The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-06-21
Jack Rink ana the Yankoe.

We find the following in one Of our
exchanges without credU. We should
not like TO vouch for its ruh but ifit
serves to excite the risiJles Of tie read
er, it will doubtless accomplish the OBJ
lject Of its author:--
Few communities are more strongly
Iimbued with passion for horse racing
than the good people of Nalohez. New
York folks talk :" "soger and "engiae :"
in Paris, they talk opera and in Match
ez, they talk horse. They believe in
quadrupeds and nothing else. To own
the fastest horse in Natchez, is to enjoy
the fee simple of an honor in comparison
with which member Of Congress sinks
into nothingness.
In October last, The fall meeting
took place, and led to more than the usu
al quantity Of excitement and brandy
cocktails. The last race of the last day
was a sort of free fight open 10 every
horse that had never run a race purse
/ $3.50, entrance 525.
Among those who proposed to 60 in
was Yankee pedlar with a sorreI colt
Of rather promising proportions. He thus
addressed one Of The Judges;
/ | say, captain. should Ike TO go in
for that puss.'
! What with .
THAT sorrel COLT
is he speedy 2
/ Il calculate be is or would not wish
to risk load Of tin ware on the result
DO you know the terms?'
Like book-puss $500, and entlan
fee S25-and there's the dimes
Here Yankee drew out last century
wallet. and brought UP two KS ard V.
Among those who Witnessed the opera.
I ton was Jack Rink Of the Belyue House.
/ Jack saw his customer, and Immediately
measured linn for an entertainment. Af-
ter the usual fuss and palayer, the horses
were brought out, saddled, and prepared
for single heat Of two miles. There
were eight competitors besides the Yam
kee. The latter was smart sorlcl colt,
with fine eye, and lift Of the leg that
indicated speed and bottom.
Bring up the horses said the Judge.
The horses were brought up-lhe
Yankee gathered up his reins aud
adjusted his stirrups. While doing this.
MIR. Riuk went to the rear Of the sorrel
colt and placed a chestnut burr under
his tail The next moment the order tO
90 was given, and away went nine
horses of all possible ages end coudi-
items. The Yankees was ahead and
kept there. Tin Ware was evidently
pleased with the way things were wora.
ing. and smiled a smile that seemed TO
say. that pusS will be mibe - les ,.u'e
than it would take z 7Scd u'gg"r e
slide down soaPod liberty p,,-' Poor
fellow he had mt reckoned 2r f Il ch IL
nut burr. The 'irr,lant' 'asi lack RiDk
had administered not OIL, increased .ao
animals velocity, but hi, " iu-aa. He
not only run like G,r, bat ae eirsed
10 do anything else. As the Yankee az.
preached the Judges stand. be uu1rr.
took 10 pull up, but it was no &C. lie
might as well have tried to stop thun.
lerbOlt with yard Of 'Og. The Yankee
reached the stand--the Yankee passed
the stand, the Yankee went down lhe road.
When last seen, the Yankee was passing
through the adjoining county at a speed
that made the people look at him as that
comet that was to make its appearance in
the iall of 1854 Where the sorrel gin
out is impossible to say. Al We know is,
that the Yankee has never been heard Of
from that day to this, while his wagon
load of tin ware still makes one of the
leading attractions in the museum of
Natchez.