The war being over, and peace duly declared, n^t only a new era for 

 politics commenced, and a new itjetbod of thinking had arisen, but a new 

 and more vigorous impulse was given to the sports of the Turf. 



Of the gentlemen of South Carolina, who went upon the Turf, after 

 the Revolution, we refer with pride to the spotless names of General 

 Hampton, Colonel Alston, Colonel Washington, Colonel McPherson, 

 Colonels J. B. and J. P. Richal-dson, "Major Thompson, Mr. Scott, Mr. 

 Burns, Mr. Sumter, Mr. Fenwick, Mr, Wigfall, Mr. McPherson, Mr. 

 William Moultrie, Mr. John B. Irving, Mr. St. Johns, Mr. Hughes, Cap- 

 tain Field, Mr. Chisoim, Mr. Singleton, Mr. Clifton, Mr. Bellinger, Mr. 

 Seabrook, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. C. Richardson, Cap- 

 tain Warren, Captain Davis, Captain, O'Brien Smith, Mr. N. Harleston, 

 Mr. Quash, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Thornton,*Mr. Farr, Colonel Ashe, Mr. Rose, 

 Mr. T. Alston, Mr. Haig, Mr. Wainright, Mr. Clement, Mr. Benjamin 

 Ferguson, Mr. J. R. Pringle, Mr. T. H^Hutchinson, Mr. William Taylor, 

 Mr. Clitherall, Mr. Philip Sraitfe, Mr. F. B. Fishburne, Mr. C. Sinkler 

 and Mr. Aydelott. 



These gentlemen, either descended from a well-bred racing stock in 

 this country, or educated in England, very early in life imbibed a love 

 for the Turf. Possessed of ample means, they established extensive studs 

 of their own, promoting thereby a greater love for racing, " at home," 

 among their immediate associates, and gentry of the country." The old 

 York Course, and the New Magket Cpurse, it is true, had existed before 

 their time in Carolina, and some advances had been made in the art of 

 breeding, training and running-^occasionally a well-contested race, grow- 

 ing out of the competition of riW stables — yet comparatively little was 

 effected towards giving perpetuity to racing, previously to these gentle- 

 men coming into their respecti^-e properties. It certainly remained for 

 them to give a fresh and powerful impulse to the different meetino-s 

 within their reach, and to lay tbe foundation of that zeal apd success, 

 in the improvement of our breed of horses, which have been so trium- 

 phantly displayed in later times .in our State. Some of these gentlemen 

 were not content to confine theftiselves to the materials our own country 

 afforded, but imported, from time to time, " bits of fancy blood" from 

 England. 



Among the imported stock soon after the Revolution, was Dancing 



