The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-25
LOCAL MATTERS.
80, pocv R,ors-The Spring sport

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Ja,htI,i dav for II could not have been desired
Tba ,,sa,her was warm, but rendered pleasant Dy
gentle South wind that famed the cneeks u lne
heated specators sufficient to prevent oppItssiun
while the floating clouds tnat 81 '''1ol sa' "a -
face at old Sol cut off his parchng rays ana naGe
delightful canopy under which to stroll the held
Vhen we reached the course, which 10 about
miles south of this city, we were aereeaoy VI
nrised m find the attendance so large, anu " W
| PParya among the spectators, many OF nose oiu
chsmDions OF the turf who had again met TO pght
| their battles over Among these we nouS1I tuo
| familiar face OF Major Thomas posWel,' VI Lano
yer veteran of the turf, whose ereoe aso,
| hsoi,hv rountenauce elastic step, sparkling eye
and merry laugh, fully proved ina. olu tiie Hss
dealt eniently with him. and that 10 Vgo[ OF
ard action, he Ia yet but boy save 'no ~ -
| that gracefully adorns his head lnefe We g iiany
| CHER distipg rushed characters present. DuL We
| have not the time to notice them now. -, lii,
| TIe Track Owing to the long dry speil, which
seems to have no end, the track was III uu9 oou-
| dtinn consequently, fact time was expected over
II. but not such lightning dashes as those we nave
| seen aud read of over the Metalre course LOT
Broad Rock 10 always several seconus lIweI thau
that beautiful track which has oeeh auoh
nerfection bv the skill OF its enterprlslug ana pop"
| Mar nronrietor Mr. R. Ten Brock. Every one
who had seen the rival colts, and knew tnelr racing
| blood their high metal, the care Wlth winch tney
had been trained, and the speed WIN winch tney
had been accredited expected TO witness ourst OF
| sneed rarely seen in this section; but few, very
few indeed had anticipated what really TOOK place
! The grey colt of Messrs. Tally q Cheatnam came
| 10 the turf with repu alton ana name lnnefteu
| from his ancestors, Revenue and Andrewetta; but
| sona ot his councillors were of blood equally
pure so that all had their friends and hackers
| and all proved themselves worthy the support
they received Notwithstanding the TACT thaL lhree
| of them were to lose.
| JDc Horses At 30 minutes to | o'clock the
horn sounded and shortly thereafter the four en-
| tries marched down the quarter stretch 10 single
file As they passed to and fro, the spectators eX-
| amined them carefully, and the friends OF escn
thought his par ocular favCre just up TO the mark
Messrs Tally & Cheatham's Revenue colt looked
| fair and moved with great nlmoleness, but we ulo
| not ihnk him exactly fit tor bruising race Mr.
DDswelTs Baltic Peyton colt is horse OF fine &C
lion and mas speed withal but he looked to US as
| il he had not had sulfciency OF work. Mr.
Green's Sovereign colt is large bay, o. hue srde
| and action, aud With a rapid turn OF speed, put
| was deficient in strength for want OF Il 'sn. M
| Belcher's Tally~Ho is a handsome bay, rather
| small but quite snowy. His trainer had no hopes
of winning with him, owing to the tact that he nsd
| not h al air chance to do himself credit AL, In
all the four were far from perfechon In ordeT, OUT
nevertheless, are pr0mislDg colts and TWO OF thtt
at least, will prove troublesome customersln tline
| to come.
| The Race-At one o'clock the horn sounded to
sad die and the Judge having weighed ana charged
the riders aud drawn for positions the four came
| to the score for the word-Green being hrst Dos
| well second, Belcher third and Tally X Cheatham
| fourth Az they drew near the stand go was
| given, and the four sprang forth In iufnp-Hfeeh
| soon drawing ahead, closely followed oy laily
| Chegtham boswell being third, and Belcher fourth
| The first half mile was run with great rapldIy,
without change variation and the last halt COM
| menced when the jockey on Tally &Cheathans
| colt eased up his pull, and the grey made beau
tiful brush for his leader, but tailed 10 reach nn
| Shouts now rent the air that Green had him but
| as they reached the head OF the stretch the grey
made his second brush, cut down his opponent,
| gided by him, took the track, and lead home, an
easy winner, In l:52 81 to the great delight OF those
| who had taken him against the held.
