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Hon. Balie Peyton of Louisiana; Hon. J. J. Crittenden of 

 Kentucky; Ex-Gov. Butler, Col. Wade Hampton and 

 Col. Singleton of South Carolina, and Maj. John M. 

 Huger, Robt. Purris, Esq., Capt. Nicholas Davis and 

 Maj. Saml. Ragland of Alabama. 



The Judges were Capt. Nicholas Davis, Col. Jesse 

 Cage, of Gallatin, and L. P. Cheatham, of Nashville. 

 Governor Pierce M. Butler, of South Carolina, and James 

 A. Valentine acted as Timers. 



When the bugle sounded the call at i o'clock only 4 of 

 the 30 nominations came to the post, thus reducing the 

 possible $150,000, of 1838, to $35,000. 



First came Alex. Barrow's ch. colt by imp Skylark out 

 of Lilac by imp Leviathan. He had been trained in the 

 stable of H. M. Clay and was ridden by John Ford. He 

 was 1 6 hands high, "as strong as a wagon horse though not 

 so coarse," in good condition and " his party was sanguine." 



Second came Balie Peyton's Great Western, trained by 

 Capt. John Belcher, of Virginia (who first trained Boston), 

 to be ridden by Monk (colored). She was a dark brown, 

 of good size, closely resembling her dam, in fine condition, 

 and "her chance was considered a good one." 



Third, came Thomas Kirkman's Glumdalditch, by Glen- 

 coe, out of Giantess by Leviathan. She had been trained 

 by Isaac Vanleer who had remained in the South after 

 selling Stevens' horses and was to be jockeyed by F. P. 

 Palmer, alias " Barney, " a native of New England. Glum- 

 dalditch was "a chestnut about i6J hands high, propor- 

 tionately built in every respect and in the most perfect 

 condition, and though a dark nag for this was her 

 maiden entry her owner and friends relied upon her 

 stride, speed and breeding for a long and bruising race." 



Fourth, came Wade Hampton's Herald, got in England 

 by Plenipotentiary, out of imp Delphine by Whisker, but 



