30 The American Tborotigbhred 



Races, to upwards of EIGHT THOUSAND 

 DOLLARS! 



" To give additional eclat to the Charleston 

 Races, and to further the prosperity of the Club, 

 Mr. Tattersall, of Hyde Park Corner, London, 

 presented, in 1837, to the South Carolina Jockey 

 Club, a whip, to be run for annually, upon the 

 principle which governs the Whip in England. 

 It was accepted by the Club in the same spirit in 

 which it was tendered, and, in compliment to the 

 donor, it was denominated ' The Tattersall Whip' 

 Mr. Tattersall was at the same time unanimously 

 elected an honorary member of the Club. Colonel 

 Hampton won this whip with his imported colt 

 Monarch, by Priam, out of Delphine. It has since 

 remained in the possession of that gentleman, un- 

 challenged." 



And here was a typical contest of these mag- 

 nificent days on the Southern turf: — 



" Same day — Second race. — A single heat of 3 miles. — Jockey 



Club Purse, % 200, weight for age. 

 O. P. Hare's b. f. 3 yrs., by Willis, out of Mary Lea . . i 

 W. H. Skinner's br. g. 3 yrs., by Monarch ; dam imp'd, by 



Glaucus 2 



James Tally's eh. c. Tally-Ho, 3 yrs., by Boston, dam by 



Tom Tough 3 



Time — 5 minutes 49 seconds. 



