The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-18

- Great Match ct l:lGllo Ha0rs
Between ''Deaipoe" and
''oiP Henry.
Hdw 100000 Changed Hande.
1oW ':1cltpoe" Defeated the Colt
A4tor Three Well Contested
Heat.
Tb6 1arly Days OF the American
Turf.

Turf:
The palniy days of the American
turt, It has been said, were between the
yeaSs 1916 and 1915. Subsequent to that
date the trotting horse began to nlOnel>
lie public attention, and the running
stock Of America was less in note and
demand. Recently, when the flyers Of
L0sillard and Keene have crossed the
| water and won the Derby aud st. L.
ger from the best blood Of Old England,
and when running races again form
part 0f the attraction at the hest meet.
ings Of the country, 1t Is interesting tu
turn hack q page Or two, and read Of the
events in which our grandfathers took u
keen interest.
One Of the principal events of thc~e
almost prehistoric days Of the Ameri-
con turf, was. the famous match between
Sir Henry aud Eclipse over the Cniol,
Course, Long Island, on May nth, l8:2,SS.
1t Vas at heats Of four miles, for u lslrse
Of $9O. .MHl. The horses and the race are
thus described by Cadwaller Golden, in
the AnsericaM Sporting Magazine.
SIR HENRY AND ECLIPSE.
Sir Henry is u dark sOrrel or chestnut
color, with one hind foot white and a
small star in the forehead, his name and
tail about two shades lighter than the
body, fourteen hands, three aud half
inches high. His form il compact, l'or-
dering on what il termed pony built,
and, altogether, the exquisite symmetry
Of his form indicates uncommon
stredgth and harslihO0d. He was bred
by Ar. Lenluel Long, near Halifax, in
the State Of North CarOlina. and f0alc<l
on the 18th day Of June, 1919. He
waS got by Sir Archy, SON Of imported
chestnut DiOnle<l, his dam by DiOnietl,
son Of imported DiOnlcd, gran.l+ianl by
Bcl-Air.
Eclipse il dark sorrel horx,, with II
star, tie near hind foot white, fifteen
hands and two inches in height. He
pOss,es.,,es great power and substance, b.
ing well spread and full made through
out his entire frame, his general mould
being much heavier than what Is COM
monty met with in the thoroughbred
blood horse. Although his form
third Asut denotes uncommon strength,
1 conceive him indebted for his great
racing powers, continuance and ability
equal to any weight, to the extraOrli-
nary fine construction Of his hind quar-
ters. He was sired by DurO., u Vir-
ginia horse, bred BY Wade M.sseby, and
got by imported DiOmed, out Of Alnan-
da, by Gray DiOlnetl, n aOn Of old Med
ley. Eclipse's dam was the noted gray
mare Miller's Dams<l, got by imported
Messenger. His grand&lan,. an En-
glish mare, imported when thres. years
oil, in lbs, by William Constable, of
New York, bred by Lord Grusvcnor,
and sired by !'otsos. son of English
Eclipse.
Al horses .late their age from the lst
Of May, consequently Sir Henry, though
not four years complete, carried los
pounds. Eclipse, being nine years old,
carried l36 pounds.
Eclipse: was ridden by William Crafts,
in crimson jacket and cap; Henry by
John Walden, I'm sky-bluc zap anal
jacket.
THE FIRST HBAT.
Eclipse, by Int. had the left or inside
station. Sir Henry tsn,k his ground
about twenty-five feet wide Of him to
the right, with evident intention If
making u run in Il straight line for the
lead, +: pt,rpc"e which hc accomplished,
md kept the lead, being fully thre..
lCUDStIOS G1UUC11NU ~ SU1C uNIbo1B1bN,
with u hard pull, Walden using
~ they came i'm, Eclipse made play, and
Mr.. Craft, gaining length anil u half. !
Henry coming in about u lentgh ahead. !
The time wa. seven minutes and forty !
seconds. The llOrs&.s bore it we'll, Eclilnt. !
he mott jasiesl. 1t was evident that his |
rider hal cut cruelty, and was in.s,l la.t,lc ;
II riding him. He was accordingly !
by Mr.. Ihirlv.
THE SECOND HEAT. i;
On the second start. Henry, lning EN-
tiled to the inside, tsM,k the lead, fol- :
,we.l closely by Eclipse. whom Mr..
|'ur.ly had brought t" his work. know
ng that game and stOlltnc>s was his
,lay, aud his only chance. Oi SUCCESS
ny in pushing his speedy adversary up
o the top Of his rate, and giving him
10 respite. Henry Went steadily on,
seeping an open space IT about twenty
eet between him and Eclipse, for about
wo miles and s.'ven-eig ghths. Here
Ilr. Pursly made his run and was close
ID ut the end of the third mile. They
low entered the fourth mile that begins
viii, turn ar sweep: The crUwd at
his point wns immense. When they
ut about one-thir.l the way round the
weep, Eclipse had Tapped Henry, head
nd girth, ami appeared in the act Of
assing. Mr.. Golden says, Here Buck
ey vOciferatesi, 'Sce Ecli pse! L"ok ut
'urtly: BY heaven, on the inside!'
lit satisfied he had thus haxartled all. l
JARED Walden would take advantage Of
is position, and by refining in force him
gafnst or inside the poles. Half way
round the sweep the horses were i
cad lap, three-fourths round Eclipso's
uarter covered Henry's head and
eek, ~ they finished the hend and
'e1e entering the stlaight run, Eclipse
rs fairly clear and ahead. He now kept
p his run he remaining three
l,arte1 Of the mile, and