The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17
FOR A BIG PURSE.
rgE BROOKLYN HANDICAP RUN
AT GRAVESEND.

.ba Third Horse-Judge Morrow
rims. With Pessara Second and
Russell Third.
PACE TRACK, GRAvEsEND. May TO-
The opening day of the so-called legitimate
.,iro season in New York state was
.ovored with perfect summer weather, a
toirIv good track and throng Of people
o-;orslv estimated at from 80, 900 to 81, 900.
Tba Grounds of the Brooklyn Jockey Club
70 taxed TO their utmost to accommodate
W. vsst assemblage. In fact, they proved
ss-adaonate to the occasion. There was a
snTn6our of rain during the night, and it
~ w. Thought that this would leave the track
=, ,uddy condition, but by dint of hard
,gork and to-day's burning sun the surface
n the track was fairly we'll dried out when
.be horses were cantered to the post for the
ST. race. The three events that preceded
.Se Great handicap did not interest the
ND TO any great extent They had made
.ho journey with the sole object Of witness
ing the grand struggle for SIS, 900 in stakes.
re defeat Of the favorite, Longstreet,
ngoved bitter disappointment to those who
I'd wagered their money on him, but the
,inner, Judge Morrow, was well backed by
his admirers, so that the race did not result
=; I great surprise. One favorite won. Cor
rectiop, at l to 2, winning the first race.
The surprise OF the day was the victory of
Coxswain in the second race. He was sent
h the post with odds of 100 to l against
him.
nj the Jockeys, who. by their efforts to
heat the flag, delayed the start for fully ten
minutes. There were several long break
ways At the next attempt they were in
fairly good order and Rowe dropped his
fsg with the favorite, Longstreet, the most
nroninent of the bunch. The light
Weighted Fairview was hurried out in front
If Longstreet to make the running. His
keep it as long as possible. Master Doggett
obeyed his instructions to the letter
and in the opening furlong he gave the
hackers Of the other candidates q bad scare
BY opening up gap of three lengths from
Tongstreet. The pace was killing, and at
the quarter pole the timers marked down
tEenty-three seconds, with Fairview
now five lengths IN front of
Russell, Longstreet having succumbed
to the hot pace and dropped back alongside
NJ Raceland and Pessara, who were running
easily at Russell's 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 contender at the finish.
Around the lower turn, or
at the end Of three furlongs, Fairview had
further increased his advantage to ten
lengths Doggett was taking no chances
of the others catching him in the first part
Of the race. and he depended upon good
luck to hold his position to the end If his
horse bad the necessary speed and game
ness. ..-..--.... -..-.....
LITTLEFIELD SCARED.
When we'll in to the home stretch, Little
field, on Russell, became worried at Fair
views great advantage, and cutting loose
from his companions, Raceland, Pessara,
Longstreet and Judge Morrow, he set out
to catch the flying Fairview. This early
move on his race proved fatal, as subsequent
developments will 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. Long
street having been killed off by
his futile endeavor to catch Fairview in the
opening furlong dropped back hopelessly
and thoroughly beaten. 1t was a Disgrace
full position for to 5, but the idol of the
public had been tried and found wanting
and the race was seen to lie between Russell,
Judge Morrow Pessara and Raceland, On
the upper turn, or at the end of seven fur-
longs, Russell held first place by an
open length from Judge Morrow.
His hackers were iubilant and
threw their hats in the air
in their joyful anticipation of cashiug their
tickets. Russell, however, quit just where
be did last year, simply because he is an ar
rant coward. His heart is not in the right
place and his performance to-day again
demonstrates the fact. Maj Covington
saved considerable ground by hugging the
inner rail while making the turn into the
home stretch and when he breasted Russell,
shortly before reaching the last furlong
post, which marked the end OF the mile and
turlong, Russell threw back his ears in
coWardly fashion and refused to run fur
tber.
CoVINGToN's CLOSE CALL.
Covington, 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
.Ireen b. Morris the race, as Taral, who
mad been unable to get through the bunch
oe[ore, came up with tremendous burst Of
speed under the most vigorous kind of
riding Fortunately for Judge Morrow's
hackers, Covington turned in his saddle and
discovered his danger just in time TO pre-
vent Taral from stealing the race and
me $4,000 stake from him. A sixteenth
from the finishing point he sat
GOWN and began to ride Judge Morrow with
us hands. Pessara was slowly but surely
gaming on him, and he undoubtedly would
nave passed him, simply because he was
0eing ridden stronger, had not Covington
edrawn his whip and begun to fog Judge
Morrow.
PEsSARA UNABLE TO PASS.
IN reality, he was hitting Pessara on the
nose, aud each time the lash came down
Fessara would draw back his head to escape
punishment Taral shouted to the younger
tau 70 stop, but the youngster had an old
nesa on his shoulders, and he kept right on
eIashlng Pessara over the nose with his
mp The finish saw Judge Morrow
me tne victor by head. Three
RUSSELL who was the same distance in front
VI haceand. Then came Clarendon, Ban
gaet' George W. Kingmaker, Fairview,
.:naastone, Port Chester and the to 5
IWaEorlte, Longstreet, disgreced as last.
NH CoVlngtoD rode really clever race on
SI'e winner, and when he was placed in the
noIal chair and horseshoe that was pre-
oeuleu 70 the winning jockey by the asso-
elaTion the vast assembly favored him
su grand salvo OF applause. The
.du deserved all the praise
tnst was heaped upon him
uy the distinguished group of turfmen
surrounding the judges stand. Raceland's
noor performance is explained by the fact
" sHaV When he returned to the stand after
tue race 1t was seen that his saddle-girth
uau Oroken, and that Fitzpatrick was minus
o oue OF his stirrups. There is 10 ex-
use LOT IIongstreet's defeat. He
run of Of his feet in
endeaVor to keep up with the flying
1 M view in the first part Of the race.
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