New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-18

Springbok Artist, Survivor, and Katie
Pease, his we'll known bad temper getting
him q miserable start in each of his defeats,
while his wonderful speed secured him
close second in both events. During the
wear 1872 Mr.. McGrath was able to take in
about $4,000 in purses in the three races
which fell to Toms lot. Last year he began
his career by carrying off two purses at the
Lexington spring meeting, winning the mile
heat race over Sallie Watson 10y Daniel
BOOne) and one other, in the fastest heat
race on record, l:i3l4 and l:43l3. BOwllngs
next appearance was at Long Branch, on
the Monmouth couree, in the Jersey Derby
of July 4, which he won with great ease,
beating Springbok 10y imported Anstralian),
Count d'Orssy Thy kentucky, Artist (by
Asteroid), and five others. This race was
probably the most sensational Of the year,
and caused more ill feeling among sporting
men than any contest since the war. 1t was
this race which caused the rupture between
George Wilkes, editor Of the Spirit Of the
Times, and the noted gambler, John Cham
berlin, which has at last resulted in exiting
Wilkes from New York.
Bowling next entered in the Ocean Hotel
stakes at Long Branch, and expecting
walk over" for the purse and stakes, was
left without work up to the day OF the
start. Three horses, however, put IN an
appearance for the second money, and the
"crack" being entirely "otf," Lizzie Lucas,
the gay daughter Of Australian. caused
McGrath's favOrite to lower his cOlors to
the dust. This was sufficient warning,
and Bowling has never lost another race.
Having another start at Monmouth Park.
he redeemed his reputation. and walked on
to Saratoga with the "West End Hotel
Stakes, In New York he again met his
determined rivals, and once more van
quished both Springbok and D'Orsay, to-
gether with good field OF outsiders.
Having secured two stakes, he rested on
his laurels until October II, when, after the
easiest fashion, he won the rlcn Dlxle
stakes at Baltimore, beating Merodac, LIZ.
zie Lucas and Sallie Watson. This ended
the three-year.old career of this great horse,
and came very near ending him forever, for
on the road home ward he received severe
hurt on the leg, which may be the true
cause of his letting down.
Bowling's third season began this spring
at the Lexington meeting, when he ran his
celebrated mile and half dash against Jean
Val Jean and Crockford (both by Light
ning), winning the race and continuing en-
| for two miles in the unprecedented time OF
3:27A, beating True Blues great feat OF
| 3:321a by 5l4 seconds. Bowling also won
the three mile dash at this meeting in $50,
| under the very strongest pull Bobby Swim
could put on him, and could easily have
| finished the fourth mile in l:42, thus pass.
| ing his renowned sire's oft attempted but
never equaled feat of 7:l9as.
Bowling has run twice since leaving Lex
| ington, at the Long Branch meeting, win
| ming with the greatest trouble the Mon
mouth cup and the Mansion House stakes
We say with trouble, because it was 80 DIT
| ficult to keep him from running two miles
| while the other horses ran one. But now
this great Lero is probably gone forever,
and while we all rejoice over his successes,
it must be with pang Of disappointment
that he was not spared until, at Saratoga,
| in the great four mile race, he should have
added the last star to his corOnet by beating
time itself in overcoming blind old Lex
ington's unprecedented recocd.-LoutsetAt
Courier, journal.