The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-05


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given to Roe. tho iisg ieE yvo tise brfdIe, md
Bissett started down rast Enc clubhouse.
I;Jnd Hn on down the back stretch to the half.
|fRfie pole. While lBassctt WRs gathering
down LoBgfeflow WINS walking, md the two
met, for. tho first time, In. the lower turn.
Soon aftef lafssctt turned, and the two took.
their places ateW strides beyond the ilaifmile
post a short sdciay, snnd "a shout from the
multitude announced that they had startetl..
"a TT THE RAGE.
Almost Immediately on the drum being
tapped Bassett rllslodto the front and was
leading aiclear length, which LongfelloW de-
creased tb half a length before they had
reached the middle of the turn, where botii
boys took strong pull on each Of their
horses. At the .three-qinrters there was
still a llaIf-lcngth between them, which was
also tho distancp between them at the string.
immediately after passing which LongfelloW
moved upa trifle and was only a neck be-
hind the fayorite. Going round the tarn,
Bassctt having the inside, drew away ii little,
and at the quarter was three-Nlmrters of
length in front, tlie pace, from the first hay
lux OtSll +HttItg Alot. '"otlf9 Uo"h bhth
stretch 1longfellow again moved up closer,
and,at the .ialf:mile post, which completed
the first mile of,race, the two cracks were
neck.and-ncck. In the turn only a short
head separated them, both running very
fast, and although Bassctt had the lead it
was very evident that L0ngfelOw was rum
ming the easiest. At the tlrcc-quartcrs Bas-
sctt. who gained = little in the turn, was
hui Ipt,6r@ Tltrf I'd lrnu
were well settled into the straight Longfel-
took the lead, and was leading full length
aS they went under the string for the second
time. In the turn LongcIlow increased his
lead to two lengths, and at the quarter made
itfour. ss.Fsfi1 -. ~
Here, for tho first time rlris life probably,
Blssett got the whip, and in an instant the
assembled thousands knew that the great
Harry Bassctt was defeated horse; for on
feeling tile whip and spur he slllked like a
rogue, throwing up his heels and tail, giving
Roe considerable trouble to ride him. The
scene in the stand and OH the track was now
one OF the most intense excitement. The
Kentucky party were screaming themselves
hoalyc, and, as q badly-bcatcn New Yorker
remarked, it wildly reminded him of the
days when John Morgan and his famous
band made things hot in old Kcntuck. I'M
mcdEteIy on Samples discovering that Bas-
sett was in trouble he took a pull OH the big
horse, for fear that he would show too much,
or rather not enough time. But he steadily
increased the distance between him and Roe,
so tliatat the half he was len lengths in front
ut the threc-quartcrS he was twelve, and ut
the finish he was fully one hundred yards.
Time, A:34. On returning TO weigh, Long
fellow did not srrtn to he much distressed,
while BasSctt showed that he was thoroughly
defeated, Jimmy Roe being especially cut up
at the bad defeat OF his pet.
ss,..f~ THE TINE MADE.
At the request of many of those present,
Mr.. McGrath, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Il. w.
Cameron, the importer Of bennington, the
sire OF Longfelow, and several other gentle
men. timed each quarter of the race for fit
tire reference. The following is the result
OF their labors: First quarter, 0:2Gl; second
quarter, 0:ga1 third quarter, 0:27; fourth
quarter, O:25l; fifth quarter, 0:2G4; sixth
quarter, o:273; seventh quarter, 0:293 !;
eighth quarter, 0:29l; ninth quarter, 0:30 !;
tenth quarter, 0:27I; half mile, 0:5ll three
quarters mile, 1:lS4; one mile, l: ~; mile
and Il quarter, 2:l0l; mile and Il bali, 2:3I5 !;
mile and tllrcc-qlnrtcrS, 30II; two miles,
3:3Ga two and Il quarter miles, 4:O6i two
and Il half miles, ISL.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
BasSett. who was leading at the end of the
mile ami quarter, ran that distance three
quarters of a second slower than the fastest
mile and 4 quarter on record, while LongfCl-
low ran the mile and thrce-qlrtrterS a quar-
ter of II second slower than the record.
Neither Lun%fclow nor Bassctt, however,
ran the two miles rs fast rs Bassctt did them
himself almost q year ago al Saratoga, when
he won the krnncr stake, 4 dash of two
miles, in ;i:331! and carrying 40 pounds,
while rs II lour-ycar-old yesterday he only
carried los. The time made by LongltllOw
yesterday is not as good by thrce-quartcrs of
Il second rs that made 10y HclnlbOld the first
time that the Monmouth cup WIS run for, on
tlle Goth of July. 1870.
---. THE wISSER-IuNGFELLow.
After all that has been said of this now
| flmo,,s horse Il description of him. as pull
| lisIed in the World last summer, just bciure
his great race with Kingisher, is not out OF
place, especially us appended below will be
found hisful pedigree, extending back almost
u century. LongielIow isa beautiful brown,
standing nearly seventeen hands high, with
| one white heel behind, and blaze of white
| on his face. He has large strong fctlock and
pastern joints, filling thc hoor finely, the can
! non bones Of each of the hind legs running
| up broad TO the hook, the hook spread out
wide and rs clear as Il dcer's. with full, large
stiles. He is long from the hip to the whrl-
bone; the crupper, where it re;lches the tall,
sets out strong and high like the Arabian
stock. He is wide in the hips, but roundand
smooth; well ribbed back, with Il round
chest, long, tapering shoulders, running
obliquely towards the hips, making the back
look strong and short, presenting u fine
capacity for carrying weight. He has 4
strong, wcl!-turned neck, filling the shoulders
wide from The crest down, the pole Of the
neck running into a prcttiy-!ormed head,
with open jowls and large throttle, indicat-
ing easy breathing powers.
To the connoisscur III the yace-horsc Long.
fellow presents more beauties of racing form
than any horse at present OH the turf. The
arm ut the elbow, where it leaves the body,
is broad andstrone, tapering well to the hoof,
with plenty of substance. His true thigh,
from the whirlbonc to the stine, is SO long that
it makes the gslskin or second Thigh appear
almost us broad rs the stille ITSELF With all
these splendid points Longfcllow cannot but
| prove the most valuable stallion i'm the colln.
TRY. He was bred by Mr.. John Harper him.
self, and his refusal to sell him last summer
may be readily understood. MIR. Harper has
repeatedly said that Longlelow was the best
horse i'll America. His victory yesterday
was, therefore. Il great triumph, and it in.
deed nearly oyerpowered the old gentleman
for, amidst the congratulations of the hun.
| dreds of friends present, he came near faint
| inc, and was compelled to sit down and he
| tanned by some of his numerous attendants.