The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

81 eStrayacance and dissipation" But there
WAS no time for anything Of the Kind IN ,hoSe
IN 'he woods or capture by . briush OF uTu
by our own soldiers IN their expeditions
Gen. Marion, the Swamp. Fox was never
captured b'caus, he always rode fine racers, ms
iayuri'" horses wer" named Roger ana iiali hhi
his devotion 10 these animals IL well Illustrated
IN one version Of The famous p3,ato story -,
iniscrnces Of the Revolution, says NAV httr
Gen. Maron's frugal meal, he had his horse
Roger brought up and fed him win p9lntg
skins which b" hal carfnlly put on, one sldc OF
his plate Tor that plrpDse, AL Of which We. eaten
~ the horse from his masters hAhd-ne' enc Oh
them lost
Col Richard Richardson. one Of Marion'S
chief officers, came near bnlng captured several
times, and once even dashed through a nhhd Oh
Tories In his own avenue, and escaped because
Of the ~iler,nrs> Of his Thoroughbred. Corn N.
his fine horS,. named from his IL ling place IN
the swamp, was killed under his master al the
battle Of Eutnw, whore. Col. Richardson COM
manded Marions right
The brilliant English cavalry leader, Col
Tarleton, vas noted as q Judge Of good horse
flesh and for his graceful, daring riding. le
captured So many fue horses on his raids In South
Carolina, that he could always command ms
pick Of racers 10 ride. on one occasion he cap
tured 900 81 the finest thoroughbreds Of the STATE.
The british seized many other valuable uings
Decides horses IA tho raids, and while they
fat Of the land, for the planters were very i,ich
and often lived in great IuNury. When they
captured Peter Sinklsr, q wealthy planter ana
patriot, they carried III or destroyed everything
ON his plan which "arrounted 10 2o,ooo
pounds OF indigo, worth abou, 30,000l IS ne,
HrNs; 10 blooded horses; 2s blooded mares and
colts, $50 head If stock cattle, $50 ,ad Of sheep,
2oo hogs, 5000 bushels Of grain, 10000 rails,
household furniture, liquors, plantation tools
poultry, &c, to the value Of 1000 pounds cur
rcncy" This was taken from the schedule
fuIniehed 10 the commission appointed by me
State 10 ascertain the amount and value OF prop
erty destru yed by that raid,
The horses were usually pu, In charge Of the
negro grooms during the Revolution, who kept
Them hidden for mouths and sometimes for years
In the swampS or dense woods. They WoLll
make little clearings in the woods and plant corn
there tyr the hoIses and for themselves. These
negro slaves were So faithful that many 81 them
suffered torture rather than bntray their charge
One negro WIS actually. hanged AMI lett
htcaus he would not tell where the famous
and Andrew, the negro groom, cured ms free
dom from his master, Major John Harlestun,
who ow ned only O half in ,er's in the racer, for his
devotion and iai,hfulncss MAJOR liHrlrSi@nn
lesidcS providing a home for him on the planiG
ton. MI John lluger, also freed lis groom,
Mingo, and his wife, because Of faithful service,
though n" groom had been unat 10 save one
q he most valuable q his masters horses.
The love for he morse WINS always very strong
in South Carolina. and In ON" noted case II was
even str niger tian the love for ones country.
This was thr cas-, with Daniel McGirlh, an Amen
can scout who became RflrTwHd q famous Tory
leader lic was a splendid rid,r, au1 devoted
10 his beautiful man Cray Guutr. One II Is
icJiTth BY force, AMI tpt woriS VIZ pas, u
l.lwrcn ,hrrl. M,iirlh was cuurtI'Gr al d
and sent need 10 the pr olic N%llpplu" post i.r
iusuborlina,i5n. lie submitted one To his
cruel treatment, hut while y alinc IN prison ir
tn second whipping, McGirth recognized lh"
WINNING Of his beloved mar, and iouuu 'Idl
she was %picketcd nearby, ant he d"trrnh,l
10 p,cHpn upon her hack. He succeeded IN d,ify
80, and after being mounted upon cray No"sr
W. delL ra,cly turned round. though h. was pur
'ued, aud swore vcng 'ance arf't,3t lh" Auer'
TWAS not until l1D3, when the South ,%afuiina
Jockey Club moved It's headquarters h. tn" new
'iach on the western side oi the Neck near Nsh,
Icy River. hat hor,rTACing was revived IN all
itG former glory. This rack was naturally called
after the Father q His Country, and races Wen"
hid here under the auspices Of he South Car
oIiua Jockey Club for nearly, a hundred y'at,
AFR NJ that is now left Of the, Nashine''n
{ IrSh l. Il Crumbling pair q old Ea,epu~L- at
h, entrance " the grounds, through Which must
have passed mary Of the finest hur,rN and fair, 81
tie races became more fashionable than ',,'L
All we're carried n very year with Eta}cr cllt.
