St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
BETTER TAKE WARNING.
Brooklyn Jockey Club Races
Show the American Club What
Young Blood Can Do.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, May 3O.-The race for
popularity between the young Brook
lyn and the veteran American Jockey
club, has resulted in a decided victory
for the Brooklyn Jockey club. During
the winter, when the dates were dis
cussed, the Brooklyn Club claimed that
it was entitled to one Of the public holi-
days in this state, and urged that it
should have Decoration day for its races,
at least on every alternate year. The
American Jockey club took absolutely
no notice of this claim, and then the
Brooklyn Jockey club determined to
race against the older association. The
result was a crushing defeat for the
American club. There were fully
$4,000 people at Prospect park, and the
crowd was so great that in the betting
ring the boOkmakers' booths were
moved outside the pavilion to enable
the crowd to move, and even then it
was next to impossible to get bet on.
The card was a grand one, but,
on account of the rain last
night, the track was very heavy,
and consequently scratchings were
numerous. The worst disappointment
the rain fall brought was the failure of
the meeting between The Bard and the
crack three-year-old Emperor of Nor
folk. The Emperor cannot go in the
mud and hence he was scratched. AS
the others also pulled out, walk over
was left to The Bard, who cantered
over the course. To make up for the
loss of this race the committee divided
the entries for the selling race, and
thus seven entries and a walk over
were decided. For the opening two
year-Old race Harrisburg was voted the
good thing and backed at any odds. He
justified this confidence by taking the
track soon after the field got well under
way and keeping the lead throughout,
winning by two lengths. Darling was
when she tired badly, and Volunteer
beat her length and a half for the
place. Although Favor had been
ASSIGNED THE CRUSHING WEIGHT
of 130 pounds in the mile and furlong
handicap, he was yet practically the
favorlte, Bessie June crOwding him
close. The lightweights James A, Ban
Cloche and the Cyclone Colt made the
running head and head till the half
mile post, when the Cyclone Colt drew
out. Favor then began his run, fol-
lowed by The Bourbon. In the stretch
both closed on the Cyclone Colt, but in
away and won easily by three lengths,
with Favor second, a length before the
Cyclone Colt, the others beaten off.
Oregon made an exhibition of his two
competitors for the fremont stakes.
Harebell and Luciene ran head and
head till nearing the three-uuarters.
when Oregon closed and coming away,
won in the cOmm0nest kind of a canter
by three lengths. Harebell beat Luz
ceine by six lengths for the place. For
the Fort Hamilton handicap, Specially
and WinOna were even favorites, while
Now or Never also had a very strong
following: Tea Tray, however, upset
the pot by taking the track with the fall
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two lengths, with Now or Never
who had been chasing him throughout,
second, a dozen lengths in front of the
Maxim filly. There was never anybody
In the hunt except the first two. The
victory was complete surprise and the
Dryers who own the colt, did not have
a penny on. Only two started for the
1OO-pOund race at mile and furlong,
Pontiac and Dry Monopole. The
former, it was generally known, was
not yet ready for fast race, and hence
the latter was favorite. Dry Monopole
led all the way and won easily by two
lengths. Pontiac was held under the
SToUTEST KIND OF A PULL
till into the stretch, but when Palmer
called on him, there was no run in him.
The first of the selling races was unex-
pectedly captured by Refund, who won
cleverly after good finish with Flor
ence NJ. Amalgam was thought to be
good thing for this race but though he
led all the way till into the stretch he
died away at the end. For the last race
Adrian was hot favorite, with Orlando
also well back. CalOra, however. made
all the running and won handily by
four lengths with Adrian second, three
lengths before Cholula, who was second
till into the Stratch yIhaI, ha diad