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(2) Sweepstake 3-year-olds, 3 subs, at $200 each Henry's 

 TOM BENTON, by Telegraph, dam by Pacolet, beat L. Coch's SELIM, 

 by Saxe Weimer and Davidson & Gowen's colt by Telegraph, 

 dam by imp Buzzard; time 1:54 1:555. 



(3) MILO beat Davidson's HANNIBAL, by O'Kelly, dam by Sir 

 Charles, 3 years, in a 2-mile heat race for a $200 purse. 



(4) MARIA MILLER "walked over" a 3-mile heat, getting $250 for 



her trouble. 



MEMPHIS JOCKEY CLUB 



In 1836, Oct. 3i-Nov. 4, a race meeting was held at Memphis 

 at which there were five races; 10 entries owned by G. Bowles, 

 Mr. Lyons, W. W. Hurt, Mr. Bumpass, Mr. Pitcher, and H. Harris. 

 Among the races was a match, $ 1,000 a side between Hurt's KIN- 

 LOCK, by Havoc, dam by Conqueror, 4 years, and Pitcher's ch. f. by 

 Sir Charles, dam by Sir Alfred, 3 years; won by KINLOCK, time 

 1:591:56. 



(1) At the first meeting of the Memphis Jockey Club, Nov. 7-12, 

 1837, the judges each day were Maj. J. Cotton, President; Maj- 

 E. Hickman, Vice- President, and P. G. Gaines. No purse more than 

 $500. Nineteen entries. The winner in the mile race was Y. N. 

 Oliver's (of New Orleans) JOE KEARNEY, by Medley, out of Kate 

 Kearney, by Sir Archy, 4 years. He beat DANIEL O'CONNELL and 

 two others; time 1:58 2:01. 



(2) Oliver's MARY JONES, by imp Barefoot, dam by Eclipse, 4 

 years, won the 2-mile heat race; Robert Smith's SALLY MCCALL 

 second; L. Coch's MARY BOND, third; time 1:58 2:01. 



(3) The 3-mile race went to L. Coch's STERLING, 6 years, time 

 6: 23 6: 20 6: 20. 



(4) William Burton's SELIMA, by Sir Charles, dam by Sir Alfred, 

 4 years, won the 4-mile heat race; time 9:01 9:00. 



(5) In the mile heat race, best 3 in 5, Oliver's MARY JONES won 

 each heat; time 2:07 2:05 2:05. Last two races, track very 

 muddy. 



Owners of defeated horses were Col. Robert Smith, B. Davidson 

 W. W. Hurt, L. Coch, John Frost of St. Louis, Missouri, and 

 J. R. McKee. 



Another correspondent reported that Capt. Oliver had "found 

 the soft place he was in search of." Also that this was "the first 

 meeting of the Club" and the track "an entirely new one" by a 

 never failing big spring. "The citizens and everybody appeared 

 to be in the spirit of racing." 



