The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-09

| II -. ch.-rD,rs r.sss,MAs 80 lovely on Tuesday
starting many OF our etizens ffom fhss, o1s .S g
orick and mortar, In search Of recrestsa Rsss oi
joyment beyond The city Imits. Fsirsasa ~ en-. r.
soulse, Vas .ne ersnd centre Of attraction. .na -
hundreds OF them found their way "a thst a.. m sno
fui resort where innocent pleasures vsys ~.
dant and old friends could talk Of times nee
the prospects Of the future We notice. \. 10 .no
crowd many frosted heads, apparently reiuvens.
ted by the good time that had come. and fe
ned to see that young gentlemen of nteIiissnss
ana education wers mixing in the throne. taikins
horse" and listening with mark ed attention q ~
recounting Of contests in days gone By. thst
sMened the heart with pleasurable emotion and
and the host Of high flyers that drew together the
eite of the State, were gone, and the long house.
once filled with graceful forms and lovely faces'
presenting the appearance of bed of roses be.
uecAea @ with diamonds and costly jewels, had 81
ven place to one less comely, but notwithstandine
tnese unpleasant changes the pick Of Old Virginia
sons were on the field, and Mai Dos n ell and Col
hare, young men Of the oldea time, were there 70
give hte and zest to the innocent sport SO essen
| tial to the rearing of fine horses. and se cond,.
Give to the health of those who participate in it
May they enjoy the pleasures of the turf many
years to come and continue to prove an example
worthy OF imitation, by those who are to follow
them.
The Race We found the track ou;ta b..vv
owing to the depth of sand, and feared the time
would prove slow, as Carolina, Terriier. Union
and Kizzel were the contestants. When the horses
appeared before the stand all of them looked verv
hne, but Carolina had the call against the field,
until her friends were crowded off by frequent
offers She, however, maintained the position of
favorite against any named nag, and in the end
proved that she deserved all confidence.
First Hsat.-The sound of the horn brought the
four entries to the score, Terriher being first
Carolina second, Kizzel third and Union fourth
and the word being given, all hands cut loose and
dashed ahead. After run of = hundred yards,
Terrfer lead off at rapid lick, closely followed
by Kizzel, Union being third and Carolina bring.
ing up the rear. On the back stretch Union rave
Hizzel the 60 by and made .. Terriier but failed
to overhaul him, Carolina let out kink or two,
put in some of her best licks, passed her lady
companion, gave Union the goby at the half mile
pole and making At Terri6er, Tapped him at the
head of the quarter stretch and side by side bound
ed with him to the judges stand in 1:55 Starting on
the second mile Terrifier once more took q front
position, but on reaching the quarter pole, Miss
Carolina again responded to the call of her rider,
dashed furiously along the back stretch. Tapped
him at the head Of the quarter and then out
footed him home winning the heat in 3:52 Terri.
fer being length behind Union saving his dis.
tance, and Kizzel dropping behind the pole.
Second Hsat.-Carolina, Terriier and Union
all cooled off WELL and as the favorite seemed to
be in fine condition, no odds could tempt the out
siders to take the field against her. At the expi
ration of thirty minutes the horn called the three
to score, and 'go" being given, Terrifer went off
at killing lick, closely pursued by Union, who
seemed bent on being with him to the end Caro-
lima moving gracefully along in the rear and run
ming as easily IS If she were at play in pasture
On nearing the head of the quarter stretch, Terri
fer and Union being then yoked together as if
bound by hooks of steel, the jockey of Carolina
gave her headway, and in the twinkling of an eve
she was in the crowd. Shout after shout went
up at her unexpected burst Of speed, but before
the echo had died away she had moved to the
'front.' as If impelled by electricity. dashed down
the stretch like an affrighted hare, and over the
score in 155, Terriier and Union being yet locked
together. After passing the stand, Carolina con.
tinued to widen the breach between her competi.
tors and herself, whilst Union and Terrfier were
putting in their best ticks for the mastery As
they passed the half mile pole, Union showed in
front, and from there to the stand continued to
| leave his adversary, Miss Carolina holding her
lead and winning heat under strong pull In 3:63i
We append recapitulation
Wednesday, PIoprietor's purse $3.50 two mile
D. Mcdaniel enters b. m. Carolina, years old,
by Regent, dam by imp Flatterer, 81 lbs ......
Bowie & Halis gr. h; Union, 4years old, by Reg
James Talley's br. &, Terrfer years old, by
Sovereign dam Levisthan, lo7 ibs.......;;;.;;..
Time-s:52; 3:5sf
To Day the race is for the Jockey Club Purse of
$500, three mile heats for which Lucy Phillips
and Frankfort have been entered Both horses
already named Lucy for the winner, and are back
ing her heavily. Those who wish to witness the
race of the week. should attend the course to-day.
End of the Duel-R A. Pryor, editor Of the En-.
quirer and B. B. Botts son of Hon. John NJ. Bolts,
were arraigned before the Mayor yesterday, to an
swer the charge of leaving the State of Virginia
to engage in q duel. Our readers already know
the cause of the difficulty between these gentle
men, and il therefore useless for US to refer to
It, From causes satisfactory to the Mayor, he
sent officer Tyler to the District of Columbia last
Monday morning to have the belligerents arrested,
and that officer faithfully performed the duty i'm
posed on him. AS he was the only witness exam
ined, we give his testimony at length:
George W. II. Tyler, Police Officer,) sworn
On Sunday afternoon last at quarter past o.
clock, q warrant was placed 10 my hands for the
arrest ofMessrs Pryor and Bolts, and In obedi'
ed to execute 1t. Mr.. Pryors residence being
nearest to the Police office. went there first, to
ascertain if he was in the city. When knocked
at the door was answered by small servant
boy. asked him if Mr. Pryor was at home. He
told me he was not. then asked him where Mr.
p. was The boy answered that he left for Wash
ington that morning. Not feeling satisfied to re.
ly on what the servant said, asked to see Mrs.
PRYOR and was invited into the house. told Mrs.
p. who was, and after an interview with her,
became satisfied on her declaration that Pryor
was not at home, she assuring me of that fact /
told her did not design asking her any question
| she could not answer with propriety, and then
asked her if she would say whether or no be was
| In the city She replied that she knew all about
Mr. Pryor, but could not and would not say where
be was. She presumed it was generally known
that he had left the city.
When / left Mr. P.'s house returned to you
| uhe Mayor, aud by your directions telegraphed
| the Chief Of Pelice 1t Washington and requested
him to have the parties arrested, informing him nj
the same time that Pryor had left here that morn
| ing for that place had no idea where Mr.. Bolts
| was and could learn nothing of bis Whereabouts
| After sending the telegraph, called at the resi-
dence of Mr. John M. Bolts, and had . similar cou
versation with him to that had with Mrs Pryor. That
| gentleman assured me that B. B. Bolts was moi
| there, and he did not think he was in Virginia
but positively refused to give me any information
concerning him.
| when returned to you Mayor and reported
what / had done you instructed me TO &c
| to Washington as secretly as / could the nexi
morning, and endeavor to secure the arrest of the
parties Iobeyed your instructions, and on reach
| ing Ashland received information that Pryor and
| Bolts had gone of TO fight duel, and that the
place selected was the old fighting ground neal
| Blairs Spring. When reached Fredericksburg,
renewed the dispatch to the Washington sfdcer,
| and requested them to arrest Bolts also. When
reached Washington went directly 70 the polics
Office, but not finding the Chief, went 20 the Mayo
and informed him OF my business He informed ms
| that they were TO fight st Bladensburg that morn
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