Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-16
TO-DAY'S BIC EVENT,
Latest News About the Start.
ers for the Brooklyn
Handicap.
WHAT THE TALENT THINK.
The Great Race Is Expected to Be Be.
tween Russell and Longstreet.
TIE REDS DEFEAT THE BROWNS.
Our Sluggers Return Home and Are Ready
to Tackle the Colts To-Day.
WHAT THE TALENT THINK.
TIE REDS DEFEAT THE BROWNS.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.l

NEW YORK, MAY 15.-If the weather is
fine tomorrow there will be between Is, 900
and 20, 600 persons at the BROOKLYN Jockey
Clubs course, near Gravesend, tomorrow
afternoon to see the S25, 900 Brooklyn
handicap decided The heavy rain of early
this morning turned the course into a river
for an hour or so, bat the excellent drainage
system carried away the water admirably,
and at o'clock this afternoon the track was
beginning to dry out nicely. Superintend-
eut Brush vouchsafed the opinion that he
would have a good track. before the time
for the big race, and that it was not sure
thing that he would not have to get out his
sprinklers in order to keep the dust down.
Longstreet Has Lots of Friends.
All the horses engaged in the Brooklyn
were out to-day and had moderate exercise,
Iongstreet, Banquet and Raceland walking
around the course about 4 O'Clock. Long
streets friends are legion, and the remark
was general that it would be great pity if
rain fell before the race, as another storm
would certainly put the track in bad order.
Iongstreet will be big favorite for the
handican and Russell will be second choice
Then will come Raceland, with fair prices
against the others. Mr.. Dwyer said to-day
that he would start all three of his candi-
dates if the track was fast. Major Domo
Judge Morrow and Clarendon have ad
mirers who will take chance On their IA
vorites On past form and work done this
spring the race should be between Long
street and Russell at the finish. On fast
track Longstreet would win in the iudg-
ment of the best men following the turf as
q means or livelihood, but the track will be
more or less dead under the surface. Rus
sell should make the big horse run every
ward of the way. Clarendon, Major Domo
and Fairview will see to it that the pace is
fast during the early part of the race, as
they are a remarkably speedy trio.
Something About the Starters.
Longstreet won Is out of IS races in which
he started last season. He was third in a
sweepstakes at Brooklyn on May &c, and ran
second to Foxford in a welter handicap at
Morris Park on June s. His last appear
ance was in the famous match race with
Tenny The match was decided at Morris
Park on August l. Longstreet won by six
lengths The match was for $1,000 side
and 50, 500 added money. Each horse carried
124 pounds and the distance was one mile
and quarter.
Raceland started "a times last season ard
was successful 13 times. He can carry
weight tor a distance and run equally well
on fast or heavy track.
Banquet is record holder. He made a
new mile and a quarter record over the
straight course at Monmouth as 3-year-old
- u. 1890. which stands to-day. Ne
CO, ed the distance, with 10S pounds up,
IN 2:O35L He started % times last year,
and earned brackets times. His forte is
heavy track, but he can more than hold his
own with some of the best horses on fast
track.
Portches:er started in % races last sea-
son and finished first Z times.
Made Her Owner Rich.
Reclare, who made herself famous and
h. Warnke, ST., rich by her performances
as a 3-vear-old, started Is times last year
and was successful only times.
The standard bearer of the all scarlet,
Russell. won but 8 out of IL races in which
he started last season.
Reckon ran in 2S races last season and
was first II times
The little seal brown horse Maidstone
started 26 times in 1891 and passed the post
first 10 times.
Major Domo, who beat Cassius for the
place in last years Suburban, was success
full in 6 Of the 16 races he started in last
season.
Judge Morrow was simply run off his legs
last season and was only saved from becom-
ing an absolute wreck by the stringent rules
adopted by the Board of Control against
winter racing. He won times out of 35
starts.
Kingmaker had a hard campaign last
year. He ran in 90 races and finished first
but twice.
Pessara ran in II different races last year.
He was returned winner nine times. He
has beaten Cassius in trial gallop and is
the horse to which the stable will pin its
faith to win the big event.
At a late hour this evening it was raining
heavily here,