Harry Bassett and Longfellow 343 



They came on at a strong pace, Harry Bassett 

 slightly in the lead, and at the stand the latter 

 was a short length ahead. Longfellow ran under 

 a very hard pull. He soon got to Bassett's girths 

 and then was taken back again. It seemed that 

 he could have collared Harry Bassett at any 

 time. The first mile back to the head of the 

 stretch was run in 1.45 J. Coming down the 

 home-stretch the second time the pace was in- 

 creased to the stand, where Longfellow was at 

 Bassett's head. On the turn, running on the 

 inside, Bassett led a little again. But once more 

 Longfellow hauled up on him and was going 

 strongly and gamely. All this time he must have 

 been much incom.moded by the plate, which had 

 doubled itself and bedded into the sole of his foot. 



They had now run a mile and a half, and the 

 pace for the last half-mile had been very great. 

 It had been run in better than 50 seconds. 

 Soon after passing the quarter-pole Longfellow 

 faltered in his stride, and his rider had to call on 

 him. It was the first call which he had heard 

 in that season. He answered with the finest 

 resolution. 



But something had gone wrong. Longfellow 

 faltered, gave a lurch in his stride, and then 



