Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-17
GREAT RACING
At Grasesend at the Formal Opening
Of the Racing Season.
Judge nsrreu wes the naadiesp, lsssstrssi
csmias Ia Dissraesd last.

GRAsEsESp, l.. l., May l6,-The OPEN
ing day of the legitimate racing season in
New York state was favored with perfect
summer weather, fairly good track and a
throng of people estimated at from 80, 600
TO 1,ld0. The grounds of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club were taxed to the utmost to
accommodate the vast sssemblage.
The attraction of the day was q great
handicap, wen by Judge Morrow. to the
bitter disappointment of hackers of the
favorite, Longstreet. The first race. )
furlongs. Correction won; time, Los.
Second, mile. Coxswain won; time. .i5 IA i.
Third. Exception stakes, half mile. Bette
Colt won; time 5o IA. Fourth, Brooklyn
Jockey Club handicap. club TO add neces-
sary amount to make value of the stakes
SEQ eco; second horse to receive 5000
and third $1,000, mile and a quarter. The
starters were: Judge Morrow, Passarra,
Russell, Raceland, Clarendon, Banquet.
George W kingmaker, Fairyiew, Mad
stone, Portehester and Longstreet.
At the start the favorite. Longstreet, was
most prominent and at the quarter pole the
timers marked down % seconds, with Fair
view leading. Russell second, Longstreet
having succumbed TO the hot pace and
dropped back alongside of Raceland and
Pessara, who were running easily at Russelrs
heels
At the three furiongs Fairview had in-
creased his advantage to ten lengths. At
the half mile Fairview was still master of
the situation, Maidstone, Kingmaker and
George W. trailing far in the rear hope
lessly out of it, At five furlonxs Russell
had chopped four lengths from Fairvew's
lead and Judge Morrow began 10 move up.
AT the end of the backstreteh Fairview had
fallen back in the ruck with Russell leading
by half "A length Judge Morrow was see
ond.
AT the head of the home stretch Russell
led by length, Longstreet gradually fall
ing back To the stragglers. At the last
furlong post Russell still had "a head in
front of Judge Morrow.
Coyington saved considerable ground by
hugging the inner rail while making the
turn into the home stretch, and when he
breasted Russell, shortly before reaching
the last furlong post, which marked the
end of the mile and a furlong, Russell threw
back his ears and refused 10 run further.
Covington became over confident and began
easing up on the Judge.
Taral on Pessara came up with tremen-
dous burst of speed, and Covington discov-
cred the danger just in time To prevent
Taral from stealing the race. A sixteenth
from the finishing point Pessara was slowly
but surely gaining and undoubtedly would
have passed the Judge had not Covington
begun to tiog Morrow.
In reality he was hitting Pessara on the
nose, and each time the lash came down
pessara would draw back his head to escape
the punishment.
The finish saw Judge Morrow n victor by
a head. Three lengths away came Russell,
some distance in front of Raceland. Then
Gang Clarendon, Banquet, George W,
kingmaker, Fairview, Maidstone, Portches-
ter and Longstreet, a disgraced last. The
winners time was POS 3-4.
Raceland's poor performance is explained
by the fact that his saddle girth broke.
Longstreet was run OFF of his feet in the en-
deavor to keep up with Fairview in the first
part of the race.
The fractional time: first furlong, q;
seconds half Il 81, (phenomenally fast
time) three quarters, LA; mile, AZ ~.
Fifth race, half mile, Bonnie Lee, colt,
won; time, 30 IL. Sixth, six furlongs,
Bengal won; time, Il 81.