The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14
FINAL HANDICAP TRIALS.
NOTHING OF n sENsA TION4L CHAR
lCTER At THE TRACKS EsTERDAH.

lCTER Ar THE TRACKS YESTERDAY
L.~mpiishter Went . slow Mile and n Quar-
ter and Then Reeied OF . Mile In ,45 IL
Judge Morrow. Hume. Mars. and Rus
sell Work In the yicinity or 2i18-Ban'
quet, Nomnd, and Raceinud Move Slows
-Leonnwen'- Good Mile and q rurions.
From present indications tho Brooklyn
Handicap. which will be run tomorrow after.
noon at Grnvesend. will be one OF the most
open races OF the year. and the talent are In a
ousndarr. In former years some particular
horse has looked better than others. or some
horse OF speculative mcrit has squeezed past
the handicapped: but this season the work
has been Of tho most ~puzzllng character. and
the field appears to lie very evenly matched at
the weights assigned by Mr.. Mcintyre.
Tho opening OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club
on Monday in reality Ia the beginning OF the
legitimate racing season OF 8 and II the
weather should be fine more than 10000 per-
sons will undoubtedly pay tribute to the
sport Of kings. Mondays programme. which
appears in another column. Is Of surprising
quality. and the Brooklyn Handicap. alone
worth s25.000 to the winner. will be worth
journeying many miles TO see. For months
the horses entered for the prize have been
undergoing the most careful preparation. and
when they 60 to the post tomorrow they will
be ready to race for their lives.
The weather yesterday morning was foggy.
and the sky threatened a downpour at any
minute. 1t was far from a model morning for
horses to receive their last trial for q great
race. but at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend q
few enthusiastic followers OF racing were
gathered. the weather having no terrors for
them. or course. interest centred in Lamp
lighter at Sheepshead Bay. and when Trainer
John Higgins sent the bonny son OF SPEND
thrift upon the track for his preliminary
move all eyes were uron him. After
o short spin at q slow pace. Sims
sent the pride Of the Rancocas string
away at n smooth. even gait. 1t wasn't fast.
and the watchers realized that they would not
see anything OF a sensational nature. The
jockey did not observe the trainers signal to
increase his speed going up tho backstretch.
and Mr.. Higgins was not pleased when the
brown colt ealloped a mile and q quarter in
2:20. After a short delay he sent Lamplight-
or n mile in 1:45ia. and the easy fashion in
which the four-year-old strobe over the
ground ,So,r I'd al, Iea Is ;Sn cbs those nio, w " al have p Id med
The Morris pair. Mars and Russell. with
Of Eolus. was expected to show something
that would cause ,enthusiasm. but a mile and
1t is probable that both had weight up. and on
going any distance over seven f%urlones. By
general consent the critics voted neither OF
The Gravesend track IS deeper and slower
than that at shesRshsad Be eEo but the average
terday. The hest move at Gravesend was that
Sxnsa y Msss,s; !: J; 6Tyss 4 SCR; SSo ss:
die; He went away at terrific speed: and the
midget had great dihncplty in restraining The
seconds. the halt in BOZ. three-Guarters
mile mile s seine a c fSs'Snaf IL IL 1i57si s. the la +
bP sHS,rsn hgEs0s that d he will s start y n the
mile IN 1850. and the final i've iurlongs in 100.
Tss fray: Rseslana's move was also so's slow. : a
eo = f iope for op ola Bones 50 csu SING" th Maf %fs Ia,f I
to look at each other with faces that said
lis this what We got up at s O'Clock to see"
N9mnd. always 2 sluggard and = poor
s sGik n nSds sa sshh,ap wore e P put S Sna Z into torI noeke is
with q show Of disgust. Judge Morrow. tho
winner OF the Bro9klyn last year. i will be 70.
hbi%: apd A. a conseque1ce the eonfortabls
sons tactics was looked for. but contrary to
eoHttui cApoctutIouS NiOfTOW was permitted |
to show something Of his true form yesterday.
Mssfis!s stable tSSE,Y isa ,ia . sSi, Hum nns thu inss sd IL IL
iii Used apparently held The sie horse safe for
~ s:ia. hT then m'' cov,n Mntsh cH %rs ' ap"n th ae
Judge. and. drawing away at will. Nor.
a r Su. Tss a fr: s:ls S tx Ese s JSds 81 psri Sils Ss I'd
him to win to. morrow Bill DAILY worked Ter:
their prenaration in actual contests at Gutten-
burg, 1t was. said at Gravesend that Charade
s snn II. K som ione 3 nv" Wsu ia s G nSsTyeT pe sGi ef sueh;
fonlhardy liberties to be taken with his good
Bay and Gravesend outside Of handican trials.
The best mnye being that Of DR. Hasbrouck.
over the ,Gravesend course in the neiehbor.
hood ~ Ills. and the horse that beats him for
1"s seen' r. f /. D Sn s!Sni nair vii 81 get spri tne
ers; Kingston, the evergreen. and Stone
. asls; c;o s%9's H Of a m sHse but fff they ' ns1e h 1Ss
permitted to race at their hest apsed. Kings.
Is pa sse,af to as ss a. ' Sofe as s Ms S and his 2e aIa
;s arosi,n q f mlsh IT, rH Nroo hHrse and q toP;hsayy
seven ~iurlonCS In l :3G. and he will undoutt-
81 GrsSeseni during r'I the next TIVE tso w stSHss
sykeston. the rothcr to Sir John. owned By
Tim Dyer. went 2 mile N company in 1:4oE.
overlooked And. while speaking 0 1.-THE Fort
Hamilton Hsndicap. the fact is brought to
mtE1tfhRt Metuchen. whose weight Is 1UB
r lfz!lSss.went a handy mile yesterday morning
sxnabam Walden sem, Correction. Ambu.
Srrt.eHd Reckon q mile and a furlong at
'1http<btnd Bay In 1853. Correction finishing
tN3fVr4 six furlongs mt n merry clip. The
M6ft)S two were also asked to run
g egf,est, and the Galore colt Prig gave con-
elusive evidence Of his powers BY running Ave
f~urlongs in ] :o3i. Equation. also by Galore,
Taw. also worked well.
!. The Elemton tw -year-olds are Q smart nice,
tot. and Trainer Joyner sent several along at .
lively rate.