American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-07-06


nmphanf Vins the Hon
mouth Cup. EeatIng Easseit Over Do-
zen Lengi;,s-iIGge SKINS Wen ETom the
! New Workers.
/ LONG BRANCH, July 1.-The at
| tendance at the races TO day was
/ immense.
THE FIRST RACE
for the Hopeful stakes, half-miIe
dash, for two year olds, was won by
Morrissey's Mollic. Tom Bowling
second, and Asteroid third. Time,
oil seconds.
THE SECOND RACE
was for a purse Of 5000. mile heats
for all ages: the first horse to re-
ceive $50, the second 500, and the
| third $50. Seven horses entered ::
John Harper's Littleton, +. N. Halls
John Merryman, ID. Mcdaniel Add
FL Kader, Swigert's Shylock, j. Il.
and III. Dawes Piedmont, Coffin &
Lawrence's Lochiel, and John Nc
Cormack's Bellr Aiken. The fol-
lowing is the summary: Littleton,
3, /, l; Lochiel, /, ., .; Add Ell
kader, >, 3, drawn. Time, 1:1J, 1:45,
I:49.
THE GREAT RACE OF TO-DAY .
was for the Monmouth cup, dash
of =! miles, which had twelve nomi-
nations of so each, play or pay,
added to Il purse of $1,000, the sec
ond to received $500 and the third
$40 out of the stakes. At the sale
of pools Bassett brought $500 and
LOngfellow $1,000. Subsequently
Bassett brought $4,000. and Long
fellow 5000. The excitement was
at fever heat. Longfellow was the
winner by twenty lengths. Time,
1854.
But little difficulty was expert
enced i'll efTecting Il start, and the
horses got away together, BaSSett
having the inside of the track. Eor
the first half mile they ran head and
and head, the only advantage, if
any, being in favor of Bassett. AS
the horses were warming into then
stride and passed the grand stand,
the excitement rose to fever pitch.
The first mile and IL half found the
positions unchanged. But the back
ers of Bassett evidently had mis-
givings, their favOritc was doing his
best, while it seemed that Longfel-
low was being held in by his rider
Their fears were confirmed when
the horses swept past the grand
stand the second time. Longtel
lows rider gave head to the horse,
who calamity responded and quick
~ placed two lengths between him
self and Bassett.
THE SCENE
was indescribable men threw theil
hats into the air and cheered wildly
while the ladies waved handker
chiefs and bett countless pairs OF
gloves on John Harper's steed.-
!, From this moment it WAS evident
all was up with Bassett, and al
though his rider used whip and spru
without stint it was Of no avail !; ev
cry moment Longiellow increased
his lead, and landed an easy winner
in 4:34, or, as some of the Judges
claim, in 1883. Bassett was beaten
over At tOLtii itiiS Ills. L no CiltItiSl
assn OF the Western men was un
bounded. They crowded around
John Harper, cheering and congrat
ulating the old man, who seemed
laboring under great excitement
Immense sums were lost on the race
by New Workers. John MOrrissey
is among the heavy losers. The
days races were acknowledged t
be the finest and best conducted OF
the American turf.
! THE HERALDS' ACCOUNT.
The Herald kindly furnishes the
} Western press the following from it.
veteran turf reporter, Mr.. JOSEPH
Elliott:
The great event of the day wa!
champion race for the Monmouth
Cup. Much had been expected TO
Il great time. 1t was anticipated
5 that the fastest recorded time in thi
t or any other country would be beat
5 Ell, but like most of the great cham
f pion affairs of this latter day, TIL
{ crowds who went to see were dis
5 appointed by Harry Bassett's con
: duct in the race. AS soon as he wa
L pinched by Longfellow, that mo
ment he began to sulk, and whel
5 urged by the whip he threw up his
5 tail, and acted Just as we saw hi
4 grandfather, Boston, act thirty year:
, ago when he was running Marine
I four mile heats on the Union Cours'
in May, 1912. He acted like thu
veriest rogue, and was Shameful,
t beaten.
THE RACE.
When the bell rang for llarr,
RaSSctt and Lon9fellOw to make
+, their appearance q yell was Givel
! by the crowd that might have beer
heard to the sea. Great impatienc,
was manifested by the multitude
until the horses were brought Oh
, the track, when they came the.
were hailed by louder shouts thai
before, and every person SCENE,
! wild with excitement. LOngfellov
was the first to make his appearance
and the immense crowd hemmet
him in the quarter stretch. He Wa
soon mounted, and as he canteret
: up past the stand he received an
, other Kentucky screech. Harr,
Bassett did not keep the peopl,
waiting long before he made his ap
nearaucp and then auothcr hurst n