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as Gallatin and Nancy Air. Gallatin, however, was not up to the mark. 

 When Richard is himself again, and he should meet Sertorius, as was 

 said of the famed John Gilpin, 



" Should he ever start in another race, 

 May we be there to see." 



Col. Alston determined this year, after having run some of the best 

 horses that ever started in South Carolina — namely, Maria, (the dam of 

 Lady Lightfoot,) and Gallatin, cum multis aliis — to quit the Turf. He 

 bred, also, Lottery and Peggy. He, therefore, offered for sale all his 

 race horses, and young stock, most of them got by Bedford, Marplot, 

 Sterling and Spread Eagle. Three of his mares, that were afterwards 

 sold, were imported — namely, the dam of Ariadne and Gallatin ; another 

 called Peggy, bred by Lord Clermont, and Anvilina, got by the Prince 

 of Wales famous horse Anvil, out of O'Kelly's celebrated mare Augusta, 

 by his stallion Eclipse. His whole stud was put under the hammer, soon 

 after the Charleston Races in 1807 ; and by it, Messrs. Singleton and 

 Richardson were enabled for Aany years to keep up very strong stables. 

 Previous to the general sale taking place, Mr. Richardson trained and en- 

 tered Nancy Air, and Mr. Singleton Lottery. 



ISOQ.— Wednesday, Feb. 19.— Jockey Club, Purse |800.— 4 Mile 

 Heats. 



John p. Richardson's b ra. Nancy Air, 6 yrs., 126 lbs., . 

 Mr. Stanard's Monticello, 4 yrs., by Spread Eagle, 106 lbs., 

 Col. McPherson's Blue Beard, 4 yrs., 106 lbs., .... 



First heat — Yra., 50 sec; no time kept of 2d heat. 

 Thursday, Feb. 20. — ^Jockey Club Purse. — 3 Mile Heats. 



Mr. Stanard's Top Gallant, 1 



Gen. McPherson's Psyche, bolted <fc dist. 



Friday, Feb. 21. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 Mile Heats. — Mr. Stanard's 

 Monroe beat Gen. McPherson's Diable, and J. P. Richardson's Belvide- 

 ra. First heat, 3m., 59 sec; second heat, 3m., 54 sec. 



Saturday, Feb. 22. — Handicap Purse. — 3 Mile Heats. — Gen. McPher- 

 son's Psyche, 3 yrs., 89 lbs., beat Mr. Richardson's Nancy Air, 6 yrs., 

 126 lbs., and Mr. Stanard's Monticello, 4 yrs. First heat, 5 m., 56 sec; 

 second heat, 6 m., 2 sec. 



Psyche is agr. f., foaled in 1802, bred by Lord Derby, at Knowsley, in 

 England, (near Liverpool.) She was got by Sir Peter Teazle, out of a 

 mare called Bab ; she by Bordeaux, out of Speraza, who was got by 

 Eclipse, and was own sister to Saltram. Psyche was bought in 1803, 



