The New York herald., 1874-08-21

Just after the start Reform got the first place.
then ell back TO second, making way ioI ,, Lon-
doD but he soon put London second again,
and came home amid cheering. making the iastest
mile and three quarters on record. by one anu
tnree-quarter seconds. Mat secured glory enough
for one day, but more was In store for US on the
second race. for the great distance OF Iour miles.
coming next IN mis- claims Tor friendship ! asked
little lrishman VINO had lost on Dublin thow
could Celt fail to bet his pile on that name y
.'Wei. We see, sir, Pm behind. an I'm takin'
Reform wild a bit OF Katie Pays as salvation;
dye see. Kane Pays may win the race after all.
Ny Celtic friend took position back OF me and
watched the race with great interest; when
Katie started second, he Kept yeillng, GO IT me
ioyne lady; keep that up, Katie PAYS" until some
let us have peace" How much Of a her "a 40 i,e ye
Paysn fell back to third very soon, aud the coun-
tenance Of the enthusiast fell terribly. ! never
witnessed more exciting scene connected WIN
horseracing than that which was Occasl0ned by
Felowcraft's lead on the fourth mile to-day. AL
though he slightly led from the start the hackers
OF the favorite did not lose heart for until all OF
three miles and half mad been run there still
seemed to remain chance tor Wanderer, and
every chance tor Katie had vanished.
Up the trio galloped toward the stand, roaming
ana tuning, but not more excited Than the lm-
mense crowd which rose in their seats and cheered
hands and waved their handkerchiefs. Big men,
with hoarse throats, yelled and cheered until they
were hoarse IL mattered little whether tney nad
backed the first last horse, they cheered all the
same for their stop-watches had already Indicated
that the race was TO be
THE EVENT OF THE AMERICAN rURP.
The horses near the three.quarter pole wan
derer is falling back evidently wearying, and Eel
l0wcrait, with his head bent forward, bucKlng
down to work In earnest, makes the distance
greater between them. ''FenOwcr8ft's got ltv'
''Fellowcraft wins % 1.-TWO to one on himl' and
like shouts 60 up. 1t seemed but a moment, and
the crowd ON the stand were up, hall OF 1t
rushing down toward the quarterstretch as though
their presence there would aid the winner: The
darkies in the field set up yell and yah-yan OF
roar when FellOwcraft was sure OF the race. Ihey
tossed their old hats and caps nlgh skyward, nail
Of them fairly danced Ior JOY and the more supple
began to turn sOmersaults. One policeman was
worth exactly as much as hundred
Two hundred iully empowered to use their clubs
right and left could not have restrained the MAD
crowds, wild with JOY, that dashed ana jumped
from the grand stand, to land tumbng against
the fence OF the quarter stretch as Fel0wcralt
came to the turlong pole. Fenowcralt wins, and
an American cheer goes up for an American
horse. 1t comes from the thrOats OF winners
and losers. The cheer was as much one
OF patriotism as those which followed
the brave boys In blue IN '6l down Broadway. Lex
ington's time beaten-and beaten easiy-by q
quarter Of second The fastest time ever made
No wonder the cheers were hearty; no wonder
the darKles were set crazy; no wonder hall the
ladies would have gone through the sand just to
pat the neck OF the equine athlete After the great
race little knots of men discussed its greatness;
ladies' asked questions and every one recorded q
triumph for the American turf