The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1872, Page 6

\ LONG BRANCH RACES, Becond Day of the Monmouth Park Meeting. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SPECTATORS. Three Grand Racing Events. Speen ities LONGFELLOW’S GREAT TRIUMPH. He Defeats Bassett for the Monmouth Cup. cersiaecrerseso UNCLE JOHN HARPER HAPPY. > SEES. Beso" WG A een Merrie’ Mollie Jackson Colt the Winner of the Hopefal Stakes and Little- ton the Mile Heats. To one accustomed to the lazy, indolent life of Long Branch in the summer season, the scenes at the hotels on Monday evening and on _ yes- Werday forenoon presented strange contrasts, Instead of the unmeaning, dwaddling char- acteristics of fashionable sea side existence there was the stir and bustle, the private caucus- sing and high drinking which distinguishes assem- Diages of men addicted to sport or devoted to politics, And in this case there were not afew of the guests at the hotels and the cottages who were politically sportive and sportive politi. cally—that is to say, they were men whose anxiety to be pleased on the racing course was Yempered with sectional prejudices. The cause of THE UNUSUALLY LARGE GATHERING atthe Branch was the impending contest between the Southern horse Longfellow and the much ‘vaunted Basset. The Southern heart was fired, as well for the honor of old Kentuck as the success ef the great racer. Perhaps there never was a better representation of Southern and Western horsemen at any Northern convention of sporting men than yesterday assembled at Monmouth Park ‘The Kentuckians never ceased to boast of Longfel: low and to declaim against his opponent. But Bassett had his admirers too, and ‘these were far in the majority. Between the two parties much feeling, not however of an unfriendly BRature, existed, but took the form of betting Everybody seemed to feel that the race was to be ‘the THE GREAT EVENT OF THE SEASON. and that, no matter how it might turn out, would apfuence the prospects of horse racing in this country. Let the following description of the race yesterday run show how those expectations were realized, The morning was bright and fair as any of the year, and somewhat cooler than the intense heat of the previons days seemed to warrant. Every- body rose with the sun, or shortly after, and congratulated everybody else on the prospect of the aay. But, unfortunately, about seven o'clock there were unmistakable symptoms of great and unusual heat. By the time people were getting their car- wlages ready or begging about the hotels for hacks to take them to Monmouth Park the sun came out in all his summer torce, and all hopes of a cool afternoon melted away in perspiration. It was wfol weather for a horse race. Persons who, shrough the grasping avarice of the hackowners and the dnadequate preparations, were compelled € take the stages, hesitated toexpose themselves ‘en the tops of those vehicles, and, indeed, not a few declined to go at all, fearful of the heat and burning sup. But while it was unfortunate for THE COMFORT OF THE VISITORS to the course that the heat was so excessive, the success of the race was not marred in the least. Puily twenty-five thousand people occupied the grand == stand, the club house, quarter stretch and the neighboring points of view when the bell rang for the frst race, and none left until the close of the day's sport. The utmost interest and enthusiasm were manifested when, after the preliminary contests had ween concinded, preparations were made for the grand struggle of the racing year. The appearance of Bassett, in the quarter stretch was hailed with applause; but when Long- fellow came stalking on the ground the Southerners wet up a cheer that showed their perfect confidence m the result. The little darkey who jockeyed Longiellow came in for a share of the cheering. AFTER THE RACE described below, and when Longfellow ran in with am apparently easy but swift, springing stride the excitement was such as has been rarely witnessed on an American course. Fully half of the vast concourse of people present gave ‘way tothe wildest enthusiasm, throwing up their hate in the air, and dancing like exuitant Apaches, Kentuckians patted each other on the back, and cheered with might and main; Old John Harper threw up his hat with the rest, and received the congratulations of his friends with joy. The hub- bub was maintained for several minutes, the com- mingling cheers making a Babel of noise and con- fusion. e scenes that followed were not 80 ex- citing, but were not without interest and worthy of note. ‘The races being over, the people rushed toward ‘the trains of cars, hungry, thirsty and greatly out of temper, for, though well pleased with the sport, they had every reason to be dissatistied with THE ARRANGEMENTS made for their comfort. Scarcely anything could be had to eat, “for love or money,” and water, muddy and disagreeable to the taste, was actually bought for ten, and in some cases twenty cents a glass. The cars were not ready for the people, and when a& length they came on the track they were not roperly managed, It was five o’clock when Long- feliow won the victory, but the first boat load «oof people did not get back to New York until nine o'clock. The Ply- Mouth Rock was uncomfortably crowded, and the rowdles and roughs on board seemed to have every- thing their own way. With these exceptions, which may easily be obviated in the future, yester- day’s racing at Monmouth Park was a great success, and will be longremembered. Two hours aiter sunrise the crowds of New York goons and those o1 its hundreds of suburban towns gan to file towards Murray street. They wailed around the dock like madmen, stood, two thousand or more, in VW street for tickets, It was an eager throng of racing men, while many of them were enthusias- tic ladies, who yet had not had their breaktast; but that did not deter them from conversing and bet- ting on the great race. Everybody seemed to have been thoroughly awake many hours earlier than usual, and were eager to to the track. There must nd is it have been 8,000 people on the Plymouth Rock, when. it steamed away from the dock hund were left, and some jumped on the boat w was leaving at the ‘peril of their li ng ench being ladies of note and nent social position. The officers and waiters were also fearfully excited, #0 it was almost impos- sible for them to attend to their respective duties, apd they wagered among themselves their little ey recklexsly. Indeed, some of them had been ng eed sums for this purpose, and Bassett was orite. To the breakfast room this excited throng at once began to make their way, and the poor French waiters were in great perplexity at the number of hungry men and women that came upon them like @ land slide, At this time the palatial steam- ee a an animated spectacle. In the @ra |, sitting on luxuriant sofas and lounges Tadiant in beautiful colors, caimly discussing the merits of the fast