In the morning took a ride with Joseph Redman in my chair. Drank punch
with Henry Keppele, Jr., and wished him joy on birth of a son. Afterwards went
to see the race between Mr. J's horse, Sportsman, and Dr. Kearsley's black
colt, 3 years old, for a quarter cask of wine. Sportsman won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Yesterday put two men to work on the race track, and this afternoon drove
Daniel Wister's pair of horses thrice around the track.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 17
Whitehead Jones and myself laid a trunk at the raceground, and Jonathan
Humphreys sent his team for a day's hauling.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
At noon started for the £100 purse the following horses: James DeLancey's
bay horse, Lath; Mr. McGill's bay horse, Nonpareil; Governor Sharp's gray mare,
Britannia; Richard Tidmarsh's gray mare, Northumberland. Lath won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
Started for the £50 plate, Archibald Dick's gray colt, William Baxter's filly, James De Lancey's brown filly, Dr. Kearsley's black colt, and Mr. Leary's Old England. Three heats were run and the gray won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
Went with Mr. Vorhees and John Hunt to the race ground, and had a race.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of
Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 18
This afternoon
started for the £100 purse, the gray horse Northumberland, bay horse Granby,
and bay mare Strumpet; the gray won two heats.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
Started for the
Ladies' purse, Mr. Morris's colt Luggs; Mr. Coryell's bay mare Bungtown Maid;
Mr. Peterson's horse Brinton; my mare Pallas; all three years old. Luggs won;
made the first heat in 4 m. 17 s.; second heat, 4 m. 23 s.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
The City Plate of
£50 was run for by Strumpet, Ladylegs, Nancy Dawson, and Granby; Strumpet won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 16
Daniel Wister and
myself went to the Green to see a £10 race between Joseph Hogg's
and John Buckingham's horses.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 11
Five horses started
for the £60 purse. Trial, Merry Andrew, Sterling, Valiant, and a
mare belonging to Colonel Armstrong. Trial won the purse.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 12
Four horses started
in the race to-day-Smoker, Merry Andrew, Sampson, and a little roan, belonging
to Joseph Richardson. Smoker won.
SOURCE: Jacob Cox
Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of
Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 12
