New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-13
LONGSTREET MAY WIN.
HIS CHANCES IN THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
CURIOUS CAREER OF THIS GREAT son OF LONG
FELLOW

FELLOW.
without minclng matters the writer is going straight
70 the po,nt TO say that Longstrcet 1t and we'll on
dry track LA, better chance Of winning the Brooklyn
uandlcap than any other horse In the hst Of 'lgio'c
candidates. lie Is to-day the best ncehorse III
America II he goes 10 the post In CONDITION. II Is
hardly necessary consider the chances OF Ms COM
petltors His weight is just enough to STEADY nm ana
cIoughlin will not lave to reduce much 70 rldc hlh'
He will the public favorite nnd VIII score lopu
victory.
rho carecr ~ this horse has been somewhat ont OF
bo common Iongfellows rs rule, are not pre-
cocious At two years theS seldom distinguish the'n
selves or honor their great Sire, but IKE VINE 'iuS
Improve with age, and it is the rule th"e tney uSuS
turn the tables their yOuVhiu Cohl"c'"iS' i"o
pord WIS a sluggish two-ycnr-0d If slender promise
hut What a giant he became q, the yea brOhSht MN
Fl, maturtyl Longstrcet Is much like HIM IN char'
actor and disposItion. As gaunt, irregular, angular
two vcorold he started but three times In very
wretched company, and by n lucky chance sncceeuc"
n, winning ono race. Ills owners cared nut h'1e Io'
him while rs for the publc-well, they deSpsed MN.
He went into winter quarters ungoriiscu' uu'o"'io"
and unsunG,
The Dryers have reputation ftr getting out o, u
horse every ounce Of his capacity every doiHr Oh MS
worth long,trect had done nothing toward the
maintenance of the stable a. twoycirold' anu lhcy
determined that be should not LET the Sr1''
grow under hi, feet at the axe Oh '"'ce'
He wa, nominated for al the hr'eNcir- w.
stake, Of my consequence. and came from HIS pH ~
tc very BEGINNING Of the 10 enter upon 'ols
and al,uous campaign. When the curtain zen D" ,.o
Ia dov Octoi,cr 80 The Guide credited nm WIN
ontythrec races, I'm ten Of which he was Vclorlo'''
The public had learned to like him ana Were "'l"S
o bet on him. but he did not entirely Ill ueH "c''''
rs vet Ills owners declared ard persisted III uc'''"e
that no was one Of the bc, horses they ever (WHICH
They compared him favorably with lIihd'o' L"N.
HlocIburI Harne, and Mis-, WoodfoId lhcy N"ou
alone however in their faith Private trials are not
pubuc performances. Tic Dwyer5 Judged him by one
the public by the other.
The meeting of LOnr-trcct ana snlVa'or VI '"'
Lorillar,i stakes resulted in breach between NV
DIVERS and J. b. uaggin that has never been healed
Mr. Harrln started In the race the counterfeit
Kern presumably rs pacenaker Tor salvador Nc''
acted throughout the struggle in peculiar way seri
,uslv interfering with every horse except his sholc
Communion who won in a,caihcr By sFee lchF'hs'
philp Dwycr. In n moment OF ungoveHabic rage hhu
white hot fury openly denounced MI Hheg'h a's'r"S
hi bclef that Kern wa, started for other purpose
than 10 interfere with and impede The c0"u'ns hosc'
in thc interest Of salvador. tut for Kern. he mnln
tanned Longstrcct would have won the race ana '
offered to make match then and there with salvador
same weight and distance, good track. for s-ooVo
sid, or any plrt If II. OF course Mr.. llsgein conu
not accept the challenge without an apology rom MI
DIVER That wis never rendered, and The men h''c
moi spoken since Mr.. HaggIn cancelled all his en-
tries for the stakes Of the Brooklyn Jockey OIO' anu
did not visit the Gravesend track again
The Dwycr, soon removed their stable TO SaIltoSa
where Longstrcct won an Insignificant purse. Horse
Haven accomplished wonders with him, however. and
he rtufnch 10 Monmouth III 10 do battle fo' kihs
ransom The occasion when he might u tcV'hsu
mon salvador soon arrived. no match was ncccs-
sury The Omnibus stakes brought them tsrulcr III
company Of the mighty Proctor Knott the only horse
that made salvador King OF the Turf lie down when
ever he met him. The other horses In the race are
no, worthy Of mention with this famous trio salvador
wa, the favoe at odds on. Knott was second choice
q. T., - while Longstrect's price vas ana Z" l.