horses, were men trom every ward in New York and men from every section of the country, Kentucky and New Engiand volubly compared notes, and New Orieans with Chicago sauntered through the afterpart of the boat, calmly discussing the event. Senators end generals were likewise interested, and more than one gentleman loitered among the ladies, advi them to be careful how — they wage! their money. Others were op the Jower deck bracing themselves up with their canes, as the boat had “listed” so much ‘wae necessary for such assistance to keep in @ per- ular position. They, too, talked horse inces- en, wicked like, the boilin saloon aft, waers — ry eepe! dispensed liquors of @& Ten and tweive ‘aren’ the patient, heated, Without breakfast ges wemen asked sor cock (uils, santly. var: throng | kinase, | to their “no mixed drinks” met ahete and dis- appointed, their bevel re m in another form. Down in this subterranean cavern were algo seen mysteriously whispering a noted Professor of Surgery in this va an Ex-Governor from one of the Middle States. Others walked in the saloon, and now and then would be heard from them, ‘$100 to $80 that Bassett wins.” And there were many not so pleasant to the eye for those who knew them; the Rogues’ Gallery had their pictures, and they accepted this opportunity, as = Uhey do all others, to scoop watches and _pocketoooks without saying By your leave, sir.” And this kindly treatment is considered rough by veteran turfmen, particularly when bf are going to the races, as it costs money to buy tickets and pools and sand- wiches. Luckily, and yet it was no accident, De- tectives Dusenbury, Simington, Walling, Eider, Wilkes and Clapp were on hand, and when the Piymoath Rock was abreast of Staten Island they had a malicious eye on these emblems of industry, and, going to them in turn, honey requested their attendance in another part of the boat, They objected, of course, these models of propriety; but the officers of Mulberry street were inexorable, and so into the improvised cell—the mail agent’s room—there were confined “Red Tim,” “Tall Ike,” “Tom Mulligan,” “Walter Brown,” “Jimmy Mundy,” “Tim O’Brien,” ‘Pretty, Brown’ and a Jersey thief unknown on this side of the Hudson, bnt all professional pickpockets, The manner of their arrest being placed under surveiilance was @ neat job and de- serves recognition. Other lads of this kind were on hand from Philadelphia, Billy Tracy, Joe Keyser, Philly Pearson, Dutch O’Hearn and Neddy Tuily being among them and seeking whom they could devour. The boats that followed the first of the morning were likewise crowded. On the 9:45 and 1] o'clock there were the same anxious throngs and the same excitement, Tommy Johnson selling pools on the former relieving the trip down the bay greatly. Many distinguished rsons were on the lawn and the quarter stretch. The vehicles that came from the country about Eatontown and Red Bank and Oceanport, and far beyond these im every little rustic village, were jam- med. In many of them little girls, with ringlets Fenene in rich profusion around their beautiful neeks, Were standing and did not com- plain. All the farmer boys and old ploughmen and grandmothers and grandfathers that had for halfa century or more remained at home, working all their lie avd neglecting the chief end of man, thus rode to the course. e ladies in great numbers—in vast crowds— ved about the entrance with their companions, The rush for tickets was something stupen- dous, and the jam of carriages and the noise were enough to deafen one. The stand ; Was early filled, and two hours before the amusement commenced it really overflowe Prominent Brooklyn men asserted their friendshy for Bassett, and, thouga Longfellow was talked oi Hat had the preference. Dr. Underwood con menced his business, and though the first and sec- 4 ond races had thousands of betters, tne large sums were invested on _ the big event. At this time the lawn was black with humanity, and the Doctor had an immense au- dience, All this while there were very quiet workers all around, These would break through the crowd, taking all the long odds inst Longfellow and oceasionally crying out, am a bettin’ eighty agin a hundred Bassett don’t win.” Now it was the second race, and, as far as the eye could reach, it met a babbling, spluttering vol- ume of humanity. The stand was 3 it was jammed, and in the field were a thou- sand carriages. The excitement had reached fever heat as the little beauty Litueton, from Uncle John Harper's stable, was to contend against the next to Bassett in Colonel Mac's stables, and the struggle would give some- thing of an idea of the big contestants. Here the old veteran, Uncle john, was seen on the quarter stretch for the - first time by the masses. He slouched through the crowd with his left hand on his left hip and, leaning on that old Kentucky stick, looked anx- iously to the stout body of bone and sinews of his horse. Evidently he was satisfied, as he walked away without saying a word to “Little Frank,” his nephew and trainer. Now, Frank has the same sort of appearance generally as Uncle John, and the little man he him is six feet and over in height and weighs over two hundred pounds. The first heat went against the old man in drab clothes, but the second and third and the race— amid a tempestuous applause—were won by Little- ton, and it looked as if the stable of Kentucky was A the eve of redemption from the stain of Saratoga st year. No sooner were these horses blanketed than the bell rang for the big horses. The Monmouth Cup was at last to be decided, and the prophecies, discussions, arguments and bicker- ings caused by the anticipated event for more than @ year were to be ended, and buried and forgotten in the victory or defeat of one or the other contestants. One hundred dollar green- backs are as thick as leaves in Valambrosa, and men whose appearance denoted nothing but poverty, and even want, had thetr fists full of these articles, There were millions of dollars ready cash inside that enclosure. The rubber boys and the jockeys, white and black, began to bet their money. Good-looking darkles and ill-looking niggers had something to say and to bet. When they failed to find a taker among themselves they badgered gentlemen and bothered the life out of them with “Don’t you want to bet a lettl’, boss 7” Commotion and confusion were on every side. The country girls heard the bell and they waved their handkerchiefs, and Mihig Oey bubbled laughter. It was a genial scene. in Longfellow was led through the gate to the left of the stand from his stable in the apple orchard, and five thousand lorgnettes were pointed in that direction, as more than one loud voice had proclaimed, ‘That's Long- fellow.” He was enveloped in blankets, and was taken to where Uncle John and Frank, with the stable boys, who had agrin all over their faces, ‘were standing. He was then sent ona little spin to the three-quarter pole, when he returned