The Washington critic., 1889-05-16
THE SPORTING WORLD.

1000 were i'll the Brooklyn Jockey |
Club grounds yesterday The event of
the day, the much discussed Brooklyn |
handicap, about which everybody had |
been talking for months, was the fourth |
event on the programme, and the great |
asscmbagc which had only permitted |
stray bursts of enthusiasm to overflow |
from the enormous supply they had in |
reserve, tore away the iloodgates, and |
the buzz Of tongues and general air OF |
unrest showed that something ont of !
the ordinary was about to occur The
withdrawal of Gorgo, Connemara, Bella
b., Niagara and Marauder, left as
starters, Hanover, Terra Gotta, Elk
wood, Prince Royal Exile, Richmond
and Juggler. The Chicago stables
with Mclaughlin in the saddle, was
| first to appear for warmingup gallop
and watches were set agoing rs the
handsome chestnut, that many claim
| should have won last years Suburban,
| was permitted to extend himself. He
| covered the quarter in 81 seconds, and
| came down past the start at slow gal.
| lop, both horse and rider receiving great
! applause. When Mclaughlin stepped
| on the scales to weigh out he was
| Mortified to find that he weighed 125
| pounds and struggling against the en-
| croachment of nature had been for
| nothing and he begged Mr.. lIankins TO
| put Fitzpatrick up in his stead. The
| only way Mclaughlin could ride was
| to declare five pounds overweight and
! so IL was that Mclaughlin rode at the
4 extreme overweight The betting ring
| was scene of wild disorder before the
handicap. Prince Royal was the favor
i,c at odds of 8 to 5 against with Terra
Gotta second choice Mt . to 3 and Han
over third favorite at . TO /. These
| quotations tell the tale of how the pen
cillers made their .cinch books. The
best odds against the others were 8 TO |
each, Exile and Elkwood; 10 to / jug
gler, and IL to I Richmond. A warn
ing cry of they're OFF, caused STAN
pedc from the ring, but IL was only n
breakaway with Hanover and Prince
Royal well up in front and Exile, the
cause of the false start. cutting up
didos at the post.
AT last all broke on nearly even terms;
blue maroon, old gold black, white,
scarlet, red and yellow, and the long
line of spectators stretched twenty-five
deep from the start to the stand, both
in the inner and outer fields, shout
with one voice: They're off - The
start was almost perfect, and down the
straight they came, with Hanover,
Prince Royal, Exile, Terra Gotta and
Juggler almost abreast, Elllwood and
Richmond behind under pull. At the
furlong pole Mccarthy sent the light.
weighted Jugglcr out to kill or be
killed, and, as he challenged Hanover
and ran head and head past the stand,
the crowd cheered enthusiastically.
Juggler had his head in front of Han
over at the stand and Hanover led
Prince Royal by neck. Terra Gotta
came next, length away, neck be-
fore Exile, who led Elkwood and Rich
mond by two lengths. Time for the
first quarter twenty five seconds. AT
the quartcr-pole, or half a mile from
the start, which was made in fifty
seconds, Juggler was the leader by
half u length, Hanover second,
three lengths before Terra Gotta,
half length before Exile a half
before Richmond and Elkwood last
Mart riding him vigorously In the
run TO the half Hanover stopped per-
ccptibly, PRINCE Rayal and Exile both
passing him, and the cry, "Hanover's
broken down., was heard on all sides.
Both Garrison and Hamilton now began
driving, and Prince Royal and Exile
closed up. Passing the half they had
reduced Juggler's lead to three-quarters
: of length, and in the middle of the
upper turn first Prince Royal and then
Exile headed him. Mclaughlin now
set sail with Terra Gotta, and into the
stretch they came with Prince Royal in
,, the van, and Exile only half a length
u away. Juggler was third, half length
behind Exile, and Terra Gotta and
: Hanover were on even terms. Grad
! ually Exile wore the leader, and at tht
furlong post the race was over, Exile
y coming away and winning in grea
; style, by two lengths, in 2:073, half {
" second slower than the best on record
: Prince Royal captured the place witt
= ease, Terra Gotta finishing third, siA
. lengths away, three lengths before
: Elkwood, who came very fast in TIL,
7 stretch, Juggler, Hanover and Rich
mond pulling up.
With the exception of one innins
Washington played rattling game yes
lerday. Haddock pitched like n vet
= eran and every position was well Gov
= cred. Following are few appropriate
remarks:
, Our baseball aggregation,
:, On II there are no fes;
The public, when 1t wins game,
y Laud it to the skies.
= But when they fail to win game,
/; Their spirits quickly droOp,
! A feeling comes DER every one
d That the club is in the soup.
The CRITIC always gives them cheer
I They cannot always win;
J. Out OF the soup they soon will come,
o And dump their opponents in.
: The games yesterday resulted as fol
= lows; indianapolis, A; Washington,
u Philadelphia, 0; Chicago, 8. Boston, :
y Pittsburg, T. New York, 16; Cleveland
2, st. Louis, 8; Baltimore, Z, Brooklyn
10; Cincinnati, 8. Hartford, 13; Easton
. o. Worcester, .; Newark, 1-l3 innings
g Jersey City, IL; Lowell, A. York, 4
y Harrisburg, 3. Cuban Giants, 10; Phil0
y delphia Giants /. Lancaster, 10; Read
:, ing, 3. Princeton, II; University,
"a Highland, 8; Chester, 3, Norristowr
a III Houston 3.
T. Shock was generally blamed for try