The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-18
CAIRO BULLETIN.
HARRY BASSETT.
HIS DEFEAT ON THE 5TH BY
MONARCHIST.
Turf, Field and Farm.l

proud and lofty carriage, with such grace
full, easy, springy stride, AMI that chest
nut sports the blue and red Of Mcdaniel,
and is called Harry Basset. The strength
of Hercules reposes in every limb and
Joint, swels in every cord and muscle,
and vet the horse dances as airily as q
feather, skins the turf as lightly as Q swal.
low. VIM Of course he will win.
Monarchist 10 o good horse, but he 10 no
match for the conqueror OF Long
fellow. II is sheer folly TO run
the bay and give out the hope that he Is
able to beat the chestnut. Know you that
the odds are twelve to one, and that bids
90 begging at that? Why, then, do you
wish TO stay here and look tamely on while
| Monarchist cuts his own throat and Bas-
set. gallops home for the sake OF the
money! Oh you wish to see Harry Bas-
sett 10 action. Well, then, have your
way. We must forego the champagne for
| a little while, but we will enjoy 1t oil the
more when we do hear the cork pop and
| the wine fiz and rush. Hear once again,
however, that the struggle will be no
| struggle at all. 1t will be the tamest OF
| tame affairs, for the chestnut will win in
| q canter. Yes, Monarchist il handsome
horse, and he has as good pedigree as any
in the stud book but then he 10 not
Bassett, and it is waste Of time to discuss
the question. When king throws down
the glove, none but king should pick 1t
| up. You say the bay looks well by the
side of that chestnut there at the score.
You are right, but mark! the flag down
and they are of. Still the race is scarcely
worth looking at. But, heavens see how
Monarchist is cutting out the WORK. he
has set the p,ce fast, and evidently
means to follow Unclo John Harp
er's maxim Of running from eend
to eend. He is leading around the bluf
but this is only the beginning and Bas,
sett il simply playing with him. a word
from Roe, and he will leave him Ike the
flash of light leaves behind II the report OF
q gun. You never saw finer motion than
you now see in the chestnut. Mark well
the contrast. While Bsssetts limbs play
like oiled machinery, Monsrchist plunges
forward with desperate, labored effort
Aye, sit as lightly in the saddle AZ you
can, Hayward, and throw your weight
upon his strong shoulders, for you need TO
nurse hi. strength. The place J, too hot
for you 10 hold it long. You are riding
your horse into exhaustion and
death. They thunder down the home
draw away from the bay us they 60 under
the string. A mile in l45 is terrible on
such a heavy track, but then it is sure TO
tell moot on Monarchist, since the mettle
OF Bassett has been tried on sterner fields,
and he runs without lar or friction. But
the BAY haunts him like an avenging
spirit. As they come TO the bluff, McDan-
iel shouts 10 Roe go on. and keep out Of
0l In
the Jockey presses the horse 70 stronger
effort. And yet Monarchist keeps grimly
at the ssddle-girths Clearly he means
to fight it to the bitter end. They come
down the stretch this time at slower pace !
still the work is hard and earnest The
two miles are finished in 3.37!. Now you
will zee Basset. shake off his antagonist
Mark with what ease he does It. True,
be does no, lead much. 1t is not neces-
sary that he should do So He can widen
the daylight between him and his Compel
i,or whenever Roe shall give him his
head. 1t is only child's play for him to
beat the bay. You don't believe 1t !?
Well, then, wait and see. All Monarch
list is again struggling for the lead. The
dark blue is dangerous sometimes, but
this is not one of the days in which it scat
tiers dismsy. You saw Preskness beaten
! BY Tubman few minutes ago. Pray
| tell how can Sanford hope 10
bring the blue and red under a
! cloud when it rides with the cham
pion of the New World The horses are
now lost from view around the turn. BE
patient. You will see Harry Bassett show
| his heels to Monarchist when they again
burst into sight. Mistaken? Yes. Roe
has felt the bay and he knows he can leave
him at his pleasure. Like bird he will
| fly away from him in the final run down
| the home-stretch. See them come around
the Turn. Now, great and glorious Bas-
| sett, is your time to show of what hollow
stuff your presumptuous rival is made
But, God of Abraham Great Jehovah
the king falters His stride shortens. He
is lsboring. The machinery clogs
! The tail goes in the air. Roe does
his best but the chestnut waivers, and the
despised Monarchist is making The
the front. Must We believe our eyes
The champion is beaten. The dark blue
is riding straight to victory, and two
thousand men have gone mad with excite
ment. Even the stern, placid face Of San
ford is aglow with emotion. The iron res
olution fllnches not under crushing defeat
but it melts away like snow beneath al
April sun with the prospect Of SO great q
victory staring him in the face. BlsncheG
cheeks are on oil sides, for the defeat o.
the favorite carries disaster TO the pocket
The odds so recklessly laid must be calmly
and scrupuously paid. As they reel pas,
the grand stand both horses show dis
trees, but Monsrchst is the most rosolute
and he carries the dark blue under the
string the winner of one Of the proudes,
triumphs ever achieved on the turf. The
three miles are run in 5;343. There is q
perfect storm Of enthusiasm now. Pale
and trembling, Mcdaniel passes down the
Qusrter-stretch TO look after his favorite
and the wild cheers that greet Sanford
and Monarchist and Hayward are the
very bitter of bitterness to him. TIC
swallow defeat under such circumstances
is to swallow u cup of gall and worm.
wood. The horde Of black rubbers and
riders beyond the railing certainly think
the day Of jubilee has come. They laugh
and gestieu ate. and shout like lunatics
The spell of lassitude is broken in earnest
Excitement bounds through every vein
and quivers in every nerve. What care
wo who wins the other races now. After
this all must be tame. Come, We will
open bottle of wine 10 the club house
and drink to the success of Sanford and
the dark blue.
MASKS AND FACEs.-Ladies who masl
their faces and necks with enamels en-