The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-16
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Everything in Readiness for One Of
the Greatest Races Ever
Run.
Fifty Thousand People Will Wit
ness the Contest OF Equine
a Speed.
The Best Of Horseflesh VIII Fight for the
Load To-day at tile Grave
send Track. .u"1.

New York. May 15.-The Brooklyn handi-
COP comes off tomorrow. Before the sun
has set, 10000 people will have shouted
themselves hoarse over she animal whose
speed and endurance will land him winner
at the Gravssend track. It will be the open
ing event of the greatest racing season
America has known I season in which more
tve-year-olds will make records for them-
selves and money for their owners than
ever before; a season in which the hopes of
many a new race owner will be shattered;
8 season in which the largest stakes ever
run for will in all likelihood be pulled in
by men whose names have not been in the
mouths of racegoers for years. To the own
sr of the horse which will win the Brooklyn
handicap this year. the race means $751; 600
in the clear. Hundreds OF thousands have
been asked she question OF who it will ba FOX
months and millions are today eagerly await
ing the announcement Of the result, for the
interest in this race 10 not confined to Amer
lea. In England, in Australia. in Hong
Kong. in Burmah, wherever the admlrer OF
the race horse 10 located. the 18th of May
is looked forward to with an interest that
amounts almost to fsverish anxiety.
In the vast throng at the Gravesend track
tomorrow there will be representatives
from Canada and California. from Maine
and Texas, from England and France;
banker and publican will rub elbows on an
equality, and for a few exciting hours the
rich will forget that they are not poor and
the poor will forget their poverty. 1t is
also interesting to know whether it will be
4 race like the first in 1886. ths initial
contest for the Brooklyn handicap. Then
a now the distance was a milo and a quar-
ter; then, as will be the case tomorrow,
every available seat and bit of standing
room within the gates were occupied; and
who can forget that lannon's struggle at the
finish between Dry Monopole, Red Wing
and Hidalgo. It was heads apart at the
mile, it was heads apart into the stretch.
heads apart at the finish. Seventeen horses
made the pace, and Andy MeCarty, who
piloted the famous winner to victory, was
carried on the arms of his admirers through
the paddock. In 1883 it was The Bard who
won the handicap. with Hanover second
and Exile third. In 1889 it was Exile, with
Prince Royal and Terra Gotta following.
and in 1890 Castaway H., whose hackers
were laughed at before the race. ran away
however, but the event was redeemed last
year when the famous Tenny outfooted
Prince Royal and Tea Tray.
The time of the winner in the first event
has never been repeated by the hersss that
have run in the race since. II was POT and
the value of the purse $3.50. The next
year The Bard made the time in 2:13 and
$685. for his owner. In the third race
Hamilton and Exile won Sc, 800 and covered
the mile and a quarter in 2:07}99. In 1880
the amount of the stake was the same; the
time of Castaway II: with Bum up was
0.1O ParpoS ro1a Tannnv En- vintnru in the
same time and landed $l4, 6O0into Pulslfef'1
capacious pockets. This year the value OF
tt is famous race will be nensnrats
with its growing Importance, for $2b,UO
will be divided between the three horses.
the winner getting $4,000, the second and
third horses $4,000 and $1,000. respectively.
1t is safe to say that the winner will come
from the following probable starters: Allan
Bane, Bermuda, Ban Chief, Banquet, Cas-
sius, Eon, Fairyiew, George W., Judge
Morrow. LongstIset. Loantaka, Maidstone,
Major Domo, Possafa, Pioknieker, Port
meath, San Juan, TerriAer. and Jenny. In
addition to the twenty-three here named,
il is barely possible that India Rrbber,
Beansy, HIS H,Rhness, klngmaker or MIN
rcd may join the grand march to the post
ON the eventful day. At the very outside
not more than sixteen starters ARE looked
for, while 81 round dozen will probably be
nearer the mark. LonRstreet has been
fast and apparently sound, but there is nc
telling what the morrow will bring
forth and it is barely possible
that Mike Dryers great ANIMAL
will not face the starter. It is conceded that
he was the best of American raee horses
during the last season, but it must be borne
in mind that he has not been in a race since
he lowered the colors and the fame Of
Tenuy OF Aug. l last. Mike Dryers stable
figures with other strong horses in the race
While Kingston seems to be out of the cues
ton, Raceland and Banquet may be in al
the finish. In fact, it is understood that
Mr.. Dryer has picked the last two to repre-
sent his stable in the great race. Raoelani
has wintered sPlendidly and with 1NE
pounds cannot be considered overburdened
for he rode to victory in the Suburban o
1889 with the same impost. Banquet wa
In the g;eat Brooklyn handicap to the hni8l
last wear and landed fourth after q mos
plucky fight for the place. He ha
wintered we'll and his four-year-ol.
record will probably surprise tho public
Komad is not a likely starter, although h
has wintered we'll and will make u mos
favorable showing rs a three-ysar-old thi
season. The j., A. Morris and a. H. Norrl
contingent NAV prove after all to eontai,
the winner. Terrifer and RusseI1 are as Fl
race, and are looked on with great favor
The Ehret horses have all wintered we'll
Clarendon, San Juan, Rev del Rev an,