New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
TO.DAY'S GREAT RACE.
OPENING OF THE LEGITIMATE SEASON.
ryp STRUGGLE FOR THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
TO TAKE PLACE AT GRAVEskND Ills
AFTERNooN-THE STARTERS
AND JOCKEYS.

AND JOCKEYS.
The races at the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs track to day
,pen the season in the state Of New-Ycrk. John J.
Ncirath commssary general Of the Army Of the Turf
has laid In stores enough feed and liQudate 3oooo
PEOPLE and will not make red cent OF preht IL 'he
grounds not packed TO bursting. Mr. Mc'ra'h Is
one of the shcwdest judges of crowds nasmuch as ne
makes his 100000 year by looking AFTER 'heif
stomaehs during the racing season. lie never was
known to oveIestlmate, you may expect 3oooo
people at Gravesend If the weather be clear.
At 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon superintendent
Brush said "Gvc us fair weather from now I'LL TO
morrow afternoon and I'll guarantee you good
track"
Nothing more is needed TO make the day grand sue
cess The horses ready the jockeys are ready inc
starter ana the judges arc ready. The betnhg ting
has booths for lO5 bookmalers, that number having
paid for the privilege of milking the public for four
DAYS Thomas F. Egan will have In his hands the
management of the ring. The mutual Machines '"ee
straight and five place have been put In working eVer
by Gerard Bancker. who reports progress to nelson
KlN.
The grand stand looks fresh snd clean. and the lawn
along the qusrtersretch was never before so green
There IA an air OF prosperity and thrift about the whole
Mat will appeal TO anybody. Several hundred people
risted the track yesterday to the horses ut work
What the racers did will be found at the foot Of this
article In the horse nees The entries we're published
TIE SuIldAy tribune anu arc
will be, probably, fifteen starters in the Brooklyn
Handicap the first great turf attraction of the year.
Reclare may be withdrawn. She has been troubled
with spfnt, and in her exercise yesterday 20 sore
that Mr.. Dwyer thought he would not send her to the
pest. However, If she seems well to-day, she will
start
The following programme OF music has been arranged
by Jules Levy whose band has been engaged for the
meeting
1. Grand Merch brooklyn Jockey Club"..Leyy
.. Overture: "Ameiica' Levy
8. Selections 'Reily and the 400. .Braham
4. Coraet Solo: "Non f Matte
Jules Levy.
5. "Grand Strauss Waltz.
q. Galop: GLORY Halleulah"
Z. Cornet Solo: Marguerite ............. White
Jules Levy. By special reQuest)
8. Skirt Donce: 'New-Yerh Herald".. Godfrey
.. Grand Selection of Irish Songs.
Brooklyn Handcap Galep. PLAYED on post
horn by Levy.
Time tables OF oil the routes the track will be
found In the advertising columns. Special mention
might be made of the Fifth Avenue Route through
Brooklyn by way Of the Bridge and Thirty sixth-st
Trains leave the Thirty -sixth-st station at go,
10 ;35, IL 10, ii 40 1913, Il 49, ID, AS. 49,
245 and .: 10. The time from the Bridge to the
track is about forty minutes. The Brooklyn Handicap
will be run at O'Clock, few minutes after that
Persons leaving NewYork at O'Clock will be in time
TO it, The first will be called ut 80 and the
last about 80 O'Clock
These are the entries In full IN all the races:
FIRSD RACE-A sweepstakes of $50 each. for all agcs.
with 81 600 added. which 500 second and sICO TO
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