The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Prosp of the Horses Entered for
the Great ace at Gravesend.

ACppHtyNts lONtl
NEW YORK, May lib fore two weeks
have passed the b ooklyn ha dlcap, the
first of the great future events to b. decided
in the vicinity II New, York will ba run
and won over the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs
track at Grave end, ami the public will
know 9ll abou1 the event and how 1t was
run from the start t q ish. Toe raco was
never more open sinca its inceph IN tha
this year, aud spectators have a Y mum ber
| OF good horses to choose fro u, and a fair
cOance 20 land their bets at long odds.
The Bard's victory last year was 6ntici-
| pa cd in measn e, and five to one
was the very best figure that could be OBJ
tained agai lst him wlsn the b rises went
! to the post for the race. He had the race
! won after three quarters Of a mi o had been
traverse a ID it Is doubtful whether any
| no SO this country has ever seen could have
| lowered the cOloTs OF the son of Lougf How
| on that occasion. The bard, with the rest
| of Mr.. Cassat 5 string is now al the Chest
| erbro)k quart RS at the Sheepshead bay
| c urse, where he will be given the
finishing touches for the big race. He
| Is eli right; hi injured leS which was re-
| sIonsihle for his defeat in the Freeh"ll
stake last year by Firensi at NJ mouth
| Park having been entirely cured by the
| judici us treatment of trainer Hug sinI
1t Is IN re than broadly hinted that Mr..
| CasS tt has strong hope of inning the
Br oklyn agai and it may be the uattle
of last year over again between Hanover
| and the Bard. Ha over is moving miles
in Al al Gravesend, a ID all d)ubts as TO
his log stcnduR ralni < have dsa ppeared.
Mr.. Pail Dwyer coltende last sprin tnat
Hanover could always down the Bard at
eve weights when both we e fit. He is in
receipt Of six pou DIS Ia the Brooklyl, AMI
time will tell tle tale. Prince X va, Mr..
A Ia .l A
old, is said 70 be doing great work, a mile
IN ;i6 being credited TO i'm. When the
welgn $ for { 10 BtDOklyl were made y bic
in February Snapper" Garriso l., VIII
rode the Prince il nearly all his Winning
races last fall and who is under O.
tract o Il le for Mr.. b ,lmont during tue
coming season, anxiously inquire what
impo,t Secretary Mel tyre ad allo tod
him, aud upon being told I'D pounds, he
b came quite juhlant, aunoI lci ~ "he
w.ll win iJ beyond dpubt.n So ator
Hearst, great 4 year old tilly, Gorgo, is
a other ca ldl iat5 SO we'll thDug OF { at
she cannot be overlooked. She is Il, TO run
| Tor a mans life now, Mr.. Allan having
given her a special prepar ttion, aud with
| l13 pounds u Il odds Of 80 TO against he
sne 10 ks 20 nptlng fOr II 20. o. ole of
| 5le stable doors at Senator Hear5t's
| Sheepshead Bay stable is nailed Il list
| of entries for the Brooklyn aud
curren1 ids against them. Opposite the
name of Gorge somebod has Wi ton
"hanl Is down" The tip ought to bs W rth
| something. OF the minor ca di lates the
| c anc's OF the 4-year. old Ju ygle by Jils
! johnson, with ouL 100 pounds or so up, are
| tho most rosy. This colt ran a mile and a
! sixteenth at the Clifton three-quarter
| track ON Tuesday last, IN Lao, carrying
| l25 Dou ds, and winning the ce ten ial
| handicap hanls down. He would he good
| 81. I,1ft.
| 2-year- Ids in tbs d yer and hea, 81 strings,
and honUrs will be close y infested an
| - irdy earned IN the early spring events Al
| Brooklyn and jerome over tae I. s. @. this
| spring.
| Jyhn Lawrence Sullivan, the quon Ian
| ride of Is 'Ston, but now the cy lo3ure of
all pugii tic eyes in q than, tells me thai
no Will win his title with Kilrain july
| 3, beyond u doubt. Ills recent ben fit
| net.ed hi over s., ,2)0. tina managers Of the
| affair refusing 10 deduct penny for ex-
| lenses. John will go into training bef re
| this appears in p, int, 'mewhers on Long
Island. near the shore, where he can have u
| co d bath whe he desires He viii re
| main north preparing 70 his fight until three
weeks before the date greei upon, wheh he
| will go to New Orleans Klrail ami
| Mitchell will arrive mere alb nut the middle
| of this mon b, and the frie ds Of the Bali
more man signify leir Intention NJ giving
| him a rousng welco ne on his return.
| Cunning" Mitchell, VINO is the cutsst fight
| in the ring to-day, aud rs, In addition, n
| busine man of tact will look after Jak at
the ing 81 Q, in addition TO training him
| for the mill Jack Dempsey has promised
| Sullivan that he will go behind him On
July 8, aud there is just a possibility
D. at t ere may be two fights instead
| Of one as the "Nonparet," has on
| III re than one occasion said that Mitchell
| wuul have 70 fight the first time they let.
| The sensation in Now York's select pug
| lis ic corner is tho splendid showing ma ie
| by hnny MIrphy II BlsLon aZai ist G Il
AlcCarthy. Good judges, who saw the
| fight, say that MURPHY can do the J5 y
! CITY boy in finish liz lt with skin gloves.
aud there will be pleIty OF monay t. back
! the alburn-halred b y from Bos on as 50 N
a his arm knits. The action of Early, the
! backer Of hcC irthy, In refusing 20 permit
| his caargo to fight r less than 81 500 Is re-
| garled as mtcking OF the bluff, but it i,
i'll that Murp y can got backing for
| $1,000 II recess ry.
| J % El in - orta and La Blanche should
ako a great Fl sht bef re 9 Southern
! Athletic Club Of In. Angeles. Joe Is strong
| and o Is La Blanche. II will be al < from
/ the start ami tho dsvl Ia 20 the weakest.
| lingsworth gave JACK Fogarty n great
| Il ght in . ikia lI Rim Jersey CiJy, when
! be Philadelphia middle weight was at his
best
! Baseball enthusiasts arc confident that
the CLANS viii capture the ,agus penna I
again this yoar, but the friends Of he
| Brooklyn club are deep IN tho slough of
deBooud, and th bridegroOms will have 20
tako a great big drop In themselves and
| play some roal geDuine b II TO regain their
former position la the hea Is Of thsi fellow
townsnen. DAVID WEcHsLER
|
ON THE Dl dJSD.
| Results OF the Games Between the