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First heat, 8 m. 16 sec; '2d heat, 8 m. lY sec; 3d heat, 8 m. 32 

 sec. Course very heavy ; an exciting race. 



Tuesdaij, Feb. 13. — Sweepstakes for 3 year olds, carrying 98 lbs., 



tvyo mile heats, was won by Capt. McPherson's Merry Andrew, beating 



in two heats Mr. Alston's Wonder, and Mr. Fenwick's Highflyer. Mr. 



Nisbitt's Drone, ami Mr. Pinckney's Busybody, were nominated, but 



■"paid forfeit. 



Time — 4 m. 7 sec. 2d heat, 3 m. 59 sec. 



Wednesday, Feb. 14. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 mile heats. — Col. 

 Hampton's Harpoon beat in two heats Capt. Warren's Echaw, and Mr. 

 Bellinger's Oronooko. In the 2d heat, Echaw threw his rider, and 

 bolted. 



Thursday, Feb. \b. — Jockey Club Purse. — 3 mile heats. — Col. Mc- 

 Pherson's Ajax, carrying 120 lbs., beat in two heats. Col. Hampton's g. 

 Lath, 117 lbs., and Mr. Bellinger's Oronooko, 120 lbs. 



Friday, FebAH. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 mile heats. — Mr. Bellinger's 

 Mogul, 4 yrs., 112, beat Capt. Davis' colt Vidette, 3 yrs., 98 lbs. 



1799. — Wednesday, Feb. 13. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 mile heats. — 

 Gen. Washington's b. h. Shark, aged, 133 lbs., beat Col. Hampton's 

 gelding Harpoon, 6 yrs., 126 lbs., and Mr. Singleton's ra. Greyhound, 6 

 yrs., 126 lbs. First heat was run in 8 m. 10 sec; 2d heat, in 8 ra. 

 8 sec. 



Thursday, Feb. 14. — Jockey Club Purse. — 3 mile heats. — Maj. Mc- 

 Pherson's Merry Andrew beat in two heats Mr. Bellinger's Mogul, Mr. 

 Nisbitt's Alborac, Col. Hampton's Lath, Mr. Burns' Highflyer, and Mr. 

 Singleton's Highlander. 



The rider of Highlander fell ; Highlander was, in consequence, out 

 of the race. 1st heat — 6 m. 6 sec; 2d heat, 6 m. 59 sec. 



Friday, Feb. 15. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 mile heats. — Mr. Single- 

 ton's Highlander in two heats beat Gen. McPherson's filly Maid of All 

 Work, Mr. Burns' colt Pincher, and Mr. Quash's Busybody. 1st heat — 

 3 m. 56 sec. ; 2d heat — 3 m. 56 sec 



Saturday, Feb. 16. — Handicap, three mile heats. — Gen. Washing- 

 ton's Shark, aged, 138 lbs., beat, after a severe race of four heats, Mr. 

 Nisbitt's Alborac, 6 yrs., 126 lbs., Maj. McPherson's Merry Andrew, 4 

 yrs., 109 lbs., Mr. Singleton's Greyhound, 6 yrs., 126 lbs., and Col. 

 Hampton's Harpoon, 126 lbs.. Merry Andrew won the first heat in 6 

 m. 4 sec ; Alborac won the second heat in 6 m. 6 sec. ; Shark, the 3d 

 and 4th heats in 6 m. 6 sec. and 6 m, 16 sec 



To ensure at all future meetings of the club a purse to be run for on 

 the Saturday of each race week, it was determined this year by the 



