The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-09-07

bold = What Uld JOan darPei
was Really offered fer his Flyer
Intense Excitement on the Course
New York spcrtsaea Baking in
Enormous Winnings.
The telegraph has given US the
result of the great race at Sarato'
ga on Wednesday, in which the
Hitherto invincible Longfellow was
defeated by Helmbold, but the de-
tailed incidents Of the conflict fur.
l!sned By the New YORK cores
pondents are so full of interest, and
our readers who take an interest Il,
such things are so anxious for the
particulars Of the struggle, that We
make the following interesting ex
tracts from the full and graphic re
port in the Sun
Last night clouds overspread the
sky, the air was damp, and every
thing indicated rain. The track
was muddy, and it was thought
that a clouded sky, even without
rain, would not better a clouded
sl,y, even without rain, would not
not better it. This morning the
sun shone brightly. The hackers
of Longtellow were filled with JOY.
They ran him up clear above the
thermometer. He even went uE
aa hiel; rs 500 to 5000. Helm
bo.u was talked Of; apparently he
had no friends; but many old tur-
fes sailed ~bout the hotels and the
club houses quietly taking in the
big odds. The rotunda Of the
Grand Union was dlled with an
eager crowd Of betting men. A
few minutes after sunrise the gar
dens ana lawns in front of the cot
tages swarmed with ladies, who ell
Enthusiastically wagered heavy sums
on Longfellow. Not ore of the
fair ones sympathized with Helm
bold, At the breakfast-tahle the
great race was alone the topic OF
conversation. By Z O'Clock the
street in front of the Grand Union
was thronged with. carriages
There was no dust. The road was
in splendid condition. Everybody
was thoroughly awake and eager to
get to the track. There must have
been :aa5, 600 strangers in Saratoga.
EVERYTHING WAS LoNFELIow.
Not,a pool could be sold on any
horse in any other race. The quar-
ter stretch was black with human:
ity. The rush to the pool stand
was unprecedented. Eight hun
dred dollars in the pool, aui Long
fellow sold," sliented Underwood
' 'ow much for l.. n Bola :"
Then the doctor would gaze .uer-
veuslY about the crowd until he
would catch wink or a finger up;
lifted, and he would resume
light hundred dollars in the pool.
and am offered a hundred fol
L. NJ. Bold!' And so it would go
until the doctor reached from two
hundred to two hundred and thirty
dollars. But there were a great
many quiet workers on the quarter
stretch. These would sneak
through the crowd, shouting cam
a betting one hundred to thirty
Longfellow wins this race!!" A,
one time old John Harper Long
fellows owner, shouted, through the
multitude, singing out in a cracked
voice: I've jist got $40 about my
clothes, and iii bet forty to fifteen
that LongfelIow wins this race!''
All these bets were quickly taken
by New gbrk city men.
JOHN MoRRIssEY BACKS HELMBoLD.
John Morrissey walked over the
stretch, pointing his finger, at diff
fetent men, saying: "fm offering
5000 to- $1,000 that Helmbold
wins" He took in. a dozen such
bets within dozen such bets with:
in five minutes. Fifty dollar green.
backs we're as thic< as leaves in
Valombrosa. There were probably
over S1,0o0,O0O inside the quarter
of an acre. t
THE LADIES EXCITED.
The ladies were apparently era
~. They wagered gloves, rings
handkerchief and money, utterl.
regardless of the result.
The BuGLE SOUNDED.
The quarter stretch was cleared
asif by magic. Jim Mcclellan
Helmbold's Jockey, sprang upor
his horse with quiet confidence
He .vore a blue jacket, with scarle
sleeve and cap. Joe Colston, Uar
rer's colored jockey, the best color
ed rider in the world, followed
suit. He wore a bright orange
jacket and pants and a red cap
Helmbold carried ia pounds, anc
Lougfeilow but 108 pounds. The
former is one year older than thu
latter.
L0NGFELLoW AND HELMBoLD CON
TRAsTED.
When fha famnns nn;naala z.,art