The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-02
LONGSTREET WINS.
The Great Match Race Between
Him and Tenny.
Pulsifer Admits That Dryers Horse is Better
Than he Thought-The Betting-The
Horses May Meet Again.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The much talked of
and long delayed match race between Pull
sifer's horse, Tenney, and Dryers Long
street was run at Morris park to-day and
resulted in an easy victory for Longstreet
by six lengths. Fully twenty-five thou
sand people were present, many of whom
had iourneyed from all parts of the union
to see it run and satisfy themselves as to
the superior animal of the two. While as
race it was hardly the contest many had
hoped to see, nevertheless it was good
contest, and proved conclusively that
the great swayback is no match
for Dryers candidate. In the
betting Tenny opened 0 to 10
while LongsIreet could lot be backed at
even money. Public money then began to
go on TenDy, forcing his price down to 3 to
), while Longstreet kept steadily receding
until just before they went TO the post,
when 10 , could be had against him.
Tenny, with Pike Barnes in the saddle.
was the first of the pair 10 show.
Tenny looked in prime condition. Long
street soon followed with Hamilton up,
but showed a disposition to shirk his work
which caused his admirers considerable
uneasiuess. Stones, clods of dirt, shouts,
waving OF arms, were all used in the en-
deavor TO make him break But once in
motion his long sweeping stride carried
him along IN q way that meant volumes TO
those whose hopes and dollars he was
carrying.
The race was for $, 900 side with 81, 500
added, mile and a quarter. The irst 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 motion anu the
word was given with the son of Longfellow
hat length in froat. He soon made
it length and at the end
of the quarter IL was two. In fact
every stride seemed to bring him further
away. Seeing this, Barnes began TO urge
Tenny, and Just as he breasted the hill he
seemed TO gain on the leader. As he did so
his hackers grew wild with delight. Short
lived was their glee, however, for Long
street soon began TO draw away again and
at the end of the mile it was
seen he would win. Whip and spur
as Barnes might, Tenny could no:
gain an inch for the rest OF the journey,
and q dozen lengths from the end he began
to pull up. Hamilton saw this and let up
on Longstreet trifie, still not enough to
take ANY chances, and at the end was win
ner by six lengths, in 2:OI11. The fractions
were 25I5, 80, :l115. AZ and 2:011S-
Mike" Dwyer was highly pleased. He
said he would probably change the winners
name to Rockledge, which Is the title OF
his hotel property in Florida. Tenny's
owner was seen after the race ana said he
was satisfied the race had beeu true one
and Longstreet was a better horse than he
had thought him. The time was not very
good when looked at from the record
stand point, yet the track was so dead dry
that fast time was an impossibility. Among
the heaviest losers on the track was ''Bill'
Lowell, whose books lost nearly $4,000
Handicap sweepstakes, seven furlongs-
MaywIn won, Adventurer second, Riot
third. Time :2S3f.
Six furlongs-Hls Highness won, Kalula
second, ShelOark third. Time-1:l5H. q
Mile-Raceland won, Judge Post second.
Time :42lS.
Sweepstakes, five and one-half furlongs
Take Back won, Lillian second, Arnold
third. Time :0S.
Handicap sweepstakes, six furlongs-
Simrock won, Stryke second, Mr.. Sass
third. Time 10.