Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-07-26
LOngfellOW.--the Fastest Horse Amer
lea Ever Produced.
Isaratoza Correspondent wOrld-l

r5aratOEa Correspondent World
One Of the many rumors afOat
among the VOtaries at the Springs this
morning. and among the habitues Of
the numerous saloons that abound in
this modern Mecca, was the story that
"Old John Harper" had sold his great
Kentucky FLYER to a New York
millionaire, who paid the enormous
sum Of S1I0, 900 for him. Some, how
ever; fixed the amount paid at lower
figure, but still large enough 70 buy
half q dozen small farms out West
SsO. 900. An interview with the old
gentleman early this afternoon re-
suited in the same answer as was
given to a similar story at Long
Branch, ''That money cannot buy
him. but that after his engagements
in the East he will be sent to his beau
tiful Kentucky home and used for
stud purposes, in which he can not
but prove invaluable, being, perhaps,
the best bred horse in America, hav-
ing been sired by imported Leaning
ton, dam NantuTa, by Brauneris
Eclipse, grand dam Quiss by Bertrand,
while bennington, his sire, was con-
sidered when bought in England by
Mr.. Cameron, to combine in one horse
the best blood iu the Kingdom. Long
fellow is a beautiful brown, standing
nearly seventeen hands high, with
one white heel behind and q blaze Of
white on his face. He has a large,
strong fetlOek and pastern joints, I'LL
ing the hoof finely, the cannon bones
Of each OF the hind legs running up
broad to the hook, the hook spread
out wide and as clear as deer's, with
full, large stiles. He is long from the
whirlbOne; the erupper, where It
reaches the tail, sets out strong and
high like the Arabian stock. He is
wide IN the hips, but round and
smooth well ribbed back, with q
round chest, long, tapering shoulders,
uinniug obliquely towards the hips,
making the back look strong and
short, presenting = fine capacity for
carrying weight. He has q strong,
well turned neck, filling the should
ers wide from the crest down, the pole
/ Of the neck running into a prettily
formed head, with open jowls and
large throttle, indicating easy breath
ing powers.
10 the eonnoisseur in the race horse,
/ Longfellow presents more beauties OF
racing form than any horse at present
on the turf. The arm at the elbow,
where It leaves the body, Is broad and
strong, tapering well TO the hOof,
with plenty of substance. bis true
, thigh, from the whirlbOne to the stihe,
/ is 80 long that it makes gaskin, OF
second thigh, appear almost as broad
as the stifie itself. With all these
splendid points, LongfellOV cannot
/ but prove the most valuable stallion
/ IN the country, and we can readily
understand Mr.. Harper's refusing to
sell him, more particularly so now
that the Leamington colts and fillies
are running in such splendid form.
Several gentlemen just from Eng
land who saw the great French horse
/ Mortermer run at Ascot think that
Longfellow, in a weight for age race,
over the usual cup distance, could
beat him easily, and MOrtermer Is by
many considered the best distance
horse at present on the English turf,
and 10 Is not at all unlikely that efforts
will be made 10 get up purse next
year, large enough to induce the own
ers Of such horses as MOrtermer, Rosi-
/ erueian, Boswell, and Glenliyet, to
I send them to this country and con-
tend against such horses as LOAgfel-
low, Kinghsher, and Harry Bassstt.