The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-27
Origin of Jim Crow, and Rice's Debut as a
Clown in 1871.

- ~ $500 ~ $3.50 - -
Clown IN 1871.
Interview in Louisville conrier-Journal
In recalling the old times in Kentucky Mr.
Rice said: do Won know nv boy that il was
in Louisville that / made my exit from the turf
1 was a race rider and in 1839 at IouisviIle
rode nv last race rode all the old tracks in
Kentucky-rode two and three-year ODDS. light
weight you see Oh yes could tell Won all
about the old times on the turf I was here and
rode at the meeting when GRAY Eagle and Wag-
ner ran their great race / rode for old Harper
at the meeting and for Col jim Shy; both of
them are dead now It was at the opening of
the old Oakland course; everybody remembers
Wh mere me great race was run.
GU NV were not born IN Kentucky, were you
Co a.oT asked the reporter
No am sorry 70 say was not One OF my
many reitees y tlat was not 9oFn IA Aentueky
ous ~ was q Ining ! fealiy could MOI control
was porn " sew YorS city Don know the
u nv aoouo
T TIe race HORSES On L1E lsiand IIen caLne
y ese ana son ll ana RODE out mere; composed
e song On rr tne gay Of the race DeIWeen 'Jrey
r.ssie anu Ws,gner, WHICH sang at tne theaGer
sau tltli0 SneH grey Hdsie Was taken On Inc
staSe " tue oi0 yehersoh lheaIer nlnlt py
Az aieAanueL Drake. ne morse WOULD nave Won
SIe rave, ouC ne broke oowh IN the gnlru neal.
nelo never was SUCH eAciIeinene IA the annals
u r+h ene surl as eaefe was tlae ntgne men uieo
Whole Stata n an, e "a. al,oss sls
y. mno re nlate was oankrupt ana all the money IN
t tI o.'eoe was los1 u was an on grey hagte.
ne was q great morse, perfect paragon, whose
ssIhnletT5cai oeauSy mas meyer oeen exeehea oy
s s Mae ohe 9i ~ u my nt4celslol, Hoeo
fio 'Iy as tn ~. ohe-horse slo" morse
" n ls1 a L0 you DO WIen you ieft the TURF
'sH NJ tt ot.o -. 49, .se..,, =,
pect Ne : s.lIIoler. tooh passage on tne
s.essineI VIEW -ars1. eohhandeu oy Iaptafn
oegeie' eL1 lan up hSiiSucAy river anu playea
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ssgelai Irlpsi anu % Was eAGeednSly e1pert az
PSe;: ! s,l lnany u"leu ells peI On ohe uoat
o1ad Z; maS ~ lseterate pokerpayer
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oaSn nls e Was an eleg'sns geIltieIlan
ar, 9 l uies niLA
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of t5 old ii
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VS. s.Ntara tla, ,,,,, ~, ~
origin Of the famous Inn crow ,n '11 az sd 1,e
o,,.l - s K4',Is @ eourse
d - 4It t,aa 80, =. IN I: Gs
aie u nIM eroM
rod t he ola 3d., In
sano and daneA5 On 49,, st,osts d @ th 49,.
NJ 81 % Ii en- ~ s,;o ne
sorse ofe sa1 ,h;s IVA 10 u
tbe iea ~ tbe tba
stas,e - he bas,,eet q,;,,a9 ~ AN IN
5 bye ,,i ~ TI IA aSno =;
called himself Jim Grow. T.ake sane 4 few
loal ,yargs IA vy;th Ne i;la
t fidelity the character ~ lin Grow Thoyns1s
! Dseiss R;car cnyactio1, ~ - ana fta
ward known AS Daddy Rce-was then 3 cali hoy
/ in the theater. He saw the performance, marked
! it we'll and went to Cincinnati where he made
an cement IN Franl's Afsan and n,ada
/ wonderful hit with his sono lin Crow. He sano
/ 4 ali over tba world with his face hackad mn
/ Even the members of the British Parliament
Jim Crow, and Jim Grow Rice became famous.