Death Of a Sporting Clergyman.
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The Rev. Hardy NJ. Cryer,of Sum-
ner county, Tenn, died on the Sth
inst.--He was buried with full Ma
sonic honors. The deceased was a
good man, but very eccentric. He
is we'll known in the west for his con-.
necton with blooded horses, about
which he wrote much and we'll. In
England he would have been keen
sporting parson, fond of fox.hunting
and race horses--and perhaps none
the worse christian for that. He en-
Ijoyed a reputation for benevolence
and uprightness, and possessed a vast
variety of curious information, profess
sional and miscellaneous.


A friend tells characteristic anec.
dote of the parson, which is worthy of
mention. He owned fine race horse
il conjunction with celebrated and
successful turfman and trainer, and
when the fact was made known to his
parishoners, they made enquiry as 10
its truth and the charge was brought
home to him. At a meeting Of the ell
ders, the reverend gentleman was
called before them 10 excu!pate him.
self from the heinous offence of run
ming horse in a race. Feeling that
it would be idle 10 put his defence up-
on the rational ground ofthe morality
and utility ofracing--a defence which
he was very competent to make with
ingenuity and force--he made up his
mind to s'confess and avoid,' as the
lawyers say. Accordingly he ad-
dressed them thus, Sits true, gentle
men, Tom Watson and | do own
Jake Creah together--and he's moi a
bad horse either--when he starts he
wins. Old man Watson trains and
runs him at his own expense--I gel
half his winnings, because allow my
! half Of the horse to run when Col