New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-16
THE BARD'S BATTLE ROYAL.
"A SPLENDID VICTORY OVER HANOVER

rHr BRooKLYN HANDICAP FALLS TO THE BEST
MORSE.
II the sun had shcnc yesterday morning host
that would have equalled tho famous multitude ~
the Suburban last year would have poured into tno
gates Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club. But II the day
had been clear and fine tho transportation routes
vouh have been overwhelmed and blockaded beyond
endurance AS It many unfortunate delays
occurred although the heavy rains Of the forenoon
kept thousands Of people from the track But IL
was a wise decision of the club to race In spite OF
the weather, and the afternoon trains were heaVhy
lsden until when tho great race OF the day, tne
grooklyn Handicap, was reached, the army OF eager
suectators was big one.
Nearly all the well known racing men OF the eouh-
try were on tho grounds, although some western
owners were looking after their interests at LOUIS
VILE The Chicago faro-bank keepers, VINO nave
just won a big stake in the West, after some queer
work with their colt, were not at Brooklyn, ana u
was well for them that they we're not Their WISE
course would be to stay away from the Atah'"
Coast all tho season, or some AWKWARD qoes'o
may be asked them In fact, no decent 1ocRe. oi"o
can afford to accept an entry from them uh'ii VI.
chastity In and out running OF their thrco-
colt Is explained. To do anything OF the sor' 49,
he simply to invite the invcctve ana oon'oF
all honest men. ora stand
Among the groups In the clubhouse gran" 49,
80 1,,ar,.n stretcb were Leonard W. jerome, oowed
~th the weight of wears, but stu foremost III '"'
asht for honest racing the keen-cyed Dwycr no'n'
always on the alert: the generous ana isr, n'."
Master of Preakness courteous Coione1 0'""'o"'
Ioutsiana's leading turfman; James u. n b""N
all whose waking hours are full OF plans 1or po""e
The prosperity of the Coney Island Jockey Ciao ZAP
.a, Cot.r whose zeal for the interests of Monmouth
pork nevor flags: H. D. Mcintyre, whose work as sec
rotary and Handicapped Of the Brooklyn JOCKEY 'iuo
has won enthusiastic praise on all sides ID. a.
whose powerful stable is at Jerome PARK aios' i"u'
Cor hr,Iiant triunphs sage old Green Norris TO whom
racing secrets are open book; A. l. "oioo'' oi'
nerly Of California, whose colors may DC seen on INC
turf again this year: Pierre Lorard. ir' who mas III
har,,ed the racing cories of Rancocas Oden Bow1o'
ir and Frank Carroll CALAMITY UNFOLDING the hohor
n. MARYLAND my Maryland Major Robertson, "hoee
judgment Of the relative merits OF horses Is rare' az
fault: ex-Judge Frederick G. Gedney ana George W.
Carr who have turned aside for few hours nom pro-
found study of legal lore to discuss the pedsees ao
achievements Of thoroughbreds Julius Chambers D. D.
Bruce, Hamilton Busbey, f. Berry WILL anu H'
more worthy Of mention.
A I Csssatt owner of The Bard, was IN Pafls,
but Mr. Jerome telegraphed TO him promptly the re-
suit of the Brooklyn Handicap. d. d. Withers' VINO
rarely misses great in the East was absent for
some unknown reason
1t was the opening of legitimate racing on the At
lantIc Coast, and superbly successful 1t was Inc
hero of the day The Bard, who won the BROOKLYN
Handicap in style that proved his complete recovery
OF all his speed and power of year ago. Ihs seeiuS
incredible after so long, serious and so exhausths
an illness rs no suffered from for months after the July
of 1887 But his race left no doubt on that point.
IL the racing writer Of The Tribune had thought THIS
possible, he never would have preferred Hanover 10
The Bard as the winner Of the Brooklyn. Inc race
resulted as was predicted in this column yesterday In
a fight at the finish between these two alone, anu
magnificent struggle it was. Hanover was hanover
again and he strove nightly. But The Bard was
al nd
careful observer half mile from the end that, barring
accidents The Bard must win, for he then moved up
TO Hanover's head with sumptuous and Imperial easo'
and Mclaughlin whipping hard down the lower
turn stoutly and gamely the noble Chestnut SON u
HIndoo toled and strained to keep pace with tho 70
sistless and royal son of Longfeilow. But IL WIS
hopeless task and coming away at tho close Inc oaro
won somewhat easily, although ridden out
Grotesoue efforts have been made In certain quar-
tors to merits Of Tho Bard and cast con-
tempt upon him. Why? The Bard Is honest gsne'
fardealng modest unpretentious, busincss-like, with
no nourisbes nothing specious, hollow or countere1
about him. Why should any one libel and SANDER
him and try to excite hostility to himf He is con-
scentous upright and vlrtuous ANIMAL IL there eVor
was one and he genuine racehorsc OF high class.
Why throw mud at him
SAD indeed were the whimsical guessers, blind
dreamers of dreams chcwers of moonshne and gupcrs
Of the east wind who fed themselves with fond hopes
that such horses Saxony Orinamme, Favor Vo-
lante, Exile and Kaooah could defeat TWO such
champions as The Bard and Hanover These Well
meaning but inefficient quadrupeds were scattered Ke
that saxony split a Roof But If saxony had had
thousand sound unsrit hoofs and every hoQi sax
ony he could not have beaten The Bard or Hanover:
Does any owner in America desire to match his Dese
horse against The Bard -,.,,o a.,
play Of the highest and best 1ochcyshp. lie Knows
The Bard to the tip OF his tail and The Bard Knows
him They great pair.
It was rumored ON the track that horse called
S sy an and wadhS gait and profound
belief I'm luck, horse of Infinite promise ana lhsg
entertalning his trainer with long lectures on the
responsibilities Of public position, started In tho BROOK
lyn Handicap, but nothing bearing that name was
ever seen in the first half Dozen perhaps the rumor was
false And yet some thousands of spectators got an
nag fell at the start As he faded from view altogether
while the race was COINS on cynical 9ssse bsd
stopped in the kstrcch to study the relations of the
Democratic party TO Civil Service Reform, become DO
covered in the Custom House looking Collector
Magonos Civil Service record he should be sent by OK
Americas favofitc Jockey McLaushlin won the
Mt f Oregon Ml'n his rival Of last year did not have
n s ssS& o Sssnsss 's ssr
the first quarter milo he essed his colt ana then
called him in the last furlong beating the tsvor
son Of onondaga and sRylight but is BY no means
the best Of the Dwyer twoyear-olds and Is probably
Laughln had been on either Buddhist or the Minnie
Brown colt, the Brown colors would havo been nrst
Dry Monopole outclassed the others In tho second
race so much that he easily. II he had been
started in the Brooklyn Handicap he might have been
third to Tho Bard and Hanover ., -
The management of the course was successral dn ID
every way. The starting was good perfect orud 1s
was maintained and the Brooklyn Club covered itself
with credit
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