The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-03
TENNY GETS LEFT.
1Ongstrees Defeats the Great
Racer by Eight Lengths.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS YAGERED.
A Fair Race THAT Satisfied tho owner
of the Losing Horse That His AMI
NAL Was Not tho Better of the Two.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The much-talked-
OF and delayed race between Mr.. Pulsi-
fer's swayback horse Tenny and Mr.. N.
W. Dryers Longstreet took place at
Norris Park to-day, and resulted in an
easy victory for Longstrect by eight
lengths. twenty-five thousand people
we're present, many Of whom had jour
neyed from all parts Of the Union to see
it run and satisfy themselves us to the
superior animal Of the two. While as
race it was hardly the contest many had
expected to see, nevertheless it was a
good contest, and proved concluively
that the great swayback is no match
for the Dryer candidate. In fact,
this opinion is shared by Mr.. Pulsi-
fer himself, who, when seen after
the race, gave it as his opinion. In the
betting Tenney opened at 9 TO ten,
while Longstreet could be backed at
even money. The public money then
began to so on Tenny. forcing his price
down even, while Longstreet kept stead
ily receding until Just before they went
70 the post, when 6 to . could be had
against him. Suddenly a low-sized,
dark complexioned youth was seen
stealing behind u bookmaker's box to
the right of the ring. Hew instantly
recognized by select few as Circular
Joe" NJ. w. Dryers commissioner.
he lost no timein putting on the money,
it going at hundreds at clip, until lie
placed nearly $4,000 on Longstrcet.
TIE GREAT RACE BEGINS.
The first break looked to be good
start, but Longstreet, for some reason,
refused to go on and the flag failed to
fall. In the next attempt he tried the
same trick, but good rousing from
Hamilton got him in notion and the
word was given with the son OF Long
fellow half length in front. He soon
made it length, and at the end Of q
quarter it was two; in fact, every stride
seemed to bring him farther away.
Seeing this, Barnes began to urge
Tenny, and just rs he breasted the hill
he seemed to g,lin on the leader, and as
he did SO his hackers grew wild with
delight. Short-lived was their glee,
however, for Longstreet soon began to
draw away again, and at the end Of the
mile it was seen he would win. Whip
and sbur rs Barnes might, Tenny could
not gain an inch for the rest of the
Journey, and dozen jumps from the
end he began to pull up. Hamilton
saw this and let up on Longstreet q
triae, still not enough to take any
chances, and at the end was the winner
By eight lengths in 2:07!.
mike" Dryer saw the race from the
the timers stand, and he was highly
pleased with the success of his repre-
sentative. He was heartily congratu-
lated, and said the result was what he
had expected. He. had told his friends
that LonGstreet would win, and in do
ing SO he felt that he was telling them
to back the best horse he ever owned.
He also said he was willing to give Col
onel Pulsifer another chance to beat
him II he wanted it. He also said that
llewould probably change the winners
name to Rock Ledge, which is the title
of his hotel property in Florido. Ten
nv's owner was seen after the race, and
said he WIS satisfied the race had been
true one with well earned victory
for Longstreet, and while he had no
excuse to offer for his own horse, he at
tributed his defeat to the fact that
Longstreet was better horse than he
had thought him, and while there was
some talk OF another race, he said he
was through.