Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-17
THE GREAT HANDICAP.
Judge Morrow Wins bya Head, With
PeSSara Second,
RUSSELL THREE LENGTHS BACK,
And Raceland, Clarendon, Banquet George W.,
King Maker, Fairvisw, Maidstone, Port Chester
ard Longsrsst in Regular Order-S5,OOO
People See the Race-Weather Fine.

people were tne cOnulJlonS dI the BtOuuuS
this aftetnoon TO witness the great Brook
lyn handicap.
II rained all night but thanks TO the burn
ing rays of the sun the track was fairly
we'll dried out when the horses were can
tered TO the post to be sent of for the first
race.
The events that proceeded the great
handicap did not interest the crowd TO any
great extent They had made the journey
with the sole object of Witnessing a grand
struggle for the So, 600 stakes. To-day's
handicap was the fourth event on the pro-
gramme and was prescribed thereon as fol-
lows:
Fourth Race-The Brooklyn Jockey
Club handicap, for three year olds and up
wards, $3.50 each, half forfeit of $50 If de-
clared. The club to add an amount neces-
sary to make the value of the stakes
S250O0. of which the second horse shall re-
ceive So, 600, and the third horse $2,OOO;
weights to be announced on February l,
and the declarations to be made February
20, one mile and a quarter. Starters:
LoNGsTREET, lbs pounds Mclaughlin.
RACELAND, l20 pounds, Fitzpatrick.
BANQUET, 10 pounds, Lamley.
JUDGE MORROW, 1l5 5pCunds, A. CovlngtOn.
PEssARA lis pounds, Taral.
CLARENDON, Ia pounds, Murphy.
RUSSELL, ia pounds, Littleteld.
PoRT CHESTER, 1l2 pounds, Simms.
MAIDSTONE, 10S pounds, Bergen.
GEORGE W., 100 pounds, Midgety.
KINGMAKER, 81 pounds, Narvlce.
Immediately after the third race the
crowd made rush to the betting ring to
bet on the big event. They crowded into
the enclosure until ID was actually impos-
sible to move. Many got into the ring but
were never able to reach the bookmaker's
stand. In the betting the odds among some
Of them were:
Longstreet, even, to 3.
Judge Morrow, to /, D =.
Pessara, 20 to l, % to l.
Russell, to l.; 4 TO ..
At last the bugle blew to summon the
horses to the post, and the mighty multi
tudes of people sought advantageous posi-
tions and waited with eager expectant
ewes to see the hores come out OF the pad
dock. A mighty roar OF applause went
I'D as the great son Of Longfellow went by
the stand. All eyes then turned 10 starter
Rowe, and waited for that strip OF RED
bunting TO flash through the air and start
the grand thoroughbreds on their Jour
ney. d.
The starter had not complete control of
the Jockeys, who by their efforts 10 beat
the flag. DELAYED the start for fully ten
minutes. There were several long break
aways. At the next attempt they were IN
fairly good order and Rowe dropped his
flag with the favorite Longstreet being
most prominent in the bunch. The light
weighted Fairview was hurried out in
| front of Longstreet TO make the running.
! The pace was killing, and at the quarter
! pole the timers marked down % seconds
with Fairview now five lengths in front OF
,,nh N
pace and dropped back alongside OF Race
| land and Pessara, who were running easily
at Russellis heels.
The Jockeys on all the horses behind
Fairview were taking matters easy, they
being satisfied that the leader was making
his run too soon TO be contestant at the
| finish Around the lower turn, or at the
end of three furlongs, Fairview had fur
ther increased his lead to ten lengths.
When well into the home stretch, Little
| field on Russell became worried at FAR
VIEWS great advantage, and cutting loose
from his companions, Raceland, Pessara,
7 T,onrstreet and Judge Morrow, he set out
! to catch the flying Fairview. This move
! his part so early in the race proved fatal,
as subsequent developments viii show:
| At the end of the back stretch he had
reached the leaders shoulder. but Pessara,
! Judge Morrow and Raceland were also
| coming up fast, Longstreet having been
! killed off by his futile endeavor TO eaten
| Fairview in the opening furlong, dropped
back hopeessly and thoroughly beaten. In
the upper turn, or at the end Of seven fur
longs, Russell held first place by an open
/ length from Judge Morrow
Major Covington saved considerable
ground bv hugging the inner rail while
| making the turn into the home stretch,
and when he breasted Russell shortly be-
! fore reaching the last furlong post, which
| marked the end Of mile aud turlong
| Russell threw back his ears in cowardly
| fashion and refused 10 run further. Gov
| inpton. seeing that he had the race at his
mercy became over-confident and began
easing up on the Judge. This performance
of the clever little lightweight nearly cost
Green 3. Morris the race, as Taral, VINO
had been unable TO get through the bunch
before. came up with a tremendous burst
of speed under the most vigorous KIND oil
riding.
a Sixteenth from the finishing point Coy
ington sat down and tried 10 ride tue
| Judre with his hands. Pessara was slowly
but surely gaining on him, and he undouot-
| edlv would have passed him, simply be-
cause ne was being more strongly ridden,
had not Coyington drawn his whip and be-
gan TO fog Morrow. In realitylne was nit
| ting Pessara on the nose and eaco tune Tue
lash came down PeSsara would draw DacK
his head to escape punishment Iaral
shouted to the lad TO stop but the youngs-
fer had an old head on his shoulders and
he kept right on smashing PesSara over
the nose with his whip.
The finish saw Judge Morrow victor oy
| a head. Three lengths away, PAD tnlro,
| came Russell, who was the same distance
in front of Receland-
Then came Clarendon, Banquet, George
w. King Maker. Falrvlew, MAIDSTONE,
Port Chester and Longstreet last MAJOR
Covington rode really clever race on the
| winner. and when he was placed IN the
| floral chair and horseshoe that was pre-
sented TO the winning jockey by the asso'
citation. the vast assemblage favored MN
with a grand salute Of applause.
Judge Morrow. the apple OF Green b.
Morris's eve, is a 5-year- old bay morse py
Vagabond.Moonlight He took part IN
twenty-eight races last year, and was nrs'
past the post eight times.
His best record for the handicap Instance
is 2 2:OS 4-5.
The fractional time in this race was
First furlong % seconds, the hall In 4iSl
three quarters in IA, the mile N AZ, ano
the mile and quarter in 3:Oes<.
The other events were:
First race, furlongs, Correction Won
Second race, one mile, cOxwain won
Third race Expectation stakes, witt
81 500 added, half mile, Bette Colt won
Fifth race, half mile. Lee won; time
S;xth race. six furiongs, Bengal won