The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-16

New YORK, May 15.-The Brooklyn
handicap has been run and won, and Exile
is the victor. Fifteen hundred people saw
him run, and not one of them will forget
the grand sight till his dying day After
the third race and just before the great
event there was rush to the bookmakers'
betting shed which soon sotlled it that the
men could hardly DO business. Men clamored
like mad and fought like wild animals for
chance to stake their money on their
favorites. 4 wild mania to get on at any
odds seemed to pervade the multitude
Had there been four times the number of
bOoLmakers all would have been rushed to
accommodate the Tremendous nu,ubcr Of
betters.
While the gamblers were playing their
their money other throngs visited the pad
dock TO see the great horse groomed and
saddled for the fray. When it was ali
over, and EXile's neck was en-
circled with a mammoth floral shoe,
| brought to crown the winner, there We're
many cheers. But they were mixed with
regrets that the eX-lIing of the turf had
Jared so badly.
A finer day Tor racing purposes could not
have been had. Early arrivals at the track
found the course in excellent condition,
though little damp underneath. 1t was
while 4 few thought it was a second or 50
slow. There was a tremendous crowd
present.
The magnificent floral Offering reposed in
Secretary Mclntyre's Office 1t was in the
form Of horseshoe, about five feet high,
composed 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 Tuo1r,
ing, the unfortunates being George
the Californian, and n. Marauder
and Niagara
By o'clock dense masses of people
crowded the grand stand, filed the sWard,
which was crowded up to the fence sur
rounding the track, and indeed seemed TO
ill every available nook and corner.
The officers of the day were: Colonel
Simmons, Clarence Mcdowell and j. Z.
Bromster, judges; j. Brush, c. Cooneheil-
sen and Mr.. Walter, timers.
The handicap is for three year olds and
upwards. The gross value Of the stakes is
$4,000; distance mile and quarter.
Starters, Hanover 122, to ): Terra Gotta
l2O. to ,: ElkwoOd l20, & to /: Prince
ROYAL 100, to >; Exile lie, ) to /;
Richmond 10, 10 to /; Juggler 81,
IS to /. Auction pools: Terra Gotta
$50. Hanover 800, Prince Royal $40,
the field 1870. There was quite a delay at
the post, Exile and Prince Royal being
rather fractions. They broke away four
times before getting the flag. In all the
first starts the black and yellow of the Cliff
ton candidate doomed TO the front, but when
the flag went down q terrific yell OF excite
ment went up.
Juggler was the first away, followed by
Terra Gotta, ElkwoOd, Richmond, Prince
Royal. Hanover and Exile, in the order
named. The latter had much the worst Of
the start Coming down the near stretch
Hanover and.Juggler were racing side by
side three lengths before Prince Royal and
Exile The others were in a rush tailed by
Richmond, and in that way they went
by the stand, and at the lower
end Juggler showed u little to the
front and he was first past the quarter
post, a nose in front Of Hanover. The
horses seemed to skim the course like
birds barely keeping their feet long
enough, it seemed. to steady themselves.
Going up the back stretch Juggler in
proved his lead and the, others closed upon
Hanover. Half way up the stretch
Hanover began to fall back and
the cry of Hanover is beaten >
issued from 10000 throat. 1t was true.
He was soon passed by Prince
Royal and Exile. Juggler was still in
front at the half mile post, half Il length
before Prince Royal. who was some dis
lance before Exile, Hanover being a bad
fourth on the upper turn. Exile went to
the front and came i'll on the home stretch
half a length before Prince Royal, who was
two lengths before Juggler. Then
began a struggle that set the blood
of every spectator coursing through
his veins. Janson rode Prince Royal like
a demon, but in vain. He could not get up
to Exile, who in the last furlong increased
his advantage and amid applause won the
great race by two lengths before Prince
Royal, Terra Gotta third, while Juggler and