The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-17

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thirty and thirty-five thousand people at
tended the opening day today of the
Brooklyn Jockey club races They made
the Journey with the sole object Of wit
Messing the grand struggle for the Brook
lyn handicap Perfect summer weather
prevailed, and.the track was in fairly good
condition.
AS described on the program the Brook
lyn Jockey club handicap was as fol-
lows: For three-year- and up
ward: 800 EACH half forfeit. or
$50 IL declared; Ethe club to add an
amount necessary to make the value OF the
stakes S25 600, of which the second horse
receives $1,000 and the third 5000; one
mile and a quarter.
Starters-Longstreet, 128 pounds, (Mc-
Laughlin); Raceland, 120. (Fitzpatrick);
BANQUET, 10, Lamley); Judge Morrow.
1l5, "a. Covington); Pessara. 1lO, (Taral1;
Clarendon, ia, (Murphy); Fairview, 100,
Doggett); Russell, ia, Littlefied); Port
Chester, 112, (Simms); Maidstone, los, Der
gem; GeorgeW, 100 (Alidgley); Kingmaker,
81, (Narvice).
The betting was as follows:
First betting-Longstreet, l to 8; Race
land, to l; Judge Morrow, 2 to |; Pessara,
90 to l; Russell, to l; Clarendon. 30 to l.;
Banquet. 20 to /; Port Chester, 20 to /;
George w, 100 to l; Kingmaker, so to 1;
Fairview, u to 1; Maidstone, 20 to1.
Second betting-Longstreet,4 to ); Race
land, 10 to /; Banquet, 20 to l; Judge Nor
row, 6 to L; Pessara, % to l; Clarendon, 20
TO /; Fairview, 100 to /; Russell, to l;
Port Chester, 80 to /; Maidstone, % to l;
George W., 200 to 1; Kingmaker, 80 to /.
At last the bugle called the horses to the
post, and the mighty multitude sought
advantageous positions to witness the
great race of the day, After several break
aways, the horses were sent away in fairly
good order.
The lightweight On Fairview was hur-
ried out in front Of Longstreet TO make
the running. His rider was to take the
lead and keep it as long as possible. Dog
gett obeyed his instructions to the letter,
and on the opening furlong gave the back
ers of the other candidates a bad scare by
opening up gap of three lengths from
Longstreet. The pace was killing and at
the quarter pole timers marked down %
seconds, with Fairview now 5 lengths in
front of Russell Longstreet succumbed
TO the hot pace and dropped back along
side of Raceland and Pessara, who were
running easily. Around the lower turn,
at the end of three furlongS, Fairview had
increased his advantage to ten lengths.
When well into the homestretch Little
field on Russell, became wearied at Fair
views great advantage, and, cutting loose
from his companions, he SCI out to catch
back stretch he had reached the leaders
shoulder; but Pessara, Judge Morrow and
Raceland were also coming fast. Long
street. having been killed by his futile en-
deavor to catch Fairview in the opening
furlong, dropped back helplessly, thor
oughly beaten. 1t was disgraceful posi-
ton for to 5 favorite to hold so early in
the race. but the idol of the public had
been tried and found wanting, and the
race was seen to lay between Russell and
Judge Morrow, and Pessara and Race
land.
At the end of seven furlongs Russell
held first place by an open length from
Judge Morrow. Russell, however, quit
Just where he did last year, simply because
he is an arrant coward. Covington saved
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 furlong, Russell threw back his ears
in a cowardly fashion and refused to run
further. Covington, seeming to see that
he had the race at his mercy, became over
confident and began easing up on the
Judge This performance of the little
nearly cost Morris the race,
as Taral, who had been unable to get
the bunch before, came up with a
tremendous burst of speed, under the most
vigorous riding Fortunately for Morrow's
hackers, Coyington turned in the saddle
and discovered the danger, just In time to
prevent Taral from stealing the race and
stake from him.
The finish was very exciting and close,
Judge Morrow winning by head from
Pessara. Three lengths away, bad third,
came Russell, who was the same distance
in front of Raceland. Then came Claren-
don, Bouquet, George w, kingmaker,
Fairview, Maidstone, Port Chester, and the
4-to-5 favorlte Longstreet, disgraceful
last. Covington rode a really clever race
IN winning, and was placed in the floral
chair andthorse-Shoe that was presented to
the winning jockey by the association.
poor performance is explained
by the fact that when he returned TO the
stand after the race il was seen that his
saddle-girth had broken and Fitzpatrick
was minus one of his suirrups There is
no excuse for Longstreet's defeat. lie was
run off his feet in the endeavor to keep up
with the flying Fairview in the first part
of the race The time was 2:0SSL.
Judge Morrow, the apple OF Green b.
Morris eye, is 5-year-old bay horse. by
Vagabond- Monteith. His best record for
u handicap distance Is 2:OS 40
Winners at other races: Correction.
Coxswain, Betty Colt, Bonnie Colt, Ben
ST. LOUIS, May l6.-Winners: Rookery.
Merge, Aloha, Notus, Patrick, Ethel
= ray
y LOUISVILLE, May 16.-Winners; Pal
metto, GoodwoOd, Miss Dixie, Borealis.
Ida PI ckwick, NashtL