136 



In the last heat, Maid of Edgecombe broke down, and Nina came in 

 lame. 



Same day — Second Race. — Club Purse, S300 — Single heat of 3 miles, 



weights for age. 



M. R. Singleton's ch g. John Hopkins, 3 yrs , .... 1 



0. P. Hare's ch. f. Florence, 4 yrs., 2 



J. Belcher's b. h. Red Eye, 7 yrs., dis. 



Time — 6 m. 3 sec. 



Red Eye sulked soon after starting, and refused to go. John Hopkins 

 came out an easy winner. 



Same day — Match Race. — 2 mile heats. 



J. E. Edings' b. f. Mary Brown, 11 



J. B. Moore's ch. f by Hero, 2 2 



Time — 1st heat, 3 m. 54 sec; 2d heat, 3 m. h\\ sec. 



Henry Gourdin, Esq., after speaking in very appropriate terms of the 

 recent death of Mr. Wm. Sinkler, regretting the loss of his example and 

 valuable counsel to the Club, offered (as a tribute of respect to his mem- 

 ory) the following resolutions, which, being seconded by Col. Ashe, were 

 unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That the name of the late Wm. Sinkler be inscribed upon 

 a blank page of the Minute Book of this Club. 



Resolved, That a copy of the above Resolution be sent to the family 

 of the deceased. 



In addition to the Hutchinson Stakes, for 3 year olds, to be run on 

 the Wednesday and Friday as usual, the Club opened another Stakes, to 

 be called " The South Carolina Sioeepstakes,^'' fos 2 year olds, to be run 

 or in 1856, on the Thursday of the regular Race week, instead of the 

 Second Race hitherto appointed to be run on that day. Subscription 

 $200 — play or pay — subject to the Rules of the Club, but to carry 80 

 lbs. ; fillies and geldings to be allowed 3 lbs. — 2 mile heats. — The nom- 

 inations to be confined to residents of South Carolina, and to be made 

 and closed by the 1st May next, and the horses to be owned in South 

 Carolina. If three or more start, the Club to add 8500. 



1855. — Wednesday, Feb. 7. — Jockey Club Purse, $1,000. — Weight 



for age. 



R. B. Cheatham's b. c. Grifif Edmondson, by Childe Harold, out of 



Nat Pope's dam, 4 yrs., 3 11 



John Belcher's b. m. Die Clapperton, by Boston, out of Bellamira 



by imp. Monarch, 6 yrs., 12 2 



W. T Cheatham's ch. h. Highlander, by imp. Glencoe, out of Cas- 

 tanet by imp. Monarch, 5 yrs., . . . . . .2 dis. 



John W. Mazyck's ch. h. Jeflf Davis, by Hero, out of imp Mari- 

 gold, 7 yrs. 4 dis. 



