St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
Exile Wins the Brooklyn
Handicap in a Terrific
Contest,
In Which He Defeats Prince
Royal, Terra Gotta and
Hanover.
Ten Thousand People Yell
Themselves HoarSe Over
the Race.
Several Celebrities and Many
Ladies PpeSent--Tpack
Talk.

New YORK, May 15.-The Brooklyn
handicap has been run and won, ana
Exile is the victor. Fifteen thousand
people saw him win, and not one OF
them will forget the grand sight to his
dying day. After the third race, just
before the great event, there was
rush to the bookmakers' betting shed,
which soon so filled it that the men
could hardly do business. Men clam
ore6 like mad and fought like wild ami
mails for chance to stake their money
on their favorites. The wild mania to
get bet at any odds seemed to pervade
the multitude. Had there been four
times the number of bookmakers, all
would have been rushed to accommo-
date the tremendous number of bet
tiers. While the gamblers were playing
their money other throngs visited the
paddock to see the great horses groomed
and saddled for the fray. When it was
all over, and EXile'S neck was encircled
with the mammoth floral shoe brought
to crown the winner, there were many
cheers, but they were mixed with re-
grets that the eX-king of the turf had
Jared so badly. A finer day for racing
purposes could not have been had. The
early arrivals at the track found that
the course was in excellent condition.
Though a little damp underneath, it
was dusty on top, and many pronounced
it fast, while few thought it was a sec
ond or so slow. There was tremen-
dous crowd present. uNot only did New
York and Brooklyn pour forth multi
tudes, but even Boston and Phi]adel-
phia sent large representations.
Among the prominent gentlemen pres
Belmont, President Withers. of Mon
mouth park; Capt. Connor, Col. Sim
mons, president of the Louisville Rae
ing association; Senator Pinchback, of
Louisiana; William Lisha. Lf Louis
vile: the Haggins, pere and son, of
California: NJ. F. Dwyer, and Judge
Delmar. Lead pencils. clasped in the
dainty fingers OF ladies fair made notes
of the bets. Carriages were arrayed in
phalanXes about the course. Hand
some women tiuttered from them in
gayest of spring attire. Many wore the
coIors of their favorite equines at their
breasts. The crowd, warmed up by the
first race, grew excited and yelled them
selves hoarse as preliminary to get
ting their throats in shape to do justice
to the handicap. A magnificent floral
offering repcsed in Secretary McIn-
tyres Office 1t was in the form of a
horse shoe, about five feet high, COM
posed of the choicest flowers. Running
around the shoe, to represent nails, was
the inscription, ''BroOklyn Handicap"
1t was destined for the winner. Three
horses were scratched this morning,
the unfortunates being George,
the Californian, Marauder and
nj
masses of people crowded the
grand stand, filled the sward, lined up
to the fence surrounding the track, and
indeed seemed to filled every available
nook and corner. In addition to the
thirty bookmakers there were fonr
straight and four place S. mutual ma
chimes and one straight and one place
s25 mutual machine. There was also
betting in the American auction pools.
The officers of the day we're: Col. Sim
mons. Clarence Mcdowell and j. F.
Brewster, judges; j. Brush, C. COrne-
helsen and Mr.. Walden, timers. j. f.
Caldwell was the starter.
First race, five furlongs-Starters: Reveller,
Britannia, Cyclops, st. Joseph, Persimmons,
Salisbury. King Crab, Vance, Martha Mon
soon, Benedict, Jay F. Dee, Soncy Lass.
Monsoon was the first horse out, and
the black red sleeves of the Manhattan
SldUlG WtlS lilS III SU w dlOullu GIlC
track. Jimmie Mclaughlin had a chill
Just before this race, but he determined
on riding. There was delay at the
post. but after three trials they were
given an excellent start, King Crab
going away i'm the lead with Benedict,
Britannia, Cyclops and Persimmons
next, and the rest close up. Going up
the back stretch, Benedict took the
lead, followed closely by Britannia
and Cyclops. At the head of the home
stretch Benedict was two lengths in the
van, but Britannia Immediately closed
upon him, and half way home he had
him collared. From that out there was
only one in it, Britannia, he winning
with ease in 1:0111S. but a second slower
than the record. King Crab was a
length before Reveller, third.
2 Second race, ,one and one-sixteenth miles
Starters: Bralt Ballston, Inspector B. Con-
nemara, Frank Ward, Marauder, Tea Tray.
Brother Ban and Seawood.
This was beautiful race. After one
breakaway they were sent away in
splendid style, with Brother Ban, Con-
nemara, Frank Ward and Inspector B
almost in line and the others immedi-
ately behind. Frank Ward was head
before BallStOn at the stand. The lat
ter ran out and led from this out to the
last jump. where Tea Tray, who had
come up the stretch like a whilwind,
nipped the victory by a head, almost at
the line in 1881, Ballston second,
Brother Ban third. Mutuals, $3.50
straight. With the closing of the Sec
ond race anticipation and excitement
over the greatest of the events began
to increase. The feminine portion OF
the enthusiasts were excited as could
well be, and piled their escorts with
nueStiOnS abOut the horses
Third race, Expectation stakes, half a mile.
Starters; Eccola Colt Belisarius Colt Bal
larat Civil Service. Chaos, Banquet: Cen
taur, Flatbush Huston, DAILY, Phoebe, Home
The field was too large to be handled
easily, and it was not until they had
broken away several times that they
were dispatched on their way. with
Houston in the lead, Centaur
next and Chaos, the Eccola
colt and DAILY heading the ruck.
Belisarius and Banquet made the rum
ming. The finish was terrific one and
BANQUET won by length in :491S, Bell
sarius second, was an open length be-
fore Houston. third. Phoebe, Ballarat,
the California horse, Flatbush, the Ec-
cola colt, Civil Service, Chaos, Bronze
and Blue, Centaur, Unadaga, Homeo-
pathy and Daily followed in a ruck.
The mutuals paid So4.6O straight and
s24.7O for place.
Fourth race the Brooklyn Jockey club
handicap, for three-year-ol and upward at
500 each if declared out; the club to add
an amount necessary to make the gross
value of the stakes S1O, 900, Of which $1,000
to second and 81 900 to third; mile and one
fourth-Starters: Hanover, Taylor, ~. 70