The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30
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FAIRLY DEALING IN FUTURES.
How Wade Hampton Saved His Horse
hut Lost Money.

Columbia 9 G July 19.-(Speciail-cot-
Con FUTURES were dealt i'm nearly ceti'u-
~ aro in South Carolina The intorha-
zion of the first recorded TRANSACTION oi
This kind IS contained IN the "reminiscences
es Z 7 Scott. who was the Oldest %
lumbar al the time cr his death n few
xe7rs ago. having been born in lS'-- me
,ars- written sor the Information ana ei-
.sacatton ~ MS grandchildren. contains
many incidents n more than passing IN
sere<t
General Wade Hampton. father Of the
present venerable soldier and statesman.
was a party % the cotton deal. and II Is
not surprising that as that gentleman
was then the chief patron % the turf IN
South Carolina. that n remarkable horse
-rars was involved Ainsley Hall. who
came from England as a clerk and al
forwards established himself here as mer-
chant and cotton buyer. had when the
war % ISl3 closed conditional contract
with General Hampton FOR the purchase
az Hampton's three crops Of cotton tina,
had becn stored pending the close q hos
tiIltirS- \ large amount was involved as
The general was perhaps the most extern
ssvs planter In the state at that time.
working hundreds = slaves In his cotton
fields. The sale WAS made n a stipulated
price provided Hall slsniicd HIS ronflrma-
sinn cf tho bargain 70 Kirkpatrick & Co.
their mutual factors in Charleston. before
e WIS rcscinicd by Hampson's order.
The news OF peace between England
and America was received In Columbia
hy both Hampton and Hall about the
same hour. Tho latter had not yet con-
Grmed the cotton trade. and as Il was
known that cotton would Immediately
advance three or four hundred per cent.
and each was interested TO the amount
~ about forty thousand dollars I'm first
communicating with the factor In
Charlestun-the one 10 confirm and the
other 20 nuilify the agreement.
BY the old stage road. which was very
rough in thosc days. Charleston was l57
miles from Columbia and the swiftest
communication was. 81 course. by mount
ii messenger Hall FASTENED away a lit
Tie wiry. tough Scptchulan ~ his employ
mounted ON "a Eerr horse. 10 close the
contract with EtrknatrIcA. while General
Hampton started MBS most trusted negro
jockey. lstridc of his b,st racer bred
and trained 10 run eight miles. with =
note rcvOktuE tine Conditional contract
The Ettic ScutChman mad two hours the
start and was told To win the race with
cut considering the life ~ tire really
splendid horse he mounted The negro
Jockey. however NlGs ordered 10 ride fast.
but with judgment. and not e. iuiur- the
pride 81 the Hampton stables lt was a
TutuZrkahly close run for the distance.
dor Cf Hall - the door % kirkpatriCk's
Cgflce on "A horse that WAS dead spent
and died u fatigue. ten minutes later.
with long. easy stride. the Hampton
thoroughbred came 10 the door, with
stpIentv of reserve force. but just losing bx
- nose one of the biggest purses ever
raced Tor In this country
" + GONZALES.