Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-16
A GREAT EVENT..
The Racing Season inaugurated
Yesterday at Gravesend.
GREAT BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Over Thirty Thousand Enthusiastic Spectators
Cheering at the Same Time.
When the Bugle Sounds for the Initial
Event the Grandest Sight Ever Wit
messed on an American Race
Course Follows.
GREAT BROOKLYN HANDICAP.


| lnauguruteQ III iELS state to-day, WhGn the
! Brooklyn Jockey club threw open its gates
! for fourteen-day meeting. The programme
| offered for the opening day was a grand
| one, full of quality and such equine stars as
| kinstOn, Tenny. Prince Royal. Burlington,
! Teatray, Senorita and many others We're
! down rs possible starters in different
| events
| The feature of this mornings programme
/ was the Brooklyn jockey club handicap, for
! which the best horses III training were eli
! gible to start. As early as 10 o'clock the
! crowd commenced to arrive At the Brooklyn
| track, and from then until > oclOcll the
I steam cars, boats, carriages, and in fact AL
| kinds OF convey ances, were used to trans
| port the immense thron@s that were eager
! to see the equine battle OF the age.
An IMMENSE THRONG.
For time II looked as though the pleas
| use of this immense thronG, $4,000 or more,
would be sadly married by rain, but about
| noon the sun shOne III faint, hall heated
way through the haze and every one heaved
a sigh Of relief With dry track there
was no question OF grand race, while If
there was d sea of mud there was posi-
bility OF an exhibition like Castaway made
of his field last year.
BY II O'Clock 10000 people were scat
tered through the grand stand and all over
the lawns. The sight was an inspiring
one Gay cOlorS of ladies' appeared to set
| companions, and all had an eager look OF
expectancy on their faces that told too
plainly what they had come for.
As train after train rolled into the depot
back of the grand stand the bands OF men
and women alighted, and when the bugier
called the horses to the post for the first
race it was one of the graudeSt sights ever
witnessed on an American race course.
The spacious lawn was an unbroken mass
of hats, from the ariStocratic silk TO the
plebian straw, while every seat in the
grand stand was occupied and all did double
| duty.
a crowd lined the in fences fifty deep and
made grand showing in the betting ring,
and every single individual of the immense
throng was full of the milk Of human kind
ness and fOrgave INJURIES like martyrs of
old.
The heart Of every sportsman yearned
through the preceding events 10 the great
handicap, which event was placed fourth
on the card
Conditions and opening situation as to
horse. rider. weights and cash chance IS
here given:
THE BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLCB HANDICAP
for three-y ear-old and upwards 800 each,
half forfeit, or $50 if declared, the club TO
add the amount necessary to make the
gross value of the stake $4,000. Of which
second shall receive $500 and third $500,
mile and quarter. Starters; Tenny, 12s
(Barnes), two to one straight. even place
Burlington, 12O MILLER, twenty 70 one
straight, eight TO one place:
Riley, 800 Taylor, forty to one straight,
fifteen TO one place: Judge Morrow, us &C.
CovlngtOn). six TO one straight two TO one
place: Denuth, lis CMcLaughliu), twenty
To one straight, eight TO one place; Prince
Royal, III Garrison, twelve 10 one
straight, five TO one place: Teatrdy, Il6
(MoOre). seven TO one straight, five to two
place; Castaway the Second. rs (TaraD,
three 10 enc straight. ten TO one place:
sSenorita. ia (Haywardj. eight TO one
straight. three 10 one place: LOantaka, ll2
Bergen four to one straight, fifteen TO
one place; Banquet, los Hamilton. ten t.
one straight, four to one place: Eon los
Iakely), two TO one straight, eight
to one place; Santiago, us
on. Bcrgcn,) twenty to one straight, six TO
one place: Cousin JeemS the First Jog (EitZ-
gerald six to one straight, two TO one
place; Russell, 1l5 (Littletield,) two 10 one
straight, eight to one place; Uncle Bob 100
one place; Sauntfrer, 100 Martin
forty to one straight, fifteen to one place
Once Again, 100 tStevenson.) 100 TO
/ straight, 40 to l place: Carroll, % "a.
CovingtonJ, 50 to l straight. 80 TO l place;
King Thomas, % &C.. Hill, 40 to / straight,
IL to place; Nellie Bly,, % (WebeTJ, . to l
straight, 20 to place.
Every one was full of excitement, and
the rush in the betting ring was tremen-
dous..
$50 BooKNAKEEs
were doing business, but even they could
not begin to supply the speculative wants
OF the crowd
As they went TO the post each horse was
loudly cheered, and they looked TO be in the
best Of shape.
Caldwell cautioned the boys about being
on their good behavior and then there was
j few moments of intense anxiety, aC-
companied by a silence that was almost
painful
When the horses turned and faced Starter
Caldwell, the noise in the grand stand sank
to d murmer, a hum Of excited conversation
and all eyes were turned toward the post.
There was break-away, another break
away, and again the horses went back to
the post Finally they all got
together in close bunch, and ali well in
motion, and the starter, watching them
closely, saw that he would never have
them in as good order again, and like Il
strip of fire the red flag flashed through
the air Then the thunderous roar swept
up from the grand stand.
THEY RE OFF,
yelled 00OO voices, and to the music Of the
band, the horses swept down to the stand
with laundering hoofs. Men breathed
hard and fast, and women clapped their
hands OF waived their parasols-the great
handicap race was on, the mighty struggle
was in full swing. and as far as the start
was concerned every horse had received
fair chance.
As they swept toward the stand three
year-old Russell took the lead, running
under strong pull and with Nellie BY,
Once Again and Santiago Tapped on him,
and Riley and King Thomas bringing up
the rear. They ran in this order
around the lower turn, and those who
had bet on Tenny commenced TO get
anxious, for the little swayback was run
ming in ruck.
As they started up the back stretch San
tiago went up TO Russell's head, and the
two ran locked for a quarter, while the
white and red of Burlington commenced
to occupy prominent position, and Tenny,
the faVorite, also moved Up.
AS they struck the upper turn the pace
commenced to quicken, and Russell fell
back. beaten, leaving Santiago in front. He
in turn gave way to Loantaka, who piloted
the field
INTO THE STRETCH.
Now the race began in earnest. The
jockeys were swaying to and fro on their
ing the whip and spur.
Loantaka soon gave up, and Tenny
showed in front, closely pressed by Judge
Morrow, who had been in 4 ruck for mile
with Burlington, Eon, Prince Royal and
Teatray.
Horses and jockeys both seemed to think
that the crisis had arrived, and all gathered