The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-16
THE GRATESEID TRACK.
Diablo Wins the Rich Brooklyn
Handicap.
A GREAT CROWD is PRESENT.
LampIighter, the FaTOrite, Comes in
Second, LeOnaweII Third.
The odds Against Diablo's Chances in the
Early BettinSs Were as Good "a
Sixty to One-There We're
Twelve starters.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Diablo the aged
son Of Eolus and Grace Darling, amidst
deep and oppressive silence, won the rich
Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend this
afternoon in the presence OF 81, 200 people.
Lamplighter, the favorite, who went to
the post carrying a ton of money, was
second and Leonawell third. The win
ner's time was 2:O9 and more fractionally
as follows: Quarter 25& hall 81, three
quarters, 1:16, mile 1:421s, mile and a
quarter 200. Diablo was regarded as be-
! ing first flight in his two and three year
old form but after the third year his legs
became shaky. Since then he has been
regarded simply as high class, selling
platter, and likely to break down perma-
nently in any race. His wonderful I'M
provement in form today is therefore
stunning in its effect.
/ The Brooklyn handicap. run today,
was seventh in the history of events, and
was guaranteed to be worth $25 900. OF
this the winner gets SIS, 600, second s., GEO,
third g 600. The day was bright and
/ fair, ard the betting ring presented, be-
fore the handicap was run, wild and
boisterous scene. The jam was some
thing awful. 1t was just one minute past
4 when the horses were summoned from
the paddock. They were all warmly re-
ceived, but Lamplighter had regular
ovation, showing where the hopes and
dollars of the public were. The horses
lined up in the order in which they fin
ished; weights, jockets and close OF bet
ting as follows:
Diablo 112; Taral, so to 1; Lamplighter
125; Symms, 8 to B; LeOnaWell no; Dog
gett, 10 to l. Hume 100; Noble, go to 1
Pickpocket 103; Taylor, Is to 1; Charade
105; j. Sloane, to /; Fidelio 10S; J.
Lamley, 20 to l; TERRIER 10S; Doane, 50
to L Raceland 116; Lamley, 20 to L; Ban
quet 1913; Garrison, 3 to l: Judge Nor
row 116; a. Covington, s to 1; Mars ia;
Littlefeld, Is to 1; Nomad No Weight
McDermont, so to 1.
After several futile attempts to get
them in line for the start, Starter Rowe
gave the Jockeys a good raking. Finally
at 4:19 O'Clock the horses got the flag to
an almost perfect start. Judge Morrow.
Leonawell, Terrefer and Fideho were a
little in the lead, with Lamphghter,
Charade, Pickpocket, Hume ard Mars in
a bunch in the rear. Terrifier, true to
his daily tactics, Immediately shot to
the front and set clinking pace past the
stand and into the back stretch. Here
Leonawell, who had been struggling for
his head, passed Terrifier and took a lead OF
two lengths. The pace all through the back
stretch was an exceedingly pretty one, all
the horses running well together and
within striking distance OF the leader.
At the far turn Leonaweu steadily in
creased his lead and shout went up from
his admirers. Their Joy was short lived,
however, for turning into the home
stretch Diablo, Lamplighter, Judge Nor
row and Hume moved up and Joined
their leaders. A desperate and highly
exciting drive ensued, the horses running
almost head and head all through the
stretch, and when less than quarter of a
flrlong Diablo began to draw OUT and
soon getting clear of the others won the
grand race by a length and half. Lamp
lighter beat the tired but game LeonaWell
a neck for place.
Taral who rode the winner, was placed
on a floral horseshoe and carried in
triumph from the judges stand to the
paddock. A floral horseshoe was also
placed on the neck of the winning horse.
But scarcely a ripple of applause greeted
these ceremonies. As good as 80 TO 1
against could be obtained about Diablo's
chances in the early betting. So little
were his prospects of winning the race
considered that straight mutual on him,
of which only twelve were sold, paid 500, .
45O. One hundred and seven bookmakers
did business in the betting ring.
The other races were: Five furlongs-
Kingston first, DR.. Hasbrouck second
Correction third. Time-1: OO1.
One mile and a sixteenth-Rainbow
first, Short second, st. Domingo third.
Time 49,.
Half miIe-Chateau first, Blackhawk
second, Nottingham third. Time So.
Half mile-Token first, Lord Nelson
second. Society third, Nonsense fourth.
Time-.50.
Six furlongs-Harvest first, Lyceum
second, Mordolt third. Time-1:14.