The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-09
Panic Among the Backers of
the FavOrites.
Two Of Kentucky's Greatest
s'Cracks'' Beaten.
julius the Winner OF the Hurdle Race,
HelmbOld OF the Three.Mile Dash.
and Nellie Ransom of the Mon.
month Sequel Stakes.


I've heard Of Billy Severe, Owny Larks and Snooiy
Burns, but think that Bobby Swim is the funniest
OF all names. And he's the rider Of the great Long
fellow is he? and rode Susan Ann. too didn't he
Why, he is hell. Amt he ~
These choice. expressive and incIsivc remarks
came from the lips OF well known betting man,
who stood leaning over the railing front OF the
quarter stretch yesterday at Monmouth Park, look
ing at the slender jockeys who were getting ready
for the saddle in the first race. The boy. whose
had just been mentioned by the betting man, came
forward in yellow silk jacket and canary colored
bucksKin breeches. He Ia to-day the Ipost famous
jockey In America, for he has ridden vicorousy on
the back OF the greatest horse Eclipse barring
Kentucky--the famous LOngfellOw. who will inside
OF week make trial Of speed with Kinghshcr-hs
only rival at Saratoga.
Bobby Swim's age may be computed guessed
at variously. Some will have It that he is
than sweet sixteen others again will say that
BODby Is in the heyday OF youth, and only puts up
the scale at twenty-five, while warm-hearted
third class declare that Bobby was born the day
that Kentucky was admitted to the Union.
Bobby s frecked. faced, haZel-eyed and very light
in body, but when on hOrse's back his grip is as
tight and fierce death itself. IL Is worth So so
to Bobby lift the horse he loves up he touches
hurdle or a ditch and go over with MS head down
saddle Bobby was ruled out at Saratoga two years
ago for something he did, and suffered great mental
anguish thereat, for the boy has head that can
think and hear, that can feel for abrother's mis-
fortune az well as his own.
Bobby is just conversng with his master, the
venerable John Harper, OF Woodford county, Ken
tucky VINO two DAYS ago offered $4,000 in
hard cash for LoDgfellow and refused It, Since
Longfelow made PreaKness bite the dust "a few
days ago. Old Mr.. Harper cannot move step on the
quarter stretch without having thousand eyes fol-
lowing his every STEP Mr. Harper is said 10 be q
millionaire, and this rumor alone Is enough 10 make
the five or six people on the race grounds watch,
follow and pursue him with eager curiosity.
''There goes Old John HARPER says one to his
friend
(which do you meanP" says another; chat tall
old man IN Confederate gray nomespun and he big
nose like NapoeonS'
eyes, that's him. says veteran poo buyer.
"LOoK at his clothes: they amt worth TWO cents to
sell again, and still he's got the finest horse IN
America. Luck is rough sometimes, tell you. II
a man Is poor he can't get cent, while these fe-
lows don't know what they are going
to do with their money. There's Fisk
today 1 am told he got that $1,000
pool for fifty dollars, and another man has got a
fourteen hundred dollar pool Tor seventy dollars.
ing for It that gets it,"
At this moment Mr.. Archibald Fullerton, a dis
tinguishei anu wei known New Yorker, in a light
gray coat, came upon the quarterstret;h ana look
ing around the OF the field for a moment he
cast his eyes with o lofty scorn up toward the
crowded benches OF the Grand Stand.
Spying Mr. Jonn Harper. who sat- with his body
bent and leaning on a Kentucky cane, on one OF The
lower benches the humorous Mr.. Fullerton adj
dressed the aged kentuckian to the intense amuse-
mcne or the sight, fOllOWS:-
SAY. Mr.. Harper, how do You feel to-days'
81 feel pretty WELL" mildly answered the aged
''weIl, sir, we are going to work ball. WIN You
join usl"
AZ don't know what you mean, s!r,o said Mr..
.'Weli, the plain English OF that Is that we are
big horse and ike you.r
"Thank you, sir, don't drink I believe your
name Is Mr.. Fullerton.n
"Well, Old gentleman. we'll lemonade you, and il
you don't like that well soda water you"
lertOns last remark; whercupon Mr.. Fullerton
became ratc, after the manner OF berry Teuton at
the Atlantic Garden.
Turning upon this irreverent individual, he said
TO HIM
"You are a mutton butcher, ana know YOU
You kill bob veal, you do Come along, Mr.. Harper
Don't notice those low fellows. They are ali
Snldes, they are.n
All this time Bobby swim was locking nc the horse
he going to ride, from Harper's stable-thc
chestnut colt Express, by Endorser.
Many wise people on tile track, as at many other
ana cleared field or good horses therefore every
other horse from the same stable should be
SO many men went into the pool on Express, and
when ne lost they felt indignant, and declared that
they would never bet aaain-no, not one cent.
young gentleman who had been betting on CHI
max IN the hurdle race was very wroth that he aid
not come in first. He stood the gate entrance TO
the track, and as the jockey, q bigbodied negro
with q black silk jacket and Magenta sash, dis
mounted for Judgment at the stand he uttered his
sentiments quite freely
''There, look al that big dufier OF Niger that
Just rode Climax Look at his size; he's too big for
anything; he weighs hundred and fitty.eight
pounds, and bought ten dollars worth of Climax
Just now, and got taken into camp. l suppose he
calls himself rider, and / think he ought to he
carrying the hod. I've no hard feelings, however,
" is wonderful TO see how the crowd Will caress
a successful jockey when he appears the quarter
stretch after Men VIII 90 up TO him and ondle
him, place their hands upon bis shoulders hug MIN
around the neck and even Kiss him. But let him be
beaten, through bad fortune or bad Judgment and
there Is no name too bad for him, and expression
coarse enough TO manifest their contempt and DIS
like for hin. II Is Away the wav Of the world to ad
nire success and the way OF the world is, In ilne
the way ri race track, at nome or abroad