The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-15

Tor Good Weather.
New York, May 1.-THE race for the
rich Brooklyn handicap stakes, this
year worth $4,000 to the victorious
thoroughbred, will be run on Monday
over the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs course
at Grayesend, While it is not prob
able that over ten horses will 50 to the
post, the event will still be more inter-
esting to the lovers OF thesport Those
who will face the starter are the best
horses in all America, and the struggle
for the rich stakes will be- bitter one
from hagfall to finish,
Handicap day has been likened to
Derby day in England. Across the
water few men, or women, for that
matter allow Themselves to be cheated
out Of a peep at the Derby, Thousands
upon thousands witness the running OF
that great event, and they come from
all parts OF England. In this country
the admission fee no doubt keeps away
many who would dearly love to see the
struggle OF the grand thoroughbreds,
but nevertheless the grounds OF the
Jockey Club are generally crowded to
their utmost capacity.
AS many as 25,000 people have visited
some OF the great races in this country
and It is safe to say that the attendance
will not fall far short OF that mark on
Monday.
1t has been said that very little inter
est is being taken in this years race.
This no doubt Is true in u certain sense.
The increase in the value Of the stakes
caused the entrance fee to be raised,
and thus only the cream OF the
thoroughbreds were entered. The race
lies almost to certainty between about
ten horses, and it would have been
madness for bookmaker to attempt to
lay odds as has been done in past years,
No books were made, and this natur-
ally prevented the race from being
brought into as much prominence as
when the bets OF the plungers and the
public were reported daily,
The interest OF the public is not dead,
but merely sleeping, waiting to be
reused Monday. Then the vast grand
stand, which to-day was about as unat-
tractive and dismal structure as one
would want to sec, will be ringing with
the mad shouts OF thousands Of men
and women urging on their respective
favorites TO victory.
The scene will not be new one TO
the old-timer. 1t is the casual race.
goer, who only visits the course once
or twice during the season, who will be
fascinated by the swiftly throttled and
tramped on in the betting-ring, who
will bet and lose his money on the six
races and then return happy in the con-
sciousness that he has seen the Handi.
cap won and had q royal good time,
even II 1t was tritle expensive.
To the hardened veteran who has
seen all the famous stakes for years,
who can trace pedigrees for generations
back, who can tell q horses worth tho
moment he breaks into gallop, Handi-
cap day will be bore. He abhors the
crush and the noise. He looks with
contempt on the struggling mass Of peo-
pile gaping at the bookies' blackboard
and listens with disgust to the horsey
talk affected by the "casuals."
A glance OF the horses who will con.
lest for the rich prize will show that
they are the pick Of the thoroughbreds
OF the country, piloted by the best OF
jockeys. II is true that clear, bright
skies and good, fast track are necessi.
ties, but the race will be just as hard
fought, and the jockeys will bring every
bit OF their art inlo play even though It
is pouring rain and the truck is fetlock
deep in mud. Nevertheless, mild, balmy
weather and cloudless skies are to be
hoped for
The weather clerk has not been parti.
cularly kind to the Brooklyn jockey
club Ia past years, but his past sins will
be forgiven il the sun shines out bright
and strong on Monday. Az nearly as
can be learned, the probable starters,
their weights and riaers will DO as fol.