The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-17
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"Do you think Longfellow can beat any horse on
the English turf W says the novice TO Mr. Sotsefeh
~ should like to see him over there or Bassett
either. Yes, believe that they are both superior
to the best running champions OF England"
THE SECTIONAL ATTITUDE OF THE BAssEITLoSdFEL'
Low RACES. -
cup,eG before the ' civil war war the series OF
contests between Bassett and Lon yellow
would take the form Of hot sectional r Fva Try
great race between Eclipse and Henry, hfty years
ago. In that instance race took place az WASH,
ington city between Charles and Eclipse ana
Charles broke down, whereafter the sectional
sportsmen met at hotel, and the south closed "a
Long Island course, with Southern horse to be
named at the post on the day OF the race. ECLIPSE
having been raised on Long Island and sired BY
Duroc, who was of the direct stock Of Diomed, the
y ylnnef 1885, g. ne ne ss' afs
johnson came East with Betsy Richards
and Henry na at s nos e feeling sss
extraordinary, and the Southern people, not con-
suting their Judgment, bet wildly on their avorite
The Southern people, full OF emptiness and fury,
went home hating the Northern men, and never
afterwards allowed them to race South on terms OF
equality. At least SO said the authorities of the
pool room.
Although Harry Bassett and L0ngfellow were
foaled within hall mile Of each other Bassett is
now New Jersey horse. belonging TO McDaniels
is in Kentucky. The South and Southwest regard
Longfellow as their exponent the Northern sport
beat Iongfellow In the formers fourth year, there
being the difference OF year in favor OF John Har-
per's champion. Bassett has been more valuable
low, and has run above double the number OF races
Longfellow has run half score times and Deen
twice beaten. The actual value OF L0ngfellOw,
however, as a swifter, stronger and more reliable
animal-never yet strained nor even out Of temper
was supposed to be greater than that OF Bassett,
aud the betting last night alack for many showed
this to be the general impression. Longfellow was
70 De worn an% wau Ma5 an
pear upon the track, but be used for stock pur
poses. Longfellow had made his mile in $40. ahead
OF any time. Bassett had run under ITO POUNDS
weight two miles in three minutes and thirty-nve
and onehalf seconds. His career last year was
remarkable and excited the lveliest apprehensions
OF his capacity to transfer the honOrs Of the turf
from Kentucky to the East. He "walked away
from Hslmbod Preasness and Regards ana nc. beat beat
mile contest at baltimore. The worsting or Long
fellow by Helmbold at Saratoga last August was by
many imputed to dark and treacherOus work on the
part Of outsiders. All waited for the opening
games OF this season. but Bassett's expected tri-
est este; excitement Of the kind in one period, and the
present struggle has been regarded as Of high,
though minor Interest, as giving the young and de.
the ascendant. He calamity closed up with tue
chance and carried It off, AS to Kingasher, opin;
viii 20 down in year His owner, who paid
$4,000 for him, as 1t Is said, is still proud Of his
favorte. Helmbod, also, hurt himself at Mobile, so
champion and his young challenger who to-day be-
THE STALL by NIGHT.
While this gaming and bluhlng goes on in the
hotels and club rooms of Saratoga the mind OF the
Gueter spectator can wander OF to these secluded
stables among the pines of the race track one mile
out Of the lighted village, where carefully watched
all night, as MammOn might watch impOunded
Pegasus the beautiful subjects of all this specua-
tion and barter sleep upon the straw. No stranger
may venture near. A footstep startes the watch
dog. The owner lies sentinel over groom and
| incl m hri ia n r
desperate paths The thin plates which are to re-
place the horse shoes, as a pair OF pumps In a
fastened upon the young stations. The mighty
shoulders and launches Of the black champion
the night in forgetulness of his strength and
beauty. The more capricious Bassett stirs oftener
and starts sometimes to his feet as II he knew the
be supposed to think the day sufficient for the VIC
tory thereof. Such are life and morals when the
speed and splendOr Of horses become subjects Of
the gamester's commerce, and the horse grows
nober at the contrast Of the human selnshness is
n0ol'l'y proV0ke s.ssr1r,s FATHER
gentleman recently IN Kentucky told me that
ne had seen the grand ola sire IRE Of Bassett that
] ran four miles in seven minutes and nineteen and
tnree-quarter seconds, aXd is now twenty three
years OF age, past the measure OF equine length OF
"He was wrapped up in linen coverlet," said
eyes and legs, and he moved OF in a field frisk.
lily that l said What trOtting mare have You got
about him. The old veteran at this gave neigh,
like colt.n
BETWEEN POOL SELLING AND RACE MORNING.
At ten O'Clock John Chamberlain, the Morrissey
Of Long Branch, and. as some say, more pros
porous gamester than Morrissey, and the chief
spirit Of the there arrived at the Grand
Union Hotel and joined his friend, McGrath. At
the hotel were such opposite spirits as Judge
Barnard, who has taken a cottage on the hotel
premises ana Is to appear tomorrow to defend the
| imueached
his handsome wife were at the same hotel and
across the street, at the Congress, were Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Hartley and hundreds OF
others prominent In society, politics or commerce.
Mr.. Breslin, at the Union, told me that 1000
ten thousand strangers were IN Saratoga on the eve
| OF the races.
Tuesday morning opened hazily and with signs Of
rain, but before nine O'Clock the sun was shining
brightly and the day grew warmer than on any pre-
ceding morning OF these meetings. The pool room
cratic pool room under the Marion Hotel also did
fair trade in the possibilities Of the next three
| hours.
lunatic made the streets lively by paradIng in
! red, white and blue priesty vestments, with an
enormous hat and tremendous banner full of texts
| from Scripture. band of music announcing q
horse trOt somewhere, made the air heavy
with Notwithstanding. The marble walks of the
shops exposed their gorgeous goods upon the side
walk. Carriages stood In long rows along Broad
| way, and at an early hour pedestrians moved in
long lines out OF Union avenue, past the handsome
! brick and brown stone Club House, the Indian
camp and the circular railway to the race track.
| There again The pool selling continued under the
Grand stand, and as the people filed the long lines
OF seats the air blew down from the Green hills Of
| Vermont and fcebly swayed the piny woods about
the gates. Boys were peddling programmes of the
races; carriages drove up ana filled the field
gr0oms at the park stables, without the grounds,
were walking the animals to be raced to and fro.
IL was the noisest day of the meeting, and sufll-
ciently animatng to interest the Oldest man Of the
world.
INCIDENT.
"Will 1t be fair race 2 Now, tell me" said an
1ncredulous belle. surrounded by gaants and a too
doting father. Are horse races ever fair Don't
they make them up beforehand and get people to
bet the right way and then take their money by
riding the wrong horse best 81
ION, no; not in such races this. The reputation
OF the horse is worth more than the profits of
swindling. These horses are owned by the most
hOnOrahe and conservative men ON the turf