The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-06
Third Day.
FIRST RACE MILE N A half DASH-$30 EN-
TRANCE-CLuB ADDS 500.
Third Day.

Third Day.
FIRST RACE II AND A HALL DASH-$30 E N
~TRANCE-CLuBA ADDS 500.
| Mr.. T. q. Woods b. z. Jim Hinton. ............
| Messrs, Fluid & Cash's Girl of
At q few minutes past IL N. the order to
saddle up was given, and the horses were car
] ried to the halt mile post 10 be started. The
! Girl was decidedly the favorite, and drew the
tracb.. At the word they went off with an
even start, but the Girl soon showed In front
Hinton by a couple OF leng;hE, which In the
| run to the stand vas reduced TO one length,
the girl passing under the string ahead In 562.
| On making the first turn the horses we're lost
to View behind the ladies' stand. On again
appearing in sight Hinton was 10 front and
tho Girl behind without her rider,
| whose saddle had slipped and who had been
thrown. fortunately without injury. Hinton
gslloped slowly round, and TOOK the purse.
MATCH Rica-s500 A sIDE-mE AND A HALF
DASH.
On returning to post the friends Of each
| seemed anxious that the contest should mol
| match was therefore made TO run the same
race over at once for $500 a side. Many who
had supported The Girl before were not 80 COD.
fdent OF her chances this time, tor In the nall
| mile Just run she had not moved as quickly or
run 80 sprightly as she had done IN her race
! on Wednesday. The horses we're carried over
to the half mile post as before; me Giri
| Jumped of with The lead, which she helo
| ronnd into stretch and up to stand, passing
nnder The string two lengths ahead IN 6.6s.
on getting TO the back stretch the gap was IN
creased, and the Girl became q hot faVorite.
After passing the half mile pole. however,
Hinton began to close up, and before reaching
the Quarter had run up and taken q position
alongside OF her. In this position they swung
into the quarter amid the Intense excitement
of the crowd, aud now ensued q terrible
struggle. The rider on each was seen to ply
his whip and use his spurs, and on they came,
neither able to improve his position until
within the distance stand, when Hinton grad
ually drew ahead and passed under the string,
With the Girl Tapped on his launches. Time
2.683.
SECOND %RAcE-MILR HEATs-s26 ENTRANCE
CLUE DDS $3.50.
Colonel T. G. Bacon's Bob Shelton. .........1.l
Messrs. Fludd and Cash's Prusslan. .....".3.2
Mr.. A, Aldrich's Bill Stoney (drawn).......3.O
Time 2.04, 1.654.
Bob Shelton was first choice IN the bettiug.
and drew the track, Bill Stoney outside. Shell
ton Jumped of with the lead. In going round
and Bill running In took second place. Down
the back stretch and to the stand they ran IN
thia order, shelton Increasing the gap to nearly
a distance, and coming In an easy winner OF
heat In 2.0a, Bill second.
SECOND HEAT.
When called up for second heat Bill was
drawn. Al the word Prusslan jumped OH Wild
the lead, soon took the track, and running at
q rapid rate Of speed opened q wide gap on
Shelton. On reaching half mile post shelton
was almost II not quite ont Ut bis distance;
.II. a na horon RI ntnQ0 nm fhH
gap on Prussian, who on entering the stretch
looked all over q winner. BY one OF those
beautiful bursts of speed which sopetlmes
electrliy us Shelton began rapidly to close up
the pap, and BY q fres use Of the ~persuaderc
landed himself winner of the heat and race
BY q few feet only In 1.563.
Prussian has proved himself o tne little
horse, and by another year will show himself
TO be a formidable competitor against the best.
The track, though q safe sud capital one In
some respects, Is too sandy for quick time;
and 1t Is noteworthy that almost every horse
which ran had had or was taking the epizoo-
tic. It did not seem to make much d1herence.
Thus, Mr.. Editor, has closed our thirteenth
race meeting, leaving the club In Q most pros
porous condition; out OF debt, Win q wen NJ
led course, and with an increasing member.
ship. Organized seventeen years ago, it
closed a race meeting OF the day South Caro-
lima. seeded from the Union, and before the
wear that chronicled Appomattox had closed
lis meetings were revived. Of many of is
original members, alas,
.Their swords are rust,
Their bodies DUST"
but their spirit survives. and the tlme-honored
SPORTS of the turf are here kept alive In such
fashion and with such development as the
times permit.
A pleasing incident OF the meeting, connect
ing the old with the new, was the presence,
in charge OF the stable OF Messrs. Find and
Cash, of "Old Bynum." He had trained Mr..
Moore's Fairfield forty-seven years ago, when
he beat Creeping Kate and the hitherto lnVin-
olble Bertrand three-mile heats In Charleston;
and now, Ia the service Of the family In which
he was born, and lived, and Will die-a
faithful servant and q valued irlend-he
liz again at the winning post with
the horses or his old msster's de-
scendant. Over seventy years of age, vigorous
and clear headed, It was q treat 10 sse bis
skilled and watchtul care OF his charge, and
hear him gossip of hla old competitors In
training Cornelius and Hark, and Of the gen.
tlemen and horses of half q century ago.
By resolution of the Club, q post stake has
been opened to close lat of May, and be run
at our meeting In November next, $500 en-
trance, and club to add $500, two mile heats.
free to all ages. JOHN b. sToNEY,
Secretary &. j. G..