WASHINGTON, August 9. ls45.
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WASHINGTON, August y, lS4o.


Several gentlemen, last from Baltimore, the flying
Indian among them, came on here few days ago
with good looking horse, and challenged our
sporsmen for race. Mr.. J. Walker, one of our
butchers, took up the glove match was according
y made at $500 aside, half forfeit. The race came
off at four this afternoon, one mile and repeat
Mr. Brannan, Of Pa entered e. h. Dandy Jm FIVE years
old, grand sire, the great Eclipse.


Mr. Walker entered b. G. Billy Button six years old
descended on the side OF his dam from old Sir Archie
ing in both with ease


Several hundred persons were collected to witness
the sport-chiefy gentlemen of the cloth-and men
who follow the water, or stay about the markethou-
ses, the woodples, and the suburban coffee houses
We never saw better harvest for the sickle of the
gospel. Talk not of sending missionaries to the
South Sea Islands,wh there is such field for the
enterprise OF our Christian friends at home. The
betting confined to dollars and half dollars with
few tens and twenties. But as the grey horse was
suspected OF being singed cat, or in other TERMS
against him were slow and limited After the match
there were couple of half mile scrub races a
grey horse taking the premium in the first of these
just as easily as IN the regular run. The entertain
ments were garnlshed with very striking demon.
sraton at fight, which was promptly suppressed by
number OF sensible men who were IN the crowd
who protested that the company had not assembled
to fl ht but to run, and that they would not suffer the





nuisance an Irish frollc.


After the races In company with our friend Mr.
Marshall Brown, whose horse and tandem moves
with thA celebrity of locomotive, we secured
around through the beautiful back country north of
Washington, and coming in, halted to hear the mu-
sic at the Presidents gardens. There full and
highly respectable congregation of people on the
grounds-as usual, sundry office. holders, with
their young and charming consorts, being in at
tendance, evidence of their loyalty to the Pres-
dent; and their identity with citizens. The ma
rlne band played the most Indifferent overtures they
could select, with long rest between the pieces.
The fact ls the poor fellows, by the President or
by public subscription. ought to be paid something
extra for this extra music, else coerced into duty
by round dozen to each man from the ropes end.
We go tor the extra pay. We believe honest John
Tyler allowed them something Say what you will,
our citizens, Dexorabe Wings as they are in the
MAN, entertain for the Tyler family feelings of the
highest regard and respectful remembrance


After supper, we heard that a swift messenger had
been despatched TO troops in Texas to arrest
their progress, if possible this side of the Nueces
river, beyond which, the Mexcans contest the soil
as that of Mexico proper. We think the report not
altogether unfounded, but expect, at the same time
that the messenger if despatched will just get there
in time to be too late