The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
A Great Race with a Big Crowd in
Attendance.

there, the plunger is therein fact every
body is there and seems to back his
opinion and to let his enthusiasm over
flow at the slightest provocation.
Today was no exception to the rule.
Perfect summer weather and fairly good
track packed between $4,000 and $1,000
people about the grounds. Probably not
one of this $1,000 pulled the covers under
his chin last night without a case of blues,
for it was raining; and rain meant a bad
track. and bad track meant that some
"mud lark" would probably walk away
with his dollars. But Superintendent
Brush had a gang at work on the
track at daybreak. Harrows and rakes
turned over every particle of the surface
of the track dozen times and, thanks to
the burning rays of the sun, the track was
fairly well dried out when the horses were
cantered to the post to be sent off for the
first race. The events that preceded the
great handicap did not interest tho crowd
to any great extent. They had made the
journey with the sole object OF Witnessing
a grand struggle ior the S25,00o stakes.
Ready for the wsrd-
At last the bugle blew to summon the
horses TO the post, and the mighty multi
titudes of people sought advantageous
positions and waited with eager, expect
ant eyes to see the horses come
out of. the paddock. Pessars was
the first to appear. Then came
Maidstone; also. George W., Dorchester,
Judge Morrow, Raceland, Banquet,
Longstreet and the others. A mighty
roar of applause went up as the great son
of Longfellow went by the stand. The
parade was formed in front OF the stand,
with Longstreet in front and Russell at the
end. They went as far as the betting
ring. broke and cantered to the post. All
the eyes then anxiously turned TO Starter
Rowe and waited for the strip of bunting
to fash through the air and start the
grand thoroughbreds on their journey.
The starter had not complete control OF
the Jockeys, who, by their efforts to beat
the flag, delayed the start for fully min
utes. There were several long breakaways.
They're on.
At the next attempt they were in fairly
good order and Rowe dropped his flag
with the fayorite, Longstreet, being most
prominent in the bunch. The light
weighted Fairview was hurried out in
front OF Longstreet to make the running.
His riders orders were to take the lead
and keep it as long as possible. Master
Dosgett obeyed bis instructions to the let
ter and the opening furlong he gave
the hackers 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 the timers
marked down twenty-three seconds with
Fairview now five lengths in front of Rus
sell. Iongstreet suecumbed to the hot
pace and dropped back alongside OF Race
land and PessarA, who were running easily
at Russell's heels. The jockeys on all of the
horses behind Fairview were taking mat
ters easy, they being satisfied that the
leader was making his run too soon
to be a contestant at the finish.
Around the lower turn, or at the end OF
three furlongs, Fairview had further in
creased his advantage to ten lengths.
Doggett wss taking 10 chances of others
catching him In tho fret part OF the race,
and he depended upon good luck to hold
his position to the end If his horse had
the necessary speed and gameness.
Llttlsnsld's Error.
When we'll into the stretch Littlefeld,
on Russell, became worried at Fairview's
great advantage and cutting loose from
his companions, Raceland, Pessara, Long
street and Judge Morrow, he set
out to catch the flying Fairview.
This move on his part so early in the race
proved fatal. as subsequent developments
showed. At the end OF the back stretch
ne had reached the leaders shoulder, but
Passara, Judge Morrow and Rsceland
were also coming up fast Longstrset,
having been killed off by his futile en-
desvor to catch Fairvisw in the opening
iurlong, dropped back hopelessly and thor
oughly beaten. 1t was . disgraceful po-
sition for 4 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, Judge Morrow, Pessara and Race
land. On the upper turn, or at the end
of seven furlongs, Russell held first place
by an open length from Judge Morrow.
Indeed, the Morris candidate swung into
the home stretch a good length and a half
in front OF mis- competitors. His hackers
wete jubilant and swung their hats in the
air In their joyful anticipation of oashing
winning tickets
Russell Quita
Russell, however, quit just where he did
last year, simply because be is an arrant
coward. His heart is not in the right
place, and his performance today again
demonstrates the fact Maj. Covington
saved considerable ground by hugRing the
inner rail while making the turn into the
home stretch, and when he breasted Rus
cell shortly before reaching the last fur
long post, which marked the end OF q mile
and a furlong. Russell threw back his
ears in cowardly fashion and refused TO
run further.
soms Effective whipping.
Covington, seeing that he had the race
at his mercy, became over confident and
began easing up on the Judge. This per-
formance OF the clever little lightweight
nearly cost Green 3. Morris the race, as
Taral. who bad been unable to get through
the bunch before, came up with a tre-
mendous burst OF speed under the most
vigorous kind OF riding. Fortunately for
Morrow's hackers Covington turned in his
saddle and discovered his danger just in
time to prevent Taral from stealing the
race and the 5000 stake from him. A
sixteenth from the finishing point
he sat down and began to ride
the Judge with his hands. Pessara wns