Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-07

Host their luck, for certainly the-old
Colonel has had no luck since he took
lup his quarters in the apple orchard.
The track was in fine order; in fact ii
could not be better.
THE MONMOUTH CUP@THE RACE.
At last the sensation a @ Of the day
was reached. Dark heavy clouds hung
over the track, while out toward the sea
the rain could be seen coming down in
torrents, while an occasional fash OF
lightning and the low rumbling OF thun-
der betOkened the slow approach Of a
summer thunderstorm. Unfortunately
for those who laid The heavy odds on
Bassett, and who wished that it would
rain in torrents and make the track
heavy, which they knew would render
LOngfell0w's running exceedingly slow,
and give them a chance to land the nice
little pools they had SO freely purchases
-unfOrtunateiy for them the storm
passed, proving there is many a Slip be-
tween the cup and the lip. Soon aftei
the bell rung out for the starters. Sam
pie aud Roe put in their appearance,
We're weighed, and the numbers five and
i seven hOisted, which told the assembled
multitude that Longfellow and Bassett
would be the only contestants for the
Monmouth cup, and that the expected
field was an imaginary one. The con
ditions Of the race were a sweepstake OF
fifty dollars each, play or pay, will
fifteen hundred dollars added by the
club, and for which there were twelve
entries, which consequently made the
race worth eighteen hundred dollars t.
the winner and three hundred dollars /,
the loser. At four o'clock both jockeys
mounted, Sample, an almost jet-black
specimen of a Kentucky negro, mount
ing Longfellow at the distance post
and quietly cantering Uncle john
magnificent pet up past the
stand, where his fine condition anG
splendid appearance elicted hearty ap
plause. After going up almost Is far a
the clubhouse, Sample stopped him anC
brought him back past the stand, n
slowly proceeded down the stretch
Soon after another shout announced,
that Bassett was on the track, and from
q dense crowd emerged the famous anC
almost unconquered chestnut colt, the
nope and standby of the Mcdaniel
confederacy and their thousands o
friends. Slowly Bassett was led up pas
the stand, a negro attendant leadinl
him, and followed by the old Colone
himself. When in front of the stanu
the last few words of instruction wert
given to Roe, the mig let go the bride
and Bassett started down past the club
house, and so on down the back-stretch
to the half-mile pole. While Basseti
vas cantering down, LOngfellOw wa
walking, and the two met, for the frs
time, in the lower turn. SoOnafter BaS-
sett turned, and the two took their place
a few strides beyond the half-mile post
A short delay and a shout from the mui-
titude announcedthey had started.
MADDENING EXCITEMENT.
Almost Immediately on the drum
being tapped, Bassett rushed to tn
front and was leading a clear length
which Longfellow decreased to half q.
length before they had reached tn
middle of the turn, where both boy
took a strong pull on each Of theil
horses. At the th~ree-quarters there wa
still ahalf-length between them, whicl
was also the distance between them al
the string, Immediately after passing
which LongfellOw moved up a tritie anu
was only q neck behind the favOrite
Going round the turn, Bassett, having
the inside, drew away a little, and a.
the quarter was three-quarters OF o
length in front, the pace from the hrsi
having been quite hot. Geing down the
back-stretch Longfellow again moved ~
closer, and at the half-mile post, which
completed the first mile of the race, the
two cracks were neck-and-neck. In the
turn only a short head separated them,
both running very fast, and although
Bassett had the lead il was very evident
that LOngfellow was running the easiest.
Atthe three-quaFters Bassett, who gained
a little in the turn, was half a length IN
front. But as 500 as they were well
settled into the straight LOngfellOw shut
up the gap, and after a snort run took
the lead, and was leading a full length
as they went under the string for the
second time. In the turn LOngfeilOw in
creased his lead to t~wOlengths, and at the
quarter made it four. Here, for the first
time in his life probably, Bassett got
the whip, and in an instant the assem-
bled thousands knew that the great
Harry Bassett was a defeated horse; for
on feeling the whip and spur he sulked
like a rogue, throwing up his heels and
tail, giving Roe considerable trouble to
ride him. The scene in the stand and
on the track was now one of the mos
intense excitement. The Kentucky
party were screaming themselves hOarse,
and, as a badly-beaten New Yorker re-
marked, it wildly reminded him of the
days when John Morgan and his famous
band made things hot in old Kentuek.
Immediately on Samples discovering
that Bassett was in trouble he took a
pull on the big horse, for fear that be
would show too much or rather not
enough time. But he steadily increased
the distance between him and Roe, SO
that at the half he was ten lengths in
front; at the three-quarters he was
twelve, and at the finish he was fully
one hundred yards. Time, 4:34. On
returning to weigh, LongfellOw did not
seem TO he much distressed, while Bias
EFT showed that he vas thoroughly de
feated, Jimmy Roe being especially cut
up at the bad defeat Of his pet.
THE TIM MADE.
AT the request of many of those pres
ent, Mr.. McGrath, of Kentucky, and
Mr.. r. w. Cameron, the importer OF
bennington, the sire of Longfellow, and
several other gentlemen, timed each
quarter OF the race for future reference.
The following is the result of their la
bors:
First quarter -.-O.2GK Half-mile--....0.5iL
Second quarter O.2415 T-hree-quarters
Third quarter-~.O.N m1le..-~--~.~-1.lsh
Fourth quaTter-0-25A one mile .~----L44
Fifth Quarter. .0.2Sz Nile and n quar-. -2i0L
sixth quarter. -0.273 Mile and a half. .23TE
Seventh quarter0.29% Mile three-qu'rs.-3O7L /
Eighth quarter .0.29L Two miles---..-..3.36M
Ninth quarter go Two and quarter-.406L
Tenth quarter. -.0.27Z Two and a halL--A4
From the foregoing it will be seen that
Bassett, who was leading at the end OF
the mile and a quarter, ran that distance
three-quarters of a second slower than
the fastest mile and ~a-quarter on record,
while Longfellow ran the mile and
three-quarters a quarter of q second
slower than the record. Neither Long
fellow nor Bassett, however, ran the two
miles as fast as Bassett did them himself
a year ago at Saratoga, when he won the
Kenner Stake, a dash of two miles, in
3.355 and carrying 10 pounds, while as
a four-year-old yesterday he only carried
los. The time made, however, by Long
fellow yesterday is not as good by three
quarters of a second as that made by
HeImbold the first time that the Mon
mouth Cup was run for on the thirtieth
of July, 1876.
THE MISREPRESENTATION.
After all that has been said of this
now famous horse, a description of him
as published in the World last summer,
Is not out of place, especially as append
- boIoxu Wilt "a found his full no1f0,.aa