Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-03
Correspondence of the Louisville Courier.
Lexington Faces.
LEXINGTON. Kentucky,
Wednesday Spntemher %


Editors Louisville Courier The race to-day
was the most exciting one of the season. the
| heats being three hes: in five, and gallantly
contested.
The start for the first heat was good and
was won by Eagle & Wineat"'s entry in
1854. Clay being I'd. followed close nv Har-
per. Sd. snd Ford 4fh. Harper was the IA
vorite before starting. and his hackers now
began to fall slightly weak. At the cell for
the second heat. they all came MP we'll. looking
fresh. and eager for work. AT the tap Of the
drum they bounded away in fine STYLE Ford
winning the heat in l.56 with Eagle & Win
gate I'd. Clay Sd, and Harper bringing up the
rear. Harper's friends were now verv low
down. and were trying to hedge off and sell
out pools in which he had been bought. but
cnuld find no buyers. Ford now rose as rap
idly as Harper fell, and his friends were quite
sangune, and were willing to hack him free
ly. The third heat created great excitement,
being won by Harper in 1881. being holly
pursued by CLAY. I'd. and Ford 3d. Eagle 4
Wingate being distanced The confidence in
Harper now began to gain little. and his
hackers were not quite so anxions to sell out.
The fourth heat the three got off in fine style.
Harper leading and winning in 1859. with
Ford I'd and Clay behind. In the start for
the fifth il was evident that they all felt the
work they had Undergone, which was fully
proved by the time. which now ran up to
l:5S, and was won by Clay, Ford being sec
Ond and Harper third.
Clay stock now begun to rise. while there
was another depression on the Harper side.
The betting was, at this stage of the race.
about even that Clay would carry off the
purse. The sixth heat was another fair start.
with Clay in the lead which he main tanned,
winding in 1871. This. of course. pnt him
the tavorite at odds, while Harppr's friends
made another desperate effort to sell out and
hedge. butwithOut success. When they came
up for the seventh start neither looked as
much fatigued as the long runs and very
sticky state of the track led the best observers
to expect. At the word go at il they
went, in fine style, each seeming to know it
was to be the final struggle. The time This
heat was an improvement on the last and
was won by Harper in Sc. 1t was evident
on the last quarter that Harper would win,
and such shout as went up from his many
friends has seldom been heard on the Associa-
iion Course. T; king the race altogether, it
was d. cidedly an exciting one, and all came
away highly delighted.
The srcOndrace was won by A. K. Richards
b. t. by Lexington, in l52. which. consider
ing the state of tn" track was very good for
two year Odds. Below is the. rs s
FIRST RAcK.-Purse $500; mile heats, best in s,
for all ages. -...e-f RISE
John Harper's IN EIlmoria
Taylor. yrs. old by Crack
err. dam by Ningo. 3 8 l
Jno. NJ. Cay c years old,
by Star PAWS, dam Rally.
by Trustee -. 8 8 4 3
James Forls m Amanda
MOTehead, V. o. bv Glen
cne, dam Sdi Hamet Al 2 2
gle K Wingate's b I IIlaD.
wears old, by Lexington.
dam sister To Grey Eagle ] dist.
Time L :5Sh-1:56 Il 53k-I:55 I'll 5S-1:57L-
1856. Track heavy.
SECOND RAcP-Trill Stake for 2 wear Odds One
mile out 800 entrance, $50 forfeit s25 declaration.
A. Keene Richards b. {. by Lexington, dam by
+. f. Eagles 5. f. by Lexington. dam by Glen
jos. G. Brswel's b. {. Magenta by imported
Yorkshire dam Marirm, by Glencoe. 2
+. F.. Eagles CHI. c. lite bye, by Herr's Boston,
dam Nancy Pigg, nv Glencoe ...............
w Il. Woods c. f. Rclle Brandon. by Hugh l..
French, dam Belle, by Frank. out OF Plea
J. ii. Livingstone h. c. Jim CLAW, by Epsilon,
dam Ann Hanly, by Yorkshire. ............
Timc-l 80.