Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
The Great Race!

The Great Race!
PAINFUL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE LOVERS OF
PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS
Distressing Accident to a Javorite Gou en-
tered for tie ISyeep Stakes of 1856!
SAM NOW-NOTHING LET DOWN (!
We clip from the Louisiana Courier
the following humorous description of the
late sport in Virginia.
The Old Domion horse laid himself
out for the work, and had the heels OF the
crack nag " SAM" from the word ego"
Many of our readers will be greatly
panied to learn that on Thursday last, the
promising young horse, whose friends were
certain would win the swept stakes at
the fall races of 1856, was irretrievably
ruined in race in Virginia and has been
turned out to grass. 1t becomes our duty
to give slight sketch of his pedigree,
performances, &c, &c. 1t is not certain
where he was foaled, but he was bred
near the Five Points, rby his proprietor
Ned BuntIine. and is, of course, full bro
Their to Abolition. Anti>Mason, Anthem
ter, and Higher Law, whose performances
on the New York aud neighboring cour-
ses astonished the lovers of the ConstiLu>
ton
Within the last two years this young
horse has won n great many quarter and
scrub races, and had raised the hopes of
his friends that he would very probably
win at the great four year race to come
off on the first Thursday of November,
1856.
1t was hoped that he could win at the
Spring meeting in the Old Dominion
the mother of Statesmen, and not less dis
distinguished for fine horses than for
great men-that no entry would be
made against him in the great PresIden.
tial sweep stake. His friends were i'm.
mensely sanguine, and piled up their mo.
ney at large odds, that he would double
distance his competitor. Some OF the
Wise men who hao.0 S1malhing took
large odds, not having any confidence in
the bottom of that stock, as none OF his
brothers had ever run respectable lace,
and the stock is not considered game
though tricky.
The meeting, however, came of on
Thursday last, and was witnessed by the
largest crowd ever assembled, and the re-
suit looked forward to with painful
anxiety by the friends Of the Constitution
all over the Union.
The NIginiaus entered their fayorile
old horse, Democrat, who, though occa~
sionalIy beaten out of the State, had new
cr lost Il heat on his native soil. and
though looking thin with hard work, came
to the pole in Il calm and easy way,
willie Sam Know~NOthing cvinced all the
dancing, prancing, and Impotence that
characterizes the scrub. At the start the
colt rushed ahead, and his friends shouted
and made the wcIkin ring, and bcttcL
and Dragged SO high that the friends OF
poor old Democrat were afraid TO risk
their money but Sans friends were
doomed to IL bitter disappointment. Long
before the race was over, il was evident
that this promising colt was ruined for
ever. Ii WAS with great difficulty that
he was taken of the track fnI led to his
stall, where at the last accounts lie WAS
dying, and is now most probably dead.
Ola Democrat on the contrary, came
out of this race looking rs fine as silk, and
prlckiny up his ears and looking WISE.
as much to say, "This old horse never
did nor never will lose race in Old Fir-
ginia."
1t is not known what the enemies Of
old Democrat will do at tn" ensuing race,
having dispose OF their entire stock for
the purpose Of purchasing this very pros
missing young SIM H"o,v- NoMi"g coIt.
There is said to be, north OF Mason and
Dixon'S line, very strong and flourish
ing animal called In'i>Nt6tustu Bill,
hait~brothcr Of Sans, who has host of
friends at the North, and if few can bc
| found at the S5uth, he may be possibly
entered TO prevent Old Democrat from
walking over the course.
RESULT:
Democrat by O!u Virginia, out OF
Civil and Religious Liberty, list,
sam know-Nothlng by Prejudice,
out OF Fanat!clsm, 6. d. Pcrse-
! CuLiOn dist