Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-10
THE GREAT RACE,
L0nsfcllOW Beats Harry BaSsett.

LVuSiCiiVN tNdtS udTT1 DaSSctts
The race between Harry Basset,
and l.ongfellow, attracted an immense
crowd at Long Branch on the 2nd
inst. Robert Elliott the veteran turf
reporter of the New York Herald.
describes the race thus:
"Thc grca. event of the day was
the champion race for the mammoth
cup. Much had been expected, and
q great time was an,icipatcd-thc +,
fastest recorded IN this or any other |
country was beat. but. like mos,
great champion affairs in the latter
day, the crowds who went Ia sc,
were disappointed. Harry Bassrtts
conduct in the race, as soon rs he
Wa pincl,cd by Long sfcllow, tina,
moment he began to sulk, and when
urged by whips. he threw up his tail
and acted just as his Grandfather.
Boston, acted thirty years ago, when
he was running Mariner iour-miic
heats Oh Union course, in May. 1912.
He acted like the vcricst rogue, and
was beaten shancfully in the race.
When he ran. for Harry Ba>>rtt aud
Longtirliow to make their appearance.
there was Il yell given by the crowu
that might have been heard to the
SEA. Great impaticncc was mani
tested by the multitude till The
horses were brought on the track.
When they came they were hailed b!
louder shouts ii:.an .cforc, Every
person seemed wild with excitement.
Lon"fcllow was first to make his
appearance, and an immense crowd
hcmmcd Kim in on the quarter
stretch. lie was soon mounted, ana
lie came up past the stand and re-
ccivcd another Kentucky scrcccl.
Harry Bassctt did not keep the people
waiting long before he made hs np-
spcarancc, and tkcn another burst oi
applause greeted him. Both Of the
champions looked in the finest posi-
| bile condition. LOngtcllow took |;
preliminary rantcr down the stretch
and then came up ready for action
Kentucky seemed III cc,tacics, but
not more jubilant than the hackers %
Bassett when he gallopcd slowly ul
to the Clubhouse, and around th,
upper turu to the half mile pole
where the horses had to begin III,
Journey. Longicllow went down th'
stretch and around to the startin!
pulnt. When tho horses reached tn
starting place very little time wa
spent in getting ready, and i'll few
minutes the flag fell, with liarr.
Bassctt about two lengths in front o
Longfcliow. The big horse 500,
took sides with him, and they raj
/ yckcd TO the thrcc-inartcr pole
They entered the home stretch will
heads together, Bassctt on the insid,
l.1},aving won the pole before tn
start. The first quarter of a mil
-, was run in 263-i seconds. Coming i
on the home stretch Lonwfrllnw
! jockey was pulling the horse with Il
his mi~ht while Harry Hassctt SCENE
to be running under free rein. The
passed the stand with their head
, parallel. making half Il mile in 81 /.
seconds, the immediate position gay
half length advantage to Bassct
/ but when they were at the quartz
pole there was no apparent ditlcrcur
: between them. The time to III
=. point was Isis II: going down I'll
back stretch they were yokcd. ru,
ming side by side to the half mile pol
. This distance was made i'll 1:il. TIL
pace was kept up and they route
Q around the lower turn head ali
: head, Longfcllow being pulled lar
: all the time by IIarper's darkcy, til,
reached the quarter SO evenly togctl
L er that it WAS impossible 10 uistil
i guish the slightest difference bctwcc
V thcnIs The mile and y quarter LA
II been run ip 2:lO Ii, and rs the hor>,
l. dashed on the home stretch, the pa'
y seemed to be considerable accelerate
e When nearing the stand at the tiui,
e of the mile and half. Longfcllo
o was given his head, aI.tt in an instal
e was a length i'll front of Bassett. al
l. their such Il shClrt went up rs W
never lrar-p bcf3re in Monmout
O The timc.of the mile and q half w
II % ~. Lraning here, the jockey ,
II BasscFf, discovering the rogui,
q blood of all Boston and his Gcscc
II dants was beginning to show iiscl
o applied the whip to force the for
Il along when the race was now pracl
l. cally over. Longfcllow opened a =;
II ufa half 4 dozen lengths on the upp
Is turn, aud as he passed. aquartcr pol
II mile and three quarters was til,
l. made in S:0.. LongfelIow was the
y taken in hand, while I-;::Ssett w
Il whipped sharply all the way alo,
&c to the half mile pole. Lonsfcllo
d was dozen lengths ahead at Il
II time of the second mile, at 1886 /.
The Kentucky champion had nothil
s. afterwards to do but gallop sure
y home. which lie did to the great d
5, light ofall his hackers, and particul:l
IL ly IS .he Kcmtuckians, who had f'
Il lowed Longfellow here. and had b
Is their bottom dollar on his winmil
y in 400 IL, and Longfcllow can
20 home nearly two hundred var
d ahead Of Bnssctt, making two nil
and a half in i.3i.
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