The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-14

nhAsrOADk NCE OF THE DISPA r H.
PETERSBURG, Nay 18Th, 1855.
The races over the New Markst Courpe com.
y; me.soa today. and never Witnessed more do-
y y .bo,ss mestssr ior TIE sport Thesunvaswarm
miraoie condition, and The people. from anpesr.
the fun. - ss1--'e o ao1 enJVyins
The race to-d.y, was . sweepstake for three
800 forfeitfor which there were t,sslvs s,s-;ss'
making the stake the largest one Of ths hind thst
has been run for in this place for manv ve.rs tn
isct that three winners. two Of them The finest Is
tns siats. e We rsrs 2 start brought sogsshsr the
who congrsgated at IN early hour 1t the ressScrc.
Of Mr.. o. p Hare, the Proprietor, to enioy his hs
pitality, and to witness contest that was
ly looked for while, at the Same time Il drew Ont
IN overwhelming delegation Of .Cockaders. md
not = few of your good citizens, all Of whom were
more than repaid for their "South side trip by
the excitement of the occasion.
Punctually at l2 O'Clock, four. of the entries
made their appearance ON the course, and the
Judges soon ater taking the stand tho contestants
were placed in the following order-Martha Wash
ington first, Nicholas second. Talley's ch. colt
third and Green's bay colt fourth Nicholas, the
favorite, looked perfection In every part, and by
bis quiet manner, continued to gain favor Mar.
tha Washington, too, had her friends. but her
trainer fearing her condition, gave her second
place In public estimation; while the other two
were looked upon ~ tout Of the ring" in this fight,
the bay colt having twice before been beaten, and
the chestnut colt wanting speed in such trial
FTa Hedt.-At the sound of the horn the four
came up to the seore and after two false starts,
received the word and went off together Green
soon took the lead and held it tor the first quarter
OF mile, at which place Martha Washington went
up gave him the "go-by," and under steady pull,
cut put the work for her followers On reachina
the half mile pole, the jockey of Nicholas tickled
his ribs slightly, which induced him to 60 at the
lady, and before she was aware of it, he had
moved to the front. OF course she made des,
perate effort to regain her position, but Nicholas
having no disposition to yield to her claims put on
his best licks, and from there to the stand eyery
inch of ground was contested he keeping in front
and crossing the score frst, the lady at his hips,
| IN loo, Tally being third and Green fourth.
The friends Of Nicholas now felt more sanguine
than ever of his power to win, as he sweat out and
cooled off admirably while those who backed the
lilly thought her chances lost, because she could
not sweat This fact prevented further betting,
and saved many dollars that otherwise would have
been lost. - Fl.
Second Heat Time being out, the horn again
called the horses to the stand when only three ap
peared, Mr.. Green having drawn his colt When
the trio came abreast, "go" was again given, and
to the front, the filly being well up and bent on
mischief Tally bringing up the rear. As Nicholas
reached the first quarter pole, Martha commenced
brush and soon thereafter locked him. Side by
side the two fairly few along the back stretch
first one and then the other showing in 'front.' and
the friends of each yelling like madmen rs they
"sea-sawed' along ct the top of their speed, as
linked together by hooks of steel. On reaching
the head OF the quarter stretch, 50 near were tht
pair together that sheet would have covered
them. and yet neither seemed to have an inch id
vantage of the other. But now they are coming
home-the jockies catch the excitement Of thei
friends, and both draw their whips and apply them
On, on, they fly as if life depended on the result
ahxxIA f,nlu A.
and exerting every muscle, gains foot or two OF
his fair compettress at the distance stand, whicl
She too, as If resolved to win or die clings to hin
with desperation, and crosses the score, fastene
on to his saddle Skirts in l46a Talley being third
We have seen many races in our time, but hav
| never yet witnessed one in which two three year
| old were so equally matched in speed and endr
| rance nor where the iookers-on appeared to be 9
completely carried away with q contest. TIL,
| they are both high trumps, will not be doubted
cond heat might have been different If the lly hs
been on the inside, is equally probable.
| We append recapitulation:
| Tuesday, May l3-A sweepstake for three years ol
colts and fliies mile heats $500 entrance 800 fo
| felt closed with the following subscribers
| VIM. H. Gibbons names ch. 8. Nicholas L., BY iml
Glencoe, out Of Mamie Rhodes. BY Wagner: :...1
| T. 4 T. w. boswell names ch Martha Washing
| ton by Revenue, dam Sarah Washington, by
lame: Tally name. eh 9. By Taiy.Ho. dam Betsy
Calvin Green names b. c. by imp. Glencoe, dam by
| II
| o. P. Hare names b. c. Toler, by Childe Harold,
dam Marchioness by imp. Rowton. ...........pd
D. Mcdaniel names ch. c. by Senator, dam by Hot
i pa
| Bowie Il Hall names ch. 0. Expedition, by Regis
ter, dam Lucy Long, by imp Marsrave. .......p pd-
John Belcher names b. c. by HAWKING Boston,
dam by imp. Trustee. e.........................pd ..pd
Samuel D.. Lindsay names b. c. by imp Glencoe,
VIM. H Gibbon. NJ names ch. G. The Gar, by Tally.
Ho, dam An drewetta, by Andrew. .pd
J. w. Weldon nsmes Robt. r. Morris br. I. Mar
| garet Morris, by imp. Glencoe, dam by Medoc. pd
Arthur Towles names br. f. Ada Teyis. by imp
Albion, dam by imp. Leviathan. n...............pd
Time-l:50; 1:48a
/ To-day, the race is for the Proprietors Purs
| $500, two mile heats, for which Fanny Fern Luc
| Phillips and Sam Letcher are the contestants