Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-17
The SARATOGA RACES YEsrER-
DAY.
Success of GOV. Bowie's Colt Cafesby.
The Defeat of LONG fellow by Bassett.


Saratoga cup was won By Harry BGssett yester-
day, beating LongtellOw by length. vi any thou
saudS OF persons visited Saratoga 10 see the
race. beSsett and L0GgfellOH were ia every
bCGy's mouth, and all seemed 10 long for the
hour when the race would commence.
The track was in excellent condition, and the
betting WAS very animated LOngtellow had
the call at long odds in the Saratoga cup race,
but Bassetc had many friends who were not sat-
isted with the result at Long Branch, and who.
felt certain that their fayOTite would give the
son OF bennington all lie could well attend %.
Commodore Vanderbilt, Ex-Governor Oden
Bowie, Governor Hoffman, +. %. Prince, Of
Massachusetts, Senator Rice, OF Arkansas; Col.
Frank Hall, OF Maryland; ,Junius Booth,
brother to the great tragedian, Zeb. Ward, Of
Kentucky: August Belmont, and Mr.. 1rayers,
the President OF the CLUB, were among the nots-
bies present.
These interesting races are thus described b.
special correspondent OF the Baltimore Aaasrl-
EXTRAORDINARY TIME OF GOV. BowlE's COLT
CATEsBG.
The first race was dash of three-quarteFs OF
asnllle Tor two eaT-Olds, fifty dollars entrance,
Z. p., $1,000 added. There were foEty-t
nominations and eleven starters, follows
Hunter & Travers' Reviler ant Saturn, John
COar's The Horse, August Belmonts Count
Dcrsay and Electra, r. Morris colt by Eclipse,
Governor Buwle's Catesby, ID. SwigeTis Spring
box, ID. McDaniel's Cora Linn, VI. Il. l.. Wells
Fellow Graft, X. w. Nalden's Minnie ", and
Leonard Je-ome's chestnut colt by Australian.
They sold in the pools Monday night az follows:
Swigert $500, Belmont 500. Hunter * Travers
Just before the race SpringbOk, Count ID Orsdy
and Reyiler were the favorites. As usual in I.
ColtTace there was a deal OF rearing and cavort-
ing before a start could be effected. on they
went, some TO the front and some the other way
over and over again until the patience OF the
starters was well nigh exhaus5d, and they were
ready TO consign TO external pertiton all the
two year-ods that were ever brought on a course
At last they got of, with C8tesby in tie lead.
closely followed by SpringbOk, Reyiler, Fellow
Craft and Electra, anu the rest strung out.
Some change of places took place ar the ALI
mile pole, and when the thTee-qusrters was
reached the colts were SO bunched as ~ render
the result doubtful. Catesby pulled away from
the company, closely followed By the son of
Eclipse, who had come and passed 10 the front
under the string, winner in i17 2, with the
son Of Eclipse second and Electra third. When
il is remembered that OrtOlsn made l16I over
the same distance last year AS a fOur-year- Old
the fastest time then that had ever been made
and that Alarm, when be made 1.l6 yesterday.
beating OTtolan, was three years old, this must
be considered extraordinary time for a tw0-year-
old, and Governor Bowie may fairly be congrat-
uiated as the possessor of a very promising colt
THE LONGFELLOT- BAssETT CONTEST.
When Longfeilow and Bassett appeared upon
the course Wild shout OF delight was given by
the spectators. ir. Norrissey's Defender came
Cut-not 10 contest the race-but as his owner
said, because Lie was making no money in the
stable, and he might as well take his chances
In the pools the horses sold as follows:-Long-
fellow 500. Harry Bassett $3.50, Defender SO:
Longfelow $3.50, harry Bassett $50, Deten Ter
IS. just before the race LOngfellOw brought
$500 TO $50 for Bassett. As the horses drew up
for the start at the head of the home stretc, the
excitement was positively painful. Countless
thousands of eyes were strained in that !irec-
ton, and each individual almost heard his
neigEbors heart beat, so still was the vast con-
course OF people. Lips were dry and eyes were
moist from the momentary tension. Suddenly
the dry went up" They are off," Ii was carried
along from man 10 man, but hardly before the
horses were down on them and had passed the
stand like tbuDderbOlt.
