134 Making the American Thoroughbred 



BIythe, Dr. W. J. DeWitt, George W. Mix. F. T. 

 Reid was Secretary. 



Lists of entries at Jackson, 1830 and 1832, show that 

 horses were run by Col. Wright, Maj. Martin, Col. Miller, 

 Col. Cotton, Mr. Newsom, G. W. Cheatham, B. H. Slater, 

 Dr. Thomas Rivers, Dr. W. E. Butler, Abner Pillow, R. 

 Pryor. 



Race meetings known to have been held, but from which 

 no reports were made to The Spirit of the Times or The 

 Turf Register, were those at Dresden, Paris and La Grange, 

 in 1838 and at Petersburg in 1839. 



Having shown the character and performances of the 

 leading horses in England, Virginia and Tennessee, from 

 whom came the Tennessee horses of the gala-day period, 

 it will be of interest to see how these scions of noble 

 ancestors acquitted themselves on Tennessee tracks. 



Following are official reports (condensed) of race meet- 

 ings held in Tennessee, 1836-39 inclusive, as reported 

 to The Spirit oj the Times and The Turf Register. 



The rule as to weights on tracks in Tennessee and other 

 states to the south were usually the same as those adopted 

 by the Nashville Jockey Club, as follows: 



2-year-olds, 70 Ibs.; 3-year-olds, 86 Ibs.; 4-year-olds, 

 100 Ibs.; 5-year-olds, no Ibs.; 6-year-olds, 118 Ibs.; 

 aged 124 Ibs.; with an allowance of 3 Ibs. to mares and 

 geldings. 



In the following reports, where a horse was run by one 

 person and owned by another, the name of the owner 

 is placed in parentheses after the name of the person 

 making the entry. 



HARTSVILLE JOCKEY CLUB 



At the Hartsville Jockey Club meeting, September, 1836 Harts- 

 ville was then in Sumner County there were four races, eighteen 

 entries, by Capt. Jesse Haynie, Alex Yourie, Thomas Barry, Rich- 



