The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-27

Them hot-blooded planters would shoot
as quick rs wink. In Charleston 1
once saw 81 negroes hung together on a
gallows, an 81 in ono week. They had
planned to kill the white men an black
women an keep tho white women for
themselves.
"Nearly sixty years ago 1 came to
New York." continued Mr.. Walker, "an'
folks was goin' wild over American
Eclipse, horse that was never beat i'll
n four-mile race. He was Il sorrel, with
q star, an near hind foot whito Is
hands an three inches high, an had
speed, bottom and strength. He was
foaled at Dosaris, Long Island, Oh May
25, 1914, and Ginoral Nat Coles, his
owner, sold him to Cornelius Van Ranst
when he was five years old. Eclipse
beat Sea Gull, Flag of Truce, Heart Of
Oak, Lady Lightfoot, Sir Walter, Black
eyed Susan, Fear Naught, Slow an
Easy, Duchess of Marlborough an Sir
Charles an Henry, the champion racers
Of the South. In the first race agin Sir
Walter, the four miles was covered by
Eclipse in 7:54, md in the second he
done the first heat in 1853. In Novem-
Der 1922, he was matched agin Sir Wal
ter, Southern horse, but the owner of
Sir Walter paid forfeit. Both the horses
ran one heat for 81 500 side, Eclipse
winnin' with ease, maxim the first mile
in AS. Then Col. Bill Johnson, of
Petersburg, Va, matched Henry agin
Eclipse for $4,000 side. That was
tho grcntest raco between tho North and
South. Ovcr 10000 people went to the
course on Long Island to see the race.
Billy Crofts rodo Eclipse in tho first
hcnt, an Henry won 1.-THE only heat
Eclipse over lost. Sam Purdy mounted
Eclipse for the second hcat. Hc was
drcsscd in red. Tho people chcerod him
an he made Eclipse win the race easily.
Tho Southorners were cleaned out of
money by that race. Eclipsc's time was
1887 in the first heat, 7:49 in the second,
and 1924 in the third, SO that he made
the twelve miles in 23:50-a great pcr-
formnnce. Horny carried 108 pounds
an Eclipse 12G, but ho never ran agin.
[ trained him once after that to race
with Bertrand, Il horse from the South,
but Bertrand didn't show up. In my
opinion, no horse TINT ever lived could
beat Eclipse in long race. In 1924
the New York Jockey Club took Gincrnl
Lafayette to Harlem to see Eclipse, an
they took four military companies along.
[ brought Eclipse in front of the hotel,
but tho music of the band excited him.
The militia skcdaddlcd when he jumped,
an when put him in the stable Ginernl
Lafayette made he go in the hnr-room
an drink IL glass OF wine with him.
took charge of Henry in 1896 for DR..
Livingstone, of New York, who had
bought him. Count Piper an Lance
were matched, an Sam Purdy took four
quarts Of blood from lance, SO that
Piper might have show to win. Piper
broke mp on the home stretch, nn' Lance
happened to be near enough to win.
Lance an Ariel, brother an sister, was
both raised ut Flatlush. Fashion an'
Boston had II great race on the Union
Course, an Fashion beat the time made
by Henry and Eclipse. If 7 remember
right, Fashion covered the four miles in
7:}24. Billy Gihhon, of Chatham, n.
j., raised Fashion. I fooled myself on
that colt. Billy Gihbon wanted me to
train the colt; but had seen Billy on
the track SO long without winnin' that
refused, without seem the colt wish
had taken his offer. But my days are
numbered. Younger men are stnrtin'
the r,nnin' again. It's tho only race
worth lookin' at."