Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06

97tb and the northerners dlu NOV -,
IN ~ ,as, minute which was 20 start
II is said that $1,000 persons from e'''
state In the Union saw the coh.e'.
Henry was the final choice OF the sou'A
ernors. He was a chestnut 90 VIZ
wears old. by Sir Archy. the nn IA
cinian champion. dam by Dloil'e .N',,,as
under the standard he carried rVo pO ,'o,rs
American Eclipse was then nine se
oId and carried 1926 pounds. AZ me tap
OF the drum Eclipse, VINO hau "" hv
sIda nositIon was promptly passeo "
Henry who led throughout oy nan
length. under a pull. in 7:S' L. -,
William Crafts, who had the iiio"'s
roI,nse not only rode IN bunghng "as,
hut punished the horse viclousS' - 20
.otlan dovvn from the horse, anu y
ohI,oo Mr. stevens, his friend MT. ruius'
a noted amateur. took Crafts p'aSe'
tho second heat Henry lead unth tns -
ginning of the fourth mile, When - =,
made his run and gained the p'"I
honor. winning the heat by sun an
feet I'm T:49. John walden NV s~,h,,r
tTo,rv vas now succeeded by AI'nu'
zen - ~ Tobnson's trainer, who rooe
g. ,hn third heat at three pounds over
-,o,,,h, making the colts impost IL ~
80 ,,,los were run i'm a processioIlai
- with Eclipse leading, Dut w., i
a.
horses running easily. Henry Deihs ~
-. dash in the last quarter
ao,,,bern colt made his run at the ",s .n
rated noint. and gained on hcupSo -
his head was nearly TO the sauuIo onIv
i-,,born crack. but the speed was oiny
q fash. for Henry soon zen jan .hSes
the nving Eclipse who won " 80 a
lengths. The time was S;Z'' proot In,
waiting race. the twelve h'''''
been covered I'm 1850 IL.
A WATCHING ARMY.
Every move Of the two horses IN tnS
match set the watching army -, ha,
~ y,,ld men. and there was IiuVl
M a. ,be incidents between the neats
81 Ii,,5ie an excitement that did not pun
out Tor many days. II Is known -
S9oo COO changed hands, an amount
=. batf a million i'm purchasing power ~
A. Two sore points with the lose,
v,era that Henry had been mace 700 nIu i'r
use OF i'm the first heat, ana that VI, -,
dv had acted unfairly IN passlns ti,rt,y.,,
who mad the pole, on the lhslue ~ p,rJV
e. load I'm the second heat MI ruiz
~ So RAISED on the outside, ana the
t,r,le,, 81 Droof. as sifted at TINS lale Jay,
h,1ars out mis- statement. The crowd W.
-, Thought M by the sensauonal Iusn
- cont Eclipse to the lead that opihlonS
asserward were very mixed. Some SOUTH
80 men claimed TO have timed Henry III
Tao for the first heat, AMI that Ine J"'e0'
made n mistake I'm making IL 80, - .
The fact seems 10 be that iiehiy ~
made too much use Of in this neat az tne
MAJ ~ he had rated along with Eclipse
bo ,oiqht still have won by half lehs'h'
and been fresh for the next This OPINION
40 one OF many that were printed III 'ne
newspapers OF the day ana the JOui hI'o
during the succeeding months. IL MoS ~
toric Of th. year on Change ana IN the
aires coffee-houses, and taVeths III ~"
York. and wherever men ga.nsteN
Washington, Baltimore Phllaueipili"' a1
| ,broughout the South. for statesmen mei
! chants. ana spotlsHie"
Mr. Johnson had been too Ill 10 attend
the match. and when the result was .o'u
| hin, I'm New York he sent out 'h"i
| langa 70 run Eclipse against Henry again
| :, the autumn for coo TO S5OOOO sue
! This was declined, Mr.. stevens anu h's
/ friends saying that after such "a s's"a'
| victory the northern champion hao NJ W,
! Tho right TO be retired with neVer-iaolhs
49,, lie was then sent TO the stud
I nerrnanentlv. Eclipse dying without racing
| eoain on July H. 1877, in Kentucky. RAT
| ,,roiiv many OF the southern clans held
that the losers were entitled TO their re-
,enge DESPITE what they dubbed 'hne
| esntjr,ents' The equity Of this View add
! cd spice 10 the arguments on the topic
"a short horse Is soon curried," Ia tho
turfman's motto, and the staunch primer
nails in the match and the owners Vi
| racing stables were busily making NJ"
wagers I'm settling the contests long De-
| fore the outside public had ceased 10 "aN
hot and cold in debating the Eclipse ana
Henry duel. Produce Stakes, in which
northern and southern colts met, were
nov instituted on many courses, while
matchmaking was as frequent as or OLD.
These races produced great trials or speed
and stamina but they were lacking IN the
sensational attributes that excited the
multitudes and appealed 10 the genuine
lovers Of the turf. Ariel, VINO mas beeh
mentioned, figured AT this time IN import
ant contests, and some that created an
totense feeling only second TO the great
North and South match. She was a gray
flly. by American Eclipse. dam by F1nan-
cier. a son n Tippoo Sab. and bred by
Gerrit Vandeveer, OF Flatbush. In the
autumn OF 1885 Ariel was brought out by
II. Lynch as a 3-year-old at Union course.
I'm the autumn Of that year she won Tor
him a match at mile heats. for 5000
side. from w. r. Johnson's Lafayette,
also a 3-year-old. in 1:lS and l52
A NOTABLE RACE.
A notable race arose from some badi-
mage after this match Mr.. Lynch, In
an after-dinner talk. offered 10 run Ariel
against any horse in the land for four
miles. the one ahead at each quarter
mole TO win $500. and $4,000 10 hang
on the main issue. The bet was not
taken then, but on the following day DR..
Whyche made a match against Arlci
at four-mile heats for $1,000 side.
naming General William Wynn's 5-year-
old bay mare Flirtilla, by Sir Arehy' TO
run against the gray FLY. Messrs. Lynch
and Verplanck backed Ariel, and. as
$1,000 more was subsequently posted as
| a side bet, the match was actually for
| $4,000 a side. The conditions were
changed 70 three-mile heats and the
| match fixed for october 3lst only three
weeks after the Ariel-Lafayette race.
Betting was even on the result and ex-
| ceedinely brisk. IL turned out to be a
crushing defeat for the New York sports
men due, some or the critics OF the day
| believed, to the fact that Arieis trainer
was changed a few days before the
| match. but TO expect 3-year-old 70. win
| az three-mile heats 50 soon after bruis-
| ing mile-heat race would be considered
| by trainers OF to-day as too unreasonable
| 10 need explanation or excuse. Ariel
! carried eighty-fiye pounds and was ridden
| bv Madison Laird. Flirtiila shOuldered
ils pounds. with Bob Wooden I'm the
saddle. Ariel waited until the stretch
/ In the first heat. then passing Flirtilla
| and winning by four lengths. in 5.5s. the
slowest heat OF the race. In the second
heat Flirtila led all the way. Ariel fling
| ing up her tail and laboring In her stride.
| In the stretch Fiirtilla sulked and propped
| herself so that II was all the jockey