The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

cept when running, and presented a
handsome appearance. He had the
smallest white spot on his forehead;
otherwise there was not white hair
on him.
| Red Eye was a most difficult colt to
break, and had n most uncomfortable
| temper. as many of the great horses
have. indicating strong will and In
domitable courage. Most OF the races
When it suited him to run, and he was
left alone, he ran and won: when 1t
did not suit him, he stopped--litcrally
stopped-and at times could not be
led around the track in walk. He
had to be ridden without spurs and
with q loose rein. Even the interfer-
ence OF pulling him about the track
for position would often stop him. He
ran with his head down, and long,
sweeping strides. looking at times as
II he would fall for lack of the support
and steadylng his Jockey was afraid
to give him
He was a quick starter, got off
promptly, without excitement, and ran.
1t would seem. for his own pleasure,
or from the inherited instinct of emu
latlon come down to him through many
generations of race-horses. 1t took
some time and the loss of his first
three races to teach Captain Belcher
what a difficult horse he had In hand:
but with this knowledge the captain
got out of him the succession of bril-
liant victories shown on the above card.
Doctor Crouch tells me that the name
Red Eye was stable name, and have
no doubt that the colt. being an unruly
ono, took 1t from one OF the names for
whiskey, common in those days. and
even now In Underwater Virginia. par
ticularly among the negroes He also
tells me that his dam, Lucy Long. got
her name in peculiar manner. That
In running n race on slippery track
she fell. recovered. and by a great burst
of speed overhau!ed and passed the
field in the stretch; that the excited
crowd. seeing she would win, began
to sing song known as Lucy Long.
and beginning. Take your time. Miss
Lucy" etc. and that the mare was
from that day known as Lucy Long.
1t seems to have been very popular
name, as the stud book contains at.
least eight OF them. Perhaps they all
took their names from the song.
a short analysis of his performances,
as set out on the card published, VIII
not. I think, be embarrassing.
He lost his first three races--frst,
to Boston colt. one-mile heats; sec
ond. to Ordtrix, one-mile heats; and
third. to Financier, two-mile heats.
The first two on account of the spurs.
which caused him to sulk; the third
he lost to horse that was for that
day the speeder. Ills next two races
he won. The next two, of three and
two-mile heats he lost to Mary Mason
and Financier. In the Mason race he
bolted and came very near killing his
rider and himself. The next ten, nine
of which We're three mile heats. he won
straight, beating Financier, who had
twice beaten him; Protection, Lady
Fairfax. Mary Marsh. Virginia Payne,
Boomer, Virginia Rose, Trojan. Gold
Pin, Bazel and Ben Quarles. He was
then, when out Of condition. beaten
twice by Gold Pin. lie then won nine
straight races, walking for two and
beating One Eye Joe. a crack little
race-horse, who fought Red Eye to.the
tinually beaten. always put up good
race Gone Eye Joe. as colt. fell into
a we'll, broke his tail and put out one
eye. hence his nance; Tom Walker,
Gold Pin, Maid OF Edgecomb. Florence.
White Eye, JEFF Davis. Lawson and
Nina. the last two being his competi-
tors In the great folr-mile heat race
at Broad Rock, which came off in the.
fall of that year, 1853.
Next. on the 9th September, Nina,
who then belonged to Major Bacon,
of South Carolina, beat him at Fair
field in match for $4,000 Q. side. two
mile heats. No race run In Virginia
ever created more excitement than this.
1t was Virginia against South Carolina.
In his next fourteen races he won all
but two, beating Lawson, Nina, Fanny.
Fern. One Eye joe Highlander Reube.
Little Flea and Nat Blick, all being
cracks, and being beaten by John Hop
kins and Wild Irishman. Red Eye ran
forty three races and won thirty-three;
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