Harry Bassett and Longfellow 347 



Jerome Park, October 4, he was unplaced to 

 Preakness for the Manhattan Handicap. Same 

 place, October 11, he was second to Preakness 

 for the Grand National Handicap, two miles and 

 a quarter, in 4.08 J. Same place, October 15, won 

 Handicap Sweepstakes, two miles, beating Katie 

 Pease, Merodac, Village Blacksmith, Victoria, 

 Warlike, and Wheatley in 3.39f. 



Baltimore, October 25, beat Shylock, Warlike, 

 M. A. B., Dick Jackson, and Lady Clyde, two- 

 mile heats, in the mud, in 3.56, 3.5 7 J. M. A. B., 

 Lady Clyde, and Dick Jackson were distanced 

 in the first heat. October 27, was distanced by 

 True Blue in the first heat of four miles; time 

 7.49. The winnings of Harry Bassett this year 

 amounted to $1600. 



Entering his sixth and last year, Harry Bas- 

 sett appeared first at Jerome Park, October 3, 

 1874. He had closed the preceding year so 

 much impaired that he was not brought to the 

 post during the early part of the season. He 

 was beaten in his first race, three-quarters of 

 a mile, by Countess, with Mr. Cameron's War- 

 minster-Sophia filly second, and Harry Bassett 

 third, Audubon and Lotta Moon behind him ; 

 time i.i6|. Same place, October 7, he was 