and hus cloths were removed. After this attention the colored rider of Harper mounted him, but it was dificult to get out of the crowd that had surrounded the horse. Expressions as to his fitness were varied, some liking nim very well, but others averring that he could be ‘‘whipped & like a dog.” He was very quiet. While walk- ing down the track past the stand he met with an enthusiastic reception. They were genuine cheers that greeted him and his rider, none making more noise or more genuine in their demonstrations than the Kentucky gentlemen present, whose npmbers were very great. Meanwhile Bassett came out of the same gateway with his Dee mounted and he went among the joily lot of darkies Colonel McDaniel always has around his stables. The Colonel was not seen on the track, as he had been sick and could not exert himself. Bassett looked the pic- ture of a racehorse, and, walking past the great concourse, the cheering began on the quarter stretch, and was taken up by those on the lawn and the thousands on the stand, until it struck the foliage on ‘Wolf Hill like a thunder shower. The eye of Bas- sett was clear, and he was as cool asa calculating hunter, Those who had their thousands on him stepped over on the stretch and eyed him ay returning to the lawn and pool stand perfectly satistied, All this while Lonfellow had many friends, but these were the leaser number among the fraternity. While this ovation to Bassett was going on Long- feliow had been jogged around to the starting point, the half-mile pole, and Bruce, the starter, was there with the red flag to send the contestants on thelr great trial. Bassett was on hand in @ moment. Through the glass the jockeys could be seen looking confident and then smniling triumphantly. a was momentous period for them, Kentucky had her eyes on the colored boy and New York hers on the white lad of Colonel McDaniel. The scene on the stand at this moment was picturesque and toniling. Each and everybody was chattering about the noble animals. There were there prominent citi- wens from every section of the Union, and to ittempt the singling out of noted persons would utterly fail to do the matter justice. They were on every bench; they stood up aud sat down, they bet and laughed, gabbled and prophecied, The bettin, was going on meanwhile very briskly down with, Underwood and McGowan, the pools reaching the sands. At jast the flag fell and a cry went up as one man from that 26,000 present. Then a stillness for an instant came upon them, and the stable boys hurried to the ficld that they might watch the horses. Every es, of the race was noticed by the populace, and when they saw | the great Longfellow moving #0 magnificently they cheered again and again ; but when at the mile anc half, the once thought to be invincible Bassett was evidently beaten, there was more noise and it was | impossible to ‘keep the thousands from ris- | ing to their feet. Men who had wa- | gered their all upon a sure thing were pale, although some of them, with shrewa- Je Viren s racing men anticipated not only fast time but bril- Mant running. They were not disappointed, for each of the three contests that came off were run in good time, and gave great satisfaction to every one but the losers—the backers of the favorite. ‘There were three races, the first being the Hopeful Stakes for two-year-olds, for which there were twenty-six entries and nine starters; then a mile heat race with seven starters, the closing event of the day being the Monmouth Cup race, whitch had twelve nominations, but only two came to the post— viz., Longfellow and Harry Bassett, The youngsters that started in the first race were the finest lot of that age that we ever saw start in arace, They were Mr. Morris’ chestnut colt by Eclipse, dam Mollie Jackson; H. P. MeGrath’s bay colt Tom Bowling, by Lexington, dam Lucy Fowler; Zeb Ward’s brown colt, by Asteroid, dam Fairy; Angust Belmont’s bay filly Medora, by Kentucky, dam Varina; J. C. Hare's bay colt’ Aerolite, by Asteroid, dam Edith; R. W. Walden’s chestnut filly Minnie W., by Planet, dam Edina; W. J. Bacon’s chestnut filly Dolorosa, by Exchequer, dam Tribulation; John F. Chamberiain’s bay filly Mary Constant, by Lexington, dam Lass of Sidney; and M. A. Littell’s chestnut colt Fellowcraft, by Aus- tralian, dam Aecrolite. Minnie W. was the favorite, ‘Tom Bowling the second choice, and Zeb Ward’s the third in favor. The winner—Mr. Morris’. Eclipse colt, dam Mollie Jackson—was sold in the field. This is a finely formed colt, about the right size, with a great deal of bone and muscle, and will, we think, make a racehorse:that will be an honor to his dam, which was one of the fastest mares that ever ran on the American turf, her second heat in @ three-mile ace being the best on record—5 :28, The second race, at mile heats, brought a capital field to the post, composed of John Harper's brown horse Lyttleton, by Leamington, dam Fannie Hol- ton, 6 years old, 114 Ibs.; Coffin & Lawrence's bay colt Lochiel, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Bonnet, 4 years old, 108 Ibs, ; D. McDaniel’s chestnut colt Ab- del Koree, by Australian, dam Rescue; D. Swigert’s bay colt Shylock, by Lexington, dam kaith, 3 years old, 90 Ibs.; J.B. & H.R. Davies’ brown ‘coit, y Asteroid, dam Fairy, 3 years old, 90 lbs.; F. M. Hall's bay colt John Merryman, A Bada er dam Rose, 4 years old, 108 lbs, and John McCormack’s bay tilly Belle Aiken, by Second Jack Malone, dam Mollie Ford, four years 011, 105 Ibs. Abdelkoree was the first favorite, Lyttleton the second choice in the pools, while Lochiel, a most formidable horse in the race, and one that came near winning it, and probably would have done so had he been started on even terms with Lyttleton in the second heat, sold for a mere nominal sum, for the second heat by Lyttleton, who lay up in the first heat and let Abdelkoree fight for it, Lyttleton won the third heat very easily; the Bonnie Scot- land, not having quite the staying powers of this gmc son of Leamington, was beaten. This colt, Lochiel, formerly belonged to John Coifee, and did not do much in his three-year-old form; but since he has pa: into the hands of his present owners he has thickened and grown into a horse of remark- able power. As a steeple chaser or hurdler we doubt if his match can be found in America, while on the flat, at a reasonable distance of ground, he will be found hard to beat. Abdelkoree did not come up to the expectations of his backers, ‘The third and great‘ event of the day was the champion race for the Monmouth Cup, adash otf two miles and a half, between Longfellow and Harry Bassett. Much had been expected, great time anticipated, the fastest recorded time in this or any other country beaten; but like most of the great champion affairs of this latter day, the crowds Who went to see were disappointed by Harry Bas- sett’s conduct in the race. As soon as he was pinched by Longfellow, that moment he began to sulk; and when he was urged by the whip he threw up his tail and acted just as we saw his eencierer, Boston act thirty oan ago, when e was running Mariner four-mile heats over the Union Course, in May, 1842. The old rogue was run- ning sulkily along behind Mariner at a very slow pace, aud would not extend himself with all the persuasion that Gilpatrick could give him with bdo 4 and spur, when & man threw @ heavy tarpau- lin hat at him, which struck him on the ik and frightened him, so that he took up hia run and went past Mariner on the homestretch as if the latter stood still, Captain Belcher, who trained Timoleon, the sire of Boston, and Boston himself, told us in Baltimore two years ago, in answer to a question if a dispo- sition to sulk was not inherent in the.