New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
CASTAWAY IN A CANTER.
WINNER OF THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.

a, ourmEn soArrrRs THE FIELD-AH'
wrnxss TAKES THE ExrporA'
TON STAKES
:, ~. ,,..,hsr had been clear and nne throughout
"wednesday and Thursday the grounds OF inc n,ooAs"
Jockey Club could hardly have containco ''o
- a. c-.vesend In 1870 10000 people were
...rt "a ~ ExJc beat Prince Roy ana the other
ho.as that made up the fed in the famous hroohn
u.rA,c.n Yesterday there were certainty i"oo0
A thu track and this attendance was o'o"e"' ~ -
.,,<e N heavy rains wednesday nig'ie all" 9oUN
Showers and lowering weather In the iorehoo" ..
rrr..6.x little rain fell during the afternoon o"'
~. o.c,ocr the sky became fair. The track was
<.re6 With small pools Of water and was INN anu
.,onnv IN tia surface but tho moisture hsd no' poo
t-.ted deeply and there nothing sticKy OF ch"s
ing in the loam Hence the horses "e'o "o'0 "
make far time, as tho SO IA secohos u W.
txo.year-olds in the Expectation stakes sho"eo'
~ well as the 10 Of Castsway II IN .ne p'oo"S ~
u.nd,cap. the / :Oo l2 OF the five furonss III inc
.,>.r,rc scramble and tho other time OF the oay'
Certainly there has never been so much prei'"haiy
,rtsrest ana 80 eager anticipation concerning '''c
Rrooklyn Handicap this year. IL was "ioro '"ne'
ahcut In advance and more gcnei~liy spo0ua'o"
uron than any previous handicap at TINS course.
rvervhody who 1t any time takes the least interest
In
coecura oonoerning IL for weeks before the race was
RIM Hence IL rs plain that, with favorable weather
,n,. w..k the multitude Of spectators would nave
exceeded the record not only OF the broohyh
rhb hut that Of any Eastern racing associauon sie VI
fhoroushbrcds began TO battle on the Auantic Coas
Rut IL was lucky thing for the Long Island haVa'
that the sky did not smile In the morning. MI.
rorh,n and his associates and subordinaes appearcu
To f.u entirely In pcroeivng the Importance Oh 'e
Rrookfyn Handicap and in preparing Tor the rusn
that was sure to come The service from Long iS~a"
City was Just about IS bad as bad could De- INC
special train at O'Clock had only two parior oa,S
when twenty could have been used to advantage. Inc
trains IN Thirty fourthst from the track after the
races were wholly insufficient in number, were IN
tocraby slow, and were so overcrowded that uhe un
fortunate beings who had trusted themselves 10
the clemency and generosity OF TINS Nmafhaoie
line OF travel were compelled to cling 10
platforms brakes and every sort of projection on the
cars This was wretched work indeed in transporta-
ton. and utterly inexcusable also Monmouth Park
bv rail is something like fifty miles from New-York
Never once last year The railway service anything
like 40 deplorably insufficient as was the transpoa
ton to and from the course yesterday by the Long
Island line.
There were ninety eight bookmakers in the betting
ring and the impatient Spectators kept them busy
II was a struggle indeed to get in and OUT OF
this charmed circle Pushing and tostling squeezing
and winding were necessary to get near DOoKmahcrs
stand But before the day over the great mass VI
the spectators thoroughly regretted their excessive
ambition to put wagers on the horses III was d
lucrative day for the bookmakers and losing day
for the public.
The BROOKLYN Handicap was DISAPPOINTMENT
Mr. Belmont had decided not to run either fldcs OF
Raceland on account Of the condition OF the 'racA.
This caused general and profound regret III Is NOT
clear that the decision was wise one Inc water Oil
the track would hardly have prevented Fldes rom
running an excellent race, there was no mud Oh
the dense and clogging kind. Raceanu was
hardly ready for so severe Struggle ai'ioush
his class might have carried him through Inc
fsyorite in all the betting of the Afternoon
WAS the famous California mare Los Angeles, but
her absolute and deplorab!c failure r every part OF
thu race simply confirms the old English maxim that
mares and illIcs are "kitte cattle" to put money on
before september /. 1t Is ali old ana "eh"oi"
rule that the great handcats in England and America
are hardly by mare before July L. anu IN
deed, In the majority Of cases the gentler sex IN
,orsefesh has much the worst OF 1t until the summer
heats are over Los Angeles ran wietched race.
She was never dangerous from tho first stride to the
final In few weeks it viii take a great horse to
outrun her. but just now almost any handicap
horse Of fair class can oItpaoe heI al
though she has always been renowned Tor her
running in the mud. Then, too, she probably carried
too much flesh She has always run best when she
looked like a gaunt skeleton. Yesterday she was
ulump fat and chunky, and she showed no speed.
The rain was fatal TO the hopes Of the Dryers with
Sir Dixon. Patched-up horses that have been of the
turf for year rarely allcOnquerng victors when
they return. But Sir Dixon at his best vastly pre-
fcrred dry hard track TO a soft one. in this he
was conspcuously unlike The Bard, to whom all tracks
were the same who could cock his tail in defiance
at the best horses Of his day, whether the mud were
up to his knees the course were rafting like the
clater of wheels steel rails. Whatever Sir Dixon
might have done dry, hard track, he was utterly
at q loss in yesterdays going and never made hi:
hackers eyes CLEAN for moment
1t was a small field that ran in the Brooklyn, and
one OF by no means wonderful quality. a fl
superior lot is sure to start in the Suburban In
month from now The nine starters were Los Angeles
Badge, Sir Dixon Come-to Taw, Castaway II, Eric
Cynosure, Orihamme and vengeur, and in most OF the
books the betting on the horses was In about thai
order. From the first quotations to the last, Lo
Angeles was steady and strong favorite Badge second
choice and Sir Dixon third. But it was noticeable
throughout that Sir Dixon was backed with some reser
vat.on and uncertainty. Come toTaw was the choice
many small betters, but few large amounts were pu
on him. Castaway overlooked by all except
very small minority, while few were hardy and auda
cious enough TO put the slightest faith in such dis
credited beasts as Eric, Cynosure. Or1amme anC
vengeur. 1t predicted in the racing column o
The Tribune yesterday that If Mr.. withers in
discreet enough to start that miserable counterfeit
Cynosure he would be likely to be an absolute
hast At the end. SO 1t was. Cynosure is on
of the vilest towards that ever disgrace'
racecourse. After running in fair position for
mile more, he chuched II up completely. lie woul
not try yard after that and he crossed the finish lin
the disgraced and degraded tail of the entire pro
cesson. 1t Is true that Sir Dixon not many rod
In front Of him and oriAamme was within strikin
distance. But there excuses for Sir Dixon. TIL
colt has been of the turf for year and half, an
can hardly be considered certainty in any race al
though the Dryers did wonders in cobblng togetle
that yawning and gaping wreck Of great racelorse
Inspector b. Come-toTaw ran in disappointing
way. OriAamme was severely attacked with th
Allows. and was suggard ali the journey. Eric RAJ
boldly and far better than was expected, coming IL
third. Tho few loterycrs who venured to put small
bet on Eric first second or third were eAtrcmel,
happy when he came in third. Come Taw was