from Lord Derby, by Gen. John McPherson. She was the dam of Blank, 

 Mark Time, Lamballe, and Grey Beard. She had great strength and 

 good action, with much speed ; yet not having length in her stride, 

 could not be depended upon to go four miles. Three miles was her forte. 

 1807. — Wedneaday, Feb 18. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 Mile Heats, 



Col. McPherson's g. f. Psyche, 4 yrs., by Sir Peter Teazle, 103 lbs., 1 1 



Col. Hampton's Messenger, 6 yrs., by Messenger, 126 lbs., ..22 



Time — 1st heat, 8 m., 24 sec; 2d heat, 8 m., 29 sec, 

 Thursday, Feb. 19. — Jockey Club Purse. — 3 Mile Heats, 



Wm. Alston, Jun.'s ch. f. Peggy, 3 yrs., 



Col. Hampton's b. c. Merchant, 3 yrs., by Commerce, 



E. B. Fishburne's Eclipse, 6 yrs., 



First heat, Peggy ran in 5 m., 56 sec. 



Friday, Feb. 20. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 Mile Heats. R. Single- 

 ton's f. Lottery^ 3 yrs., beat Col. Hampton's colt Omar, 3 yrs. ; Daniel 

 Flud's f Little Witch, 3 yrs.; P. Smith's ch. f. Orange Girl started, but 

 bolted the first mile of the first heat, and threw her rider. First heat, 4 

 ra,, second heat, 3 m,, 50 sec. 



This was the famous Lottery's first appearance in public. 



Saturday, Feb. 21. — Handicap Purse. — 3 Mile Heats, — Wm, Al- 

 ston's Per/r/y, 3 yrs., beat E. B. Fishburne's Eclipse, 6 yrs. and Col. Mc- 

 Pherson's Psyche, 4 yrs. — a fine- race. First heat, 5 m., 56 ; 2d heat, 

 6 m. 



lu this year, the imported horse Star, a dark brown horse, by High- 

 flyer, out of a mare by Snap, chosen for South Carolina, from the supe- 

 riority of his blood and performances, covered in St. Andrew's Parish, at 

 $50 the season. Star died in this State, in 1811. Also, another stal- 

 lion, Recruit, a ch. h., of remarkable size, bone and muscle, stood at the 

 plantation of John P. Richardson, Esq., near the High Hills. Recruit 

 was bred by S. Ruffen, Esq., of Brunswick County, Virginia ; foaled in 

 Spring of 1801 ; got by imported Sterling, out of Camilla, by Wildair. 



1808. — Wednesday, Feb. l7-:^Jockey Club Purse. — 4 mile heats. 



R. Singleton's ch. f. Lottery, 4 yrs., by Bedford, 103 lbs., ..11 

 O'Brien Smith's eh. f. Peggy, 4 yrs., 103 lbs., .... 22 



First heat, 7 m. 56 sec. ; 2d heat, 8 m. 8 sec. 



Thursday, Feb. 18. — Jockey Club Purse. — 3 mile heats. — O'Brien 

 Smith's b. c. Merchant, 4 yrs., by Commerce, 106 lbs., beat in two 

 heats J. B, Richardson's br, ra, Nancy Air, aged, 130 lbs.. Col. Hamp- 

 ton's b. f Caroline, 3 yrs., 89 lbs., Philip Smith's ch. f. Orange Girl, 4 

 yrs., 103 lbs., and John P. Richardson's ch. h. Eclipse Herod, 5 yrs., 

 120 lbs. 1st heat, 5 m. 56 ; 2d heat, 6 m. 



