Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-05
Raee Horses in Tennessee.
From YOung's Spirit Of the South.

Mr. EDr4oR IL noticed, some time since, an ar
ticle published in the old Spirit Of ls Times. saying
there we're no race horses in Tennessee. The best
answer TO this lbellous charge, is reference to the
late meetings at Gallatn, Nashville and Memphis,
which will show that the Tennessee horses have not
fallen of or deprecated, as alleged The fact is,
there are row more thorough bred mares in Sumner
county Tennessee, than in any county in the United
States will name a few of them: the dam Of
Pot sos imported; three full sisters in blood TO the
uneoualled Rigadoou, (the Lexington Of his day;)
Premium. by imported COnsol out Of a mare by
Woful imported by Mr.. E H. Boardmsn. This
mare csnnot be beat in Europe, and has but few
EQUALS in the United States Sally Jones, sister
to the famous Flight and Betsey Cooley. A Levi
ahan mare called Paracna; her dam by Stakeholder,
or dam Patty Puff, by Pacolet, out Of the famous
brood mare Rosey Claek, by imported Saltram.
Rosey Clack was the dam of the famous Tennessee
Oscar, renowned for his racing qualities, and as
most successful stallion She Rosey Claek, pro-
duced twelve race horses by six different stations
She never had a colt trained that was not racer
She was not surpassed in the world, in purity Of
breeding-runniDg back, pure, through the imported
mare Silver, to an own sister Of ROxana, the mare
that first brought the GOdOlphin Arabian into notice
enough 70 say of this family, the famous stations
and race horses Director, Virgnisn and Tennessee
Oscar, 10 their maternal ancestry, run through it.
Col Elliott owns an Albion FLY out Of the dam Of
Berry, running back, pure TO the Barbs or Arabians
presented TO Thomas jefferson, which is entirely
thorough bred Col. Guild Webb own the famous
race mare Gloriana; by old American Eclipse, out Of
old Trihe, which is thorough bred. n. Bate owns
mare by imported Sovereign, dam Celebrity, by
Leviathsn, or. dam Patty Puff, by PaoOlet, out of
the famous Rosey Clack No mare is better bred
Bale Peylon owns Sally Jones; and her very game
and thorough bred daughter Moody Price, by Cost
johnson, fine race horse, and thorough bred son
of old Boston. All these fine mares, most of them
owned by Col Elliott, and Barry Wynne, aad
Z otod in
within twelve miles Of Gallaiin, the county seat.
defy any county in the United States to show
list equal 10 it in purity and numbers Premium
was the property Of DR.. John Shelby, Of Nashville,
Tenn, bat is now in possession of I. Barry, OF
Sumner breeding on shares This same old patriotic
county which furnished thirteen volunteer compan
les for the war of 1912, has produced distin-
guished four mile horses, than any State in the
Union, if we except Virginia. Let me name few
If them: Haney's famous Maria, winner at all dis
tances for many years, from half mile to four mile
heats although horses were brought here from other
States, at high prices for the express purpose of
beating her Her career on the turf vas more bril-
liant than even the famous Fashions for she never
lost but one race and that when she was old. and
worn out by long travel and change Of climate
She was fully equal in speed to the famous quarter
horse Saltram, with whom she was tried in private
runs. She was the prodigy Of her age; was finely
and purely bred, being by imported Diomed dam by
Tayloes Belair, gr. dam by Wildair, out OF an i'm
ported mare.
Next among the great Sumner horses was the fa>
nous Tennessee Oscar, the high hyer of his time,
never having been beaten, paid forfeit and never
having been put up TO the top of his speed in any
race ever run by him. All his races we're at Nash
Vile Tenn where three days after winning the four
mile day with his shoes on, carrying 9tbs over his
weight, he private trial Of mile, in one min
ute and forty-eigbt seconds.
Next to Oscar, of the native Sumner horses, was
Mons. Tonson, who beat all the best horses in Vir
GINA and North Carolina all distances, from two to
four miles Then comes his two distinguished broth
ers, Sir Richard and Champion, neither Of which
was ever beat although they all distances from
two to four mile heats. Champion had a standing
banter for two years, to any horse in the UniOn
for SlO, OO0 four mile heats, which was never ae
cepted.
After the Tonsons, came the famous mares Betsy
Malone, Sarah Baden and BeesWing famous for
b cir many four mile victories. Can any State in
he Union, besides Virginia. produce such q distin~
suished list? I think not B., OF TENNESSEE.