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 Friday, Feb. 19. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 mile heats. 



O'Brien Smith's b. c. Farmer, 3 yrs., by Dare Devil, ... 1 1 

 W. Hampton's br. c. Milo, 3 yrs., by Dragon, .... 2 2 

 J. B. Richardson's g. Pegasus, . 3 3 



A beautiful race between Farmer and Milo. 1st heat, 4 m. 2 sec. ; 

 2d heat, 3 m. 57 sec. 



Saturday, Feb. 20. — Handicap purse, 3 mile heats. — O'Brien Smith's 

 b. c. Merchant, 4 yrs., 106 lbs., beat P. Smith's ch. f. Orange Girl, 4 

 yrs., 103 lbs., J. B. Richardson's br. m. Nancy Air, aged, 130 lbs., and 

 J. P. Richardson's ch. h. Eclipse Herod, 5 yrs., 120 lbs. 



1809. — Wednesday, Feb. 15. — Jockey Club Purse. — 4 mile heats. — 

 W. Hampton's g. c. by Diomed, 4 yrs., beat J. P. Richardson's b. h. 

 Cerberus, 4 yrs.. Col. McPherson,s b. h. Pluto, and Mr. Clither all's ch. 

 h. Duke of Limbs. Time — 8 m. 17 sec. ; 2d heat, 8 m. 33 sec. ; track 

 heavy. 



Thursday, Feb. 16. — Jockey Club Purse. — 3 mile heats. — R. Single- 

 ton's ch. m. Lottery, 5 yrs., by Bedford, beat Maj. Smith's b. c. Farmer, 

 4 yrs., by Dare Devil, W. Hampton's ch. c, 3 yrs., by Bedford, J. R. 

 Pringle's ch. c. Pocotaligo, 3 yrs., by Bedford, and Phihp Smith's ch. 

 m. Orange Girl, 5 yrs., by Oronooko. First heat, 5 m. 58 sec. ; 2d 

 heat, 6 m. 15 sec. 



Friday, Feb. 17. — Jockey Club Purse. — 2 mile heats. — W. Hamp- 

 ton's br. c. Milo, 4 yrs., by Dragon, beat Mr. Hutchinson's b. c. Monti- 

 cello, 4 yrs., by Bedford, R. Singleton's ch. f. 3 yrs., by Bedford, J. R. 

 Pringle's ch. c. Crescent, 3 yrs., by Star, and J. B. Richardson's ch. f. 

 Charlotte, 3 yrs., by Galllatin. Charlotte threw her rider, and was dis- 

 tanced. 1st heat, 3 m. 52 sec; 2d heat, 3 m. 52 sec. 



Saturday, Feb. 18. — Handicap, 3 mile heats, — R. Singleton's ch. m. 

 Lottery, 5 yrs., 117 lbs., beat Maj. Smith's b. c. Farmer, 4 yrs., 106 lbs., 

 b. h. Merchant, 5 yrs., 120 lbs., W. Hampton's g. c. 4 yrs., 106 lbs;, and 

 J. B. Richardson's g. c. Cerberus, 4 yrs., 106 lbs. 1st heat, 6 m. 56 

 sec. ; 2d heat, 6 m. 6. sec. Course very-lieavy. 



Col. J. E. McPherson was elected this year President of the South 

 Carolina Jockey Club, which office he filled, (with the exception of 

 1811, 1812, and 1813,) to 1834, with the most marked urbanity and 

 signal advantage to the Club. 



1810. — The weights were this year reduced from the heavier weights 

 previously required to be carried. They were fixed as follows : 



On the 4 and 3 mile days, aged horses, 126 -lbs.; 6 years old, 120 

 lbs. ; 5 years, 112 lbs. ; 4 years, 102 lbs. ; 3 years, 90 lbs. ; 2 years, a 

 feather. On the 2 mile day, (no horse allowed to start that is not un- 



