The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-17
WON By A HEAD.
The Great Brooklyn Handicap Captured By
Judge Morrow.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The spring meeting
Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club opened to-day
at Gravesend. Six events were on the pro-
gramme, including the great Brooklyn ham
dcap, the fourth race, worth S25,000 1t
was expected that there would be eighteen
starters. with all the leading jockeys up ex-
cept Garrison. During the night it rained
heavily and the track was very muddy this
morning, but under the effect of the sun and
wind it dried out rapidly.
1t was conceded that Longstreet was un-
beatabe, at least on good track. though
there was some expectation that he wouId
not be started, as the Dwyers would not
care to risk stralning him. Some pinned
their faith upon such good mud horses as
Russell. Judge Morrow, Picnicker and
Kingmaker
The perfect summer weather during the
morning brought out between $4,000 and
$4,000 people, who crowded into the grounds
to witness the great Brooklyn handicap.
Early this morning great force OF men
were put at work on the track, with the re-
suit that 1t was in fairly good condition
when time for racing came. The crowd
took little interest In the events preceding
the handicap. They were waiting for the
struggle for the $50, 600 stake.
The starters were: LongStreet 1913 (Mc-
LaughliD). Raceland 120 Fitzpatrck) Ban
quet 10 Lamley). Judge Morrow 115 Gov
lngtonl, Pessara 115 CraraD, Clarendon ia
(Murphyl, FaTyiew 100 Doggett, Russell
ia Lttlefeldl, Portchester 112 (Smmsl,
Maidstone 1o8 (Bergen). George w 100 (Midg-
ley and kingmaker 81 (Narvice).
The start was delayed fully 10 minutes,
and there were several uneven breakaways
before the flag finally dropped, when the
faYorlte, LoDgstTeet, was the most prOmi-
nent of the bunch. There was a light
weight on FaIryiew, who was hurried out in
front of LOngstreet to make the running.
His riders orders were to take the lead, and
Doggett obeyed his instructions, giving the
hackers of the others a bad scare in the
opening furlOug by opening up gap of three
lengths from LOngstreet The pace was a
killing one, and at the quarter pole the
timers marked it down as % seconds, with
FaiTview five lengths In front of Russell.
Longstreet sDccumbed to the hot pace and
dropped back alongside of Raceland and
Pessara.
When well into the homestretch he BE-
came worried at Fairview's great advan-
tage, and, cutting loose from his conf
panl0ns, set out TO catch him. Soon after,
the race was seen to lie between Russell,
Judge Morrow, PeSsara and Raceland. On
the upper turn Russell held the fist place
by an open length from Judge Morrow. HIS
hackers were temporarily jubilant, but
Russell quit just where lie did last year.
When he refused to run further COvingtOn
became oVerconfdent and began easing up
on Judge Morrow, whereupOn Taral, on
Pessara who had been unable to get
through the bunch before, came up with
tremendous burst of speed. Fortunately for
Morris, C0vington turned in his saddle
and discovered the danger just in time,
sixteenth from the finish. lie then began
to ride Judge Morrow hard. Pessara was
slowly but surely gaining on him and un-
doubtedlY would pass him had not Coving-
ton drawn his whip and began to fog
Morrow in reality. He was hitting Pessara
on the nose, and each time the lash came
down Pessara would draw back his head't0
escape punishment. TaraI shouted TO the
lad to stop, but he kept right on smashing
Pessara over the nose. The finish saw
Judge Morrow the victor by head over
Pessara, Russell third, three lengths away.
Then came RaCeland, Clarendon, Banquet,
George w, Kingmaker, Fairview, Maidstone.
Portchester, aud last Of all the to
faYorite, Longstreet. Tue distance was
one and quarter miles, and the time was:
First furlong % sec, the half 47A, three
quarters l IA. mile :424 and mile and
quarter 2:0SA The winner is five. year
old bay by Vagabond Moonlight. He took
part in 2S races last year. winning eight.
The other events were:
Five furlongs, Correction won, Bell View
second, Dalsyrian third. Time. 1:03.
One mile, Coxswain won. Two Bits sec
ond. Actor third. Time. 1:45A.
Expectation stakes, half mile. Betty colt
Won, 1iuS6IWOOu SecOHuB AauIa 0OuIU cOIb
third. Time. :50A.
Half mile, Bonny Lee colt won, Merri-
ment second, Moderator colt third. Time.
:5OA.
six furlongs, Bengal won. Rosa H sec
ond. Captain Brown third. Time, 1:15A.
Other Racing Events.
LOUISVILLE, May 16-The track was
slow. and the winners to-day were:
Mile, Palmetto won, Powers second. Eu-
genia third. Time. AZ.
Five furlongs, Goodwood won, Interior
second, Edith Belmont third. Time, l :06.
Kentucky Oaks stake. one and quarter
miles, Miss Dixie won, Unadllla second,
Greenwich third. Time, 214H.
Seven furlongs, Borealis won, Foxhall
second, Hopeful third. Time 1:32
One mile and 20 yards. Ida Pickwick won,
Kinscem second, Ed Eshelby third. Time,
1:47
Seven furlongs Vashti won, Fakir second,
Modjeska third. Time, / 30.
ST. LOUIS. Nav 16.-The track was slow
to-day and the winners we're:
Six furlongs, Rookery won. Barney second,
Red Cap third. Time, 1:19A.
Two-year-olds. four and a halt furlonns,
Merge won, Ella Duke second, Nefem third.
Time, :00A.
Six furlongs, Aloha won, Tim Murphy
second, Italia third. Time, :19A.
Three-year-olds, one mile, Not Us won,
Content second, Baron third. Time, 80.
Seven and half furlongs, Patrick won.
Carter B second, Unlucky third. Time.
1:40h.
Handicap, one mile, Ethel Gray won, jim
Dunn second Bolivar Buckner third Time,
1 AK.