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Belcher will not soon be forgotten, and loving hands still 

 annually place flowers on his last resting place as a mark of 

 esteem and, love for his memory. 



Col. David McDaniel was a native of Ireland and first 

 turned up as a racing man in North Carolina. In his early 

 days he was a large trader and made thousands of dollars 

 in this way. He drifted into Richmond, Va., and made that 

 place his home. He bought up large properties in Rich- 

 mond and Broad Rock County, and when he died there 

 years afterward he left a vast estate. On the track his fame 

 was widespread. He owned such celebrities as Frank 

 Allen, Tar River, Carolina, Harry Bassett, Joe Daniels, 

 Hubbard, and Lida Stanhope. He trained the latter and 

 owned an interest in the latter famous mare. Harry Bas- 

 sett brought him the greatest fame, and he was known the 

 world over as " the owner of Harry Bassett." He trained 

 and owned the horse at the time he beat the celebrated 

 Longfellow and trailed the banner of old Kentucky in the 

 dust. 



While not a scholar and a man of the greatest sim- 

 plicity, he was a shrewd tactician, a bold bettor, with the 

 nerve of a lion, and a gentleman withal. He was generous 

 almost to a fault, and no man ever applied to him for 

 assistance in a worthy cause and went away empty handed. 

 Many a tear was shed in Virginia when Death laid his icy 

 hand on the silvered head of David McDaniel. 



David Branch was a gentleman of North Carolina of 

 the highest social prestige and took a deep interest in the 

 turf. He owned some of the good horses of his day and 

 wielded a vast influence. Modest to a marked degree, he 

 did not hold up his talents to the world and carefully 

 avoided notoriety of any form. He was a leader in spite of 

 this fact, and his advice was much sought after. 



Col. Wade Hampton was a princely gentleman of the 

 olden time, and his home was at Millward, S. C., five miles 

 back of Columbia. He was a wealthy planter and a large 

 importer of horses. He imported Sovereign, Rowton, 

 Emily and many others that do not occur to my mind at 

 this moment. On the American turf he was a leader, and 

 at once came to the front. He bred and owned Monarch, 

 Fannie and Childe Harold, all of whom attained prominence 



