136 Making the American Thoroughbred 



At the first meeting September, 1836, four days, four races, 

 there were 13 entries. The winners were Jesse Haynie's FANNY BELL; 

 Beasley's OTHELLO by Leviathan, dam by Sir Archy; Jackson's 

 WAXLIGHT by Leviathan, dam Pigeon by Pacolet, and FANNY BELL 

 again. Waxlight's race was a 4-mile heat race for J. C. P. $750. 



At the second meeting (Sept. 22-25 inclusive), 1837, there were 

 five races and 19 entries. The winners were: Burford's CITIZEN, 

 by Stockholder, dam Patty Puff; Jesse Cage's gray filly by Levia- 

 than dam by Pacolet; Jesse Cage's THE PONEY; Ragland's QUEEN 

 OF DIAMONDS by Leviathan, dam by Sir Archy; and Ragland's 

 OTHELLO by Leviathan, dam by Sir Archy. The highest purse, 

 $700, was won by The Poney, 3-mile heats; time 6:17 6:05 

 6: 10. There were five entries. The race was "severely contested, 

 affording much sport; betting pretty severe after first heat." The 

 race won by Othello was a 4-mile race for a $600 purse. Nature of 

 soil "prohibited" good time. The Spirit gave this meeting a "write 

 up" of 900 words. 



At the third meeting, Sept. 17-22, 1838, there were seven races and 

 21 entries. The winners were Guild's DOCTOR DUNCAN (later JOHN 

 MALONE); A. P. Yourie's filly by Crusader; Jesse Cage's QUEEN OF 

 TRUMPS; James Jackson's EXOTIC; Thomas Watson's SHERIDAN 

 (later OSCEOLA), by Pacific dam by O. H. Perry; Thomas Watson's 

 QUEEN OF TRUMPS; A. P. Yourie's ch. g. by Crusader, dam by 

 Stockholder. 



The first race, won by Queen of Trumps, was a sweepstake, 3- 

 year-olds, 19 subs, at $100 each, h. f., five running, 2-mile heats; 

 time 4: 03 3: 56. The Queen's second victory was a race of 4-mile 

 heats for J. C. P. $600; time 8: 12 8:43. Yourie's gelding ran a 

 mile in 1:58, over a track 4 to 8 inches deep in dust after a four 

 months' drouth. 



At the fourth meeting, May 21-24, 1839, only ten horses ran. 

 The winners were: Col. Jo C. Guild's JOHN MALONE; Guild's CARO- 

 LINE MALONE, 3-year-olds, by Leviathan, dam by Sir Richard Ton- 

 son, out of the dam of Betsey Malone; George Elliott's BOYD 

 MCNAIRY, and Green Berry Williams' FLETA, by Leviathan, dam by 

 Clay's Sir William. One-mile and 2-mile races only were run. 

 The best heat, 1 : 49, was run by Caroline Malone, carrying 83 pounds. 



At the fifth meeting, fall of 1839, the winners were: Jesse Cage's 

 MARIA WILLIAMS, by Leviathan, dam by Napoleon; C. Cantrell's 