-whole race of the Boston blood—that “Boston always knew more than his trainer, and would only run when it suited him.” It has been our experience that all the descendants of Boston had a tendency to sulk when pinched, and Harry Bassett only acted yesterday as his grandsire had done fre- juently during his racing career. It is tobe hoped that Bassett will never be guilty of the like again, for if he does his owners and backers will be great losers, He acted like the veriest rogue on this occasion, and was beaten shamefully, thus spoiling the anticipations of the vast multitude of people who visited Monmouth Park in the expectation of witnessing the fastest race that ever k place in the world. The result of the race made the Ken- tuckians wild, and the screeches that rent the air while Longfellow was falloping the last mile will never be fend Saber by Northern men. The following are the details of the racing as it progressed :— THE FIRST RACE. HOPEFUL STAKES; Value of $500, added toa sweep- | ness, attempted to hedge; and when they saw how | | hopelessly Bassett had been beaten, they gazed | with einent, While ladies and gentlemen, | stable boys and jockeys joined in the shout- ing, cheering, waving of hats and handker- chiefs wotil they were worn out with fatigue, Uncle Join Harper was happy; his hat went into the air at the ‘great vie- tory, and the old Kentuckian laughed—a hearty, joyous, bubbling-up of satisfaction, but the triumphs of the day were too much for him, and the last that was seen of him by the masses he was sit- ting ina chair overcome and a friendly hand fan- ning him. Uncle John: Harper is the happiest man this side of Kentucky to-day, Bassett, in nis defeat, had piany aympathizing friends, but after receiving his clothes walked home withont the admiration lavished upon him @& few minutes before. The enormous mass of persons present from New York, through the exertions of Superintendent Bentley, reached their homes by the New Jersey Southern Kaiivoad and boat from Sandy Hook 1b good seaxon, without acciaent, EFRON ‘The oldest tarfite who visited Menmouth Park | never attended a racecourse during his lifetime | that was more auspiciously favored than was the ! one on which the racing came off yesterday | afternoon. The track was in the finest possible condition and the weather the most suit- | able for fast time. “fhe hotter the day the hotter the race’ i an old adage | among turimen, aud op this ocgasion the stake of $50 each; play or pay; for two year olds; the second to recelve $100, and the third $50 out of the stakes; half a mile. F. Morris entered ch. c, by Eclipse, dam Mollie FACKBON. .... 0.2000 eeee o H. P. McGrath entered b. c. Tom Bowling, by Lex- ington, dam Lucy Fowler, seeeceseeres Z. Ward entered br. c. by Asteroid, dam Fairy. August Belmont entered b. f. Medora, by Ken- tucky, dam by imp. Camilla. pocev eases ae J. C. Hare entered b. c. Aerolite, by Asteroid, R. W. Walden entered ch. f. Minnie W., by Planet, dam Edina... a <a W. J. Bacon entered ch. f. Dolorosa, by Exche- uer, dam Tribulation. sessegersecserenee J. F, Chamberlain entered b. f. Mary Constant, by War Dance, dam Lass of Sidney pail M. A. Littell entered ch. c. Fellowcraft, by imp. Australian, dam Aerolite ‘Time, 0:51. «THE BETTING. cers oO om ot Walden’s entry McGrath. Ward Belmont. Chamberlain. 70 ‘The Field.. 210 THE RACE, Morris’ colt took the lead, Tom Bowling second, Ward’s Asteroid third, Mary Constant fourta, Meaora fifth, Dolorosa sixth, Fellowcraft seventh, | Areolite eighth, Minnie W. ninth. The youngsters were very close together when the flag fell, but they soon spread out as they ran around the lower turn. Morris’ Mollie Jackson colt showed the way around into the homestretch, closely followed by Tom Bowling, Ward’s Asteroid third, the others tailing off. fine race up the homestretch ter- minated by Morris’ colt winning the race by a neck and shoulders, Tom Bowling second, Zeb Ward's Asteroid colt third, Medora fourth, Aerolite fifth, Minnie W. sixth, Dolorosa seventh, Mary Constant eighth, Fellowcraft ninth, Time, 0:51.44. THE SECOND RACE. PuRSE $600; mile heats; for all ages; first horse $450, second horse $100, third horse $50. John Harper entered br. h. Lyttleton, by Leamington, dam Fanny Holton, 5 years. 3 1 1 Coffin & Lawrence entered b. c, Lochiel, b; Bonnie Scotland, dain Bonnet, 4 vears old. 1 2 2 D. McDaniel & Co. entered ch. c. Abdel Koree, by Australian, dam Rescue, 4 years . 210 J. B. & H. R. Davis entered br. c. Piedmont, by Asteroid, dam Fairy, 4 years old....... 4 6r0 D. Swigert entered b.c. Shylock, by Lexing- ton, dam Edith, 3 years old. 5 4r0 F. M. Hale entered b. c. John Merryman, dam La Rose... bro f. Belle Aiken, Malone, dam Mollie Ford, 6 sey McCormack entered b. Tr0 THE BETTING. Abdel Kore 505 600 510 Littleto 605 400, Lochiel 400 250 Shy loc 315 230 The Fie! 110 130 After First Heat, Lochiel. $100 245 250400 500 600 Adel Koree 140 250 40 45 So 500 Littleton. 105 200-200 200 190200 The Field... 85 115 120 100 100 120 After Second Heat, Lyttleton.....$1,100 1,300 1,150 1,500 1,600 1,000 Lochiel. + 60 700 60 630 610 316 THE RACE. First Heat.—Belle Aiken cut out the work, taking the Jead as soon asthe drum tapped, Lochiel sec ond, Littleton third, John Merryman fourth, Pied- mont fifth, Abdel Koree sixth, Shylock seventh. There was no change to the quarter pole, with the exception that the horses were somewhat spread out behind Lochiel and Belle Aiken, Going down the backstretch Aiken still showed the way, Lochiel second, Piedmont third, John Mefryman fourth, Littleton tiith, Abdel Koree sixth and Shylock seventh. Goin around the lower turn Lochiel ran to the front, an Abdel Koree began to move up and Littieton fell in the rear, evidently not running for the heat, When Lochiel entered the homestretch he was stveral lengths in front of Belle Aiken, Piedmont and Ab- de! Koree; but the latter came with a rush, and closed pie but he had waited too long, as: Lochiet beat him to the wire by # head. Littleton was three lengths behind, Piedmont fourth, Shy- lock fifth, Belle Aiken sixth, John Merryman seventh. Time of tne heat, 1:45. Second Heat.