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(3) Cruiseman's ALBERT KING, by Commodore Truxton, dam by 

 Pacolet, won the 2-year-old sweepstake, $100 subs. h. f. one mile, 

 seven subs., two running; time 1:52. 



(4) Alexander's EUDORA, by Jefferson, dam by Oscar, "walked 

 over" for the citizens purse of $100. 



HURRICANE HILL (MURFREESBORO) MEETINGS 

 During the meeting held at Maj. John Bradley's race track, 

 Hurricane Hill, near Murfreesboro, August 30 Sept. 2, 1837, 

 there were seven races and 19 entries: by Capt. John Crow, Col. 

 Robert Smith, H. Hawse (Howse?), P. J. Burrus, O. W. Crockett, 

 N. C. Dill, J. R. Head, of Mississippi, John Robinson, John Ken- 

 nedy, R. Pattelo, Wilson Kerr. Purses ranged from $50 to $300- 

 Track twelve feet more than a mile. 



WINNERS: (i) Crow's b. f. by Stockholder won the 3-year-old 

 sweepstake, mile heats; time 1:57 each heat. 



(2) Smith's SALLY MCCALL, by Leviathan, dam by Tennessee Oscar, 

 3 years, won a 2-mile heat race in 4: 10 4: 03. 



(3) Crow's gr. h. by Washington, dam by Sir Archy, 6 years, 

 won a 2-mile heat race in 4:08 4:00. 



(4) On the same day he won a mile race in i : 52 after which he 

 was sold to J. R. Head for $3,500. 



(5, 6) In two separate mile heat contests Smith's s. h. VICKSBURG 

 (1:54) and Robinson's SIR RICHARD, dam by Sir Archy (1:59) were 

 the winners. 



(7) Pattelo's gr. m. by Waterloo, dam by Pacolet, 6 years, beat 

 Kerr's b. f. by Tom Jefferson, dam by Stockholder, 4 years, in a single 

 mile race; time 2:10. 



At the August meeting, 1838, at this track five races were run 

 in dust 4 to 8 inches deep. 



MCMINNVILLE RACE MEETING 



October 17-20, 1837; four races entries by P. Hoodenpyle, 

 B. C. Thomas, J. M. Bragg, F. A. Henry (Patre), A. Clark, 

 J. Wilcher, W. R. Stewart, Thomas & French. Mile and 2-mile 

 heats were run. Best mile heat i : 57. Two-mile time 4:10 4: oo. 

 The winners were Hoodenpyle's colt by O' Kelly, dam by Black 

 Sutton; Henry's (Patre's) colt by Kosciusko dam by Potomac; 

 Henry's (Patre's) SPORTSMAN, by Brunswick, dam by Hamlintonian 

 (or Hambletonian) and Henry's (J. H. Jenkins') Leviathan mare. In 

 addition to these there were many trotting and saddle horse contests. 



