"THE RACE OF THE OLD KING" 



In The Nashville Union and American, in 1873, Judge 

 Jo C. Guild first printed his story of "The Race of the 

 Old King." Balie Peyton took exception to that part 

 of the story which dealt with the foul riding; and, to set 

 matters right, Guild had the story reprinted in The 

 Rural Sun, July 24, 1873, with this explanatory footnote: 



"Since the publication of 'Long Time Ago,' a detailed statement 

 of the facts, merely touching the foul riding, has been furnished by 

 Hon. Balie Peyton, which, in justice to him, is inserted here, as 

 quoted, in place of what I had remembered, written and published. 

 He was fully exonerated then and should be now for the part he 

 played." 



After Peyton's death Guild published "Old Times in 

 Tennessee." Through oversight, or because he did not 

 think Peyton's objections material, he put the story in 

 his book, page 88, as originally printed in The Union and 

 American. The story as printed here is copied from The 

 Rural Sun, that part apparently written by Peyton being 

 enclosed in brackets. 



EDITORS RURAL SUN: Reflecting upon the old times of Tennessee, 

 I have concluded to give a short sketch of two races of Old King 

 a saddle horse with which Judge Guild rode the circuit when a young 

 lawyer. These races were made and run by Hon. Balie Peyton and 

 Judge Guild in the fall of 1826. They were schoolmates, young 

 lawyers together and were very firm friends and are yet. 



Now as to the first race of the Old King. 



Young Guild and Peyton were on the circuit at Carthage, got a 

 few five dollar fees, and left for their residence at Gallatin, taking 

 the races at Hartsville in their route. They rode very fast eighteen 



