The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-10-22
Our Correspondence.
Correspondence of The Cecil Wing.
New MEXICo. October 8, 80.
Autumn, and the Autumn PAGES.

Autumn, and the Autumn PAGES.
MIR. EDITOR The sore and yellow lea Chas
anticil ated the annual visit of the frost king,
and our stately monarchS of the forest are
putting on the russell and the dun. Like
goodly old age that shriyels beneath the
weight of years. untouched by the hand Of
disease, so the vegetable world. in its many
brilliant dyes. shows the impress Of decay
ere the blishting frost Of autumn has fallen
upon it.
The husbandmen keeping pace with the
revolving year, are gathering in their crops
and making ready for the season of slect and
snow, of piercing winds and driving storms.
Sportsncn too, are making ready to celebrate
the approaching season Of festivlty and rcioic-
ing; not, however, with horse and hound as
in former years, but a more exciting ;as,ime
is preparing for the lovers Of manly sports -
Horse racing this approaching fall is appar-
emily to be a la mode. and poor Rcynnrd Is
likely to have a holiday in the eighth, and
plenty OF leisure time to reconnoiter henrooSts
Tie jockey clubs and gentlemen of the
turf have put their ponies in training, and
several brilliant matches are to be run on the
second Of November next. Some of our
finest animals that were first put on exhibition
have been withdrawn by their hackers, or
held in reserve for future races. We were
in high hope of having the Eighth repre-.
scented ON the Commissioners course, by
splendid sorrel pony, but the members of
the jockey club, disappointed our expectations
end wishes, by ruling The eighth out of that
course, and thus shea!ing US Of the laurels we
were sure to gain in that contest. We had,
also Democratic stctd Of five promise, and
much nerve and muscle in long and careful
I,rt t,a ! yI,,I,,
also disappointed III having him entered, by
the Eli ton jockey club, which plac, d two
year old coli on this old and tine IGNORED
four mile course, that is certain never to reach
the Judges stand.
Allho fairly ruled out by the Jockey
clubs. Of an opportunity of proving the mcttlc
Of our sterds, and gaining laurcls on the four
mile courses cur gentry Of the political tori
were Determined not to be deprived Of aoodly
show of amusement in The approaching racing
staSon, and have booked very fair mum Der
Of ponies for The scrub races.
Thee are to be three competitors for
purse Of SIS 90 on the ROADSTER course. The
Democratic, alias locoioco. alias fti cian party,
have entered their tavorte nag for tins course,
who has proved himSelf a splendid uavCler,
and horse ofcXceIlent motion, and thorough
training. The Amer lean alias Know Nothing
alias Opposition, alias Other CitiziS, have
booked for this race a little nag hat formerly
done some splendid running OH the Constable
course. but was so badly handled by his
jockey in the race, and neglected. ny Lis
groomS after. that he was pronounced sprung
and unfit for the turf, but his owners know
ing him to lea horse of rare wind and bottom.
placed him in the hands of Sd iIitul veterinary
surgeon who objected him to hydropalhic
course Of treatment, which thoroughly rrStor-
cd him to his pristine vigor. and is now
pronounced 10y his hackers to be in splendid
running order
The Independents have entered for this race
horse, said to have many fine points, and
by some gentlemen Of the tur pronounced to
be a crack nag. The hcory purse to be con-
tested for in this race makes 1t one Of absorb
ing interest, and all the science and skill Of die
jockeys will be called into requ>i.ion, to give
thor lavorlte nag the advantage.
The next lace III interest will come of over
the Constable course. This will br IA sweep
stakes and there are four horses entered for
the race. The principal betting in this race
will he on Il young Brown horse, and an iron
erGy. The latter has been used for some
time by Mccullough Il 90. in drawing ore.
but was thought to have some tine points.
by judges, ard placed in training for the
Constable course, IN the coming fall races
by way OF diversion, and between heats by
the regularly entered horses, there will be
quarter race ran on the MdeiStyutc couiSc,
but this will excite hut little interest, and
the betting wlll rule very low. ACORN.