The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-17
The Western and Southern
Men AstOnished.
IMMENSE CROWD.--ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST.
Scenes al the Pool Room, in the Village, at the
Stables and on the Track.
Catesby the Winner Of the Saratoga Stakes,
Harry Bassett the Saratoga Cup, Gray
Planet and Buokden Make Dead Heat
in the Dash of One Mile and a
Halt, Dividing the Purse.

SARATOGA, July l6, 1872.
Half the republic is here in spirit to-day. The
two finest horses OF the age have as many parti-
sans the two candidates for the Presidency, and
the result Of their second competition makes as
much intense feeling as the great election to be
decided alter the fall State elections, of which the
race at Long Branch was the equine counterpart.
SARATOGA ON THE CUP DAY.
The Saratoga soup is a myth. There is no cup.
In England, where fortunes abide and plate Is an
heirloom a piece of silver is the honorary part OF
every great field contest. Here the plate is gen.
orally committed, and the cup meant to-day the
draught Of elixir in $1,000, offered as the
joint prize Of the premium Of the
association and the Of the entering fees for all
the horses which originally desired to run. Before
the Grand Stand, on the race course, pedestal Is
erected to hold such occasional cups, but to-day the
cup is less breach than an observance; they give
its value and wink at its omission.
FOREGROUND INDICATED
Before we give the recital OF the extraordinary
race between the kings Of the turf to-day, wherein
the proud testimonial reclaimed at Long Branch
was wrested from the noble horse which, In the
judgment OF the multitude, will carry 1t Off again,
let briefly jot down the surroundings Of the spot
where the race occurred.
now being spent in 1t. They are driving the nails
In the trial stage Of Judge Barnard in the new
Town Hall, which has just cost $4,000 The two
morning journals are disturbing the peace Of
visitors by duh and pointess village abuse the
question Of who shall be Postmaster for the next
four years. The new spire OF the great Methodist
church Is waiting for its bells. They are throwing
ont a mountain of mud nom the old High Rock
spring to tube 1t again. The upholsterers wrestle
with the new Grand Central House, to 1T 1t for
company. The fine new depot lies silent and aban-
doned between trains. and at train time is PAN
demonum. The town is crowded, and the races
are the cause OF 1t.
POOL ROOM TALK ABOUT BAssErr AND LoNGFELLOw
very large crowd was assembled at the pool
room, on Morrlssey's grounds, Monday evening,
probably above four hundred persons, coming and
going, OF whom nearyOne-half occupied chairs In
m irregular semi-ellpse, around Underwood, the
bookseller, who waxed warm in his shirt sleeves
and perspired about the collar, but kept up
that sustained, even and good-humored form Of
rapid auctioneerng which despatched great deal
OF work and stunned nobody's sense Of hearing.
With the names Of the horses chalked up on
blackboard for each OF the three races
and the treasurer and tally taker about a
table below, Underwood had under his
eye all the varieties Of the sporting
man here horse partisan who would stick to a
particular nag, as Bassett, the whole season
through taking the best odds he could get but de-
termined to recover the money lost at Long Branch
by sustaining the same gallant chestnut on which
he had made it the previous summer: here cool,
Indifferent wagerer, whose superstition or judy
ment had got the better OF his sympathies, and who
now offered odds greedily on LOngfelow against
the colt which had for a whole year enriched him
again, novice poker player, with an eye to hu-
man mutations fond Of betting upon anything that
came along, whether a horse or an election, and
willing to lose something for the remote consdera-
ton OF winning very much. Some timld people,
always betting upon certanties, were listening
around for suggestions; others, with means
enough and time enough to make wagering ne
cessity of human enjoyment and stimulation
for the enui oflooking even at such race bet for
the benent OF their spirits on the morrow. We
little know in the ordinary professional and
methodica courses OF life how much OF human
nature finds employment in these forms OF hazard.
SCHOOLS OF TURF PEOPLE,
Yonder were the great patrons of the turf look
Travers, Jerome taking little apparent part ;yonder
the heavy stOckbreeders and xclangers-McGfath,
Carroll Walden, Wlthers, boswell, Bacon and
eys drawn to the spot by wlstiul curiosity
further on that Knot OF genial horse
loving Irishmen and stabemen who follow Under
wood around, hopeful of an opportunity to improve
such means as they may possess; yonder Babcock,
the ts. owner Of iembold, stu snllen under Ter Nor
skirts the cappers and the creatures OF the faro
houses looking In for victims or excitement; behind
ALL at the bar, smoking his cigar MOrrissey, whose
horse Defender to enter the lists for the aiatoga
Cup with the two great rivals; and finally, the old
N1rglnian, MCDANIEL, head VI "the Mcdaniel Con-
federacy," and proprietor of Harry Bassett, with
Roe, the light and why boy rider OF that splendid
young Lexington colt close at his side, ever; and
Old John Harper. quainter and more provincial
STILL the owner OF the favorite Longelow attended
by that cheeryfaced black waif who rides the great
nveyear-old 10 victory. Politicians Turk around as
Jimmy O'Brien, the big Judge Connolly and Harry
Genet; a few Western and Southern Congressman,
and perhaps Senator, watch the proceedings and
then we have the Kentucky crowd of Confederate
officers; the Maryland school, led by Governor
Bowie; the New Orleans turimen, the Canadians
who travel with the steepe chasers, and that over
dressed swarm OF New York liverymen, fanciers
and sale stablers who seek IDEAS odds and holiday.
DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE HORSES.
The betting was nearly three to one on Longfel.
low against Bassett MI. Morrssey's horse De-
fender gets very little ENCOURAGEMENT at the pool
"What did Morrssey put in that slow iveyear-
Older forS" asked one. about all he ever did was
TO come In well along behind once or twice. Dd lie
ever win any raceyn
"ohl Moriisscy says he put him in to help Mac
DanieD along. Hen help him along as coach dog
helps coach-by staidly running behind"
'What's Morrlssey want to help MCDANIEL more
than John Harper iors" said the new arrival, fresh
in horsenOngery.
''YVu know ever since last year, when he won so
largely on Helmbold by Longfellow's defeat Morris
gey has been betting on Bassett, and by this
he lost $4,000 at Monmouth Park at the last meet
ing. But he Is obstinate and sticks by his av-
At this point a sporting reporter comes up with
mcdaniel says it will be no walk over to-mor-
row, aud that John Harper isn't running this time
against sick horse, as he was a fortnight ago."
NOW, that means something. Does old John feel
John SAYS II Bassctt beats his horse It will be
only one to one and no dnaity, and that they must
'srhat is what the public will say. single beat
this season won't settle the matter It's the popu-
lar idea that Longfenow ls the best horse alive IN