Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18
THE SPORTS BADLY FOOLED
Diablo, an Outsider, Wins tho
Handicap.
ODDS STRONGLY AGAINST HIM
Could Have Been Bought in
the Pools 60 to |.
Stitl the Old Runner Picked Up and Won
the Race Ia Handsome Style-- Lamp
lighter, the tavoritc, Second, and
Leonaweli, Third---Thirty Thousand
People See the Exciting Event.

luuNu wanting. IanpllHHter, the taNOrltr,
upon whose success hundreds of thousands
Of dollars depended, was beaten out bya
rank outsider-an animal which while re.
gardcl as being in the first flight IN his 2
and 1.yearUl form has of late been con-
sidered little better than high class sell.
Ing platter. DiablO the aged son Of Eolus
| and Grace Darling, goes on record as being
the seventh winner of the great Brooklyn
handicap at the remuneratlve odds of 10,
~ and GO to |.
The sun never shone on a brighter scene
than that presented to the eye Of the be.
holder at the trayesend track to-day. The
ntielt aud lawns resGmblGd beautiful
carpet of emerald green relieved by
numerous patches of golden coored dan.
deions. The paddock, enclosures and in
fact every available inch of space outside
of the grand stand was packed by men,
some attlred IN the very height of fashion,
but all well dressed. The grand stand was
filled with pretty women, arrayed in
tnulti.culored costumes, and grouped TO.
gether without the least regard to studied
harmony or effect.
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS.
The crowd was Strikinglv COSMOPOLITAN,
All walks Of life and nearly all national.
ties sent representatives. Gray.haired
Judges and advocates who had cast aside
the TRY monniuny of the law for another
game Of chance amicably rubbed shou.
dcrs with The gentleman who has to de.
pend upon his wits for Il living The
quietly -drcssci young scion OF society in.
lcrlningled with subjects of the great King
Faro atired IN all the gaudy layishness Of
lh"ir KIND the minimum plaid of their
Ct1lulng only Outshuuc hv the electric
scarchigllt sparkling in their bosoms
II Mas Just ! O'Clock when the bngln
sounded the summons for the horses to
rome 20 the posi- for the great event aud
there must bave been nearly 10000 pairs Of
eyes turned toward the paddock. Fideio
was the first to appear. quickly followed by
his stable companion, lrrriiier. Both horses
had their tore legs bandaGcd with red
binding. Banquet with the famntp,
snapper Garrison up followed and re.
cclvrd a rnus!ng cheer AS he passed the
stand. Then came Nnmad and RaCcland.
t'harir, who had been well backed hy a
few supposed shrcwd ones was the next to
appear and then followed Judge Morrow
and the western wonder, lllume. I.uml,-
lighter and DiablO came out next, a, the
gallant representative Of the I.orillari
stables went by tile grand stand the cheer
ing was deafrnlhg, Last Of all came Pick.
pocket about whom So many rumOrs had
been sent ont. leonawell aud Mars went
70 the starting pont from their stables AZ
the other side of HE track
IN the first break Hume was too forward
and what would have otherwise been q
good start was spoiled Then Iickpocket's
lna II was feared there would be Il tedious
wait.
An ALMOST PERFECT START.
Alter several futile attempts to get them
IN liuc Tor a start starter Rowe got down
nllt ut his box and gave the Jockeys good
rating. At the next break I.amplighter,
ilckpock"l and Judge Morrow came to the
head ul the stretch without the others.
FINALLY, 1T l.l9 o'clock the horses got tho
iag to an almost perfect starr. Judge
Morrow, LconawcIl Ierriticr and Fidelio
We're = little ~ the lead, with l.amplighter,
'sharatr flcNpIvket, Hume and Mars in
4 bunch III the rear rerriiier, true to the
l'aiy tactics Immediately shot to the front
ana set cinkIhg pace past the stand and
into tie btrkstrctch. Here Lconawell,
who nan been struggling for his head,
passed Ierrihcr and took a lead of two
lengths.
