Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-02
Ladies' Committee Appointed.
Description of Racing I'm the oiden
Ttme-A Readable letter from enc +
the Turfmen i'm the Days Of
Andrew Jackson.

on Tuesday, 4!h instant, bids
fair 10 be one of the mcst brilliant affairs
that has taken place for many years. The
number Of fine racers that are now in
and 10 contend for the very lib
eral purses and stakes offered by the club,
warrant the belief that the struggle for
the various prizes will be attended with
the grestest enthusiasm by the spectators.
1t has been our pleasure for the last
month to witness the "breezss" and
" scrapes" given the horses of various
stables, and it is matter of establishment
to see them at given point "leap from
their coil and in three bounds be at
the top Of their speed" passing the
6rst, second. third and fourth quarters in
almost unprecedented fast lime, neither
seeming willing to remain in the "abject
rear" but side by side, rushing and press
ing for the front as if the fate of the uni
verse depended on their reaching first a
given point. Exciting indeed are these
preliminary trials Of speed, but when sta
BILE opposes stable and 'Greek meets
Greek" as will be this week. then comes
the tug of war; for Tennessee will meet
Kentucky, and Kentucky will meet Ohio
and which shall go down? In treading
the grounds of this, one of the Oldest
courses in the United States, and recalling
to memory the many recollections that are
clustered around its scenery and the
many memorable events that have
taken place within its limits, which were
witnessed by the wealth and intelligence
Of the olden days, can We not indulge
the hope that the sons and daughters Of so
noble an ancestry will support, the former
by their aid, and the latter lend attraction
by their presence to sport 80 noble and
innocent.
THE POOLING PRIVILEGE.
The interest already manifested is ex.
ceedingly great, the pooling privilege
having been disposed of by the club, on
yesterday, for the sum Of twelve hundred
and twenty-five dollars, against two hun
dred and twenty five dollars for the same
privilege last spring. ....
CHARACTER OF THE ENTRIES.
Our readers can form some idea of the
sport ahead by the entries already in the
field: ....
At the stables of A. Barnes will be
found Donovan, Nanny Douglas, Gen
Bate, Derringer and others, all noted racers
Lee Paul of Kentucky has Counter
Proof, Louisville, Herztog, Dick Jackson
and other entries of celebrity.
Jim Hills stables embrace Lizzie Tom
linson, Baffler, Brown Dick and Lightning
s. Leonard, of Cincinnati, has Ontario
Queen of the West Rochester; Skylight and
Bill Chatham colt, whose exploits on
the turf are well known. ....--
The stable of Bill Bird includes Signal
Light Pilot Whirligig and Others o.
fame.
Ran Barry will enter the arena with
Matinee, an Australian FLY, bay gelding
BY Meteor, ont of dam of Doltawah, and
several others.
Gen. Buford, of Kentucky, will come to
the stand with the famous Grassland, Yer
sailles, Coquette and other Kentucky no
tables. ..... .......
Mr.. Warwick's stable contains the re.
nown Transit and Viola, besides other well
known nsgs.
Suffice it to say that the horses are here
and fine sport may be relied on.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the Association are a,
follows:
Pressident-W. H. johnson.
Vice Presidents-W. G. Harding, B. F.
Cockrill and Geo. S. Kinney.
Treaaurer-C. w. Hummer
In connection with the approaching
meeting the President has appointed fol
DISTANCE JUDGES
Geo. w. Darden.
r. +. Woods
TIMERS
Zeb. Ward,
L. T. Craig,
Hugh Douglas.
LADIES COMMITTEE.
A ladies' committee has been appointed,
with Hugh McGsvock as chairman. 1t
is sufficient to say that every attention
will be given the ladies who expect TO be
present during the meeting. .....
GET YOUR BADGES IN TIME.
We wouldIurge upon members to pay up
and receive their badges. The accommo.
dating treasurer will wait upon you with
pleasure.
RACING IN THE oLDEN TIME WHEN
JACKSON WAS A BOY.
For the qualification of members of the
present day, we lay before them the fol-
lowing account of racing in the olden
time, letter written from New York to
the present secretary OF the club:
New YORK, March 29.-Col. r. B.
CHEATHAM-Dear Sir In locking over
one of the Nashville papers l noticed the
advertisement of the Spring races. 1t re-
vived in my mind "reminiscences of the
olden time in eighteen hundred and nine.
The first race the writer eyer witnessed
was stake with mules, four miles, near
the Harpeth river in Williamson county.
The entrance was five sheep each. Eight
started; it was won by Harding Perkins,
rode by Jack Cloyd. Robert McLemore
was second. A short time after the four
l.. IL LIT Il
Expectation, and one of Gen. Jackson's,
/ believe it was Doublehead, came off at
Clover bottom, near the Hermitage, for
four thousand dollars a side. ..s
There were near four thousand persons
at the race; there were no accommodations
for the people, not house meat, bread,
and whisky III abundance. The prelim
inaries being settled, judges appointed,
riders weighed and stakes up, which 10
part on the side of Col. Cannon was made
good in negroes at low valuation. The
race was won by Gen. Jackson with ease.
Much 10 the liberality of old Hickory:
after the race was over, he agreed for Col
Cannon to give his notes payable at more
convenient time, and take his negroes
home. Some of the parties having taken
stock with the General, made objections to
the arrangement, but it was of no use; it |
was done and all paid. ..H
Money at that day was
very scarce; bank notes but little |
used. A few bank notes were brought |
but from Baltimore or Richmond by per-
sons moving or buying land.
We suffered much for the want of small /
change; sometimes Tesorting 10 cutting |
,ur silver with frow and mall; We had
experts even at that early day that could
ut FIVE twelve-and. a. halfcent pieces out
If half dollar piece. They have long