—Abdel Koree had the best of @ bad start, Littleton second, Shylock third, Lochiel fourth, Belle Alken fifth, Piedmont sixth, Jolin Merryman seventh. They ran in this way around to the ers tore When they reached the pole A of Littleton, the latter being half a length in front kd hyn ochiel fourth, two jengths behind; all he other the race, On the lower turn, Lo- neck and neck Abdel Koree fell combat Littleton by a neck and shoulders, in the first heat was made—1:45. Al third, half a dozen lengths behind came in Shylock was fourth, John Merryman fifth, Piedmont sixth, Lochiel, Belle Aiken seventh, Third Heat.—All the horses were now sent to the stable with the exception of Lochiel and Littleton, the race being left tor these two to decide. The horses had an even start, and they ran around the upper turn yoked. At the quarter pole Littleton had head in t, and he ran under a steady, stron, ull, Going down the backstretch blanket woul ave covered both horses, At the half-mile pole Lyttleton led by @ neck, but going around the lower turn the jockey gave Lochiel his head and the horses became on even terms, and in this way en- tered the homestretch. Lyttieton then put on the steam, and the jockey of jel commenced usin; the whip and spur, In a few strides it was evide that Lyttleton had the race in hand, and he came nway pulling hard, and landed a winner by two lengths, making the heat in 1:49. THE THIRD RACE. Monmoutu Cup, value $1,500, added to a sweep- stakes of $50 each, play or pay, the second toreceive $300 and the third buss out of the stakes; two miles and a half. John Harper entered br. h. Longfellow, by Leamington, dam Nantura, by Brawner’s Eclipse, 6 years Old.........-cc-sseecsrreeeseens D. McDaniel & Co. entered ch. c. Harry Bassett, by Lexington, dam Canary Bird, 4 years old... 2 Time, 4:34. THE BETTING. Lyttleton won the race, after three very finely | contested heats. Lochiel won the first heat in 1:45, and was beaten only a neck Longfellow. ..$1,000 1,200 1,100 1,300 1,200 1,000 Harry Bassett 1,800 2,000 1,825 2,050 1,900 1,400 THE RACE. When the bell rang for Harry Bassett and Long. fellow to make their appearance @ yell was given by the erowd that might have been heard to the sea. Great Heapasience was manifested by the multitude until the horses were brought on the track, When they came they were hailed by louder shouts than before, and every person seemed wild with excite- ment. Longfellow was the first to make his ap- pearance, and an immense crowd hemmed him on the quarterstretch. He was soon mounted, and as he cantered up past the stand he received another Kentucky screech. Harry Bassett did not keep the people waiting long before he made his appearance, and then another burst of. Spplenee reeted him. Both of the champions looked in the iinest possible eon- dition, Longfellow took a preliminary canter down the stretch, and then came up, and the darky with the yellow jacket and red cap mounted him, and was ready for action, The Kentuckians seemed in ecstasies at this time, but not more jubilant than were the backers of Harry Bassett, when httle Rowe galloped Harry Bassett siowly up to the Club House and around the upper turn to the haltmile pole, the place where the horses had to begin their journey. Longfellow went down the stretch and around that way to the starting point, When the horses reached the starting place very little time was spent in Retting ready, and in @ few moments tne flag fell wit Harry Bassett about two lengths in front of Long- fellow. The big horse soon took sides with him, and fone ran yoked to the three-quarter pole. They entered the homestrecth with their heads together, Harry Bassett on the inside, he having won the pole before the start. ‘The first quarter of @ mile was run in twenty-six and three-quarter seconds, Coming up the homestretch Longtellow’s jockey was pulling the horse with all his might, while Harry Bassett seemed to be running under a free rein. They passed the stand with their heads parallel, making the half-mile in fifty-one seconds and aquarter, On the turn the inside sition rave half @ length of advantage to Harry Bassett, ut when they were at the quarter pole there was no apparent difference between them. The time to this point was 1:18. Goin down the backstretch they were oked, running side and side to the half-mile pole. ‘his finished the full mile between them, and they had made the distance in 1:44. Leaving there the ace was kept up, and they rattled around the lower turn head and head, Longfellow being pulled hard all the time by Harper’s darky. They reached the three-quarter so evenly together that it was impossible to distinguish the slightest difference between. The mile and a quarter had been run ‘in 2:10, and as the horses dashed up the home- stretch the seemed to be considerably sc- celerated, hen nearing the stand, at the finish of @ mile and a_ half, Longfellow was given his head, and in an instant he wasa length in front of Harry Bassett, and then such a shout went up as was never heard before in Mon- mouth county. The time of the mile and a half was 2:37%. Leaving here, Rowe, the jockey of Harry Bassett, discovering that the roguish blood of all the Bostons and his descendants was beginning to show itself, applied the whip to force the horse along, when the villain sulked badly and fell behind. The race was how Fe eeaaey over. Longfellow opened @ gap of half a dozen lengths on the upper turn, and as he the quarter pole, the mile and three quarters was made in BTM. Longfellow was then taken in hand, while Harry Basset was whipped ees all the way along. At the half-mile pole Longfellow was a dozen lengths ahead. Time of the two miles, 8:3644. Kentucky’s champion had sien after- wards to do bui lop leisurely home, which he did to the great del it of all his backers, and par- ticularly to the entuckians who had followed fellow here and had bet their “bottom dollars” on winning the race. The two miles and a quarter was made in 4:064%, and Longfellow can- tered home nearly two hundred yards ahead of Harry Bassett, ma. the two and a in 4:34. Description of Longfellow. Longfellow ig a brown horse, five years old, nearly seventeen hands high, with one white heel behind and a blaze of white in his face. He has large, strong fetlock and pastern joints, filling the hoof finely, the cannon bones of each of the hind legs running up broad to the hock, the hock spread outside and as clear as a deers, with full, large stifes. Longfellow is long from the hip tothe whirlbone; the crupper, where it reaches the tail, sets out strong and high, like the Arabian stock. He is wide in the hips, but round and smooth; well ribbed back, with a round chest; long, tapering shoulders, running obliquely toward the hips, making the back look strong and short, presenting much capacity for carrying weight. He has a strong, well turned neck, filling the shoul- ders wide from the crest down; the pole of the neck running into @ prettily formed head, with open jowls and iat throttle, pat ag? easy breathing powers, the connoisseur in the race horse, Longfellow presents more beauties of racing form than any horse we have ever seen. The arm at the elbow, where it leaves the body, is and strong, tapering well to the hoof, with plenty of substance. His true thigh, from the whiribone to the stifle, is so long that it makes the kin, or second appear almost as broad as the stifle itself. The horse appears in perfect order and fit to Tun for a man’s life, and, barri not seem to us that he ts John Harper, of Kentucky, is so well ple him now that he declines selling him at all, and intends taking him back to Kentucky after his en- ments in the North ana breed from him. He will be a capital horse in the stud, as he is a Leam- ington all over, with a little more horse. 