| With those who knew anything OF racing, the
| jig was now considered up, though there were
| many who believed lhat1neitt g Doswen or BeCh>
| or had run for the heat. As matter of course
| those who had taken any one horse against the
| grey felt great desire to hedge" to save their
| q sinners" but to find suckers to suit their purpo
| ses was a very different thing. Some few nlbbled
gracefully at odds, and caught, but these few
were Of that character who never lose more than
mule could pull down hill! on ice, and therefore no
| serious injury done by their losses. In the
mean time, the half hour for cooling and rubbing
| had passed. the horn again sounded the four were
| saddled and mounted and coming up to the mark
| in good order, were ready to start tor the
| Second Heat.-At the word, the four went off like
| quarter horses, Taliey and Cheatham having the
iDside and running to hold it. and boswell putting
| in his best ticks TO outoot bis adversary and get
| thetrack, whie the othertw feeling no disposit on
to go biud in the dust OF their leaders, kept at
| respectful distance In the rear, doubt feeling
proper disgust for the rudeness OF their compsn-
IONS who continued to throw sand 10 their eyes at
| every opportunity. But the goal ia not yet won,
the prizes not yet gained. The last half mile is
being left behind, and still no separation has taken
| place. Side by side as if inseparably Joined to-
| geher the Revenue and Bailie Peyton colts fairly
fly along the course, now one, now the other show
ing his head In 'front.' until about TO swing into the
| quarter stretch, when the jockey on the Revenue
calls on him, applies the rowels and he molly res-
| ponds, drawing length or two ahead, and thus
| holding his advantage until home s reached, and
the purse is in 81 3d. to the great eight of
those who had backed him against the field at odds
the Baile Peyton being second the Tally Ho third
| and the Sovereign fourth in the race.
| We annex the purse, distance, entries, and time
| for future reference:
First Day-A sweepstake for three years old colts
| and fIhes mile heats $500 entrance 500 forfeit
| closed with the following entries
Talley and Cheatham enters gF c.by Revenue,
os Tbonsa no.usii n T. rook:i enter. bI
| by Bailie Peyton dam by Emancipation. ........3
| Jno. Belcher Is. C. Macon) enters b. c. by
Tey-Ho, dam by Paris :.......';' .....,4
| reign, dam Ann Chase
! Calvin Green enters CHI. f. by BeAhazasr dam
| Time: I523-I5I3
| To-day is to be handsome affair, if the entries
| are such their owners suppose them to be- the
purse being liberal one and the distance two mi e
heats Let the friends of the turf turn out to euioy
the spert, and let all who wish to spend few hours
q.
| hack and visit Broad Rock one of the most qui9t
| and retired Courses in the country.
MANCHESTER ELECTIoNs The election
| of Trustees for the town of Manchester were sc:
| cidentsily omitted In our paper yesterday. We
give this morning the vote OF the seven gentlemen
who were chosen DR.. Samuel Patterson. I26; DR.
| Samuel Taylor, SO Claiborne Burnett l09; VIM.
| w. Day, Sc; Thomas Walden, jr, 70; C. C. MeRae
| 20; and Joseph Butler, 20.
CIRCUIT COURT-J Judge MEREDITH PRE-
| sIDING.-Ihe Court met at 10 o'clock Yesterday
| morning, when the jury in the cause of John F
| Manch ester, charged with passing counterfeit mo-
ney was argued by Messrs ;Crump and Crane for
| the defence, and Mr.. T. P August for the Com
monwealth. The jury after short retirement re-
turned a verdict OF not guilty
BY consent OF the Court ROIe proscqHi was on
tered on each OF the others three cases against
| Humphrey, and one against Whitman after which
all of them were discharged from further prosecu-
| ton.
RICH M0ND MALE ORPHAN SecIETy
The ninth anniversary of this Society was held In
| the Lecture Room of the lst Presbyterian Church
| on the evening of Monday, the Esd inst
| On motion of Rev. DR. Moore. Col Thama. III