Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-05
SPORT.
Old Cime Races ia Tennessee.
REM Of the Times OF
"OId Hickory"

From the Nashville Union and American
NEW YORK, March =.
Col R. &. Chesthsm;
Dear Sir: In looking over one OF the
Nashville papers l noticed the advertise
ment OF the Spring rsces. Il revived IL
nv mind "reminiscences Of the oldeG
time in 1893.
Tae INST race the writer ever witnessed
was 8 stake SitfNpules four miles, nesr
the Haresth rver, IN Williamson
county. The entrace was i've sheep each
E got started it was won by Harding
Perkins, rode by Jack COyd. Robert
McLsmoFe was second. A short time
sftsr The four mile match bstWeen Col.
Canncn's horse, Expectation, and one OF
Gen. JacksOn's, / believe it was EOCbIe-
bezd, came Cff at Glover bottom, near
the Hermilags, for four thousand dollars
a side.
There were nesr four thousand persons
at the race, there we're 10 accOmmcda-
tious for ths people. not q house meat,
bread. aud whisky ID abundance. The
preiimjnaries beiDg settled, judges sp-
uSinted, riders weighed and stakes ~,
y hicn il part on the side Of Col. Cannon
was made good in negroes q. lo1 valu-
alton. The race wss won by Gen. Jack
son With ease. Much to the libsr2llty OF
old Il ckoTy, after the race V - over he
sRreed for Col Cannon TO give his notes
payable 81 s more songenient ;iLne, ard
take his negroes hone. 6Cue OF the
parties haViug taken stock with the
General, made objections TO the arrange
ment, bct IL Wss Of no use; Il was done
and sil paid.
Eoney 1t that day was very scarce
bank notes 5Gl ligtie used, 4 feW bank
notes were brought cut trOm Baltimore
or Rict moEd by persons moving or buy
ing lana.
gssuffsred much for ths an Of small
charge; sometimes Fes3Tting TO cutting
our siIver with frow and mzli F.; we had
experts even at that eSrly DAY that
could cut i've twelve sad a-half-ceot
pieces Gus Of 3 nall dollar piece. They
nave Iopz since disappeared; we have
some here on Well street OF great refine
ment, who brsg about going through q
s,ra1ggr. [ do nos nsan Ike salts. but
through bis clothes or (pOcset-.) After
about thTee pesses, El Lnst can be found
Of aim wiz be htJle psrspiration where
be Last tTisd to sleep.
nv father was fond OF horses, hounds
aud mint, but hardly ever went 20 2 race.
H. alSgavs said Bau's FiOrIZsu W&s the
hest horss lee haa ever known. was
too young to 90 to the race 25 clover
Botfom. about thirty miles. Tao OF lay
/ pro.bers were bound 10 be there; one Of
them had 3 hOrse, the other c0ntrae.ed
with que Of cur neighOorsi old 0r. PC"-
eli, 70 dsaGen twenty trees IA ms new
ground clearing, fOr the hire OF MS pony
% ride he flushed psft o. the tFees
bef,re the race day. We were 81 10 eX
eftemsnl ths Eight before the rage, the
hoys rising early FOR break i4str sn0 sad
died their horses for the start,
was peTmigted 70 slesp > little late
INIT Ia time to see trouo!e. w lsa l rose
ore Of Tie boys gas ready, the other had
bis bride 20 ons hand, anu a. ear OF corn
in the other, gently s3vsneing, and
coaxipg the pony to suffer hii2ssit to be
caught, put Is did not take place that
day. de woUla often get near the pony,
/ il IyoU.d then away, run 81 iull sIeed
Z with head and tail up; he hasly Jumped
I the fence with some you0g horsesl Sbo
! III run - full speed 70 the cane. lnere
/ we're no more tTess killed ia thas clear
/ lag that l know Of
! SsDingJOnIs Oscar and Haney's NJ aria
Z had some reputation al N&shViue. L
Z baTe always supposed they were the best
/ then in ths soalh, but inferior TO many
/ that have come on the turf sloee.
At later day l was st Woodyiile,
Miss, " nere l met my old frien0i w. Il.
I PeytOn, IRAN, as We Familiarity called
| bins he aHd 6ue lot Of horses Tor safe
/ The village was full OF people rom tne
country Duylng horses, htn' na1 3
I yOuager brother with nimI BAH ="
( ,atsr ia the evening BAii was mounted
/ on a little soEIel horse, ne ealied Sq1t-
raj He had made race en- nim. 10 ride
h,mselE which he did well, whipping
/ bics from one end to the other pout + uf
I hundred yards, and Was oea.ea ao3us ten
Z fs-f. Tae We.gas was too much Tor nm.
Rtn. met bial about the time be dIs
haunted. 81 d s8.d, am Ia hopes you
are satisfied y Bars pants nsa worAeo
up To ais knees, bis lace covered VIII
perspirAtlon an1 dust. he was nara
knot Of boy, with light nAif ne W. -
eaokeG sith anger from bslug DeAten
aod lectpFsd by Ran.
O.d D.ck Iyrell Of Na,ehtz, was
standing by ms, and in whisper sald
q Dr0D Lhas boy ia the scales now shu
l would fg1t hin against any of hl
weight for ali that have"
~ returning 70 my icst recoileedonf
ia AIidiie Tennessee, l an satisfied thai
ths firss settlers were tee 10 lst h0spi 3
bIe paoo.e tbaE l ever mel with. 1 havc
u aIways Thoughts Il Was ROM this cause
They had t. help defend eacn O.nei
agsf1st The Indians, and then unite q
build abins and roll logs.
Tue wsyfaTiDg man was never ftil %
hslrer If there was Out one loom IL Va
. cABin
! have often thought Sumner count.
exeslled ali others-t have now in Ia.
! mad 4 camond. Tyree, Howard, Doug
! ~
! Jack pomklns, VIII bis goose gail y