The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-09-07
THE GREAT HORSE FACE.
LoNGrELLow BEATEN BY NONCOMPLIANCE SUMS
lost AND WON.

| LoNGFELLow BEATEN By HEHMBoLD-LARda SUN
lost AND WON.
| The great event Of the summer meeting at Sar
atoga New York, the four-mile dash be
tween the famous Kentucky horse, Lonxfeow
and the Australian Helmbuld. Tho following D. r
ticulars are CLEANED FROM different 81 ecal reports
| Purse 81 200, for all ages, four miles w. R
Babcock entered Oh h. Helmbold. by Australian
dam Lavender, years old. John Harper
| entered Dr. c. Longfellow, by bennington, dan
Nantura, years old, 2-tme 7.494.
THE BETTING.
Longfellow, ........S7o0 $40 40 10 LAO / ,65(
Helmbold, .......... 200 23O 200 200 400 46;
This race has been the source of intense inter
| est in racing circles in every State of the Union
| ever since Longfellow beat Mr.. Belmont's renown-
ed Kingfsher in the Saratoga cup at the July
meeting. notwithstanding the compulsory with
drawal of Kingfsher from the second race, inter
est was not entirely lost; after Helmbold had
shown his high form by distancing all his eom-
petitors in the frst four mile heat race at Long
Branch, on very heavy track in the fast time of
1901, he was regarded as dangerous opponent
for LongfelloW in this race, especially as the lat
ter had never gone four miles.
When Hembold came ON the course he excited
but little notice. He carried IA pounds and was
ridden By Mcclellan, very skillful and steady
jockey. When Longfellow appeared on the track
few minutes LATER q burst of applause greeted
him (; the ladies ip the grand stand, with whom
he was an unusual favorite, warmly applauding
with clapping of hands Some good judges took
exception to him, said that he had been too much
INDUCED in his work since Kingfsher had gone
amiss, and that undertaking Helmbo!d. his train
er had allowed him to put on too much flesh for
so severe race four miles. He carried los
pounds, and was ridden by the colored Joke;
Colston.
Amid almost GREATNESS silence, ONLY broken BY
some betting man proelaiming his readiness to lay
500 to $500 on Lonfellow, the flag fell at the first
attempt to start the horses.
Helmbold took the lead and kept it to near the
quarter pole, when Longfellow went to the front
and lead enc length down the back stretch. Hem
bold then lay close Up to him, and they ran nose
and tail past the half mile pole and around the
the lower turn. Helmbold kept his place in the
rear, and as they came up and finished the first
mile, Longfellow led two lengths. Helmbold closed
around the upper turn, and had the daylight shut
at the quarter pole He went up to Longfellow's
saddle girth on the back stretch, and lay there
around the lower turn, but coming up the home
stretch Loagfellow came away again and was
length and half in front they finished the
second mie. Going around the upper turn, Helm
bold again went up closer, and forced the pace all
way round They ran nose and tail down the back
stretch and around the lower turn, when H nbold
BET "a to find the soft spot in the big horse.
The murmured applause of the vast assemblage
burst into thunderous shout of irrepressible ex-
ultation Helmbold closed and collapsed Long
fellow in coming up the home stretch passed him
and went under the string at the third mile clear
length ahead, in 5,46. the great Kentucky s.crack'
already begInnngto hoiat unuistak able signals of
distress The hackers of Helmbold became fran
tically jubilant at the unexpected change in the
aspect of Affairs ena shouts Of exultant applause
rent the air. At the upper turn Hembold was
two lengths head, and he increased his lead to
three lengths ct the quarter. Along the back
stretch he steadly drew away from the already
beaten opponent, and The six lengths advantage
he had at the half mile he made into score along
the lower stretch. The race wa virtually over
for Hembsld xallsped up the home stretch and
under the string "a easy winner, twenty lengths
ahead of the much distressed Longfellsw. Time
of the four miles .493. The FIRST Hile was run
in 1.55, the second in Loo. and the third in IS.
and the fourth and last mile in 2.O4}
THE FINISH, BETTING. ETC
The scene ct the finish was intensely exciting
The negroes and stable-men threw their hats in
the air, danced and yell with delght-one of them
turning series of somersaults in.his crazy glee.
The owner of Helmbold and his immediate
friends, who alwa,s follow the fortunes Of his
stable, have won an immense amount on this race;
the long odds laid against him being taken BY
them largely. One paper states the amount at
upwards Of $3.50, 900, and undertakes to name the
ers of the victorious John Morasey, stated at up
wards Of $50,o00. Com. Vanderhuilt is set down
IS being heavy lesser. The Sun says:
cold John Harper did not lose snything OF
any account, except in the depreciation of the
value of his horse 1t is untrue that he has ever
been offered 100000 for Lqngfellow, but he was
offered $4,000 two weeks ago. Fhs cid man has
been raising horses all of his life, but has been
singularly unfortunate.
THE LOSER AND THE WINNER
After the race Longfellow was led past the
stand. ''None were so poor as to do him rever-
-nce. His reputation was gone, and his head
and tail were down. But one man followed him
as he was led through the gate oa the left Of the
quarter stretch. That man was his owner, old
John Harper. he toddled along behind his idol,
leaning heavily upon his cane, and he looked as
if his hart ives breaking
Helmholl, the winner, is q dark chestnut horse,
fully fifteen hands three INCHES high, is 1--WE years
DID, and carried during the race ia pounds. He
is by imported Australian, out Of Lavender, by
Wagner, his grand dam being Alice Carneal LEX
ington's dam) by imported Ssrpedon. Helmbold,
or Dublin, as he was known, did not run 81 a
two-year old, but first appeared on the turf rs
three year old at Lexington, Kentucky. In 1870
ne was trained by the celebrated trainer, T. B.
Patterson, and feur-year old he the
Westehester cup and Jockey Club handieaps at
the Jerome summer meeting at Saratoga; on TIE
10th Of July, 1870, he won the Saratoga cup at
Monmouth Park on the 81 st of the same month
he won the Monmouth stake, while on the Sd of
August be won e race oftwo miles heats with
At the second Saratoga meeting he had q walk
over for purse of $500, dash of two and three
quarter miles. At the same meeting he won his
first four mile event, beating Pat Molloy and
Carrie Atherton in 7:S24 This race used him
up so badly that in the next race he started in,
the Maternity Stakes, dash Of three miles,
the Breakfast Stakes At Rsltimore race of two
mile heats This year he started off with a de-
feat, being beaten for the Westcbester Cup by
Preakness and Glenelg but won the next race
he started in, dash of three miles. At the first
Long Branch meeting he was beaten by Long
fellow for the Monmouth Cup. but on the third
day of the same meeting won the Long Branch
Stakes, Judge Curtis being second. At the
Branch second meeting he won hSEarraganset
Purse Of ST. 200 for four mile heats, distaueng q
field of five in the first heat His next great race
will probably be for the four mile dash at Jerome
Park, and afterwards similar rsse at the fall
| meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club ct kaHl-
more, Nd, in the latter part of October.
| dispatch from New York yesterday, howev-
err, seeks to explain the defeat Of Lsngfellow, O.
| follows: 1t is said Longfellow strsined tendon
of one of mis- forelegs yesterday, and is laned tol
l l;fo O- tho rptch alone &l60, OOD t(