ee." had assembled, and learning tnat
oaIv sebastopo, and Carolina were 20 staH, mao
upsped the betting at three 70 Two sou ~ en-. en-,
Instances at two to one, on the colt Iny.
A short vaIk along the stretch soon convinced Us
,ha, tha track was heavier than we ever saw Il.
the mud beiov fetlock deep at every step. while
here and there vast lakes OF water, seserai incnes
Deep were to be seen upon the cnurse hoo"ing
that the colt was the longest strder ano supposog
that this fact would operate against nin' We we're
Inclined to the opinion that be would hoo Il nsru
job 10 beat the FLY, who was extremely ". euo
always on her fee., but 10 this we were h'stShen,
az the sequel will prove
having bee n weighed and charged, the horn sound
ed aud the TWO came to the score, oeoaMopoi ue'
log firss, TO receive the word Whnous the
stobtes, trouble the two were let go at the same
iossant and ego" being given, they dashed fore
ward like chained balls, side by side After going
two hundred yards, the FLY drew In front aad
led of at spirited lick 10 the back stretch where
the colt took the 'persusders," made gallant run,
Tapped and parsed her, and then fairly flow around
the turn and down the quarter stretch, passing the
stand Ia 81 the fly being fair second, but evil
IDENTIFY too tired to go much farther at the same
lick After passing the s.and, the colt continued
his run, and though well In hand, began 20 open a
space between bin and hts fair companion, which
he continued to widen. until reaching The hesd of
the quarter stretch, when his rider rallied him,
and Increasing his speed, led home In 05, puning
bis fs1r competitor behind the pole, and winning
the heat with perfec. ease In 356, and the race
From the running of the fiily Satisfied that
she lie no mud nsg,' and that fast as she 10 re.
puted to be, che will ever fad her equal when run
ning two three mile heats against Sebsstopol
who bids fair to be Of the lest race horses
| the State.
We append the entries and result. for future ref
erence:
year old colts and files two mile heats $500 ems
trance SlG0 orfei' closed with the following sub
scri5erf:
Tally d. Cheatham's Sebastopol, by
Tally no. dam Oratrix- l
Belcher & McDsnie's b Carolina, by
Regent, dam by imported Flstterer distanced
o Hsre's CHI C by Tally'ho, dam by
Trus.ee. Observation-Disclosures. paid forfeit
Tally & Chea,ham's &C by Revenue,
dam Andrewetta .-..............-. paid forfeit
Jsmes D Doswelrs by Revenue,
dam Emily Thomas. paid forfeit
VIM II Gibbons br Whistler, by Mar.
liner, dam Patsy Anthony. .......-.. paid forfeit
B-lcher & McDaniers ch f by John
Blunt, dam BY imported Priam. paid forfeit
Calvin Green's C by Sovereign, dam
Ann Chase. Observation-Disclosures. paid forfeit
Thomas Moore's br by Glencoe dam
BY Sidi.Hammet.- paid forfeit
Thomas G Moore's CHI by Yorkshire,
dam by Margrave.. -........... paid forfeit
Time-356
To-day the Proprie.or's P urss of $500, two mile
heats, will be for by the eatres to be seen In
the nt and ii the track Is not too heavy
a we'll contested race may be- expected. Those
| who wish to witness the sport, can get pleasant
rife In Wright's omnibus, which runs regularly
between the st. Charles Hotel and the race
course