| Show lift 1111 lorri HIS hatt tm no I 1 JONI I 1 acm arom the turf aloa mil and turn rum I 1 was waa the art to come on the tract track and aboa ha h was led through the gate there wax was a mob like rush to catch a near glimpse of him blanket was removed irom him and presently y he was saddled an and 1 mounted when the black jockey slowly clowley settled in the stirrups and then rojo rode past the grand stand hero was a wild tumultuous outhunt of applause A borso noyer never received a warmer prouder ovation and the ovation praed that the lofty headed brown was a great favorite with willi the non latting portion or of the people 11 harry bus sctt camo came on tho the track and 0 nd mounted for the fray ile he also was received with wah wild cheering but the applause to be a abade loss leas earnest than that which had greeted long fellow abile the I 1 rown horse borso tornch mind and cantered canler cj around the course to the left slowly around the track to the right the movements of the two animals were bosely watched after so EO many mouths of anticipation we now were stand standing the brink ria of 0 f the stem reality in a few minutes more aud and the quck question tic would be settled which had so long lone agitated the sporting world the hour wa bi big with the bo event the moment was wa of tho housan ll of people distant ili stant froni from the park arl were acx loudly waiting tailing for the telegraph pl to flabbi flath them lings of tho the agia tile the rues so tage a would fly to them on tho kinei of lightning aning but we who stood panting and full fail of excitement on the course should read the truth with our own e eyes yes blowey t tho be horses cantered in ia op opposite polite dirce llona and lilo 1110 courtly knights 0 of f old they each other just juit where the red flog dug was held aloft at the 5 marling r point in a few each t turned and wal walked ked back to the half mile pole 1010 and now they como come up lr the word more blore eagerly were not of s strained and it was awful to think of tho the great hood good of emotion suppressed in the couo irmath harry bassett ISis sctt has the polo we nye du do not bear tile drum dram top tap but WO w we see the timing flak flag and behold the horses hones bound bould away the in the lead onward sweep the horses bown both hold held slightly in check Bas bassetta bassetts limbs beautifully and longfellow fp riDging forward with easy fat far teach ine stride they go by the grand gracd stand braad cheered to the very echo end tand k cap pon on they go fast although long hu deceptive action Menu to be on odly in a buop abe 1 be ade is ii tt ill having the lead As A the they pass t the he bradl ra stand bland c alca eg the rail raid from bassett liaf jett while I 1 le ionic of roll ov avor c r the cour courie I 1 ibo be chomut will cloro on him again houtho hou fator favorers fut Orera ers of oltha the blue and red these theae rica men are batill hopeful full though lithey bew to feel a ly buckl all ness nem in the throat lipsctt issett is i izetti Dg the spur now the friends ol at longfellow Long tellow as the till tail with a taia jerk flics into the air Long longfellow rellow has now dow passed the starting makin g the two miles indes in folot lie jo is going boio at his case whilo while the chestnut is laboring la honn laboring while hu his backan are bli blinking aking in ia choir biota alio race was wa practically over oter now continued linued to receive both whip and spur 7 t but lie be would not a or could 1 not rally r and d long flaw home 0 an n easy sy ficner in nor 01 of the contest such sach a r roar 0 2 cans ad 9 greeted ted him when b bo piard lunde r the string I 1 never heard and never expect to hear ben again men dien mind and yemen women are rc wild with excitement hota hats were thrown iu in the dirt air aro are flutter aj io in snowy storms and voices yelled until tile alie throats were dra nod and wre sore longfellow was followed by uy thousands along the abo stretch as ho he was led from the course nod ins his black rider was vas and praised poor baertl llao sett t ho he bad cutup cut up badly defeat had cometo como to him bim at t last and with pride huoi blod to I 1 abo be dust duat I 1 lo ho 10 was quietly led to bia stallo such a blow allow I 1 A stouter heart than colonel bl Mc Dainel eDaniel a roay may well havo have quailed under it to might there h r aro many speculations is as to the theca cau alb defeat of tho favorite the moat pla plausible u of which is la that lie win wan out ont of con condition d i tion I 1 have not tho the desire oren even if I 1 bild bad tile lie timo time to discuss the vari various long theories advanced I 1 ay jy iy tired b hand kniland and tired braidi refuse Tod to do more but let mo not close this hastily lias tily written letter without faling the that many pan who even bet on harry join t abo lz 0 multitude in eap exp vs ing them themselves wives pa d t that h t so much life biving sufaine uni hinc should hav 6 como into I 1 abo a heart as came into it to boar oar |
