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m. 48 sec, and 3 m. 4Y^ sec. He started again on Saturday of the same 

 week for the Jockey Club Purse, a single heat of three miles, wliich he 

 lost, though he contested the race in splendid style, in 5 m. 49 sec. 



As this horse, by his recent performance at New York, plucked the 

 laurels from so formidable a rival as Bostona, it put Mr. Hare, the owner 

 of this celebrated mare, upon the qui vive, to avail himself, as quickly as 

 possible, of the first convenient opportunity to redeem the said laurels, 

 and replace them upon the brow of his favorite. He immediately fol- 

 lowed to Richmond one of her competitors, " Free Trade," who had taken 

 the first heat from Bostona at New York. At Richmond Bostona met 

 Free Trade Thursday, Oct. 4, 1849, in a Race of three mile heats, and 

 defeated him in 5 m. 58 sec, and 5 m. 59 sec. It was then the intention 

 of Mr. Hare, (at all events we have our suspicion that it was, from a 

 hint received from a sporting friend,) to be with her at our present meet- 

 ino- in the hope of meeting here the same identical field, and securing 

 one more trial with Tally-Ho for the superiority ; but the mare having 

 split a hoof whilst playing in a paddock, he was compelled to throw her 

 out of training, thus putting an end to the hopes of the Sporting World 

 in awain seeing three such celebrated nags come together. 



Whilst, however, we were doomed to be disappointed as to these 

 named horses of celebrity taking part in our Races this season, at all 

 events we had " Free Trade " with us, one of the " great guns" who, 

 -whenever he does " go off," will probably do so in a manner to justify a 

 favorable report of his performances, besides others well known to fame, 

 well qualified to test his real merits, and insure fine sport. 



We come now to a painful part of our official duty, but however pain- 

 ful, we must perform it with all due respect. 



Our Races had no sooner terminated last year, than the death was an- 

 nounced of Mr. John Lyde Wilson, a gentleman of talents and renown. 

 He was one of the oldest and most valuable members of the South Ca- 

 rolina Jockey Club. It is indebted to him for much of its present pros- 

 perity. He was its SoUcitor for many years, not only discharging the 

 duties that devolved upon him by virtue of his office, with zeal and abil- 

 ity, but continually suggesting improvements and schemes, which he car- 

 ried out with signal benefit and profit to those whose interests he was 

 advocating. He was the first to propose the purchase of the Race 

 Ground, on the part of the Club, from the original proprietors — then, to 

 fence it in, by which, a small charge being made to foot passengers, a 

 considerable additional income was secured annually to the funds. 



