Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-11
Great National sweep.takes.

Great National sweepstakes
The trump of preparation for " the great event.
has been sounded, and from the many coursers In
training the following entries have been made
!. White gelding Buccanier, (calIed Old Buck
aged; by Bargain; dam by Intrigue,out Of Corrup-
ton in ironical turf parlance, sired by Bargain
and damned by Intrigue.
2. Grey horse Phil Moreluck, by Union dam
Truth, by Patriotism, out of Honesty.
3. Black colt Free Monsieur, by Jean Crapeau ;
dam Disunion, by Black Republican, out OF Abo-
Etion.
The old horses have celebrity for their achieve
ments Oh the turf, but not so the colt. The old
gelding had long ago been introduced upon the
course, then in a Federal stable. He was bolter,
and never fulfilled his early promise, or performei
particularly well, though sometimes he showed
speed. He was not to be relied upon when he got
into tight place, and did not run upon his cour.
age. 1t was Trist affair at Mexico; he made a
bad run at ostend; again at Cuba; and, though
with the insignia Of the Cincinnati, it is expected
he will fail when put up to all he knows. Not from
the race-horse region, his blood is too coldrather
of the Conestoga than of the high-mettled breed.
The black colt is even less reliable-a sort of
"Woolly Horse"-no one knows where from, or
of what blood, forther than disclosed In the given
pedigree. He had run well with Indian ponies
among the mountains; but, on the Atlantic coast
when he met the true blood, he was beaten by
Foote--the colt boiling and running in direction
the reverse of that he is pursuing; If he !can
run at all with real race horses. He has been so
fretful and FESTIVE that he can't be depended upon
In this race he is to be ridden by Greasy, of social
notoriety, or Sawney, the Scotch boy.
Phil Moreluck (his appropriate name on account
of success) il real race horse, in every respect
He has run with wonderful good fortune. On the
death of Old Zach. he succeeded to all his engage
ments-doing better than was expected OF the old
horse-beating everything that was brought against
him on the National course, and with an eclat un.
known since the glorious days of old Washington
one can doubt his speed and honesty. In long
run, such lasting qualities must tell.
Phil will be guided by Discretion OH the 4th Of
November rider who never lost race.
Strange as it may seem, Buccanier had the call
when the entries were made. His hackers in this
region are bold and Drag high. Having been sue
cessful with inferior nags, they could not well 60
lower, and therefore offer to bet high. But their
old trainer, Richie, is dead, and his juvenile sue
cessors cannot supply his place. The Pennsyl-
vania jockey, Forney, rode the winner in the last
great race, and much was expected from his jock
eying. But as the day approaches the hackers of
Buccanier show signs of hedging. If the horses
run on hard clay they are apprehensive about the
old gelding, as his feet are tender. On the rocky
soil of the North he can't run with the colt, nor
can the latter run on the sandy soil of the South
He is too light for the work and cannot carry
weight, nor can he find any hackers among the
Southern bloods.
The hackers Of the colt, however, are not with
out hope. They are doing their best with him
under the care of two tricky trainers--each hav-
ing theory of his own-so that one has taught
the colt to bolt on one side, and the other on
the opposite side of the course. He can't be
made to run in one track. One of the trainers
is Weedy Puritan; the other cunning Jesuit
a union of the Puritan and the Red Leg--one is
accustomed to scrub racing, and has been 80 often
beat and yet prospering, that he has been accused
of starting his nags to be beat the other proba-
bly, is more knowing on the Corso than on the
Union course. This union of Blifl and the Roman
Black George bodies no good to the colt. His
hackers will not bet upon him, and the odds
against him arc increasing.
The only reliable horse, when the race is to
come off, is Phil Morehuck, the champion of the
Union course too fast for the speedy and too hon
est for the slow. Trained by Experience guided
by Discretion, and cheered by the felders-for
Phil is universal favorite, he scarce fail to
reach the goal of honor, as when victor of the
Compromise, amid the plaudits of all true Ameri-
cans.