89 



Sa77ie day — Second i?acf.— Single licat of 3 miles, $200, Aveiglit for 

 age. 



Col. Williamson's ch. m. Tnglioni, 5 yrs 1 



Mr. Walton's eh. m Mary Elizabeth, aged, 2 



Dr. lleyward's ch. f. Frances Amanda, 4 yrs , 3 



Time — 1 m. 53 sec. 



Some changes have been made since last year in the rules and regu- 

 lations of the Club, which it is* important to notice. The entries for each 

 day's race must now be made on the evening previous with the Stew- 

 ards ; and the second race on Saturday, instead of being as hereto- 

 fore, a race of mile heats, best of three in five, is now a single lieat of 

 three miles. The amount of the purses, too, has been considerably in- 

 creased this season. Instead of a purse on the four mile day of 'i;l,000, 

 it is now a purse of -$1,500 — $1,200 to be given to the winner, and fSOO 

 to the horse that shall be second best in the race. This, of course, in- 

 sures a greater competition for the second place, and will materially add 

 to the interest of the contest. 



Another reformation proposed by the Club is, that every person entering 

 a horse for any race over the Washington Course, shall have previously 

 reo-istered on the books of the Secretary, the colors his Jockey is to 

 wear. \Yhen once recorded, the right to that color to be perpelual, 

 and no other person is to use the same. The following gentlemen have 

 designated and claimed tlic colors, which are attached to their names 

 below : 



Richard Singleton — Red jacket, black sleeves, black, cap. 



Wade Hampton — Blue jacket, red sleeves, blue cap. 



W. Sinkler — Red jacket and cap. 



James Williamson, of Virginia — Blue jacket, blackcap. 



Captain Rowe — Green jacket and cap. 



0. P. Hare— Red and white. 



W. Lowndes — Orange jacket, red sleeves, black cap. 



John Bryant — Green. 



John Singleton — Fancy Dress. 



The propriety of paying more attention than has hitherto been the 

 case, to the costume of our Jockics, is becoming more and more mani- 

 fest cveiy year throughout our country. As we are rivalling our sport- 

 ing friends on the other side of the water in our horses, why should we 

 not endeavor to approach them in the skill and appearance of (hose, 

 who are " to steer them to the goal of f^une ?" Every occupation has, 

 and must have, a distinctive dress — a jockey, no less than any other 

 professional man. It behoves all, then, who are in any way interested 

 in keeping up the respectability of this profession, to provide that its 