VI # the fret families Of South Carolina belonged
to The club and nearly all sent hors Is 10 III" races.
The original uw nefs and prurrietorS OF III" VI q! Ia
ington Race Course In l193 Mer Gen. lha1leS
Cotcsworth pinckney, Gen William Washington.
O'Iitirn Smith, John Wilson, james ,aison,
gault, ten. Rest, Col Mi'chcll, Con. Wa e Hamg
ion, James Bum, Capt Whit, /, Campbell,
cen. William ,N%oulFis, On McPhrrSGn co.
Mcleod. II would b" ippossibla to e., So many
crlehriirs together IN these days. tn. names
If Gen. Charles Cotesworth IiGc:ney and q Gen.
William Moultne lhe nation WI never let die
for their victories against The British in thc CouN-
cls Of the country and on The field, willie Gen.
Wade Hampton Of the Revolution, zen. William
Washington, Gen. Mcrhersol and Gabriel ui-
F fsat}i s"S p By his sif q sec, 90. are as Worthy Hy
Of the nations honor, and On Fame $ eternal
baadroll worthie 10 BE- fyled," such men as these
found no shame in following the manly sport
In lines Of peace, and with such men at The head a
it was not surprising. that M racing was Etpt
upduring the next half century 10 IA" very highest
standard ever approached IN this country
IiD,se Show v npk III New iork can give one
upiv y faint idea Of the INN ense excitement
over, and Importance hta, ed 70, the Nae Week
in CHARLESTON by the I'D on,toorats OF South Caro-.
lima The town which was, u century ago,
one uf he very largest IN The Onlted states, dId
not number half q hrndrd thousand lnhail-
tants including the negro slaves, but ITS Iol, a
ti,n WAS nearly doubled during Race Week. Ine
hotels IN the South have never, Until recent years,
Dcpu very good, lelauSe the southern people,
especially in South Carolina, were always SO hos.
uiUslI, that no stranger NuO APPEARED to lF a
gentleman was ever allowed To stay at the hotels
long enough lu make IT worth While 'u he i'u'
Irirtlrs in Race eek, however, even the hotels
we're c%rowded, and all tic large private houses
we're WI ktNA ~ wv NAA'T 'a'tN '''''' W. Wv
tenth 3rgrar II rc,au,nsLip or friendship.
The races were usuallS hold al the height %!
the :. ial Season, which WSs also the oi season
for the rlau't s, about the en-" 81 January ~
mo Nrs' ~ February One - The famous saint
C.rilia balls was always given durlrc II" week,
~ which however only guests 81 th- very highest
,pdal standing we're e'or inNlt NiIeuuid
! rv9,e entertainments were given IN The other
IN .h's, an there was HlN,.~ ""hc 81 lol ct
traction at the very good theatre, toy Charleston
vns also the first city To- have n theatre, tIjN I
q fin. concert cor me II NhaI"s r"Hr" a plNES b.i
the horses were the main s~Ut!pt'Dl CuuNrfSGiiun
nj night az well as 10y day Many wcre III" won
t. ful tales told Of fine racers aS ne r'ri SaloN'l
thpir gup wines, for 10y his lime he Jockey lIuh
l,i become famous also for irS MareirH wine,
which was imported directly for Its own use,
This Ma leirn Of the South Carolina Jockey
Club was, by the way, the most famous wine ever
brought to this country and, the lovers and rare
Old vine tasiers in Charleston used TO say, the
finest in the world. II was brought over in The
living between boards, which allowed the wine
10 Ne gently rocked Ivy The motion ~ The boat,
md gave To H., according 20 the experts
al Charleston, its peculiarly fine flavor, which
YVES sill further improved after il had laid for
wears in ~ darlp cellars of - PrleSton. None
1f this wine was aver In lICsiL At Arthur's pos
session. ~ It was Clnir \, nor can ii Re purchased
the club said not long ago that the MNdeirn
hist was still in the possession 81 the Jockey club
~ n after the war was distributed among The
officers Of thc club, " hen II was decided 10 abandon
r,ing. These lew devot"d m"mhers, rriNuG
il more than my gold, slowly 6rarl i'upor r0re
and great occasions. There may be o few bottles
81 il still in Charleston, but IL never has been and
never will be for sale,
lIun,nE WAS also q very fashionable sport
IN the early part Of the century, but On the cast