Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-26
NashviIls Racs.--..Fifsh Nay.

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Saturday terminated the sports of the Fall Meet
ing upon the Nashville Course GF
The dust having been settled BY light rain, II
was much the most pleasant day of the week
Nor was the attendance 50 good any previous Gay.
We noticed many old and respectable citizens IN
the crowd The ladies too, bless them, graceo the
occasion with their presencs, and it Is not nattery
| to say that amongst the number were some OF the
most beautiful and accomplished that belong to
our hourishng city--so remarkable ior lovely ara
/ and ACCOMPLISHED women. We noticed in ths
Judges stand DR.. Shelby, Col Mason Pitcher, Gen.
Harding d.. Smith, Col. Aris Brown, Col. Torbett
and several other of our most respectable and sub
stantial citizens, besides these who seemed to be
engaged in conducting the sports. Col. Richard
Chestham acted IS the starting Judge; DR.. Smith,
Col. W. Johnson, and Col. Alb. Turner, as timers;
snd each Of the daily city papers were represented
with good looking reporter. The most beautiful
of which, modesty forbids me to mention Aud
just in this connection allow US to say, that if it
should be ascertsned that the owner of the win
ner Of the race that we are now trying to report,
gave US hat, that we were thereby bribed TO ssy
sught 10 his favor We never say any thing bat
what we think about fine horses
Bot to the race. 1t was for the Club purse of
$500; Four mile heats four entries: Laura Spill
mar, Lizzie Bugg, Harper's Yorkshire colt, and
Jim. The first mentioned was the favorite at two
to one against the field; betting free.
After the usual preparation the horses were let
off finely, Lizzie Bugg in The lead. In the first
two miles Jim made several Intellectual attempts
to come up then fell back, giving his position to
Laura Spilman. After heavy brush of mile |
the latter succeeded in securing front position,
which she kept to the close of the heat But it is
due to Lizzie Bugg to say that just as she was |
making the first turn in the fourth mile the sad
die became so displaced as to cause her rider, Bob
Erwin, to loose his balance, nor did he recover un
til he was some two hundred yards in the resi-
But even after this he would have saved his dis
tsnce had it not been for the order of Col Cheat
ham to take the FLY up. As it was she was only
distsnced by few feet Consileridg aIi The c:r-
cumstsnces Lizzie certainly acq lifted herself with
great credit We predict that she will yet crown
herself with the brightest lsur els of the turf.
In the interval of fifty minutes between heats,
we amused ourselves in looking around. We vis-
tied the dining room, found all right-the bar, all
right there-the booths-no, we didn't 60 in
here, but we went near enough to hear under and
pier seven, "eagls by chancs," and other similar
expressions all of which was Dutch to US and we
happened to think Of Bates and Immediately by |
movement we found ourseh in the ls-
lies stand listening to the sweet music made by
he two inimitabe violin players, Mr.. Grant and
Jordan, with their banjo snd clsrionet accompani
nents. We didn't have much to say to the ladies'
hey were too mnch engaged psrtsking of re-
reshments. Amongst them, however, we no.
iced newly married couple from our own end
If the State, East Tennessee, enjoying themselves
well. May they enjoy the race thro'
life as well as they seemed to enjoy this. But
he drum taps and We must go TO the stand
SIooED HEAT.-Lasra Spallnlan took the lead,
;eps it, and won the race with ease. While this
sst was running, we heard hundred to thirty
fered frequently on the Yorkshire colt against
In.
Lassya SpilusGn was ridden by James Pncss;
Harper BY Daniel Webster; Lizzie Bstgg By Robt.
Irwin and Jim by Phillip. The riders all seemed
0 acquit themselves very handsomely; and moth
og occurred in any way to mar the sport, save
be accident with Lizzie Bagg, already recorded,
We annex summary of the RAGS:
SUMMARY. 1
ohm Campbell, names Laura SpilmGn, BY !
Wsgoner, dam Glorisna, years old l
: s. Stevenson, enters b. C. i'm, by Ham
let dam by Imported Priam, years old dis.
'. F. Harper, enters b. c. by Yorkshire, out
of the dam of Blonde, 4 years old 3 h
. F. Cheathsm, enters "Lizzie Bagg BY Ep.
silon, dam Cottage Girl, by Imported Ain
derby, 3 years old. dis
Time: SOP; 8;O7h