The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-16
ExILE's GRAND RACE.
He Defeats Small but First-Class Field
for the Brooklyn Handicap.

He Defeats a Small but First-C1ass Field
for the Brooklyn Handicap.
The attendance at the Gravesend course
yesterday, when the Brooklyn Jockey
Club threw open it gates for the summer
racing season, was enormous Nearly
twenty thousand people were present
1t was glorious day, the track was In
splendid shape and fast, the card an ex-
ceptionally strong one, and with large
fields of starters, speculation in the thirty
five books outside of the Alliance was
very heavy.
The results are as follows
FIVE FURLoNGs FOR sPRINTERs.
The meeting opened with dash of five
furlongs for all ages. Purse 81 900 to the
winner; entrance money (S20 each) to
second horse. Thirteen equine sprinterS
went to the post. Britannia made run
ming throughout, and won easily by four
lengths, King Crab second, a length in the
lead of Reveller, third Time, 1.0lI. Bet
ting-9 to 10 Britannia, to 5afor a place.
Five dollar mutuels paid 50. 50; for place,
1920; King Coal for place, s3O.85.
WON BY A CAST OFF.
For the second event on the card,
handicap sweepstakes at one mile and a
sixteenth, for purse of $1,000, with $3.50
to second horse, nine good class animals
sported silk. One of the Brooklyn Sta
ble's cast-offs, Tea Tray, won by head.
Time, 1881 Betting-4 to 1 Tea Tray,
to for place Mutuels paid $3.50; for
place, S21 .45; Ballston for place, S23.
BANoUET's EXPECTATION STAKES.
Next came the Expectation Stakes, half
a mile, for two-year-olds, at 800 each,
with 81 500 added, of which $500 went to
second horse. No less than fourteen
youngsters faced the starter Belisarius
jumped away in the lead, followed by
Ballarat, Centaur. the Eccola colt and
Bronze and Blue. Half furlong from
the wire Banquet came with rush and
won by a length. Belisarius was second,
two lengths in front of Houston, third.
Time, 49, seconds. Betting, to (Scott's
stable); straight 2 to for place (Scott's
stable). Mutuels paid $3.50 (Scott's
stable); for place, $24.70 (Scott's stable);
Belisarius for place (Belmont's stable),
S9.S5.
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Next on the programme was the great
event of the day, on which, in the winter
and post book betting, millions of dollars
changed hands This was the Brooklyn
Jockey Club Handicap, one mile and a
quarter.
A septette of royalty bred cracks were
weighed out for by an equal number of
the best jockeys. that ever sat in
hailed from the Belmont Stable, with
Garrison in the saddle, was made slight
favorite over Terra Gotta, the Western
wonder, and the mighty Hanover, who
carried the Dwyer Brothers banner, was
heavily supported. Elkwood, who won
the great Suburban Handicap last year,
was well supported in the books, Exile
and Juggler the Clifton crack, also car
ried large amount of money.
A furlong from the wire Exile shot to
the front from Prince Royal and Terra
Gotta, and won somewhat easily at the
finish by a length and p half from Prince
Royal, who was second, eight lengths in
front of Terra Gotta, third; Elkwood
was fourth; Juggler, fifth; Hanover,
sixth, and Richmond, last. Fractional
time Quarter, % seconds; half mile, so
seconds; five furlongs, 1.04; three-quar-
ters, 116; seven furlongs, 1.2S1s; Mile,
Lax; Finish, 2.0719.
Betting, to l Exile, 2 to for place.
Mutuels paid $3.50; for a place, $23. 80;
Prince Royal for place, $3.50.