The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-14

Goldsmith Maids Fast Time Doubt.
ed-.IRfOTmatiOn as TO L0ngiel'
lows Condition.
GOLDSMITH MAIDS FAST TINE.
The New York sun has the following
to say in reference to the alleged last tint
of Goldsmith Maid at Gold Springs
Ai(eF all, even If the accounts Of Gold
smith Maids trotting ut Milwaukee art
true, Dexter still remains king of the turf
if making the fastest time in public, and
in race ever made, constitutes u horst
king Of the turf.
Dexter, in his great match with
double team, trOtted in PIG! lie was
timed by well known hOrsemen, the owner
OF California Patchen, Alderman uene'
and others na,
Besides, Dexter uotttd at Buffalo d
mile and iirelity.seren tti In 2:l't' -.
The time reported at Milwaukee as as
made by Goldsmith Maid is, according 70 70
The iudSes themselves, false. They co9Iu
mi agree and they pretend TO have CIV
en- IL out as made by one against Tue olner
two This was false reporting; ana u
here were bets on the time, was mani
fest injustice A., ~ ,..,.
and report wronglully and falsely, who
can teli how wIOnglully and falselyy
How does il happen that Goldsmith
Maid, at Milwaukee, can do, on II bad
track, what she could moi dO--wiIh all
the special inducements OtFered-at But.
lalo, on u tirstrate track, in good day
The story was received in this city yes
terday with very general incredullly. Ten
thousand TO five that Goldsmith Maid
could not come here and repeat II was
offered, and no takers.
II Goldsmith Maid-cVen with her nc.
cusiomcd skipping-tO say nothing OF
square lrOlling, can go in PIT, 2:l7t, or
very near To either Of these figures, let
her come To the vicinity Ol New York,
where she can be seen AMI accurately
timed, and do 1t.
LONGFELLow.
A correspondent ofthe IaIE REID, and
Hym, writing from John Harper's farm,
near Midway, KY, has this to say about
Longlellow;
"Longlellow is not broken down, by
long ways AS he was led from the sta
bic examined him thoroughly, and he
appears oil right again, His ankle was a
little pulled, but was told that even that
was in fair way Ofbeing cured.
"ThOugh / question the prOpriety Of
speeding him at SO early day in three
mile contest, Mr.. Harper feels sanguine
that LongiellOw, should no untOward cir
cumstanCe prevent, will certainly be by
that time-Sept. 1G-in fit condition for
the race, in which case he would not fore
go the opportunity of giving Enqulrera
1rubbing for the world.
This much also learned, that Long.
fellows defeat at Saratoga Is attributable
to two causes, either of which would have
been sufficient to operate To his disadvan.
tage. just before the race nail in the
shoe upon his left fore foot worked loose
during his exercise, splitting the hoof In
two directions, nearly to the quick. The
consequence was that when the plate was
put on the hoOt had TO be pared, SO as 10
remove the portion which was split. This
left the foot tender, and this tenderness
was increased to soreness, the horse hay
ing had no trial between the putting on
of the plate and the struggle with Helm.
bold. Again, after the breaking down of
Mr. Harper thought 80 little
Of llelmbold, that he gave LongIellow
good long holiday, through which piece
Of folly the horse carried into the four
mile race over 100 pounds Of superIluous
aL and flesh, when he should have made
bis appearance looking as fine rs fiddle.
This Mr.. Harper acknowledges TO have
been the great mistake Of his life us q
trainer; II Is a lesson he will never forgot,
and, lhnk-ii | know the man-it Is
lne he will ever after profit by,
The newspaper talk of the old mans
heart being broken, &C., Is all mOonshine.
lie felt for his horse, supposing him to
have injured himself seriously, and Of
course there was more or less oil mOrLill-
cation upon losing the race and the money.
But he assures me that the horse has MS
much pride in his own proves as any
human being, and felt his defeat rs keeuly
rs his master.