Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-03

OOhu hai Pei 10 thO PiOuNCo' AAA''iA a. 1900
ica this afternoon.
. To the Associated Press.
LONG BRANCH, July 2.-The attendance
at the races to-day was immense. The first
race, the Hopeful stake, Ehalf mile dash
for two year olds, WIS won by Morris's
Mollie Jackson, Tom Bowling second, and
Asteroid third. Tire 514 seconds.
The second race was for purse of 5000,
mile heats, all ages; first horse to receive
| $3.50, the second 500, and the third $50.
Seven horses entered: John Harper's Lit
tleton, F. NJ. 1al's John Merriman, ID. Nc
Daniels Abdel IKoree, Swigert's Shyiock,
j. B. and II. Davis's Piedmont, Catfin and
Lawrence's Lochiel, and John McCor-
! mack's Belle Aiken. The following is the
| summary:
Littleton. ..................S l
Lochiel: .............'....''I
Abdel Koree. 3 DIR
Time-1:45, las, 1:49. r-.
The Great Race
of the day was for the Monmouth Cup-a
dash of two and half miles, which had Il
nominations of $50 each, play or pay, added
| to purse of 81, 800, the second to receive
$500, and the third@S150 out of the stakes.
| At the s.
Sale of P9OIs
Bassett brought S1,SO0 and LongfellOw
| $1,000. Subsequently Bassett brought ST.
600 and Longfellow $1,000. The excite
ment was at fever heat.
But little difficulty was experienced in
| effecting start, and the horses got away
together, Bassett having the inside of the
track. For the first half mile they ran
Head and Head,
the only advantage if any being in favor Of
| Bassett. AS the horses warming into theiI
stride passed the grand stand, the excite.
ment rose to fever pitch. The first mile
and half found positions unchanged but
the hackers of Bassett evidently had mis-
givings, as their favorite was doing his best
while it seemed that I,ongfellow was still
being held in by his rider. Their fears
were confirmed when the horses swept past
the grand stand the second time. Long
fellows rider
Gave Head TO his Horse,
who gallantly responded and quickly plac-
edtwo lengths between himself and BSssett t
The scene was indescribable. Men threw
their bats in the air and cheered wildly
while ladies waved their handkerchiefs and
bet countless pairs of gloves on John
Harper's steed. From this moment it was
evident that all was up with Bassett and al
though his rider used whip and spur with
out stint it was of no avail. Every momeIr
LongfelloW increased his lead anG landed
An Easy Winner
in 4:34, or as some Of the judges claim in
4:33. Bassett was beaten over a dozeI
lengths.
The EufhUsiasu1
of the Western men was unbounded
They crowded around John Harper, cheer
ing and congratulating the Old man, who
also SCENE tobe laboring under great excite
ment. Immense sums were lost on the Tact
by New Workers. John Morrisey is among
the heavy losers. The days races are &C
knowledged the finest and best conducted
of the American turf.
The New York Heralu's Report.
NEW YORK, July G.-Mr. Joseph Elliott
the veteran turf reporter of the HerHlc
writes as follows:
The great event Of the day was the cham
pion race for the Monmouth cup. Much
had been eXpected-a great time anticipa
ted-the fastest recorded time in this o.
any other country beaten; but like most o
the great champion affairs oftbis latter day
the crowds who went to SCI
were disappointed by Harry Bassett'
conduct in the race. As soon as be wa
pinched by Longfellow, that moment HI
began to sulk, and when urged by the WhiI
he threw up his tail and acted just as We
saw his grandfather, Boston, act thirty
wears ago, when he was running Marine
, four mile heats over the Union Course, il
May, 1882. He acted the veriest rogue
and was beaten shamefuly.
When the bell rang for Harry Bassett an(
! LongfelloW to make their appearance ayel
.. was given by the crowd that might havt
9 heen heard to the sea. Great impatienct
was manifested by the multitude until tht
q horses were brought on the track. WhoI
they came they were hailed by louder shout:
than before, and every person seemed wild
with excitement. ..|
Longfellow was the first to make an ap
+ pearance, and an immense crowd hemme
8 him in on the quarter stretch. He wa
s soon mounted, and as he cantered up pas
O the stand he received another KentuCk
screech. Harry Bassett did not keep th
people waiting long before he made his az
: Learance, and then another burst of ar
a plause greeted him. Both of the champ
|: ons looked in the finest possible condition
l Longfellow took preliminary canter dow
e the stretch, and then come up ready for az
= ton.
The KentuCkians seemed in ecstacies, bU
not more iubilant than the hackers of Ba:
sett, when he galloped slowly up to th
club house and around the upper turn t
the half mile pole, the place where th
horses had to begin their journey. Long
y fellow went down the stretch and aroun
= that way to the starting point.
:. When the horses reached the startin
~ place very little time was spent in gettin
ready, and in few moments the flag fel
with Harry Bassett about two lengths i
Of front of Longfellow. The big horse 500
I'd took sides with him, and they ran yoked (
b. the three-uuarter pole. They entered th
lg home stretch with their heads togethe
y Bassett on the inside, he having won th
pole before the start. The first quarter {
ds a mile was run in tWenty-six and thre
rs quarter seconds.
ye Coming up the home stretch, Lon gfe
lows Jockey was pulling his horse with al
his might, while Harry Bassett seemed t
be running under full rein. They pasSe
o. the stand with their heads parallel, maxim
m | the half mile in 5114 seconds. The insit
n- position gave half length the adyantae
1e To Bassett, but when they were at the qua
oe ter pole there was no apparent differenC
of between them. The time to this point ws
1:1St.
e Going down the back stretch they wei
le yoked, running side by side to the half mi
iIl pole. This finished a full mile betwee
70 them, and they had made the distance
I'd l:44. ------aa.- -.....-.--------
ty Leaving there, the pace was kept up, an
they ratified around the lower turn hes
and head, Lonfellow being pulled hard