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(2) Guild's VIRGINIA OVERTON, by Leviathan, dam by Virginian, 

 4 years, 2-mile heat race; best heat 4:12. She beat Exotic, another 

 Leviathan (who later made a great reputation as a racer), the entry 

 of James Jackson. 



(3) John Malone's entry (Guild & Peyton's) CATHERINE BARRY 

 (later BEESWING), won a mile heat race in 2:05 2:04 2:06. 



(4) Colonel Jesse Cage's THE PONEY, 4 years, was run as James 

 Jackson's entry and won a 3-mile heat race in 6:44 7:03. 



(5) G. B. Williams won a mile heat race with his Leviathan filly, 

 dam by Sir William, in 2 : 02 2 : 07. 



(6) The principal event of this meeting, the get of Leviathan 

 vs. the get of Luzborough, is elsewhere described; post. 



In August, 1838 the Nashville Club held a four days meeting at 

 which were five races and 19 entries. 



Nashville Fall Meeting, Sept. 2Q-Oct. 6, 1838: President pro 

 tern, L. P. Cheatham; Secretary, Hugh Kirkman; Treasurer Thomas 

 Gowdey; Judges, L. P. Cheatham, L. J. Polk, W. G. Harding; 

 Distance Judges, William B. Gowen and R. Ewing; Patrol, H. 

 Compton, R. P. Estes, Aris Brown, Thomas Alderson; Timers, 

 Thomas Eubank Leefe and Henry Dickinson. Six races; 13 entries; 

 by James Jackson, Davis & Ragland, Col. William Wynn, of Vir- 

 ginia, W. J. Minor of Louisiana, Maj. W. R. Peyton, Thomas Barry, 

 John Malone and William Potts. Except in two other events, de- 

 scribed elsewhere, entries by Ragland & Davis won all the races. 

 Two of these five winners, SCIPIO and OTHELLO, were by Leviathan, 

 two by Count Badger and one by Luzborough. Among the defeated 

 were John Matone's entry, SHERIDAN (later OSCEOLA), Colonel 

 Wynn's VICTORIA and his MARY WYNN. Victoria was by Eclipse, 

 dam Isabella by Sir Archy, and Mary Wynn was by Eclipse, dam 

 Flirtilla by Sir Archy. Track muddy all week. 



At the Nashville Spring Meeting, 1839, beginning on May 7, and 

 lasting five days, the winners were A. J. Donelson's colt by Mambrino, 

 dam by Ratler; Jesse Cage's filly by Leviathan, dam by Napoleon; 

 George Elliott's BOYD MCNAIRY; also his three-year-old BIRMINGHAM; 

 and Green Berry Williams' FLETA. This last race, 3-mile heats, 

 was run against Capt. H. M. Clay's GIRAFFE, by Luzborough. It 

 was so close and exciting that the timers forgot to stop their watches. 

 Owners of defeated horses, besides Clay, were Thomas Alderson, 

 Mr. Kirkman, Arnold Russell, Mr. Peyton, Samuel Carter (Mr. Beal) 



