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other feature which the racing season then had 

 to offer was the meeting for the second time 

 between Harry Bassett and Longfellow. It was 

 then generally known that at their previous intro- 

 duction Harry Bassett had not been quite himself, 

 and his signal defeat in the Monmouth Cup was 

 attributed to lack of condition. 



At Saratoga no such excuse could be offered 

 for him, because he was as perfect in bone, sinew, 

 muscle, and flesh as human hands could make him 

 when he lined up alongside the horse from Ken- 

 tucky for the two miles and a quarter of the 

 Saratoga Cup. 



And it was such a race ! On that brilliant 

 Saratoga afternoon when Longfellow appeared 

 in front of the stand with all his lofty grandeur 

 of appearance and marks of high estate he was 

 loudly cheered. Harry Bassett was well received 

 by his friends, but the multitude favored the big 

 one from old Kentucky. 



They cantered to the head of the stretch to- 

 gether, turned, and broke away head and head at 

 the first jump. There was a third horse in the 

 race, but he cut no figure. At the very start it is 

 almost certain that Longfellow struck the quarter 

 of his near fore foot and twisted his plate. 



