The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-07-09
Full Particulars OF The Race.

New York, July 2-When the bell
rang for Harry Bassett ard Longftllow
to make their appearance, n yell was
given hv tie crowd that might have
been heard to the sea Great impatiente
was manifested by Tire multitude until
the horses were brought on tie track.
When they came they were hailed by
louder shouts than before, and every
person seemed Will with excitement
Longfelow was the first TO make his
appearance, and the immense crowd
hemmed him in, on the quarter stretch.
He was soon mounted, and when be
cantered up past the stand he received
another Kentucky scrcech.
Harry Bassett did not keep the peo
pie waiting long before lie made his ap-
pearance, and then another burst of ap.
plause greeted him. Both of the cham
nions looked in the finest possible con-
dition.
Longfellow took preliminary canter
down the stretch, and then came up
ready for action.
The Eentuckians seemed in ccstGc;es,
but not more jublant than the hackers
Of RasBett when lie oallopcd slowly mp
to the club house and around the
upper turn to the half mile pole, the
place where the horses had TO begin
their journey. Lonefellow went down
the stretch and around that way to the
starting point
When the horses reached the starting
place, very little tine was spent in get
ing ready, and in & few minutes the flag
fell, with Harry Bsssett about two
lengths in front of Longfellow.
The big horse soon took sides with
him, and they ran yoked to the three
quarter pole. They entered the home
stretch with their heads together, Bas-
set on the insite, he having won the
pole before the start The first quarter
Of mile was run in twentysix ard
| three-quarter seconds. Coming up the
the home stretch Lonefellow's Jockey
was pulling his horse with all his might,
while. Harry Bassett seemed to be run
ming under fee rein. They passed the
stand with their heads parallel, making
half mile in fifty-cne and one quarter
seconds. The inside position gave half
a length advantage to Bassett, but when
they were at the quarter pole there was
no apparent difference between them.
The time to this point was ISL.
Geing down the back stretch they
were yoked, running side by side to the
half mile pole. This finished full mile
between them, and they had made the
distance in l "A. Leaving there the
pace was kept mp, and they rattled
around the lower turn head and head,
Longfellow being pulled hard all the
time by Harper's darkey They reach
ed the three-quarter so evenly together
that it was impossible TO distinguish the
slightest difference between them. The
mile and a quarter had beer run in
:104, and as the horses dashed up the
home stretch the pace seemed to be con.
siderably accelerated.
When nearing the stand at the finish
Of a mile and half Longfellow was
given his head, and III an instant he
was length in front of Bassetl, and
then such 4 shout went up as was
never heard before in Monmouth Coun-
ty. The time of the mile aud hall
was 2:S74.
Leaving here Rowe, jockey of Bas-
sett, discovering that the roguish blood
of all Bostons and his descendants was
beginning to show itself, applied the
whip TO force his horse along, when the
villain sullied badly and fell behind
The race was now practically over
Longfellow opened gap of half doz-
en- lengths on the upper turn, and as he
passed the quarter pole the mile and
three quarters was made In 8 :07 F.
Longfellow was then taken in hand,
while Bassett was whipped sharply all
the way along. AT the halr-mile pole
Longfellow was dozen lengths ahead.
Time of two miles, 5 1861.
The Kentucky champion had nothing
afterward to do but gallop leisurely
home, which he did to the great delight
of all his hackers, and particularly to
the Kentuckians who had followed
Longfellow here, and had bet their bot,
tom dollars on his winning the race
The two miles and quarter was made
in .064. and Longfellow cantered home
nearly two hundred yards ahead of Bas-
sett, making theStwo miles and half in
4 :34.
1t does not seem to us that he is beat
able. His owner, Mr.. Harper, is so
well pleased with him now, that he de
clines selling him at all, and intends ia
king him back to Kentucky, after his
engagements in The North, to breed
! from him.
The enthusiasm of the Western men
was unbounded They crowded around
John Harper, cheering and congratula
ting the old man, who also seemed to be
laboring under great excitement.
That large portion of the betting fra
ternity who stake their money On their
favorites, met Bull Run at Long
Branch on Saturday, followed to-day by
regular Waterloo, all the favorites
again coming in losers. These two
days racing have pretty we'll cleaned
out Eastern sports of spare change, and
great confusion in their minds regarding
future ventures at this meeting.
| From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1st inst.