Money enough t. start National BANK was De- ~"
s,Iyator and The Wcscrncrs showcrc isifnls Of srsy
no,c ON Proctor Knott, but Lons'trcot was Only I'D
blcd at.
The -,ce excited. The vast urong of spectators Ia
nm almost unprecedented degree. II was the decisive
thre ycar.oM contest Of The season AMI the pnh' Ia
,cr, WIS intense. Garrison had the mount on Long
s-et and went 10 the post with IN" old curl ln h'
hack th,t 80 often enabled him 20 whisper IN INC ~"
Of the venerable Bauum and lana hlm winner J" "'o
last stride when defeat seemed certain h'' i"'"
WON emile thnt Iciokcnod confidence ~ tAr h'''o anu
confidence in himself The Incompatible Mclaughlin
rode salvador and Isaac Murphy u'o ''''''" '''''
WI, on Proctor Knott.
Io,,.tr,.t won without a struggle. ~ soon ~ tho
stretch wa, REACHED De- took ulr had Ore" s'cu'N
away and literally walked In, with Garrison looming
over bis shoulder. There was no cheering !" rlr"N
Of. Tie peopl, acted II they had irN S''"c'"u'
drop 4 damp cloud settled down over u''l"'
VA. , moor race but a superb victory. Garrison wa
unt ~ .,licct of cxtrayasunt hyp'fbolc. but Nc
I,urhuu and Murphy were abused world without crd.
II VII thc almost unaniulOu- v,rict that lon>tcta
success wa, due the bad riding Of 7Aivat"r ana
Knott Nobody was willing 10 admit that TIC winner
should have won Never was seen ugher inlhh
than that between salyatog and Knott for place hono0
In the last stride Knott suvpheu m' hoVA ali" "''
second b. a head
The Dwyors REGARDED tho result OF the Omnibus "a
vlndcanon. and wero satisfied. Longstcet went 90
winning and losing I'll ", eud cf th season ana the
public began 10 look upon him rs useful animal
They did not exalt BIN, however, for salvatore star
was sun too bright.
Longstreet was woful fDiluw in the suburban Of
s00-Saya,drs suburban. In no part Of the race wus
he heard Of or seen and the public laughed Ut te
DIVERS for starting him. ia the shccpshcad Bay
Handlcnp he worse. In the knickcrbockcr
IIant7lctp Fircnz conceded him thirteen pounds and
cautered away from lin II bo were crawling worm
At Monmouth hc beat ordinary field In good time
and days later was dise1accd by Prince Royal.
Tristan aud Cas,ius. Two more defeats retired him
with 20 ugly II record that be- forgotten
ON November occurred the dissolution Of the world
famous firm of Dwycr BrOtIers and the salc Ut their
iDr.cs. Long-trcct was withdrawn because Of un-
sound lung, the auctioncc said but In reality there
was another for not selling him. Both OF tho
Dwy or, regarded him Of the best horses II the
decade aud refused sell him for the small valuation
that Tho public pnccd him. IT IL, indeed. doubtful
II be would have fetched under the hammer. r1.OOO.
So this son Of LOngicOW went into winter quarters
roarcr, aud the public believed be- would never racc
again. Of their great faith In the nnlllbity Of
the Dwycrs judges OF iOrscs killed by whnt thoy
regarded the mistaken impressions Of the brothers
concerning LOnpstroc.
Little that was encouraging wa heard Of the horse
during the winter but April II hc appeared al Gut
tcuburg and II little race. The bracng ulr, wldch
had not vet shaken OF IT. winter chin. seemed 10 help
his lungs. lie ceased TO nnd within month
wa, declared sound In wind and limb. lie was vie
toriOl, all along the line, from the opening of the
season tn his retirement on August |. the day on
which he caused the valiant Tenny to curl like
shaving or eighteen races he won all but two. The
best horses the turf fell before him. Ills defeats
were due 10 the -ucng behavior OF Hamilton and the
condition VI the track Unlike most LOngfcOws, hc
Is not at home In mud, Ills stride Is too great for