1. low was sired by Leamington, dam Nantura, b; Counterplot (known as Brawner’s Eclipse), gran dam Quiss, by Bertrand; g. g.d. by Brimmer; ay g. d. by Blue Beard ; ngs £; g. g. d. by imported Buz- zard (known as the Tarleton mare), who was also the dam of Old Court, by West’s Paragon; Huntress, by Cherokee; Woodpecker, by Bertrand; Lady Adams, by Whipstgr, ac. BOARD OF HEALTH. PERS FREE eI, Disinfecting the Street Gutters. . At the regular meeting of the Board of Health, held yesterday afternoon, a report was received from Commissioner Gross, showing that twenty- nine miles of street gutters had been dis- infected during the past week, at @ cost of $292 56. On motion of Commissioner Manierre $300 were Lk! dio for the continuation of the work. Permission was granted to the undertaker of St. Patrick’s Cathedral to open a vault in that building and remove a body from there to some other cemetery. Upon resolution of Commissioner Manierre it was decided in future to leave the nting permits for the teantion yauits in the hands of the City Sanitary Ins ir, with the- consent of the Chairman of the Sanitary Committee or the President of the Board of Health. A communication was received from the Department of Docks relative to a pile of manure on the pier foot of Vesey street, pelonging to ex-Street-Cleaning Contractor Brown, Upon motion of Henry Smith it was decided to ask the rem: of the manure at the earliest pos- sible moment, ‘The following 1s a comparative ‘statement of con- tagious diseases for the past and previous weeks :— question of panera Se ea ry old, Roarlet. Measter, Dipth’a, Smallpor. ee ye at Jans 9 383 a 8 al EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A BATHING ESTAB. LISHMENT, At the Yorkville Police Court yesterday, before Alderman Plunkitt, Moritz Telling, who has charge of Braun & Sands’ bathing establishment at the foot of Sixty-ffth street, East River, was arraigned on @ charge of robbing his customers, Oscar 0, ndiander, of 272 Washington street, Hoboken, Fymplained that he, with some friends, went to th bath on Monday evening. He gave his clothes and the property they contained into the custody of the prisoner, but when he had got thi and had received back hits clothes he di ered that $26 in cash, @ gold watch, chain and locket were missing. Richard-Arnold, of 20 Second avenue, who had been in the vath about the same time, com, of a similar mistortune having befatien him, and Wil- Mam Wolt, of 368 East Fifty-seventh street, had $48 jn cash stolen from him. An examination was de- manded by ‘TeUing’s counsel, Mr, Nesbitt, and the y case was xet down for examination at nine o'clock this morning. Other complainants, it is understood, out | chiel closed up the daylight, abd as be entered the | are to appear then against Telling, a Employers Massing to Crush the Movement. UNIONS GROWING FEEBLE. They Ask for Money Now or Never. A MONSTER PROCESSION IN VIEW. Meetings of the Bight-Hour Leagues and Con- vention of All the Trades Organizations. The strike still shows the general characteristics it has exhibited for weeks past—a falling off of many of the men, driven by pressing necessity to ‘work any number of hours for any attainable rate of wages, and the same fierce expression of a no- surrender policy by those who still maintain the organized revolt, The most powerful pressure is about to be brought to bear upon the men by the union of all employers, whose permanent Executive Committee holds daily sessions from ten A. M. to ten P. M. at the Hoffman Honse. Backed by wealth, intelligence and an energy as untiring as that of the workmen themselves, they will ina few days have deluged the city with appeals which will find an echo in many an empty cupboard and will wring many a breaking heart. Yet the end can- not even now be foretold. The workingmen hope for aid in money from affiliated societies, with which they will be enabled to once more draw the work- men out, and they depend upon a monster parade to take place on the Ist of August for the awaken- ing of renewed enthusiasm, The Workingmen’s Parade—Meeting of the Committee of Arrangements. Some fifty gentlemen, representing the various trades organizations agitating the eight-hour ques- tion, and one lady, representing Section 85 of the Internationals, were convened at Masonic Hall last night. The meeting was called to order and the minutes of the previous meeting were read. During the reading an irrepressible gentleman, representing the upholsterers, repeatedly gained the floor and suggested various reforms and parlia- mentary rules and precedents for the solemn con- sideration of the body. After considerable sparring with the President, Mr. Peter Daly, that gentleman prevailed upon the unquict member to relapse in @ condition of comparative nonentity. The utes were finally approved. The credentials of the new delegations were handed in, and by a vote of the body accepted. ‘Thirty-six organizations have go far enlisted in cA ee of which twenty-four were repre- ed. Mr. BANKS stated that the Executive Committee had visited since the last meeting fourteen organ- izations, Of these five were represented on the floor, and he thought every one of them would turn out. He advocated the reinforcement of the com- mittee to at least ten members, so that it rant scour Brooklyn and Jersey City. 1t was finally in- creased to twenty. Mr. HARGAN came forward asa delegation. He had been instructed to come to the meeting to see what the purpose, the force, the power and the will of the meeting were. Mr. Hargan was deter- mined to explain, but by persistent effort the Pres- ident caused him to subside, while to allay his wrath & delegate remarked that though dis] to hear eloquent. strangers, they preferred to transact their own business first, Subscriptions were then paid in to Mr. Pardy, the treasurer, Many of the members came without funds, but promised the payment of their assess- ment at the next meeting. After the remarks of a few speakers who had no business to transact elsewhere the Convention ad- journed. The Iron Eight-Hour League. Some four hundred trades unionists out of em- ployment visited