338 The American Tborougbhred 



Helmbold, at the same place, for the Bowie 

 Stakes. He met horses of acknowledged merit 

 in all of his races. The mention of the names 

 of Mary Clarke, Morlacchi, Wanderer, Mon- 

 archist, Nellie Gray, Preakness, Helmbold, and 

 Stockwood is sufficient evidence of this fact. 



Entering his fourth year, Hariy Bassett had 

 more reputation as a successful race-horse than 

 any other then upon the turf. At this time 

 there was a horse in Kentucky who had, by 

 repeated conqu^ests in the South and East, made 

 an impression upon the people of the former 

 section that he was able to compete successfully 

 with this magnificent son of Lexington. It is 

 hardly necessary to say that this was Longfellow, 

 the son of imported Leamington out of Nantura 

 by Counterplot, alias Brawner's Eclipse. He 

 was a year older than Harry Bassett, was a rich 

 brown, of massive frame and prodigious speed, 

 was owned by Mr. John Harper, an old bachelor, 

 the possessor of a fine estate in the region of 

 blue-grass, in Kentucky. He had a keen taste 

 for a fine horse, had had years of experience on 

 the turf and also in rearing and breeding racers. 

 To a strong mind and sound native judgment 

 he had the advantage of a familiarity with horse- 



