Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-17

ICnlfeh0U against hingfsher-Aa Ercitinq Com
Makes the First Nile in lao and VIM tAe kacs-
Description Of the Horses.
The running match between Iongfellov ana
KiEsisher, at Saratoga, on Thursday last, . brief
account Of which has already appeared in the
telegraphic eolamns Of The STAR, was one Of
the most exciting contests Of the kind ever wit
messed in America The following additional
particulars are interesting :-Longfellow, the
winner Of the race, and who made the first mile
In one minute and forty seconds-the fastest time
ever made-is dark brown, four years old, and
Is owned by Col John Harper, the Kentucky
millionaire. kingfsher, lighter brown, b
owned by August Belmont, of New York The
race was for the Saratoga cup and . purse
OF 81 600.
Longfellow has magnificent dark brown
color, a long, dropping neck, and long barrel
Is long and low, with wonderful suggestion or
confident power. Kingfsher 10 lighter colored,
higher in the quarter, and has a short, straight
OF Longfellow, he has quick, sharp gait, which
seems TO require great exertion, and suggests q
doubt OF his capacity TO sustain it for two and
quarter mikes. Both horses were In magnificent
condition. .H H-.-
John Morrissey offered TO take all odds ct 80
10 900 on kinghsher. He was instantly taken
at his word by dozen, among them james
Barely and Lemite, OF New York. Tommy
johnson, OF New York, offered 40 to so on
klnghsher, and found no difhculty in obtaining
all the beta he wanted Prom the arst Col Har.
per has evidently felt confident that nothing
could stand against Longfeilow, though he Is
The run Of Conversation among the msxnaess Of
the course indicated the magnitude of Iongfel-
lows triumph. Many backed him to beat Glad
lateur time. After the race, Col Bruce said
that he believed no horse In England could com
pete with him, and Mr.. Belmont offered TO bet a
large amount that he could beat any horse in
the world Before the start probably 100000
was in the hands Of the booksellers. - 4
THE GREAT RACE:
The crowd Of betting men stood gazing at him
with intense interest, and as the two came up 30
the starting point and got away, IL was with the
greatest difficulty that John M0rrissey and the
constabies Of the course could get them out Of
the way 10 give the horses room On they came
toward the stand, and the crowd actually thrilled
with excitement as they passed Longfeliow had
drawn away at the start, and at the string had a
horses and IN their style Of running WAS evident
At once They rushed over the first mile Long
ho1ns I Wih s,Is erk but s. 4
hind him At the mile-post stood three OK the
most experienced turfmen ON the ground Win
watches ready to take the mile-tme, which was
lao, go
THE QUICKEST TINE Eynn MADE
on any track. KiDgfsher was only two seconds
behind On the next mile The interval varied
homestretch Kingfshef's rider piled the Whip,
and the gallant little horse answering, gained
onir sh ses saI Srs .sss
had not been touched with the whip, but showed
considerable exhaustion as the Rrooms pressed
around TO wash and blanket him f-'1IT
An KxcIrINe sCKNB. 1 /
The excitement that eIssed was unpaxallele1
Men rushed about with team IN their eyes, voV-
ing that such o horse a. this was never foaleuf
The only perfectly cool person was Lon9 ssiiow's
owner, old John Harper, -Uncie John" e he
Il universally called, who uttered along leaning
on his cane and shouting directions 10 the negro
boys who wore grooming tho victor.
1900 WHO WON AND WHO Lost. p
Tufpen say they never witnessed . more
beautiful or exciting contest The amount Of
money that changed hands, otwifhstsnding tie
large odds TO which the hackers Of Longfellowhsd
10 submits Eps immense. The Hon. John Nor
! riseey Was me heaviest loser. Among the large
winners were Messrx Barkely and Leniee, Or
New York. After this exciting race, around
which the chief interest Of the dsy conferred, IL
was natural that the excitement would nag
somswhat In ne last confes4- fEsfEF 7
Longfellow and kinxfsher are expected toru \
again 70 MORROW, the last day Of the meeting and
another exciting race IL anticipated II -