140 Making the American Thoroughbred 



and W. H. Carroll. Thirteen horses in all; no purse exceeding $500. 

 The best mile was made by Birmingham 1:51^. 



Nashville Jockey Club's First Fall Meeting, Sept. 19-22 and Oct. 

 5, 1839. 



Samuel Ragland of Alabama and H. Petway, Judges; L. P. 

 Cheatham and John McNairy, Distance Judges; Nicholas Davis 

 and T. E. Leefe, Timers; Hugh Kirkman, Secretary. 



Five races, 17 entries; by Breathett & Carroll, Samuel J. 

 Carter, J. G. Shegogg of Columbia, J. H. White, J. C. Guild, Phil 

 C. Shute, T. W. Gilman, Smith Criddle, D. Pitt, Davis & Rag- 

 land, Robert Smith, A. P. Yourie and W. W. Gift. 



Breathett's & Carroll's three entries two by Luzborough and 

 one by Merlin Davis & Ragland's Luzborough filly, dam by 

 Timoleon; J. C. Guild's Leviathan colt and S. J. Carter's filly by 

 Russell's Houston were the winners. Best mile i : 57. 



Second Fall Meeting, Oct. 6-12, 1839. 



President, L. P. Cheatham; Secretary, Hugh Kirkman; Judges, 

 Gen. W. G. Harding, W. H. Boddie and H. Petway; Distance 

 Judges, John McNairy and Thomas Alderson; Timers, Lucius J. 

 Polk and Thomas E. Leefe. J. B. and S. J. Carter were now pro- 

 prietors of the track, which was "fetlock deep and fast time im- 

 possible." 



Eight races; 28 entries; by Charles Bosley, W. G. Harding, 

 Wilson & Nichol, Thomas Gale, W. W. Gift (J. Scott), L. Leavell, 

 Ragland & Davis, James Jackson, Balie Peyton, J. Anderson, G. 

 W. Cheatham, H. Petway (James Hagan), L. P. Cheatham, Thomas 

 Watson (L. Leavell), G. W. Cheatham (W. R. Peyton), L. J. Polk, 

 Nicholas Davis, J. G. Shegogg, Col. Robert Smith, Jesse Cage, A. 

 J. Donelson, L. P. Cheatham (James Long of Washington, D.C.). 



(1) Charles Bosley's (W. G. Harding's) gr. c. GAMMA, by Pacific, 

 out of Madam Bosley by Sir Richard Tonson, won a 2-mile heat race 

 in 4:04 4: n. 



(2) W. W. Gift's GOVERNOR POiNDEXTER, by Leviathan, out of 

 the dam of Giantess, won a 3-year old sweepstake worth $5,400, 

 2-mile heats, 5 competitors; time 3:555 3:57 4:06. 



(3) George W. Cheatham's (Charles Lewis') EMILY SPEED, by 

 Leviathan dam by Pacolet, won a 2-mile heat race in 3:58 3:56. 



(4) Cheatham's MARY WYNN won a 3-mile heat race, J. C. P. 

 $600, $30 added, 3-mile heats; time 6:12 6:08 6:18. 



(5) Jesse Cage's MARIA WILLIAMS, by Leviathan, dam by Napo- 