the hall of the metal workers at Germania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery, yester- day. No business of importance was transacted, though the report that President Grant had re- ceived their delegation at Long Branch discour- teously was denied. They claim that the President treated them with the utmost cordiailty. The men went into a formal session at eleven o'clock A. M., and a few reports containing nothing of particular or general interest were receiv from committees, ured Five thousand of the men are back at work on the old system, 2,500 are at work on the eight-hour plan, and 2,600 are still on strike. Pay roils, with estimates for three weeks’ funds for relief, amounting to a total of $25,000, have been for- warded to Cleveland. No money has yet been re- cetved in return, but at least $8,000 to $10,000 is ex- pected from that quarter before the end of the pres- ent week. The money paid out by the league,amount- ing in all to about $4,000, was received from dues payable by members working under the eight-hour system and donations from various sources, First Vice President John Roach was interviewed and stated that the principal trouble met with in their efforts nad been boought about by members of the amalgamated societies. These men were not Americans in bm sense, about ninety-six Rer cent of them remaining subjects of Great Britain, though they may have been resident here for years. They had little or no sym- pathy. with American institutions or ‘the erican people, and they wished to carry on the strikes in the Tianchester and Birmingham fashion. Others, who had been reared or were born he wished to ‘operate on a square American plan, snd this had occasioned some dissa‘ ion and ill pe Had they been sol ‘would have long since been thoroughly How- ever, he had not by. apy means abandoned hope nor confidence in the sound sense and honesty of the Ex masse of the men who remained out. It is expected that on the receipt of funds from Clevéland the» enthusiasm of the men will once more be kindied, and those who are working ten hours will again join the movement, The German Eight-Hour League. The Teutonia Hall meeting was organized, as usual, at eleven o'clock A. M. yesterday, and about three hundred persons were present. Reports of Uttie interest or value were received from strag- gling committees, Three manufacturers that had adopted the eight- hour system were reported as having returmed to the ten-hour plan. One of these employed 200 men and the others about twenty each. The wor! in these places are again on strike. honsgore The ‘committee reports about twelve thousand men in the League, and claim that they have ten thonsand at work on the ejght hour system in one hundred and eleven shops and factories, that as fei show no signs of changing base, About four- een hundred are vorring ten hours, and the re- mainder, about six hundred, are still on strike, An Address by the Employers. ‘The following address, isssued by the Employers’ Central Executive Committee, published in the form of @ small pamphlet, and printed in English and German, is this morning being distributed by thousands to the workingmen of the city:— TO THE INTELLIGENT WORKMEN OF Tin UNITED You have been called upon under pressuy ment to demand that eight hours shall o work, and that you shall receive the same wage: eight hours) work {As You have been acc ustomed Fecelve for ten. An ave been asked to assist in preventing ornee ad are willing to do so from working ten ours per day. It ig advanced In support of these demands a ceded to they will secure to-you a greater d ap or than you have hitherto enjoyed. Could we believe hat such A would be obtained by @ reduction of the daily hours of tabor we would do all in our power to bring about the chunge. Our best interests, as ‘well as our best desires, would prompt us to do #0, But a careful investigation of the subject, ‘strengthened by the opinions of intelligent workmen, convinces us that the change would operate unfavorably towards you, and for wing _ If eight hours were made to constitute a day’s work, instead of teu—with the same compensation—food and clothing and comforts of all kinds woufd be in- in value, and your condition would be worse than it ts now. To meet this an advance oe eeed es we ry. and this advance we could not b nig! has price press of our. jor our giealy a8 fo, and advance your waxes ndingly. ut we should be unable fo maintam this sdvance ci account of competition. Many of us wees located in cities, who pay high rents, and w! ‘workmen pay high rents, ty liged to compete others who manu! ire in tl sountey, where the workme! see rally own the houges that they live in; they can procure Food cheaper and dress plainer than die work. ls we woul fe 4 men in the cities, hence they oan Mpork cheaper. nS pay Joos Waxes oud whose capita ets ginem tomer who pa: Tate th reat Boing limabie to pbtali a jer price for oods on account of this competition, we Ahould be WT ON iness if we were ol ours of Tabor or tn our un the epee the com z ‘iat New York isthe best battle . Very ), then, hag ow anes, pmol od tl al in home new held ot Entarpee ie he mechanics—imore seriously afflected—would be driven ployment eleewhere, Most ou recollect the ship carpenters’ strike. Tt was successiul, and the exnplcying tnipbullgess are now to reduce jon therefor. ads ‘and sup amtagee < 4 ten hours or result would be @ ‘one-fifth produets in the moforte would suffer most * Not the whose money would secure they requi workmen, whose only source of incon wages. ‘You are, we. believe, the: the world, and you are em ‘cay ‘our own interest. We therefore advise he unwholesomne, teachings of those, whose oo ‘urope. been Ne all employers in this counts life as Workmnen, ahd their places eee from your ranks. Can you hope to secure promotion can you hope while you live by labor to secure more feast "nln rs fagrine ver indy not. And when “trades unions’ wocleties” call upon you, todo that which you unwise your answer should be That itis one of the highest American citizens to dispose of your wence according to your own good judg Youlare cach capable of so disposing ot them without interference of combinations which serve only to olen inferior workmen at the expense of your superior skill, THE PRINTERS’ STRIKE IN MILWAUKEE. ; MILWAUKEE, July 2, 1872. ‘The printers’ strike created greater excitemen' than any event since the Chicago fire. The new! papers are regularly issued, but show @ lean pearance, They have ousted the union completely. The News says:—The newspapers now the places as ‘rat’ offices and opt the fl ad nick name, They will pay just as high or higher will be J eal ae vy he rules framed as the interest of the journeymen pi will be managed as harmoniously and generar as any union Offices are managed; but they will emancipated from the despotism and terrorism which they have heretofore been held, They will be so governed and conducted that