138 Making the American Thoroughbred 



(6) Sweepstake, 3-year-olds, mile heats, sub. $200, h. f., three 

 entries, two running John C. Beasley's (Sam Ragland's) QUEEN 

 OF DIAMONDS; time 1:55 1:53. 



The Spirit of the Times gave this meeting 2,500 words. The 

 most interesting feature was the hot fight between Wacousta, 

 Fanny Bell and Othello, running in the order named. 



At the meeting of the Nashville Club, Oct. 2-6, 1837, the officers 

 were: President, H. Petway; Judges, H. Petway, John P. Hick- 

 man, L. P. Cheatham, Hon. Alex Barrow, Randall Ewing; Timers, 

 Hon. Balie Peyton and Thomas Enbank Leefe, special Southern 

 agent of The Spirit of the Times; Secretary, Hugh Kirkman; 

 Patrol, Buck Maxey, R. P. Estes, S. W. Oilman, Aris Brown. 

 Seven races, 34 entries; by George Elliott, Nicholas Davis, L. P. 

 Cheatham, Andrew J. Donelson, John Donelson, Balie Peyton, 

 William B. King, E. H. Boardman, W. J. Bass, G. Mason, James 

 Jackson, L. Bailer, Stephen Fenwick, A. B. Newsom, John C. Beasley, 

 Stockley Donelson, W. H. Ghee, Thomas A. Pankey, A. L. Binga- 

 mon, of Mississippi, J. H. Bradfute, Samuel Ragland, A. V. and 

 G. B. Long, of Kentucky, Randolph Skinner. Track muddy and 

 heavy all week. 



The Congressional stake, 3-year-olds, 14 subs, at $500 each, 

 h. f., 2-mile heats, three running, was won by George Elliott's SARAH 

 BLADEN; time 4:13 4:15. Other winners were Newsom's 2-year- 

 old filly (then unnamed, later BEESWING); J. H. Bradfute's VICTORIA; 

 Ragland's QUEEN OF DIAMONDS; Bradfute's HARKAWAY, by Merlin, 

 dam Isabella by Sir Archy; Ragland's OTHELLO and G. B. Long's 

 MARY JANE DAVIS, by Stockholder, dam by Sir Archy. Queen of 

 Diamonds' victory was in a race of 3-mile heats; time 6:21 6: 20. 

 Othello's race was a 4-mile affair; time 8: 30 8: 29^. 



The Spirit of the Times gave this meeting a brilliant write-up of 

 3,000 words. 



Nashville May meeting, 1838; six days; six races; 17 entries; 

 by Guild & Peyton, Col. George Elliott, A. J. Donelson, John 

 Malone, S. W. Goodrum (Col. Thompson), F. ZoIIicoffer, Thomas 

 Kirkman, James Jackson, A. Jackson, Robert Hayes, G. B. Wil- 

 liams, David Thompson, J. C. Guild, Thomas A. Pankey. AH 

 the winners were bred or owned (or both bred and owned) in 

 Sumner County. They were: 



(i) Guild & Peyton's Leviathan filly out of Black Sophia 

 (undoubtedly BEESWING), 3 years, mile heats, best heat 1:58, 



