Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
rENNF WINS THE HANDICAP.


The Swayback Racer Captures the Big
Brooklyn Stake From IA Very Fast
Field.
New YoRK, May 15.-The great 10000
Brooklyn handicap race was run at the
Brooklyn Jockey Clubs Gravesend track
to-day, and was won by D. T. Pulsifer,s
bay horse Tenny. p. ]. DIVER & Sons
liam Lakeland's Tea Tray third. Thirty
thousand people saw the magnificent
struggle. The weather was threatening,
but no rain fell,
The field that went to the post was the
best that ever faced a starter in this coun-
try and consisted of the following q
horses Tenny 1913, (Barnes) Burlington,
100, (Miller;) Riley, 100, (raylor) Judge
Morrow, 12s, g. Covington3 Demuth, lis;
(McLL9nughlIinil Prince Royal, II, Carl
sony Tea Tray, ll6, (Moore;) Castaway II,
115, (Taral) Senorita, Ia, tHayward;1
Loantaka, liz, (Bergenl Banquet, los,
(Hamilton;l Eon, los, qambleyD lSanti-
ago, 10s, (M. Bergen;) Cousin Jeems, 100,
(Fitzgerald) Russell, 105, (Iittlefield3
Uncle Bob, 100, (FlynnD Saunterer, 100
(Martin3 Once Again, 100 (Stevenson;l
Carroll, 81. "a. Covington;) King Thomas
95. &c. Hill, and Nelly Bly,, 95, (Weber.l
There were numerous changes in the
betting, but as the horses went to the post
Morrow, to Tea Tray, s to | Senorita,
II to Prince Royal, 10 to Banquet and
from 20 to j to go to l the others. As
they went to the post each horse was loudly
cheered and they all looked to be in the
best of shape.
In the start every horse received fair
chance. As they swept toward the stand
the S-year-old Russell took the lead, run
ming under strong pull, and with Nellie
Rlt A oott1 nd GantiaYN 1ar,,a1 n1,
him, and Riley and King Thomas bring
ing 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 running in the
ruck. AS they started up the back stretch
Santiago went up to Russell's head and
the two ran locked for a quarter, while
the white aad red of Burlington com
menced 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.
lie, in turn, gave way to Loantaka, who
piloted the field into the stretch, and
then the real struggle commenced. Loan
taxa soon gave up, and Tenny showed in
front, closely pressed by Judge Morrow,
who had been in the rick for mile, Bur
lington, Eon, Prince ROYAL and Tea Tray,
HUN Ailt ulllSu DhIltS
went to the whip, and for the fraction Of
second the favorite faltered, The cry,
and a despairing one it was went up,
tTenny beaten" It did look like ii, but
the game little sway back responded nobly,
and with heaving sides and distended nos
trils he came on like piece of perfect
mechanism The race was not his vet,
however, for Garrison was working like a
demon on Prince Royal. fairly lifting him
over the ground, and Tea Tray was rapidly
moving up from the rear. The excite.
ment was intense. Hats bonnets, hand
kerchiefs, umbrellas and parasols vert
thrown into the air and cries of "Tenny
Tenny," Prince Royal wins. Come on
Tea Tray, were heard on all sides. It was
grand struggle. but Tenny had his antago
nists safe, and bounding like an Indit
rubber ball passed the finish two goot
lengths in front of Prince Royal, whobea
Tea Tray short head for second money
The time, Gle, was nothing out Of til
common for the distance, a mile anC
a-quarter, but il was grand race, and men
women and children, perfect strangers IL
each other, shook hands and declared tina
there was nothing in the world to compar,
to a tirst-class horse race. Barnes, VIII,
rode the winner, was placed in flora
horse shoe after he weighed out and car
ried to the dressing rooms. He has wol
the Futuritv, Junior Champion and Brook
Ign, and says that his ambition now is Il
ride the winner of the Suburban.