The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-08

J . ass IlllCE AONE CENT.
ss. LOCAL slGArxHne.
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| weather could not hats beAf, more delfsksfni n,
| enjoying those exhilsratine ouf-dosr amubsments.
which 10 the palmy days Of the Old Dominion. q,
tsacsed the attention ard won the adrnifatien q
her faaf aaushtess Ard gallant s6ns Old Sol pu,
on bis brightest looks IN hessr of the occasion.
while eentie zephyrs hrsks the force OF he scorh.
Ing rays, and madeths day equal In every reSpeet
to the ioveliest ef May. ~ esavF ef4 = -
F. The aitendanes was NOS ~ 1larss. b. Ar, a i.
should have eees. but Ia tooting over the crowd.
We observed that many Of the right stripe were
present. and that IN their hsnds the ehafaeesr Of
Virginia racing was safe The admirers Of blood.
stock feel that they have responsibility restiue
apon them. and thus feeling. they know tney can
only % re'eved Of their oblgasions BY support
ing The race coufse andimprovine the racs horse
On examining the track We found that de sand
was deep and heavy and that the race would be
one Of labor, II fass but knowing something of the
speed OF Sue Washington. We readily concluded
tnat sne would wadeit, In the lead, whatever Of.
posed her, and therefore booked her a 9 winner.
hundreds of others agreed with us in this opfn
ion. and they were right. ~ the result win prove:
iAs hace WAS colt stake, two mile hsats oa0J
subscription. Sl0) forfeit for which there were
four entries-Sue Washingfeu Shockoe Sonona
and Nicholas lst-but as Nicholas did moi make
his appearance. only three Of the contestant, were
csueo out When the "trio' came before the
stand Miss Sue exhibited stfness in her len hip.
which somewhat startled her baekversi hut :.
she seemed all right in other respects none tha,
knew her were disposed to desert her in the fieht
at hand. Shockoe il large chestnut colt ana
promises to become troublesome IS he advances
in iiie but on this occasion seemed too Moor for q
bruising race Sonora Is certainly basntv .nd
had many admirers, but the "knowine ones" nro-
nounced her tucked, and for that reason foe ght
shy Of her. IYE asa -.
At o'clock the born sounded to saddle and tho
riders being mounted, the two ladies' and their PAL
iant came 70 the score, Sue Washington being
hrst, Sonorna second, and Shockoe third Before
giving the word, one Of the judges announced
tnat SonomA carried i've pounds over weight, and
tnen ordered the trainers to let loose and the ri.
ders to 20. fs-efs-.zs 5.ess | - -
First Heat.-Shockoe gut an admirable send off and
soon took the track bur the jockey on Sue called
upon her, and erehsr ungalaut partner had reach.
% the hrst quarter pole she tapped bin side BY sids
the two dashed along. until nearing the half mile
when Sue extended herself little, moved TO
the front took the track and being ell in hand led
by the stand in 1:55, Shockoe heing well up. and
Sonoma several lengths behind him In commen.
cling the second mile, Sue cut out the work for
her followers, and soon opened wide space be-
tween herself and them which she kept until mass.
ing the half mile pole, when Charles, har Jockey
took strorg pull upon her, and enabled Shockoe
to get within speaking dis ance In which posi-
tion the two ran uuti the score WA passed in 354
and the heat wen. Sonoma failing to get by the
distance stand until the flag struck In her face
Second Hsdt-Five and ten to one were now OF.
Tered that sue would win, and In some instances
taken, but only for small amounts, as every body
| considered the contest over. In the meantime
thirty minutes had expired, the horn sounded and
| Sue and Shockoe again marched. up for smother
brush Shockoo got the send of with the word,
aod made adesperate effort TO hold It, but Mise Sue
had the foot of him. and before he had gone one
third around gave him the go-by, went mp head,
| and had the running all her own way tor the bal
ance of the heat, making the FIRST mite under q
strong PAL in 1:5l, and the heat in 352 to the in
finite delight of those who had back ed her heavily
| against oil odds ~ 5. =. - 20 =
| We append q summary; ha sE
Tuesday, October First Day.---A sweepstake foY
.ubssription 500 forfeit closed with the feilowing
Thomas boswell nXnes ch Sue Washington, s yra
old, BY Revenue, dam sarah Washington, "a
James Tally names ch. G Shockoe, s years old, BY
Tally Ho, dam Betsy White, 81 lbs !. ..........2
Bowie Hall names ch. sonoms, years old, .by
TmssM u.m sss 90 e dn
To-day, the race will be for the Proprietor
Purse, $3.50 two mile heats, for which four entre,
have been made, viz: james Tally's br. z. Terri
fer, years old; Bowie & Halrs gr b.. Union, 4
years old; D. McDanielIs b. N. CaroIina, 4 years
old, and John P, Edwards br. m. KizzeL, 4 years
| old All these entries are known 70 be fast, and
as even the racing men have been afraid to apoi
| the winner, an exciting contest may be expected
Let the friends of the tdrf muster strong today
| they wish to witness electric speed and hard
| fight. 1s 5@F tfi 8iat gSia blts
The Ladies of this city as well a. of the entire
State expected to send in large contributions
of their hsndwork for exhibition at the Mechanics
Institute Fair. The variety of manufactures and
mechanism to be seen at the exhibition will doubt.
less be large and interesting, but without the usu-
al contributions of the ladies' the show will be de.
prived OF Its most interesting and attractive fea-
ture. Mechanics. OF all men In the world are less
| able to succeed in what they undertake, unless
stimulated by the approving smiles and encourag.
| ing voices Of the ladies, and We. wish the fair
daughters of the Old Dopinion to bear this fact
| in mind Needle work, painting, drawing, en-
broidery knitting, netting, crocheting pstch work,
| worsted. millinery, nantsa making. shirt making,
| and Indeed every other branch Of ingenuity and
| industry within the reach of woman, should ba
berally represented at the approaching fair which
commences on the 21st inst. ,ef- 81
| j Stealing ,WatcA.-Ambrose. slave to Hiram OF.
| iver, was arragned before the Mayor yesterday
morning, to answer the charge of stealing watch
the night before OF Tom, slave to Robinson e. GA
| rey No one saw Ambrose when he committed
the theft but he was known to have bsen At Toms
berth whilst he was asleep, and after be left the
watch was missed. Ambrose declared himself a
member of the church, and protested his irno.
cence declaring that he had gone there to sing and
| pray, but no. to steal The Mayer took differ.
/ ent view of the matter, however, and ordered the
i accused thirty stripes sby5. 8s -"
The Sea Of lee last Monday night attracted the
largest and most fashionable audience We ever saw
/ assembled At the theatre, and we think we speak
the universal opinion of all that it more than sur.
| passed the high expectations of those who had
prepared their minds to witness something more
| than beautiful II Il were necessary, we would
undertake the pleasant task of enumera ating some
of The magnificent scenes, well as the curious
| mechanism and machinery, which aid In making
up this dramatic romance, but when 70 much has
| already been said, aud so many Of our people
have seen for themselves and been delighted, we
deem it useless to. do more than can attention
/ to the bills. f
Handsoms Preseat.-Mrs. T. l.. Lewe ellyn. editrest
Of the Central American, Nicaragua, at present so
journing in this city. yesterday Eeceiyed from .
| number of ladies' and gentlemen In Petersburg
the bandsome present Of splendid diamond
| brooch and pair of oar pendants, valued at $500
as token Of .their respect for the lady, and sh,
cause In which she is engaged" sro the letter ae
companying the present are appended the nsme
i Of Geo T. Ford. J. Nswsop, @. A. Syke, b. Coates
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