The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
GOSSIP OF THE HORSES.
SPLENDID WORK At
GRAvEsEND YEs7ERDAY MORNING.

GhAVGSEND lESAENDAI mOhNASOs
Ridden by Jinwy MeLsuehiin and Carrying
Fully 18S Pounds. the Grent Sos OF Long
Fellow Ran 4 IA Miles In S,1s IL. ana
Could Have Conc Much Faster-Other
Horses ut work-P~ospects OF ~ Great
Meeting nt send-sheepshead Bays
stakes-roronto's Biz Meeting begins
May ai-Bcrmudn's CoudItion-Frnnkie
II. Dcad-Great Work mt Niddieburgh.
One week from to-day and moro than twenty
thousand persons will visit the Brookly Jockey
Clubs course at Gravesend to see the Brook
lyn Handicap and other good races decided.
This will TO the formal opening Of tho racing
season OF 1892 In New York State, and every
thing points to u great days sport.
Tho work OF tho various candidates for
tho Brooklyn Handicap has been such as to
keep interest In Mondays big race at fever
hoat More than two hundred persons went
to Gravcsend yesterday morning to SEQ Long
street. the favorite for tho event. and others
that are moro or less prominent in tho betting,
run their trials. For tho first time this
season Longstreet had Jockey on his
back, and tho cunning old follow knew.
tho moment Mclaughlin vaultcd into the
saddle. Jimmy looks well. and has trained
most conscientiously to get down to weight.
Banquet, with Sims up. was Longstreet's
companion in the trial. On othor occasions 1t
has been almost battle to get Longstreet to
break. but yesterday morning he recognized
tho master hand and bounded away the In
slant Mclaughlin called upon him. Banquet
had fully three lengths the bestofthe break. but
Longstrcet caught him in the first furlong. and
thereafter could have drawn away ut my time.
Around the lowcr turn and IN the backstretch
LonRstrcot wanted to run faster. but Nc
LauEhln took a good hold OF his head and
would not permit it In the homestretch
Jimmy had to swing tho champion in order to
keep him from running too fast and whom
the stand was reached tho second time. with
the horses head and head. the watches
made tho time for tho mile and quarter
2:12h-some snd 2:12 fiat. Long street car
ried fully 1875 pounds. and 1t WAS evident to
tho onlookers that he could have gone q
second or two faster. Michael +. Dwyor has the
s25. 900 race at his mercy II tho track is in good
condition one week from to-day. providing. OF
course. that LonGstreet's log does not 70 back
on him. With 1913 pounds IN Iongstreet can
run II mile and quarter In 2:O7. Rain would
be fatal to his chances. however. as no cannot
run on heavy track. Old Bones. Racoland.
with Fitzpatrick ur. got his work in company
with the three year-ol colt Nomnd. ridden by
Going ss'' Very S'' handy was the honns they
received. hncelnnd does not need killing
Nomad should yin stakes ana there arr few
fssf son OF #fde Dwye
Sons handieapt eanainate WoE Fscd with
2:l3s. the first mile in i:4U Nearins the
Chester Ist and the verdict was that the brother
to Fordham would not do to back ior
s essqs Of Wsco
only hrcezed hal Il milo In 81 seconds.
sfsSrasS HEadstvne Went "mia and fur
The Morris horses are expected to reach
Grayescnd TO-DAY. The stalls they were to
straw aqa
deer awaiting tie coming Of RHsss!l. Reckon.
ana AsS ~
! the all scarlet at Gravesend. Every morning
this week the WindnG.np r; E;93c ,a will be in
BEasS las eysryt!ins Ct tSs t,aeE n sEIps$aps
programme for the Grnvescnd meeting. On
hs FL. 6f so y Be fax com I'm
and the Expectation stakes for two-year-olds;
| will be tho Falcon Stakes for three-yrar-
Odds at one mile and a sixteenth; with
Brookdae Handicap at mile and a furlonR has
much the same entry Hs tho Brooklyn Inndi-
| cap and cannot fail to produce n grand race
Thursdays programme will include tho Sea-
side Stakes for two-ycar-Ol at five furlonGs
and tho Carlton Stakes for three yenr.o at
one mile. =, iorkville Belle. Merry Monarch.
Carlton; pnJ the public will See ce !, 2 horse
four enr-o!ds at one mile and III. i",rlonG. with
ture. while saturdays throng of turf followers
will be RECALLED with six good races; including
the Hudson Stakes for. two year-ol DIS at five
furlongs and tho tinzelle Stakes at ono milo
| and furlong for three ycnr-old lilies.
Secretary Mcintyre is sanguine and looks
| forward to u most successful meeting. The
weather is tho pivot on which the fortunes OF
Secretary Henry G. Crickmore OF the New
York Jockey Club sends the following work
done by the horses owned by Messrs: J. A. Il
| a. II. Morris at the private course near Middle:
bureh. Nd. It shows that st. Floran and
Mars nro a clinking rair Of three-year-olds
and should be vSIy hard 70 bont IN any Of their
! engagements. Tho weather and track during
| the past week at Middlcbnrgh. Nd. were good.
| and as u whole the work done WA. excellent.
with the following results for the elder" lot:
Eunr. H,iJ" IhSdnne. Time.
Mars ,...................1I5 rs IA miles 21O
| St. Ftorlsn. ii3rs ~ miles gag