The weekly tribune., 1892-05-21
A Vast Assemblage at the Grounds
of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club.
The Great Race Of the Day Won by
Judge Morrow i'm a Hand
some Manner.
LOngstreet Was Beaten in the Start
and Came in
Last.
The Brooklyn Handicap.

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The opening day of the so-called legiti.
mate racing season in New York state is
always a red letter day in the racing
calendar. 1t is on this day that the
Brooklyn handicap is run and people of
all descriptions pour into the grounds of
the Brooklyn Jockey club IN fiocks and
droves to witness the first great event of
the season. Today was no exception to
the rule. Perfect summer weather and
fairly good track packed between 30
200 and $4,000 people about the grounds.
The handicap was the fourth event on
the program and was described thereon
as follows: Fourth race Brooklyn
Jockey Club Handicap. for three year.
olds aad upward; $50 each: half forfeit
or $50 if declared; club to add an
amount necessary to make the value of
the stakes $4,000; of which the second
receives 5000. and the third $1,000
Immediately after the third race the
crowd made a rush to the betting ring
to bet on the big event. They crowded
into the inclosure until it was actually
impossible to move. The ring was one
seething maelstrom of humanity and
once in it's grasp there was no escape.
Every one wanted to bet and all wanted
to go in different sections at once. Many
got in the ring and were never able to
get near the bookmakers' stands. 1t
was sight such as was never witnessed
on any track before. Above all could be
seen floating seas of greenbacks that
were being waved at the bookies by the
frenzied people as they tried to get their
money down.
At last the bugle called the horses to
the post and the mighty multitude of
people sought advantageous positions
and waited with eager expectant eyes to
see the horses come out of the paddock.
Pessara was the first to appear. Then
came Maidstone: also George w. and
Portchester, Judge Morrow, Raceland
Banquet, LOngstreet and others. A
mighty roar of applause went up as the
great Longfellows son went by
the stand. The parade formed IN
front of the stand with Longs
treet in front and Russell at the end.
They went as far as the betting ring and
cantered to the post. All eyes anxiously
turned to Starter Rowe and waited for
that strip of red bunting to flash
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 ten
minutes. At the next attempt they were
in fairly good order and Rowe dropped
the flag with favorite Longstreet most
prominent in the bunch. Lightweight
on Fairview was hurried out in front of
LOngstreet to make the running. His
orders were to take the lead and keep it
AS long as possible. Doggett obeyed his
instructions to the letter and in the
opening furlong he gave the hackers of
Others indicates bad scare by opening
up gap of three lengths from Long
street. The pace was killed and at the
quarter Longstreet succumbed to the
hot pace and dropped back alongside Of
Raceland and Pessara who were run
ming easily. Around the lower turn or
at the end of three furlongs. Fairview
increased his advantage to ten lengths,
Doggett taking no chances of others
catching him in the first part of the race
When well into the home stretch Lit
tlefield on Russell became wearied at
Fairview's great advantage and cutting
loose from the champions set out to
catch the flying Fairview. This move
on his part so early in the race proved
fatal as subquent developments show.
At the end of the back stretch he had
reached the leaders shoulders. but Pes
sara. Judge Morrow and Raceland were
coming up fast. Longstreet, killed off by
his futile endeavor to catch Fairview IN
the opening furlong, dropped back help
lessly and thoroughly beaten. 1t was a
disgraceful position for four to five favor
ties to hold SO early in the race but the
idol Of the public had been tried and
found wanting and the race lay between
Russell and Judge Morrow, Pessara and
Raceland. On the upper turn or at the
end Of seven furlongs Russell held first
place by an open length from Judge
Morrow. His hackers were jubilant and
threw their hats in the air in joyful an
ticipation of catching the winning tick
cts. Russell, however, quit just where
he did last year simply because he is an
arrant coward. Covington saved con
siderable ground by hugging the inner
rail while making the turn into the
stretch and when he breasted Russell
shortly before reaching the last furlong
post, Russell threw back his ears in a
cOwardly fashion and refused to run
further.
Covington seeing he had the race at
his mercy became over confident and be-
gan easing up on Judge Morrow. His
performance nearly cost Morrow the race
as Pessara, who had been unable to get
through the bunch before, came up
with tremendous burst of speed un-
der most vigorous riding. Fortunately
for Morrow's hackers Covington turned
in his saddle and discovered his danger
just in time to prevent Taral from steal
ing the race and stake from him. A
sixteenth from the finishing point he sat
down and began to ride Judge with his
hands, Passara slowly but surely
gaining on him and would have passed
him simply because he was being more
strongly ridden, had not Covington
drawn his whip and began to apparently
fiog Morrow. In reality he was hitting
Pessara on the nose and each time the
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