the term ‘rat oMice’ will be nota Fepeonen. or ag rer but it indicate that within them and in the system the; Tepresent neither the employers or employ » ar slaves of a petty, irresponsible and fanatic: tyranny.” THREATENED LABOR STRIKE IN MICHIGAN, Derxorr, Mich., July 2, 1872, ‘The laborers employed in the mills and galt block in Saginaw Valley threaten to strike tomorrow. They demand a reduction of the hours of labor fron twelve to ten hours, The employers express thei determination not to submit, AMERICA. ‘privileges you @ bor and ment, and Cable Between Chile and the Argenting Republic=Trouble in Peru—Dificalty: Between Chile and Peru—Rebuilding aj City tm Ecuador. By the arrival of the steamer Rising Star, from, Aspinwall June 22, we are in possession of the fol- lowing news from South America :— CHILE. Congress was opened on the Ist of June. Tha Transatlantic Telegraph line from Santa Rosa, Ar~ gentine Republic, to Santiago, Ohile, has been for< mally and successfully opened. The agent of the Rothschilds has offered to pur-: chase the railroad from Santiago to Valparaiso, and to lay another line via Melpilla. PERU. Allthe newspapers in Lima, except the penis have been arbitrarily suppressed and their special! editors arrested. The approaching decision of the Electoral Col- lege as to who isto be President is causing much. disquiet, and the signs foreshadow a politica) storm’ has aed ene 4 x cotton crop has been good. Rumors are current of impending dificulties? between Chile and Peru, owing partly to the be-' havior of the Chilean Ambassador at Washington; during the recent conference there about the Spanish-South American Treaty, and also on ac- count of the difficulty between Chile and Bolivia the boundary question. Peru is supposed to ener- getically back Bolivia in the matter. \ ECUADOR. ‘The dates are to June 12. There is no political) news.. Ibarra, the capital of the province of Imba- buru, which was destroyed by earthquake in 1863," has been rehabilitated, blessed and the ruins exor-| cised by the bishop, and the clergy say the olty will: certainiy be restored. ‘ CENTRAL AMERICA, Jesuits Expelled from Guatemala—The ‘War Over in San Salvador—News from Honduras and Costa Rica. By the arrival of the steamer Rising Star, from) Aspinwall June 22, we have received the following! news from Central America :— GUATEMALA. ‘The news is to June 14. The collection of inland duties (customs) has been abolishea, all cities are , open to commerce, except on the frontiers of Chia~ pas, Salvador and Honduras. The Order of Jesuits is declared extinct by the ‘governments, and their goods are to be sold a auction. i Dr. Gilbert Totten, son of Colonel Totten, of th Panama Railroad Company, dicd at Quezaltel on the 29th ult. Ex-President ‘Meaiun avtacked Co the! 1 attacke capital, and after a two days’ fight was doteated,. The war is now considered over and Salvador troops’ are marching homeward. The forces of Salvador were received tn @ friendly manner in Tegucigalpa and Comayagua. TE je is Nourishing in Salvador in spite of the HONDURAS. Arrias, Provisional President, advocates peace his proclamations. He says the war on the part of Salvador and Guatemala has been to liberate the people from the tyranny of Medina, A convention is to be called to form @ new coneti- tution for the country. COSTA RICA. The steamer Juan G. Meiggs, belonging to the Costa Rica Railroad Company, will make month trips to and from New Orleans and Aspin' touching at Belize and Port Lunon. Two more steamers are to be added to the line. NICARAGUA INTEROCEANIC CANAL, Progress of the Exploring Expedition Under the New Commander—The Ocho- mogo Route Likely To Be Decided Upon. Rivas, Republic of Nicaragua, Jane 36, 1872. Tsend you by the earliest opportunity the resulta of the explorations made to find @ cheap and prac- ticable route for an interoceantc canal within the’ limits of this republic. Captain Chester Hatfield, upon whom devolved the command of the surveying party after the unfortunate death of Commander Crosman, arrived at La Virgin. (situ- ated on Lake Nicaragua) the 28th of April last, and,. without a moment's delay, went to work. On the soth of April a party was despatched, under the, command of Lieutenant Rhodes, to survey the Brit ish route, and verify or disprove the results of Colonel Ohild’s explorations im 1860. The + survey was highly favor Asecond , under the command of Lieutenant Noel, left La Virgin on the 1st of May to examine the route from Ls tg to Salinas Bay. This route is utter!y impracticable, and, al it rained constantly, the tolled through hardships and exposures only known to @ tropical country, with indomitable eé: , until they discovered that their labors were fruitiess and then returned to La Virgin, walking #ixty miles. through a@ tropical forest and cutting their own. trail in twenty-five hours. This same Y,. after a rest of two Tow fe were sent, ander the command of Lieutenan' utzé, to survey the Ochomogo roate. The Ochomogo route (or routes, for there are three of them) is certainly the best: yet discovered. There are at least five practicable Toutes within the limits of this repubiic, three of which have been practically surveyed. First—From Brit, on the Pacific, to El Cojin, or Pass San José, on Lake Nicaragua; distance, twenty miles; hest elevation above the level of Lake Nicaragua, forty feet, Second—From Ochomogo, on the lake, to Esca- Janta, on the Pacific; distance about twenty miles; highest elevation from thirty-four to thirty-six feet; and the cutting through this summit is only about five hundred or six hundred yards. ird—From Ochomogo to Nagualapa; distance twenty-six miles, with an elevation about the same last. The deep cutting along this route will be abont two miles. The er officers and men have worked very, hard, and exposed to all the inclemencies of the “rainy season ;’’ nevertheless they are one and alt haie, hearty and robust, thus disproving the oft- asserted le that Nicaragua is a “graveyard” for” foreigners, MURDER BY A MAYOR, Kansas City, Ma,, July 2, 1872. A special despatch from Baxter Springs gives the. details of the shooting of ©, M. Taylor, Deputy United States Marshal and City Marshal of Baxter, by Colonel Boyd, Mayor of that place, on yeni evening. Boyd had hada ¢ with geome and ae warrant for sitet was placed in hands of Taylor, who, on fin Boyd, informed him of the warrant and it to een. fled his willingness to go ith Taylor, bat sud ent U drew a pistol and shot him th the breast, Rill-)’ ing hin instantly. There was an old fond between them, wing out ofa city election. Boyd at 9 retuaed to himself up, fearing that he be lym but Anally surrendered and on ball, Considerable excitement citizens of Baxter held a meetin, jenounced the murder as wilful ane leased and t] and and pledged themselves to take all necessary steps to bring Boyd to justice, b t 4 iy f ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ry Yr , ’ v £