New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-25
TERMS: SIG 90 PER ANNUM.
WHOLE NUMBER 1893.

ure involves three smaller houses doing
business for them here.
ST LOUIS, August 24.-Dispatches from
auntsviile, Missouri, says I200 ex-Confede-
Ea1es met at the Roanoke fair grounds, to-
aay. Teneral Reynolds, General Shelby
anu others addressed them. Politics were
not alluded to. The meeting passed the
/ 1olowlng resolution: "That it is the duty of
| all TO turn their backs upon tha<nast. and
grasp manfully the duties and responsibili-
ties the future"
SAVANNAH, Ga, August 24-The bark
h1lda, from New Orleans for Bremen.
stIan9ed SIX miles from St. Augustine, Flo
| rida, august 13. The crew is sunnosed to
be saved. The captain is safe.
| The Spanish bark repaired YESTERDAY. and
towed In by the steamship Montgomery.
was the America, Captain Santamara. from
Havana for New York in ballast.
| CHARLESTON, August 24.-The schooner
Saline, from New York for Jacksonville,
was abandoned at sea- The crew arrived
| by the steamer NJ. r. Somers.
| A number of vessels arrived with the loss
| OF sails and in leaky condition.
San FRANCISCO, August 24.-Don Abel
Stearns, a resident of Los Angeles since
1873, native OF Massachusetts, died there.
yesterday. His estates formerly extended
| from Los Angeles to San Bernardino. sixty
five miles. He sent the first California gold
to Philadelphia, five years before the dis
covery on General Summers property.
Governor Spofford, with three hundred
well armed men, and two months pro-
VISIONS, have entered the Pianol and Ma
geuan mountains, determined to prospect
fully the regions from which SO MANY par
ties OF whites have been driven by the
Apaches.
General Crook is north of the GiIa, in the
mountains. He has been unable to bring
the Apaches to an engagement as vet.
SARATOGA, August 24.-The following is a
description Of the great four mile race of
yesterday: :
The second race was dash of four miles.
for all ages, and the contestants were John
Harpers brown horse, Longfellow, four
years old, by bennington, dam Nantura by
Browner's Eclipse, and w. 4. Babcock's
chestnut horse, Helmbold, five years old, by
Australian, dam Lavender, by Wagner
This race has been the source OF intense
interest IN racing circles in every State of
the Union ever since Longfellow beat Mr..
Belmont's removed Kingfisher in the Sara
toga Cup, at the July meeting.
The partlsans of the Belmont stable attri-
butte Klngtisher's defeat to his being short
OF work, and therefore not up to the mark
in point of condition, and they maintained
that he showed less signs of distress after
that race than his cOnqueror did; that they
were sincere in their convictions is shown
by their offering. to bet $4,000 that he would
beat Longfellow in the four mile race to-
day, and would give $4,000 to any one TAX
ing the wager, which was to be half forfeit,
A prominent New York turfman promptly |
accommodated them, and received the |
$4,000, the forfeit of $500 side being at |
once deposited in the hands of w. K. Tray |
ers, the president of the association.
How kingtsher unfortunately went lame, |
about two weeks before the race, and was |
obliged to be thrown out of training. is |
now matter Of turf history, to the deep |
regret of every lover of racing, for if the |
contest had taken place it would have |
created even greater excitement than the |
great match between the North and South.
when Eclipse met and defeated the South |
ern champion Henry, and, in later wears, /
the famous Boston mare Fashion.
Notwithstanding the compulsory with
drawal of Kingfsher from this race, the in
terest in it was not entirely lost, for after |
Helmbold had shown his high form by dis
tanclng all his competitors in the first of a
four mile heat race at Long Branch, on a |
very heavy track, IN the fast time of 7.5034,
he was regarded as a dangerous oppo-
nent for Lpngfellow in this race, especially |
as the latter had never gone four miles.
When Helmbold came on the course he ex-
cited but little notice except among the rae
ing men who were pecuniarily interested in
his success, and they scrutinized his condi-
tlon and appearance with critical ewes. His
dark brown coat shone like satin in the
rays of the sun, and the best
Judges pronounced him in faultless condi-
ton.
He carried Mcclellan, q very skillful and
steady jockey. When Longfellow appeared
On the track, a few minutes later a burst of |
innI9n1a ba lad +l l
grand stand, with whom he was an unusual
avorite, warmly applauded with clapping
If hands.
He received the lions share of notice, and /
opinions were divided as to his condition.
some good judges took exception to him |,
md said he had been too much indulged in
us work since kingfsher had gone amiss;
hat, undertaking Helmbold, his trainer
lad allowed him to put on too much flesh
led one hundred and eight pounds. and
vas ridden by the colored jockey Colston.
Amid almost breathless silence, only
'roken by some betting man proclaim
ng his readiness to lay $i60 to $50 on Long
elbow, the flag fell. At the first attempt to
tart the horses Helmbold at once took
cad of three lengths, but in going around
ne upper turn Longfellow closed the gap
nd before reaching the quarter pole had
aiken the lead from Helmbold He led a |
enghth along the back stretch, and at the
alf mile mark was a length and half in
ront, which space he kept open along the |
over side 10 the home stretch turn.
burst of applause greeted him as he
vent under the string on the first mile,
lear length and half ahead, in 155-both
Orses under, strong pull. At the turn
Ielmbold drew a little closer, and lay at
.ongfellow's quarters throughout the next I
uarter OF mile, and as the half mile pole
Ias passed, he reached his opponents sad {
lie girths. On the lower stretch Long :
elbow again drew slightly away, and as ,,
hey went under the string ON the second :
lille, run in l.50, he was exactly length :
head. He retained this advantage to the !
uarter, but at the half mile Helmbold was |
gain at his saddle girths, hanging to him :
Ike a shadow that would not be shaken off. | !
The murmured applause of the vast =
burst into q thunderous :
lout of irresistible exultation as Helm
old closed and collared Longfellow, and =
| coming up the home stretch passed him, !.
1d went under the string on the third !,
lie, a clear length ahead, in. 5:45, the q
reat Kentucky "crack" already beginning Z
|. hoist unmistakable signals of distress 7
be hackers of Helmbold became fran .
cally jubilant at the unexpected change in ),
70 aspect OF affairs, and shouts of exultant y
'plause rent the air.
At the upper turp Helmbold was two =
ngths ahead, and he increased his lead to It
rec lengths at the quarter Along the !;
Ick stretch he steadily drew away from Il
8 already beaten opponent, and the six :.
ngths advantage he had at the half mile y
} made into score along the lower u
reich. The race was virtually over. for =
elmbold galloped up the home stretch p
der the string, an easy winner, by twenty n
n!gths ahead OF the much distressed Long
low. Time of the four miles 7:49A.