The New York herald., 1871-07-15
Great Contest Between LOngfellow
anu Kingfisher.
LONsFELL LOW CHAMPION OF AMERICA.
st. Patrick Winner of the Saratoga Stakes,
Longfsllow the Saratoga Cup and BY the
Sea the $500 Purse for Three-Year-
Olds, One and Ha u Nile.


the scenes constantly recurring on one are similar
all the others Jerome Park has its own incidents
OF note, its representatives OF wealth and fashion
peculiarly metropolitan to n great degree; Mon
mouth Park Is essentially different, It's votsres
contrast i'll many particulars with those Of the
former. and while discerning person might select
the body OF such, one from the other, he would re-
cord In the latter instance a wonderful degree OF
the democratic sentiment among them, q famiiiari-
ty not perhaps round in the first named. But Sara,
toga, on its racing grounds, combines
ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS
and its attendants embrace men and women OF
every nationality and representatives from every
State in the Union. The assembages cannot be de.
scribed. They lovers OF speed in horsehesh and
brilliant performance stis their feelings enthu-
siasucally that IL rlppes and bubbles over and
like childish gee The excitement on tine Grand
Stand at Saratoga after weli-cOntested struggle
cannot easily be forgotten. To-day the races
EXCITED THE GREATEST SPECULATION.
The interest centred on the grand contest OF the
season. the Saratoga Cup,r which was to come or;
and yet, after all, IL was merely match
race as from Twelve nominations out two
responded 10 the bugle call. These were
Harper's great Longielow and Belmonts
great Kingfisher The first had frightened
the other ten, and none dared to compete with him
sporting men very anxious as to the condition
and health of these animals; and II any one could
have issued an hourly bulletin impartng such in
formation he would have been numbered with the
class of philanthropists These hOrsemen walked
early to the
STABLES THIS MORNING,
long before the mp and the church spires
washed with It's golden ether with the intention OF
gathering such Information as would aid them in
that
there were but pools sold this event, as your
professional dislikos TO enter the 'bOx" when but
two horses selling, and thus most of the betting
was done privately, with Longfellow an overwhelm-
ing favorite
SO early was 1t that the track was almost wrapped
IN silence when they arrived One or two contra
bands leaned against the fence, and others reposed
on benches, with cavalry blankets as pillows. They
looked confOunded lazy, and appeared as If they
loved to ''oaf and invite their souls.r The happiest
specimen OF the black group was the orange clad
boy OF yesterday that rode Ecipiic to victory. The
bright costume had gone Barefooted, and with
clothes considerably worse for wear, "toted" ali the
way from Virginia and lacking much of the pic
turesque, lay half asleep, with his head In the
doorway OF mis- 'master's stable and feet elev ated
upon water pail just beyond. 1t looked rs If he
had offered the wornwhite bottoms OF his eet as
nag OF truce not to he awakened and his expression
denoted that he was satisfied ana enjoyed the hailu-
cmation OF being
COMFORTABLY UNDREssED IN BED.
Life TO the young ooniraband that instant was
pleasant and seemed to have been arrested, in his
case, not exactly as it was In the Palace of the
Sleeping Beauty, for discovered but little pctur-
esqueness In his slumbers and DID not believe
any beautiful young princess would ever want TO
wake him with q kiss.
The dull. waiting silence broodnH In the atmOs-
phcre was soon broken. The phantasmagoria Of
sleeping Jockeys, ruobers and stable boys was
changed to scene OF activity. remarkable look
ing black hero, with his wool spread thin and fine
over his skull, reminding me OF the
CRISP BLACK MOSS
which grows on rocks, emerged from Bufords sta
ble and showing his rows OF white teeth twnkling
pair OF bright eyes ana looking as II he wished his
breakfast this veteran placed mis- huge hands TO
mouth In Con Kshcll shape manner and spluttered
out noise Ike the monotopous clank OF car
whees-it was the stablcmen'S
'REyEII.Ls TO THE MORN"
Then my orange-clad boy or yesterday was Wide
awake, and soon all was excitement. He aud his
manogony nelghbors a. preliminary WORK per,
iervor and ,ivaclty worthy IAN Bryant's INT
tation a sort OF Conanche war dance. TINS
curious cross IN the tefpschorean art was
something between the pigeon wing, double
shuttle, hOedown and quadrlile, and ended with
contortions and wnmsicaliiles unknown save ut II
race track long while before sunrise Tnen out
came string affer string OF the nOrses for their
morning gailop but white some went around the
exercising track like witches sweeping through the
air on broonstcks the horses the anxious sporting
men desired most to see were not speeded to thelr
satIslacrion and OF course the Journey to such
or put litte use. 10 me 1t was full Of interest.
THE SPECTATORS AMP Tat WEATHER.
One of the finest gatherings OF spectators ever seen
on any race course flied the grand stand from end
To eud. Nothing could exceed the beauty Of tho
more prominent indiyouals. The trains OF last
night ana this morning added hundreds TO those
area tSe yare and nc % Country lad
emptied their population eR m0sSe on the grounds
Interest and excitement were visible upon every
the most noticeable expression upon some faces.
Tne morning broke hot ana beautiful. oy eleven
rores OF approaching midday, and lt seemed GER
tam that RAIN would follow the SOFT south wind.
For moment or two it jd sprinkle 1gntly but
ceased before 1t became at all unpleasant.
! THE SARATOGA CrP--LoNGFELLow W. kiNGtIsHEE.
Od Joseph Harper's cnestnut.ia faced darky brought
the master piece or hOrscncsD Longfeow out OF hls
stable and walked HIM around In front ot the
grand stand, and IN moment WAS sufrounhea oY
PTTh Then followed Beimonrs Kingasher with an ace OF
spades Eth iopian on his back and the rivals were
together for an instant. Now there came lull IN
the baDbllng halt OF the immense crowd, and the
over the fields in whisper when
struck the opposite buildings and ripped foliage
lise an April gush OF wind. There was short
ouiet, however. while many LoUgfenow mans
heart nuttered in hts bosom and every LonSfellow
| girl hushed TO the temples. Inc white ana Iett
| lags OF the inner Held waved softly In the soutn
breeze waiting across It, Hushl The bugie calls
the Jockeys TO mount, and hobby Swim, in his
orange aud req, leaps on the noble Longieilow'' y
| back, and Billy Palmer, in maroon aud red, did
likewise 10 Hingfsher. They gallop up and down q
moment and proceed to the head of the stretch pre-
paratory taking positions for the start, and tne
are hailed with loud acclaim. Then there ~ another
snort walt, and nccSs are crancd TO see the startnn
nag In the hands OF GENIAL Whcat,y ready 10 droi
| IN the horses faces. know what excitement there
| Is, Tor fair ones and their rougher companions are
| murmurlng aloud, "Longellow " "Longieiiow u
| 10 l.ongfeilow ~ l never knew such enthusiasm
as was displayed by the friends OF orange and red
| "By ilmnhy cricket ~ cried pOuS man, "they ar'
! on They are OF, sure asyou live ~ And OF ihe'
| had gone like an arrow from bow or the whiA OF
| rife bullet.
Vow. Kinposher, good animal strain your sinews