The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-16
TENNY WINS THE RACE.
THIRTYTEOUSANO PEOPLEAT THE
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.


A Field of Iwenty-one Famous Flyers
Faces the Starter for the Days Big
Event - The Odds Against Tenny
Only Two to One-The Crowd in the
Betting Ring Goes Wild.
GRAvEsEED, N. Y. May 15.-What is
known as the legitimate racing season was
inaugurated in this state to-day when the
Brooklyn Jockey Club threw open its gates
for fourteen days meeting. The feature
OF the grand programme was the Brooklyn
Jockey Club handicap, for which the very
best horses IN training were eligible to start
| For weeks the newspapers have been full Of
the reports of the magnificent work done by
the different candidates, and interest
in the first great handicap of the year was
at fever heat. As early as 10 o'clock IN the
| forenoon people began to arrive, and when
the racing began $4,000 people were within
the gates. The days sport commenced with
a six furlong selling sweepstakes for 81 600
Kingston scared out ali except Charlie
Post and Kings Bride. Kingston won.
with Kings Bride second and Charlie Post
third. Time l:l6.
THE OTHER EVENTS.
The second race was a mile and a six
teenth sweepstakes. Longstreet won. with
Leighton second and Maidstone third. Time
1895.
The third race was the Expectation stakes
for 2-year-olds, half a mie. with 81 500
added. The starters were: Coxswain, st.
Hubert, Detroit, Mccormick, Osrio, Equa-
| tor, Moderator colt, King Mac, Annie
Queen, Guilty, SpInalong, Arnica, York
vile Belle and He'll Gate. Osric won by a
neck, while Yorkville Belle beat Coxs~ ain
two lengths for the place. Time 0:4916.
The winner is bay colt by imported
ChevIot out OF Abbe W., and was pur
chased by Wslcott & Campbell at the
Hearst sale yesterday.
THE RACE OF THE DAY.
Then came the race OF the day. Every
one was full Of excitement, and the crush
in the betting was tremendous. One hun
| dred and eight bookmakers were doing
business, but even they could not even be-
gin to supply the speculative wants of the
| crowd. Men who had never bet $40 in their
| lives offered hundred dollar bills to the
bookmakers, and, for a time, everybody
seemed to have lost control of themselves
| After awhile, however, the money OF the
! heavy betters commenced to tell, and it
! could be seen in what estimation the differ
1 emit horses were held.
THE STARTERS.
The field that went to the post was the
|
try. and consisted of the following twenty
one horses: Tenny 1913, Barnes; Burlington
100. Miller; Riley 120. Taylor; Judge Nor
row llS, G. C1vington; Demuth llS, Nc
Laughlin; Prince Royal III, Garrison; Tea
| Tray ll6, Moore; Castaway lis. Taral
Senorita ia, Haywood; Loantaka 112,
Bergen; Banquet 1OS. Hamilton; Eon 1OS,
Lambley; Santiago los, NJ. Bergen; Cousin
Jeems 106, Fitzgerald; Russell los, Little
fed; Uncle Bob 100, Flynn; SaunEerer 100,
Martin; Once Again 100. Stephenson; Car
roll 81, A. CoVington; King Thomas 95, c.
! Hill, and Nelly By %. Weber.
THE START.
There were numerous anges in the
betting, but as the horses went to the post
the odds were 2 to l Tenny, to Judge
Morrow, to l Tea Tray, 8 to 1 Senorita,
II to Prince Royal, 10 to l
| Banquet. and from 20 to l to 200
to l on the others. AS far as the start
was concerned every horse received fair
chance. AS they swept toward the stand
| 3year-old Russell took the lead, running
under a stroAg pull aud with Nelly BLY,,
Once Again and Santiago Tapped on him !,
and Riley and King Thomas b inging 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 sway-back was running in the ruck.
ON THE BACK STRETCH.
AS they sta ted up the back stretch
| Santiago went UP to Russells head and the
two ran locked for a quarter, while the
white and red of Burlington commenced to
| occupy a 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 l. antaka. who piloted the field into
the stretch, and then the real struggle COM
| menced. Loantaka soon gave up, and
| Tenny showed in front, closely pressed by
Judge Morrow, who had been in the ruck
for mile, Burlington, Eon, Prince Royal
and Tea Tray.
TENNY COMES IN FIRST.
It was grand struggle, but Tenny held
his antagonists safe, and bounding like an
| India rubber bal, passed the finish two go d
lengths in front of Prince Royal, who beat
| Tea Tray a short head for second. The time,
2:10, was nothing out of the common,
but it was grand race. Barnes. who rode
| the winner, was placed in floral horseshoe
after he had weighed out and carried 10 the
| dressing rooms. He has won the Futurity.
Junior Champion and Brooklyn, and says
that his ambition now is to ride the winner
OF the Suburban. The reaction after the
handicap was so great that the other races
att acted but little interest, still both were
worth witnessing.
The fifth was selling race for 2-year-
olds, with eighteen starters. Laughing
Water won, with Lady Longfellow second
and Mount Vernon third. Time, O:4S3L.
The days sport wouJd up with a mile
and sixteenth selling race, with nine
starters. Benedictine won, with Master
lode second, and Glllifet third. Time,
1:5034.
PROCTOR KNOTT SHOWS UP WELL.
LOUISVILLE. KY, May 5.-The feature
of the third days racing was the running
of Proctor Knott. VINO was a good a horse
pached up as he was tefore Sam Bryant
Id his int est in him. Following is a
summary:
FIRST RAcE-one mile. Royal Garter won
with Governor Wheeler second and Ordrey
third. Time 1885
SECOND RACE-Five furlongs. Bracelet won
with Buckho md second and Straithmaid third.
Time 1:04.
THIRD RAcE-One mile. Proctor Knott won,
with Protection second and Marion c. third
Time 1:4234.
FOURTH RAcE-One and one sixteenth miles
Bob L. wor, with Nina Archer second and j T.
third. lime I:52A.