Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-02
NANCY HANKS, 2:O4.
.,AsxaeLe PEDIGREE ANo RE-
htS roeps or HER ANCESTORS.
Y,a,um the sire of the Queen
'h, ',s. Tort and Eichty.'i's Others
%, te,ei Besd-Disposition-

H
e'n'..''''t Nv something Of how Nancy
r''' .,d also learn little about her
F..ients. And in order 10 make inc
correct shall be obhged 10 60
mn thirty eight years.
o. .tt year 1875 Chicago was CITY Oh
ln ID. rs 600 inhabitants, but even
or W,r8r CITY could boast OF three
i,fa ,.l ana many good horses. AZ
= .ho writer was connected with
t,N h.,.n Central railroad. Ny bro
g., rrorrie;0r Of the Briggs House
t1. .rest lover Of the horse. David
. eas proprietor Of the fremont
e. r,- ..,.,sro. md was also great horse
a he Briggs House and the fremont
s-l ,r.re rivals IN the horse business, as
+. catering 10 the wants OF the hu-
80 ..,,io spring Of 1855 Mr.. Gage pur-
t.y mare IN New Hampshire. took
t,F -.i-aro. and used her as a road
.r 4i,. mare was called IopSy and |
siderable speed. Ny brother
81 Good road horse. called SOr-
o. '-., During the winter in those
.,si 20 drive our horses on tho
eli. Cuicac0 riyer. and II made
| --ve usually from November till
H. December. 1855, race was
.rtu.ue supper for ten between
s-.-.. House horse Charlie and the
-H.usa mare Topsv. to be trotted
..s, over the river. the supper TO be
o. .,tho losing hotel. The race was
.1 q. skeleton sleighs. Iopsy was
., ly Ous Dmmock, an old driver.
s.---e. Charlie hy the writer.
TorsY WINS.
.-4,- = G. say that the supper was
-.. 70 OBJ. Briggs House, Iopsy WIN
80. racs This was Topsy's nrSt race.
no NIGHT 20, |
...,tr ~gr.ug over the Garden City |
.f-~tl bat when the day came for
o.. o. ice trotted II had leaked out
...v was slicA piece OF furniture
cook Our mutton II we started
,f.- So We paid forfeit-S250. A
....-.-.v SD bad gathered 10 see the race,
.. ,yo them q show for Their gate
another race was made between
-. .. fbe chestnut geldlng SOTrel
o. <21l. The race was 10 be trot-
.It. u..uls lr the first heat Iopsy !
.... ,... up % Selim IN the frat half
I'd She made q bad break and was
..- ..--.rcad in 2:i3is. OF course II
r-.- dried apples" that Selim
.r.-t .ar race. hut sure things some
. I1a srcoud heat Topsy got her
. .- rwarI and 10 the astOnish-
... p. one her driver and owner
.-. i--tanced Selim in 235. This
.. ..na DID those DAYS and for "a
rrtrfi mare very fast
r.. SID that night for a long
.... F- Andy Daniels and George
...r r.~fskru toSt. Louis and New
- Ana '-Uftei q number OF races
..-e tl.- horses. and ! lost sight Of
l.EEOwLEDGED.
r-. T.ur'e was the Acknowledged
49,. Fl t-.-t.-s from the time she dis
r.ul over the Union track and
-..t Ibis was II September,
- I,.u that time until 1859 she bal
ga ..r.-ements Every one was
,rt .ca.nst her. In the spring
....f - I'D a-rye1 IN New York from
..s--a r.'8 bay mare and offered 10
-. t- against any horse. mare. or
t+.-.. races Of one mile. twO-mlle |
t... ll.. heats 10 so 20 bar
. wagon for $1,000 each race.
SIS fu q. or. as he was called,
...rs. jimmie WIS an able driver |
r. .ar-- and was considered q
....s.. afeh.maker. He was as cum
..ca.4 ..I and a great master OF hum
f -.t up such mystery aud
...,.. ID regard To the bay mare that
brought from California that the
.s.--.. i..ra Temple were afraid to
hgt an arrangement was en-
--.t JIG tt.. tho mare should trOt
- .-.a wlle-hcats for the gate
d.. hyide the money. IL was
.r ' .a' they were matched tor
tlt the truth IS that nothing
.. -...-t between them. That was inst
...-I arlce that Eoff was hunting
f-.-. Oh. KIND of race that he liked TO
Iu hlG was very uuscrupu-
ron all o dangerous man 10 have
s-.-- O.. t with.
rur s,Nfy TopsY.
t--'.- arr Egements had been made
rt. -... I.f gave tho name of his
.s--s. Cess. and II proved TO be the
.p-y that had trotted IN Chi
.r.. Eff took the mare 10 Cali
t-. '-. -1riug or summer of 1886,
. Pep name. and developed her
ID California she had trotted
races. She trotied two races
... against Glencoe Chief. and
oi the races. The first
~ minutes 10 seconds, and
.- 10 minutes Is seconds. The
-s. races was for the large
dr0 and the second for
u.r best m .e IN pubic bad been
ts. h.q tr1ttei IA trial mile and
-.l lu 30. which induced the
.-t ,... beer cas- ward. rs | say, jim
...., sick ~ grease After the
been made against Glencoe
t California be approached the
H.. Lad made the race against
ans oeercd to throw the
.ra..u ueusation Of $1,000. and the
agreed 20 paw that amount 10
.,I offered 20 make part
down. but. 20 make the matter
.r. ari. a. II were" 70 clinch
-.a. b.. tcll them that be did not
..r0t tt. money until after the race
o. ft.l. and for them 10 bet the
ta' flev were 90 pay him on Their
....' Chief. They bit at DIS
-la- l4lt'
.N0IHIR BARGAIN.
lt |-.o- % Teakle. who owned
.. bad made the race on her
I- Ll t..t b.m what he had done. Now
s-- a.il.i OF EOf. but Jim told
a and he would win the
... ir,ale tod kOa that be would
u...y. INT If he tEof) BETRAYED
i kiil hin on the spot, and
rsa, business" The under
.- ...t Iol made with the Glen
I.i party was that he would take
t.r iaco AMI keep It until the
.'-.to. 20 the last fniic (tenthl, when
.t Co.,. other horse pass him and
u. Both parties thought that
pIe thing and bet their
freely Ieakle bet all the
3D.. c1ul1 rake and scrape.
/
stretch. The race commenced.
.'l. lad with Princess and kept
--..l. when they got INTO the
lu the tenth mule. The
nai PARTY looked for Eoh to let
r.a pass HIM. while Ieakle stood
Navy SIX IN his hand. and as
h.n called ont 10 HIM 10 re
I.e Glencoe party looked III
kept the lead and won the
4ycd his bacon The other
..l Gl their mOney-sOme 800
and lost. Now Dismal jim
wus for them 70 pay him that
h-tar id be stop 10 make any
.pJ.ogIes. lie lust made bee
..c '-rry-Doat aud went over the
t- II4nc.scO. Ihe race was trot
ali track. The Glencoe Chief
'-i Z" a, broke on the race.
rgNY BE1IiNG.
't. -l Poi. u'n % the Princess and Flora
iA The race Of three-m;lo heats
..,'.l over the Eclipse course June
ll tle presence Of greal crowd.
.-i SD worked upon the belief OF
20 ID. l4.9u. people that they actually
.'i itat tne best time ever made at
~1 Would bo beaten, and the ODDS
a SAVIOR OF Princess. In the FIRST
-' Iiino-ss lead for the fret two and
-i miles. when Flora made rush
A'prl her. AZ the three-quarter pole