St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-12
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Probable Starters and Those That
Look Best.


New YORK, May 11.-This week the
Brooklyn Jockey club handicap will be
decided, and the chances of most of the
probable contestants are pretty well es-
timated by this time. OF course the
winding-up gallops will perhaps eliml-
nate some of those now considered sure
starters, but enough is known now to
very nearly estimate what horses Will
run. The Dwyers' powerful quartette
Kingston. Hanover, Blackburn, Long
street and Sir DiXon-Will probably
simmer down to the last named. Sir
Dixon has shown a good mile in 1:4711a
at Grayesend, which, while not as fast
work as Diablo, Loantaka and others
at the track have shown, was we'll
done. If the crack three-year-old
of 1888 can stand the crucial work of the
next week and improve on it his chances
will be of the best, as his weight. 118
pounds,EwiIl not stop him. Senator
Hearst's Gorgo is not by any means out
of training, as reported. | saw her gal
lop few days ago at Sheepshead Bay,
and she went we'll. showing no signs
of the lameness which troubled her last
year. She has had fair amount of
work, but still, IN my opinion, she is far
more likely to start in the Suburban
than IN the Brooklyn. Another Cali
fOrnian, however. is very much In the
BROOKLYN, and that is Lucky BaldWin's
mare Los Angeles. She has been at
Gravesend now about ten days, and all
the trainers there say they have got
her to beat. If the track is heavy Los
Angeles and Barnes are apt to give
the cracks work to do to beat
them. The Belmont pair, Fides
and Raceland, are both probable
starters. and Hamilton will ride the Sc
lected of the pair. Both have shown
good work, but most people think Fides
will find the trip too far for her. AS to
Raceland, if he starts he will probably
be the faVorite. OF Capt Browns pair
Reporter is considered the most likely
to be found at the post. He has done
we'll at Westchester. Badge. II he does
not incur ten-pound penalty at Eliza
beth this week, will be dangerous con-
testant. Castaway IL. is another GER
tain starter unless he goes wrong. and
Orifamme another. This horses Win
ming race few days ago at Elizabeth
showed that the second for the Suburb
an of 1888 must not be overlooked In
the Brooklyn, and in mud Oriflamme is
at his best. Come -to-Taw, Loantaka
and Diablo have done the best work of
anv of the Brooklyn handicap horses
that have not run in public. The first
named worked last week the full dis
tance in Oil, and Loantaka has shown
a mile in 1:44 The latter horse is the
unknown quantity of the race. If he
can 90 the distance, his speed is equal
to any of the horses IN the great contest.
Diablo has also improved steadily. His
owner has not backed him, but as he
always does, will run him to win. Last
spring Diablo beat Hanover and Elk
wood this distance in 2:09. with his
head pulled around to one side, and at
ITO pounds. The others have him to
beat in the race. Major Domo, Sorrento,
Eric, Flood Tide, Seadrift, Vengeur,
Tormentor and Maggie K are also prob
able starters. Seadrift is another horse
of the Loantaka type, very fast, but
having never gone the distance, although
he did beat Inspector mile last fall.
Vengeur, bred at John L. Stewards
Council Bluffs Qo.) Stud Farm, has, it is
said. beaten his stable companions
Strideaway and Drumstick in trial. Ii
so. his chance is not to be deSpiSed.
Dunboyne. Successor and perhaps an
other one or two may be added to the
foregoing list, but it is not probable
that any not named will have much
chance. To locate the winner looks a
difficult task, but Raceland, Sir Dixon,
Los Angeles and Castaway Ii. look the
best at the weights, with Loantaka a
strong probability if he can go the
route.