As soon rs they were headed for home
pablo, lampishter, Judge Morrow and
Hume moved up. Look at Iamplightcr
going up, WAS shouted, "Lamplighter
WINS, but the wish was father to the
Thought, lamplighter was in the front
bHl was not winning. 1t seemed ms if he
was shut ont and had to he pulled back
licqnickly resumed his position but could
not shake oil lhablo ana l.conawell The
former responding to Taral 5 call came on
and won BY good two lrnghths. lime,
2Vo Fractions Quarter, .25s half, .5l
lhlte-4uarier, 10, mile, LIZA; mile aud
a4uarttr, LOB.
SUMMARIES Or TIM EVENTS
!. flrst race, for all ages, five furlongs--
kingston, 10 to l. lamhty won. DR..
liHbronck. Us, even. Duggett second;
Correction, 10, . to :, Litlelield third.
Fine, lOUt. lillclte and 'rormentor also
ran Es
second, for &year-oldS, one mile and
sixteenth Rainbow, III. to5, Iittletieid,
won, sport III, to 3, rAral second 81,
domingo, -, ~ to l. Thompson, third.
lilnG, ~ l.onsduck, Governor Foraker
anu l."WiCsS also ran.
ihrd, the Expectation stakes, for 9-year.
9ids' ohe'haii mile Chatcau. lis. , to 2,
l.nInDlGr, wuI; Black Hawk. MS 10 10 /
laIal, second; Nottingham, ISIS, IL 10 /
Hamilton, tLlrl. Fine, 40. MGntepool,
MclhtNrc, Malcny Sir Express, Salitare,
il'1iN colt, l.ityc Pirate st. Maxim, Sewel,
tL,, ,,.ii alalie!past Anglo, Enfield and
toaflh li:o"klyn handicap, for 3.year-
".ds 4i!l upwards, value Of stakes 81,
o! which SblDo went to the second and
S-W'' y MIRO, one mile and u quarter
'"'bLp, ~, 80 TO 9 faral, won; Lamp.
,'Eii't'; IN t"I, SimmS, second; Leona-
Wen, no 10 to !, iluggctt, third, Time.
2'D, llIunlc, ickpuckct, Charade Fcdelo'
ltrrieF Raccland liullluet, Judge Nor.
row, Mars ami Sumad also ran
Elli l"r 2slearoids, selling, one hali
MI luhtll, tt', btp |, Ham, first: Josie,
~ ~ 10 'r"04ale, second; Lord Nelson,
~ ~ 70 sloane, third. Society, Non
SENSE tGha.der, Duke Of Fife, Careless,
AihllthrhyilH jamestown, Jennie W.,
"tTtlt ana taldnlp also ran. Time, 50.
HlNtl, Tor "Near-ulds and upwards, sell
me-, SIX turlunbs, Harvest S. 3 to /. Grit
M Hrst l.yfeum, lV1, $ to 5, Simms,
second, Murduitc, lN2, II to / Bergen,
tAird. onward, Acalue, speculation
! ,hesaPraka and Eagle Bird also ran.
lime, LII.
THE WINNERS RECORD.
llablo is an aged bay horse. BY Folu
out "t Grace Darling. He was Walcott "
amphell ; sole representative. He began
ia>l season withA victory in good company.
rather M Days l,epanto beat him the
neat time lie started
lie captured a purse somewhat easily
from "A lar held at the Coney Island sum
mcr meeting.
lG pulled IN lame, and it was thought
ne womb MOI stand training again lie
emerged from his retirement. and was
beaten ~ the Great Fall selling stakes by
count, Equity and Now or Never.
Two daNs later he beat Nomad in
Sweepstakes. lie subsequently, won
aiWhrr sweepstakes At the same meeting.
II" huphcated the feat AT the BROOKLYN fall
tHtelihS; linen he sustained seven success
sNe defeats. At the Washington fall meet
lil$ u" won small purse.
Then his culurs were lowered twice. ON
ga'h "ccasiui lie was beaten By FiIclo.
tie iinaily succeeded in earning a purse
from Il good sized field
hlpainlng administered another defeat
to hum and sent him into winter quarters.
NJ sllEahclli he earned brackets AT his