AS the horses passed the scrawl Bassett led
fnlin oraAh a,. sVax
dashed OF at a killing pace, literally running
quarter races from the jump. As they passed
the stand and entered the first mile Bassett led
Longtellow one length, with Defender four or
five lengths behind and out OF the race. on
they dashed TO the quarter pole, both horses
making tie pace terrific, and LOngfellow grad
ualy drawing up to BaSSetts rump. To the
half mile there was little difference in their DO
sitions. AS they went down 10 the three quarter
pole Lonsieliow appeared to be at Bassett's sad
Gle Zap. They entered the home stretch neck
and neck. Down they came with Tremendous
strides, but gathering with all the ease of quar-
ter horses. At this moment the excitement Y a.
beyond all bounds. Every person looked for the
tactics which had proved 50 successful a, Long
Branch. They thought to see Longtelow given
his head, ard that he would pass BasSett like
an arrow; but both horses already had their
heaCs and were strainIng every nerve in the
herculean contest. BasSett made an effort n
shake of his troublesome companion and drew
from III him half head as they passed the stand.
The spirits OF B2SSett's friends now began 10
rally. The sorrel was clearing space Ike a bird
and looked as though be might continue az tse
SANE pace Ior lGng dlssEce yet. Longteiows
damPen their enthusiasm. The brown was
forcing the running beautifully; he had ONLY 10
Keep IT up and make his burst in the last hun
dred yards. As they rounded the turn il was
difficult 70 determine whether there was auy
change. They went 10 the half-mile and frot
thence to the three-quarter pole at the same
killing pace, making two miles in the unprece-
uented time OF $50. The pace was telling o.
the horses, but both gathered for q last effort
Bsssett by terrific burst drew away from his
antagonist three-quarters OF length, and came
DOWN the home and under the string a winnerof
the dash by length in 3:59, amid the most in
tense excitement and the most immense APP
plause that ever greeted a race horse.
LcDgtellow pulled up lame, and many thought
ne had broken Gown, the majority thinking that
ne gave way coming INTO the home stretch on
tbe last quarter OF the last mile. The opinion
was erroneous. He turned on his plates and
was thereby badly cut on the leg, which oc-
casioned his larneness.
No such race has ever before been run in
America. If Bassett is the greatest horse in the
country, then Lonsiellow is the next best For
perfect gameDess the dash has never been sur
rasseC on the turf. The first two miles were
made il four seconds and quarter faster time
than any horse has ever succeeded in making IN
the United States, and several seconds faster
than the fastest recorded time in England. The
time of the dash is Two seconds and a half faster
than the time made by Kentucky several wears
ago for the Saratoga Cup, and which always
stood a. the greatest time on record until to-day
THE THIRD RACE
was for purse OF 5000, one and a-half miles for
three year ODDS, winners of the Belmont and
Travers stakes excluded. Buckden, Piedmont
Jury and Gray Planet started They sold in the
pools as follows: Buckden, $500, Gray Planet,
Sli0; Jury, $50; Piedmont, s22. At the half
mile pole the three first named horses jumped OFF
together, with Planet in the rear. They ran
with great spirit, and so evenly that it was dim
cult TO tell from time to time which showed ia
front. Planet took thing lesurely, and seemed
TO make no effort until they neared the home
stretch for the last quarter of the last mile Here
Planet was given his head. He rushed past
Piedmont and Jury, and made play for first
place. Buckden accepted the challenge and
they went down the stretch at rafting pace,
coming under the string head and head in 2i2X,
the judges deciding il dead heat
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