The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-03

nOme6ereCCn ne TOOK the INSIDE pOottlOn, ana was
soon on even terms with the others. The trio had
q neck and neck struggle up to the drawgate, when
Abdel K0ree fell back, and after whip and spur
combat Lttlet0n landed under the wire winner
by q neck and shoulders, In the same time that the
first heat was made-l:46. Abdel Koree came In
third, half dozen lengths behind Lochiel. Shylock
was fourth John Merryman fifth, Piedmont SIKH,
Belle Aiken seventh
Third Hedt.-All the horses were now sent to the
stable with the exception of L0chie and LttletOn,
the race being left tor these two to decide. The
horses had an even start, and they ran around the
upper turn yoked. At the quarter pole Itteton had
his head In front, and he ran under steady strong
pull. Going down the backstretch blanket would
have covered both horses At the halfmile pole
turn the Jockey gave IocSei his head and the
horses became on even terms, and In this way en-
tered the homestretch. Lyttleton then put on the
steam, and the jockey OF Lochel commenced using
the whip and spur In q few strides 1t was evident
that Lyttleton had the race In hand ana ne came
lengths, making the heat In 40
THE THIRD RACE.
MONMOUTH CUP, value 81, 500 added 10 sweep
$500 ana the third $50 out Of the stakes two miles
and q half.
John Harper entered br. h. LongfeIlow, by
bennington, dam Nantura, by Brawner's
Scpanisl ysI Co. Entered Harry Basseit
by Lexington dam Canary Bird, years DID,.
Time, 4:34.
THE BETTING
hspey BSssett
THE RACE.
When the bell rang for Harry Bassett and Long.
fellow to make their appearance yell was given
by the crowd that might have been heard to the
Great Impotence was manifested by the multitude
until the horses were brought on the track. When
they came they were hailed by louder shouts than
before, and every person seemed wild with excite
ment Longfellow was the first to make his ap-
pearance, and an immense crowd hemmed him
in on the quarterstretch. He was soon
mounted and as he cantered up past the
stand he received another Kentucky screeCh
Harry Basset. did not keep the people
waiting long before he made his appearance, and
then another burst OF applause greeted him. Both
OF the champions looked in the finest possible con-
ditiOn. LOngfellOw took preliminary canter down
the stretch and then came up, and the darby with
was e ready for action. The KentncEans seemed in
ecstasies at this time but not more jubilant than
were the hackers ofHarry Bassett, when little
the Club House and around the upper turn
to the halfmile pole, the place where
the horses had to begin their Journey Longiellow
starting point When the horses reached the
starting place very little time spent in getting
ready, and in few moments the dag fell with
Harry Bassett about two lengths in front OF Long
fellow. The big horse soon took sides with him,
and they ran yoked to the three-quarter pole.
They entered the hOmestrecth with their heads
together, Harry Bassett on the inside, he having
won the pole before the start. The first quarter OF
seconds. Coming up the homestretch Longfellow's
jockey was pulling the horse with all his might,
while Harry Bassett seemed to be running under q
free rein. They passed the stand with their heads
parallel, making the half-mile in fftyOne seconds
and quarter. On the turn the inside position
gave half length Of advantage to Harry, Bassett,
but when they were at the quarter pole
there was no apparent difference between
them. The time to this point was lasA.
yoked, running side and side to the halfmile POLE
This finished the full mile between them, and they
had made the distance IN ! ~ Leaving there the
lower turn head and head Longfellow being pulled
hard all the time by Harper's darby. They reached
impossible to distinguish the slightest difference
between. The mile and quarter had been run Fin
2:l0l4, and az the horses dashed up the home
stretch the pace seemed to be considerably &C
ceerated. When. nearing the stand at the
finish Of mile and half Longfellow
length in front Of Harry Bassett, and then such o
shout went up as was never heard before in Mon
mouth county. The time OF the mile and o half was
Bassett discovering that the rOguish blood OF all the
Bostons and his descendants was beginning to show
when the Villain sulked badly ana fell behind. The
race was now practically over. LOngfellOw opened
q gap OF half dozen lengths on the upper
mile and three quarters was made in
3:07H. Longfellow was then taken In
tne Wn marry tSe M 1Sa a
was dozen lengths ahead. Time Of the two miles,
8:36h. Kentucky's champion had nothing after
did to the great delight Of all his hackers and par
ticularly TO the Kentuckians who had followed
Longtellow here and had bet their "bottom dollars"
on his winning the race. The two miles and
quarter was made in 4:o61k, and LOngfelow can
tered home nearly two hundred yards ahead OF
Harry Bassett, making the two miles and half
in ABA.
Description OF LOngfellow.
Longfellow is q brown horse, 1--WE years old,
nearly seventeen hands high, with one white heel
behind and blaze Of white In his face. He has
large, strong fetock and pastern joints filing the
hoof finely, the cannon bones of each Of the hind
legs running up broad to the hook, the hook spread
outside and as clear as q deer's, with full, large
stines. LOngfelow is long from the hip to the
whIrlbone; the crupper, where 1t reaches
the tail, sets out strong and high, like the
Arabian stock. He il wide in the hips, but round
and smooth well ribbed back, with round chest
long, tapering shoulders, running obliquey toward