Diary of John Har reiver 87 Wednesday, Jih. This day a Horse race at Fredericksburg for Fifty- pound, and it was gain'd by a Horse belonging to Coll Tailo.' Thursday, 6th. This day a Horse race at Fredericksburg for Fifty pound, and it was gained by a Horse belonging to Mr Fitchew. Frciday, jth. The race this day at Fredericksburg for Fifty pound was gained again by another Horse belonging to M' Fitchew. Saturday, 8th. This day the races at Fredericksburg was finished and this night finishes the Puppet shows, roape dancings &c, which has continowed every night this week in town. I only seed the purse of a Hundred Guineas run for, and that day I hade the Misfortune to have my Horse, saddle and bridle stole from me, while I was doing some business in town. And I never could hear, nor get any intelligence of either of them again. Sunday, 2jd. At church but there was no sermon only prayers. This day I carried home a Westcoat with a silver sprig through a strip'd white satine and Padasoy silk, which I had formerly bought made as it was being nothing worse than new for 8/6 Virginia Currancy, and a Brass Inkholder with a penknife in it bought at 1/6 CT.' Munday, 31st. This morning two Carpenters was put to new weather board my house on the outside with featherage plank, and to new plaster it on the Inside with shell lime. Tuesday, November ist. This day Coll William Daingerfield finished sowing his Wheat, having sown in all this year 160^ bushels. This day I eat extream good green Pease they being the second croap this season. In the afternoon they began to gather new corn and bro' home 8 Ba".' at night from 1000 Corn hills. Sunday, zyth. This day at Church and heard Sermon by Mr. Muree' his text was in Hebrews ij'.*" Chap : and 18'. verse. Bought a hanging lock for my Chest at "j^ Currancy. Rec? from Colonel Daingerfield New Coat and veastcoat of Claret couler'd Duffel. Tuesday, December 6th. Wrote home. — 3d Letter from Virginia. zine, II. 293-305. The first day's race, "Jockey Club Plate," loo guineas, open to members only, was won by Wni. Fitzhugh's Regulus, beating Alexander Spotswood's Eclipse, Mann Page's Damon, Wm. Brent's Figure, Wm. Fitzhugh's Master Stephen, and Moore Fauntleroy's Faithful Shepherdess. On the second day, a purse of £ 50, 4 mile heats, was won by John Tayloe's Single Peeper. On the third day the " Town Purse, 4 mile heats, was won by Wm. Fitzhugh's Kitty Fisher. On the fourth day the "Towft and Country Purse," 4 mile heats, was won by William Fitzhugh's Volunteer. These were the last of the great races at Fredericksburg. The Revolution was impending, and there was a general sentiment to the effect that racing should stop. ' Col. John Tayloe of Mt. Airy in Richmond County. See American Historical Review, V. 307. 2 Currency. 3 Rev. James Marye was rector of St. George's Parish from 1767 to 1780. He was the son of Rev. James Marye, the former rector, a Huguenot refugee.
