Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-15
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GREAT BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
It Will be a Brilliant Contest if the
Wealth er Bureau Only Gives
it's Sanction-A List of the Mag
nifcent Racers and Their Abil-
tiles and Chances of Success in
the Meeting To-day.


lyn handicap will be seen by the largest
crowd that has ever gathered within
the Brooklyn Jockey Club enclosure.
The race never looked more
open, and those who make
the journey to the DwYer track
will i'm all probability see an interesting
and brilliant contest. The opinion was
universal tonight that Lampllghter
would go to the post the tavorite. lie
will probably open at s to D, but II r.
Lorillard does not send up big COM
mission from Johnstown, or II NJ. f..
Dwyer does not decide to plunge on
him, Lamplighter ought to be 2 to l,
or to l. Banquet ought to be the Sec
ond choice, but il Dwyer decides to
play his horse Banquet, he will go TO
the post the favorite.
OF the others, Charade and Judge
Morrow will unquestiOnably find most
support. Junge Morrow Is as uncer-
tain as a woman, an aspen leaf or an In
dustrial stock. He invariably does
what he is not expected TO do. When
no one thinks he can win and he is 10
to shot, Judge Morrow can give Sal
vator race; at to 5, when
his owner, his jockey and his trainer
are all down. Flying Joe can run his eye
out. The Judge is at his best in the
spring, and at that season when he is
trained to the hour be is good second
class handicap.
In to-morrow's race he has the sdvan-
tage of skillful and competent trainer
and OF being perfectly fit. He will run
tomorrow the best race he will run this
season.
If the track is heavy there will be a
plunge on Mars. This gallant horse was
for long time an object of abuse and
ridicule. He is OF an extremely nervous
temperament, and as two-year-old
was never able to do himself justice.
Last summer and fall Mars showed his
best form and he was then really good
class handicap horse; not a tirst-class
one, 1t is true. but well up In the second
division. He has unlimited courage and
ability to go twice as far as he will be
asked to travel tomorrow. John a.
Morris said last year that Mars could
beat LexingtoD's four mile record, and
Mr.. Morris always knows what he Is
talking about. Mars has gaeat racing
power, but is lacking in that phenome-
nal burst of speed which the great
horse possesses.
Pickpocket was we'll named. He has
run worst when he should have run
best, and his career has been one long
disappointment to his stable and It's fol-
lowers. He is great horse in his trials
and usually very poor horse in his
races. He will not lack preparation,
however, for his trainer, j. W. Rogers,
is one Of the foremost men in his busi-
ness, aud besides being a careful horse
man is a remarkably intelligent man.
John Higgins, who trains Mr.. Loril-
lard'S horses, and Rogers are regarded
by turfman as the best trainers in the
country,
Banquet has never won long race In
the spring, and it will surprise every
good Judge If Banquet wins. That he
will be ridden with Garrison in the
saddle goes without saying, and he has
been carefully trained for the race.
Russell does not care TO go mile and
quarter, and in addition Russell is an
Oyer-rated horse. He was seasoned
two-year-old in a bad year, and beat
second-class two-year-ods who were
fit. Besides, Russell has been raced
TOO much, aud it will be matter OF
great astonishment il the erratic and
uncertain horse should win. Russell
ought to run at distances not over a
mile.
Charade looks dangerous. Charade
has speed and courage. If he gets to
the leaders head in the last sixteenth
ola mile, Char ade's hackers can go
down and cash their tickets. He has
been thrown into the handicap, as far
as weights are concerned, and he is
thoroughly seasoned. 1t is a great
misfortune that Mr.. Jones could not get
. Bergen to ride his horse for Sloane can
not do him justice.
Nomad is not an early horse and will
hardly figure In the race, nor will Race
land, in all probability. Diablo is out
classed and Alonzo has not shown class
enough to win such race.
After everything has been said the
fact remains that the best horse in the
race is Lamplighter and that il he is
fit be will win, and win easily. But ne
will have to be 6t to win. The indica-
tions are that the handicap will
be run over track trifle
deep and slow, but as safe as
anybody could wish for, there being
two or three inches of loose dirt on top
of the hard ground. II no rain falls the
time should be between 2:0S and 200.
but il is idle TO talk about equalling or
surprising Dry Monopole 2:971s, which
is the record for the distance at
GrayeSend.