The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-20
THE SARATOGA races.
Harry Bassett Beats Lyttleten After q
Gallant Race Of Three Miles.
Woodbine the Winner of the
Alabama Stakes.
END OF THE JULY SEASON.

SARATOGA. July 10, 1872.
To-day the FIRST meeting OF the racing season
,ended with three vigorous encounters OF which the
supreme sport, OF course was the race between
John Harper's Lyttleton and McDaniels Harry
Bassett, the champion Of the turf
Since the prostration OF Longferow, LyttletOn
probably takes the second place in American sport
ing consequence. The son OF bennington, like
LODgfenow, and the grandson OF Lexington, Lyttle-
ton Is a 'smallish brown bay, with white
nose and white feet, short and wiry, ana
very strong without great stature. Among horses
he is what might be called among men ''singed
cat" possessing capacities beyond his appearance /;
NO dramatic action but that plain speed and bottom
which denote real horse sense. People who take
an interest In him once, continue TO feel it, and
grow enthusiastic before long.
Although Outsold at great odds in the pools and
beaten in the three-me race by Bassett, Lyttle-
ton yet made so game contest that In the opinion
OF some, Bassett hard pushed to cross
the pole ahead. Others said that the cham
pi0n was held back all the while and made
no EFFORT However this may be, 10 was
superb race to look upon aud in the heavy track,
full OF mud and wet the three miles was run in
S:43M seconds.
This race was preceded by gallant one, where
Mr.. Benont's coors were ridden to victory and
when the closing over ali lamented that
the Saratoga meeting had not longer to continue
BAssBTT STUDIED.
Shortly before one O'Clock the four year old racer
Bassett, ridden by the frecked boy, Roe, came on
the heavy track, carrying his head sideways, as II
he meant to play race instead of working
It out. His white feet were splashed with
clay; ms short sheared, thick sOrrelish tail
and fine combed name were handsome
n IN
frivolous and feminine face and carriage. Bassett
lie perfect colt in behavior, with wonderful parts
and speed, OF which he seems unconscious; love
Of horse company, so that he will never
run his best unless some very fast horse will
run with him and make it agreeable, and he lacks
that cheerful earnestness ami look Of individual re-
sources and responsibility which made spectators
love Longfellow as a high reminder Of the human
neighbOr and fellow labOrer While they admired the
splendor OF his performances.
The present champion, Bassett, has the bearing
OF BOhcmian-able TO do a better thing than any
body, but doing 1t so nonchalantly that nobody
gives him credit for the excrtion he is making.
Light OF Color, and therefore, like all blondes,
seeming to lack strength; handsome, but
childish dn in kSKs st the
full speed, this horse is almost q type OF
the behavior OF genius. When he beat Longfellow
he seemed to have no sense of tho gravity of the
performance and moved around the track as II he
would run twice as fast, without hesitation, with
eaop feline s WAY S as ms lfst m
his great merits. Although a very large horse
ne drops as softly as Ina saa boy out
and rivals az q pretty woman breaks hearts. There
IL poor LoDg.eow in the stable to-day with his
whole leg and shoulder swollen up double size,
the iruit OF conscientious performance, while this
extraordinary and inconsiderate Bohemian stands
IN peIiec, shape anu style ready to run anything
Nothing can beat Harry Bassett," said Mcdaniel
70 me at the pool room; Ibis speed has never been
fully gotten from him. lie won't leave a horse in
race, and that Is why know he has resources
greater than have yet been tested"
The negroes around the race track OF whom
mcDanel supports ,ns are are wild
q the negro waters favorite through ali
the hotels, although a white boy rides him, while
Longiejiow and Lytiieton are ridden by the same
negro alternately, and very fine and manly negro
boy at that. Two better Jockeys OF their age are
not 10 be seen than little Roe ana John Harper's
darkey To-day they Kept side by side over three
miles, and crossed the stand only length apart.
The two horses made good, business-lke start,
Bassatt head ng abont one length, and at the half
mile pole the same interval observed. Lyttic-
ton closed up nearly the whole OF this gap a. the
three quarter POLE and the two steeds crossed the
grand stand amid considerable weil-bred en-
fhusiasm, nearly abreast, Bassett bounding
along IKE balloon in the breeze, while the negro
sitting taut as a statue on lyttIc.oD. showed a
bright eye, animated IN the ride and IN ul nostril
Ike his emulous horse; the white boy, COO and
out OF The corners OF his eyes, and so they
crossed the e,. mile ana a hali WITH Lyt,le,
thTeequarter pole he again NJ Bassctt's saddle
girtbs and they completed the second mile riding
Bassett about length ahead. The blue Jacket, red
sash and red cap OF McDaniels hoy had little advan-
tage OF Halper's negro IN his faded yellow-green,
they galioped together In friendly freedom the
whole OF the third mile, and Bassctt crossed the
line the winner ty about two lengths or less. All
the people were up now believing and the BOhe-
milan pony proceeded TO nose along the track as II
10 find sonnet thing he could play WITH
FONTS NEWS.
MI. Hathorn, proprietor OF Congress Hail. will, IL
ia said for Congress as she administration
dldate IN this district having qualified by giving
$1,000 10 the new Methodist church here, which
cost $l25CO az wei as by being popular and re-
spoDsble man.
Tonight fine masquerade ball was given al Con-
gTcss Hal, the masRers passing over an iumin-
Rted bridge from the main edi1cc to the ball room.
Hon. =. s. Cox arrived today. lie says If the
over the track ana that the New York democrats
have done generously by North Carolina. However,
the Greeley people say the North State is very
reliable.
Fernando Wood is % the Union. He says Gree
ey's election VIII be tie most Unanimous ever
In this country.
Greeley county meeting will be held at the
Town Hal here tomorrow Saturday. About one
hundred ana fifty prominent names are pub
lIshcd to The call.
Nj HUcsted state Senator from Westchcster
county, thinks greeley viii be beaten IN his own
township, but wiz carry the county by 5000 ma
tOrity.
The administration IS said TO be making over
lures Ior tNldc3tcnant Governor Aivord's sup
poft, bui he winks toward Greeley most lovingly.
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