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Thomas Barry, of Gallatin, did not belong to the satis- 

 fied set. Immediately after this defeat of the House of 

 Luzborough he, as champion of the get of his stallion, 

 Cock of the Rock, threw down the gauntlet to the House 

 of Leviathan, and James Jackson took it up. Each named 

 three entries from which number a contestant was to be 

 selected for a match race to be run at Nashville on Octo- 

 ber i, as the opening event of the six day Fall meeting. 

 It was to be a 4-mile affair of 4-year-olds, for $1,000 a 

 side, P.P. 



When the time came Barry entered a bay filly out of 

 Nell Saunders by Wilkes' Wonder, "taken up but a few 

 weeks before and amiss when started." Jackson entered 

 Exotic, a filly out of imp Refugee by Wanderer. Each 

 entry carried 97 pounds. The track was very deep and 

 heavy. Exotic was the favorite 3 to I and won easily. 

 Time 9:40 9:33. 



At this same meeting a match for $5,000 a side, 4-mile 

 heats, between the get of Leviathan and the get of Bert- 

 rand, was billed, with W. R. Peyton's Blacklock, out of 

 Kitty Clover (by American Eclipse), 3 years, represent- 

 ing the Bertrands and W. J. Minor's Thrush, out of Object 

 (by Marshal Ney), same age, representing the Leviathans. 

 The latter being amiss paid $2,500 forfeit. 



Though prevented from running against Sarah Bladen, 

 Picton was yet to test his speed and strength with that 

 of a Leviathan and make amends to Tennessee sportsmen 

 for the disappointment he had caused them. At Nashville, 

 on Oct. n, 1839, in a race of 4-mile heats for a Jockey 

 Club purse of $1,000, the contestants were Picton, still 

 owned by Col. Wynn, and entered by L. P. Cheatham; 

 Col. George Elliott's Boyd McNairy, full brother to Sarah 

 Bladen, entered by James Jackson; and Alex Yourie's 

 Osceola, by Pacific, dam by O. H. Perry, entered by G. W. 



