Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-02
A GREAT TURF EVENT.
LOngstrest Defeats the Celebrated
Tenny by Eight Lengths.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND. THERE
See the "Swayback" Defeated With Eass-T'nny
Was Never in It-Saturday's Games Of Base
Ball-Standing Of the Olubs-ela'scock
Losss the New York Game.

New YORK, August 1.-The much
talked Of race between Mr.. Pulsifer's
swayback horse Tenny, and Mr.. M. W..
DIVERS Longstreet was at Morris Park
to-day for s5, 900 side and $500 added
and resulted In an easy victory for
Longstreet by eight lengths. Twenty
five thousand people were present,
many of whom had jOurneyed from all
narts OF the Union to see it run and sat
isfy themselves as to the superior anil
nal of the two. While as a race it was
hardly contest many had expected to
see. bnt nevertheless 1t was good con-
test, and proved conclusively that
the great swayback is no match for the
Dwyer candidate.
In the betting Tenny opened at 9 to
10, while Longstreet could be packed at
even money, then began TO ten on
Tenny forcing his price down to 80 TO o,
while Longstreet KEPT receding until
lust before they went 10 the the post,
TO 3 could be had against him.
When the word was given the son OF
Longfellow got away a length In front,
and at the end of quarter 1t was two,
when in fact every stride seemed to
bring him farther away. Seeing this
Barnes began to urge Tenny and just
as he breasted the hill he seemed to
gain on the leader AMI as he did his
hackers grew wild will delight.
Short lived was Their glee, however,
for Longstreet soon began to draw away
again and at the end o. the mile 1t was
seen he would win. Whip and spur as
Barnes might, Tenny puld not gain an
inch for the rest of tie journey and a
dozen Jumps from the End he began to
mil I'D. Hamilton say this and let up
on Longstreet trife, IT'LL not enough
to take any chances, aid at the end was
the winner by six lelgths In 2.o17s.
The fractions were 251, so, 1.1715, LAP
and 2.O71I. Mr.. DwYr said he was
willing to. give Col. Pulsifer another
chance to beat him If le wanted it. He
also said that he would probably
change the winneIs name TO
Rock Ledge, Which is the
title Of his hotel proprty in Florida.
i Tenny's owner was SEN after the race
and said he was satisfied the race had
been a truaQ Qgsv, yltih ati while he had
no excuses TO offer To- his own horse,
he attributed his deeat to the fact
that Longstreet was etter horse than
he thought him, and Fhile there was
some talk Of another race he said he
was through.
The time, 2:O71S, wasnot very good
when looked at from record stand
point, yet the track was that dead
dry that fast time was N impossibility,
land II compared with tie other races OF
khe day this one plainlyshows its mer-
is.
OF the other races the first was
Won by May Win, tine 1889; the
econd by His Highnes, time 1:15T;
he third by Raceland, time 1:421 =; the
fifth by Take Back, time los; the
dxth by Simrock, time 916.
After an interview t-day with Mr..
lulsifer, the Monmouth Park Racing
association has decided to offer SIS, 600
aided money to sweepstakes at a mile
Ad quarter, provided Tenny and
longstreet both accept. The condi-
tons Of the race admit oi other starters.
is sweepstakes of $3.50 each with
5000 added, of which 81, 900 goes to
tie second, weight for ige. The race
isannounced for Saturday next at Nor
RS Park, but the conditions call for a
| god day and track, otherwise the race
Will be postponed.