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fered Molo a distance in four mile heats last Fall at the Red Bridge 

 races, when he (Molo) was in training and Molo would not take 

 him up. 



"Traveller can beat Molo or any other covering horse in East 

 Tennessee that has made two seasons, and served thirty mares 

 each season (as he has done), three or four mile heats for any of 

 the above mentioned sums; the Race to be closed by the ist Novem- 

 ber next. 



"WILLIAM AINSWORTH." 

 "MADISONVILLE, Oct. 5, 1836." 



"Chucky Bend, 2Oth Oct. 1836. 

 "Col. Ramsey, Sir: 



"In your paper of the 5th inst. I see that Maj. Ainsworth has 

 taken upon himself personally to banter Molo with his famous time 

 horse Traveller. I will state a few facts and then propose a race 

 . . How do you think, Colonel, I am to get out of this banter. 

 Molo is now 10 years old and in the midst of his season. I see but 

 one way and that is to follow the indications of your valuable paper. 

 I see you have published in the same paper, perhaps the second 

 column to the left of the Major's banter, that a steam doctor 

 in North Carolina ' boasts that he has discovered a system by which 

 he can make out of an old man a young man, and have enough left 

 to make a small dog.' Now, if upon inquiry this aforesaid steam 

 doctor can make out of an old race horse, that has been turned to 

 the stable four years, a young one, and have enough left to make a 

 small Jackass, I will agree to run it against Traveller, 4-miIes and 

 repeat, for his highest amount $2,000. 



"JAMES SCRUGGS." 



In contests involving the reputation of a state or sec- 

 tion or family of horses, persons making the agreement 

 usually gave each other permission to draw on the respec- 

 tive states, sections, or stock involved for an individual 

 contestant. As often as otherwise, parties issuing and 

 accepting a challenge for a great match race ran some 

 other man's horse lent and trained for that particular 

 occasion. In these great events money was of secondary 

 consideration. 



