The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-17
BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Judge Morrow Wins, Pessara
Second, Russell Third.
THERACING EyENToF THE SEASON
Joe Lannon Defeated by Godfrey in Four
Rounds-Reeord of Yesterdays Races
Baseball Foot Racing, Etc.

hACE TRACK AT (JRAVESRND, May ia
perfect summer day resulted in between
10000 and $4,000 people crowding into the
grounds to witness the great Brooklyn
handicap.
The rain last night gave little promise of
decent track, hut early this morning a
great force was put 10 work, with the re-
suit that the track was in fairly good con-
crowd took little interestin the events pre-
ceding the handicap. They were
WAITING FOR THE STRUGGLE
for the S25, 900 stake. The starters were
Longstreet. 12S, Mclaughlin; Raceland,
100, Fitzpatrick; Banquet, ITO, Lamley;
Judge Morrow, 115, Covington; Pessara,
lis, Taral; Claringdon, ia, Murphy; Fair
view, 100, Daggett; Russell, ia, Little
field; Port Chester, 112. Symms; Mad
stone, los. Bergen; George w, 100,
Midgley; Kingmaker, 81, Marvice.
The start was delayed fully ten minutes
and there were several long breakways.
The flag finally dropped for good, with the
favorite Longstreet the most prominent of
the bunch. The lightweight on Fairview
was hurried out in front of Longstreet.
TO MAKE THE RUNNING.
gett obeyed instructions, giving the hackers
of the others bad score in the opening
furlong by opening up a gap of three
! lengths from Longstreet. The pace was
killing and at the quarter pole the timers
marked down % seconds, with Fairview
| five lengths In front of Russell.
Longstreet succumbed to the hot pace
and dropped back alongside of Raceland
and Pessara. When well into the home
stretch Littlefeld, on Russell, became wor.
ried at Fairview's great advantage and
cutting loose from his companions
SET OUT TO CATCH HIM.
Longstreet dropped back hopelessly beaten
Soon after, the race was seen to lie be
tween Russell Judge Morrow, Pessari
and Raceland On drst turn Russell hello
first place by an open length from Judge
Morrow. His hackers were temporarily
jubiant, but Russell quit just where he dlt
last year. When he refused to run further
Covington became overcontident and be
gan easing up on Judge Morrow, where
+ upon Taral, on Pessara, who had been un
able to get through the bunch before
came on
WITH A TREMENDOUS BURST OF SPEED.
Fortunately for Morriss, Covington turnet
in his saddle and discovered the DANCE
Just in time. a sixteenth from the fnis
he began To ride Judge MORROW hard. res
sara was slowly but surely gaining on him
aud ouote6ly would have passed hin
: had not Covington drawn his whip an
began to fog Morrow. In reality he wa
hitting Pessara on the nose and each tim
the lash came down Pessara would draw
back his head to escape the punishment
; Taral shouted to the lad to stop, but b
kept right on
SMASHING PEssARA OVER THE NOSE.
,, The finish saw Judge Morrow a victor b
head over Pessara; Russell third, tire
lengths away Then came RacelanC
, Claringdon, Banquet, George W, Kin
Maker, Fairview, Maidstone, Portcheste
and last of all the -four to five" favoritt
Longstreet. Distance, one mile and
: quarter, and time: First furiong, % SET
! onds; half, 41%; three-fourths, IA; mile
, :4214; mile and half, 2:083l.
Tie winner is 5-year-old bay by Vaga
bond, Moonlight. He took part in twenty
eight races last year. winning eight.
5 OTHER EVENTS.
? Five furlongs-Correction won, Bel
view second. Dalyrian third Time 20
Mile-Coxswain won, Two Bits secon(
= Actor third. Time-1: 45A
! Expectation stakes, half mile-Bett
. colt won. Lidgerwood second, Laura Quo
= = colt third. Time 500.
9 Half mile-Bonny Lee colt won, Merr
. ment second, Moderator colt third. Time
:50I.
= SIX furlougs-Bengal won, Rosa h Sc
ond, Captain Brown third. Time-1:15$