The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-07-25
sARATOGA,S GREAT RACE.
Immense Sums Of MOney Lost and
Won on the Event.

InlmenSe Sums Of Money Lost and
Won on the Event.
A Splendid Contest between Long.
fellow and Kingfisher.The For.
mer LOpeS in a Length Ahead.
The BOD. John MOrrissey q
Heavy LOSer..LOnsfeliOw Win.
ner.
SARATOGA, July IA Two Of the pref
tiest and most Interesting races ever run
were decided here to day, and small for; 5;
tunes changed hands on The result. The
fact that Lon. fellow and Kingfsher were
to run had the effect of calling together
the largest assembly seen thus far at the
park during the season. John Harperi
the millionaire OF Kentucky, and Au-
gust Belmont Of New York, were early
on the ground, attending personally to
the care of their respective steeds.
The spectators were intensely excited
over the prospect of the sport, and the
scene altogether was such as is only
presented where veritaLle monarchs Of
the turf, as these two horses are, con-
tend for victory. Prominent on the
track were to be noted Gen. Custer, the
Hon John A. Griswold, the Hon. VIM:
A. Roberts, and Alderman Mitchell.
THE TWO YEAR RACE.
Three races were on the programme,
the first for the Saratoga stakes, purse
which amounted to $4,000 There we're
Halls gray colt Frank swift, Belmont's
chestnut tiily Victoria, Mcdaniel $ chest
nut colt Morris, St Patrick, and Came
ron's brown filly. The colts carried 100
pounds, and the fllies 79, pounds over
a dash of three quarters of a mile. At
the pools McDanitrs was the fayorite
at 325, St. Patrick second choice at 300,
Victoria third, bringing 160, and Came
ron and Swift standing at Is and 30 re-
spectively. Pools at this average were.
readily made up, the betting being very
lively.
St. Patrick took the lead at the start,
never once yielding position, and came
home in 20, McDaniel's came in Sec
ond, Victor third, and Swift fourth.
TEE GREAT RACE.
Next In order was the race for the
Saratoga Cup and purse in money OF
81 500. Twelve entries were made, but
ten were withdrawn leaving the field to
tongfellow and Kingfsher the champion
of the East aud West AS soon as the
first race was over, pools begin to be
sold. Large odds were given on Long.
fellow the betting generally standing in
the ratio of 81, 900 to $780, 1t was no.
ticeable that nearly all the money risked
was by New Workers the Kentucky meff:
of whom there was delegation, refusing
to back their horse at the heavy figures
to which the betting ran. The New
Workers, however, did some heavy work
at the above rates, and before the staff
was made over 100000 was in the
hands Of the booksellers. .a5n
THE HORSES ON THE TRACK.
AT length Longfellow was led on the
track, and the crowd rushed from the
pools and swarmed around the animal.
He is perfect specimen of a four year
old, sired by bennington out of Nantu-
rail-. The admiration which every be-
holder felt was expressed in exaggerated
exclamations, and the betting began
afresh around the steed. John Morris
sey offered to take all odds at $50 to L.
600 on Kingfsher. He was instantly
taken at his word by dozen. among
them James Barkely and Lenite of New
York. Tommy johnson of New York
offered 200 to 500 OH Kingfsher, and
found no difficulty in obtaining all the
bets he wanted. At length the trick W az
cleared, and the noble steed started to
the point of departure. A cheer arose
from the assembly as he passed. HI
scarcely seemed to touch the track, sc
lightly did he skim the course.
THE FIRST MILE
The word was given, and the two
horses started off on the two and quar-
ter mile dash. Longfellow leading by q
length. On they came, Kingfshel
struggling hard to gain on his adverse
ry, but failing to lessen the distance be-
tween them to any perceptible degree
r Longfellow seemed to float upon the air
A more perfect gait was never witness
ed on the turf. He seemed to make no
exertion whatever, and as the two pass
ed the Judges stand in the three-quarter
stretch the spectators rose in q body,
regardless Of the cries fof the police
Handkerchiefs begin to wave and cheers
to break forth Past the stand, on te
the mile stretch the champion Hew,, and
made the first mile in Il 40, the fastest
time ever made in America by three
! seconds. Neither had gained or lost an
inch when this point was reached, so
that the glory of making the time is
due equally to each On the second
, mile Kingfsher began to lose, but strug.
gled nobly on, putting forth every ZEN
!, ergy, and straining every nerve in the
effort to close with his formidable rival
All in vain, however, for when the hal
! mile was reached Longfellow had put
> three lengths between them. Now arose
above the cheers of the spectators
THE sHRILL NOTES OF THE BETTERs,
{ 100 TO 20, 200 10 25 on Longfellow. But
, none so rash as to accept the odds were
= found. Down the track they came, ant
, the Judges stand was, passed by Long
t fellow four lengths in advance. King
e fisher was battling hard, but evidentl,
, had lost all chance of victory. 500 L
I % was now offered on all sides; but IN
;. takers were found. On the home quar-
: ter the same relative positions wer
m aintained until the score was nearl,
made, when Bobby Levin held Long
fellow back, ,courteously allowing his ad
versary to make up the distance to
/ length, when the two Tapped III, annie
: loud huzzas from the multitude. Time
4 :024.
t Turfmen say they never witnessed
8 more beautiful or exciting contest. Th
). amount Of m oney that changed hands
e Notwithstanding the large odds to whicl
the hackers of Longfellow had to sub
t nit, was immense. The Hon. Johl