Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16
DlABLO BY A LENGTH
A 90 to Shot Wins the Great
Brooklyn Handicap.
tAMPLlGnTeR RAN SECOND
Beating Gawse lAp~0aWell by . Head
for the Place The Only Judge
Morrow Also Han.

NIw YoRx. May l5.-Amidst a deep
and Oppressive silence. Diablo. the aged
con u Eolus and Grace Darling won the
rich Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend
this afternoon in the presence Of 5000
persons.
Lamplighter, the fxvorite. went 10 the
pet carrying a ton 81 money. was second
snd LeoBawcll third. The winners
time Was 200. made fractionally az fol
lows; Quarter. .25l,; half. 81; three
quarters. i:l6; mile. li2is; mile and n
quarter. 2.Uo
The reason for the chilly silence with
which Diablo's victory was received is
rather difficult Il explanation. Even
though the winner was an exti,me out
slider which fact of course had its effect,
the race going public are too generous
to allow that 10 weigh in the balance
and generally give applause whe.e ap-
plausc il due. The PROBABILITIES, are
that the people felt instinctiyely that
they had. in measure. been the victims
of what is termed grand coup. Diablo
was regarded as being in the first fight
in = and 3year-old form. but
after his third year his legs
became shaky. Since then he has
been regarded simply as high class
selling platter that vas likely To break
down permanently in any race in which
ne started. The horse has raced three
times at the recent Elizabeth races
winning once out of three starts. Race
land and Charadc. two horses that ran
in the handicap to'iay We're the winners
Of those races and beat him easily. His
wondersul Improvement in form today
was therefore all the more stunning in
its effect.
Value Of the Race
The Brooklyn handicap run today was
the seventh In the history of the events
and wac worth $1,000 or this sum the
winner gets $4,000. the second horse
sJ.OOo and the third $1,000. The day
dawned bright and fair. much to the
delight Of the many thousands Of per
sons that had determined Ia zee the
rich stake contested for. As the day
advanced and the bright weather
prospects of the morning were really
realized. people set their faces towards
race course and soon the differ
cnt drivwsys and railways leading
thereto assumed an animated appear
ance. BY IL o'clock few hundred
spectators had already reached the
course. and these eagerly seized upon
the best points Of vantage. which places
they retained at least until the event of
the day was decided.
BY noon several thousand lovers ~
the sport 81 kings had entered the in
closure. while the rapidly arriving trains
deposited thousands Of others outside
every fcw minutes. who poured through
the gates in a steady stream. At this
hour th. scene inside the track was
already one of hustle and animation.
Scenes in the Ring.
The grand stand was quite comfort
ably filed with ladies and their escorts.
while On the lawn, in the paddock. the
betting shed aud in the field men and
boys were leisurcly moving about, the
men discussing the merits of the various
horses and jockeys that were 10 engage
in the great race. the boys looking Gag
erly around Ia satisfy their youthful
curiosity. The crowd was gradually
and steadily augmented until. when
the bell rang for the first race. il was
difficult 10 move about with
any degree Of comfort on the lawn
or in the betting ring. while the
house and grand stand were filed Ia
oycrfiowing. At least 25.OUO persons had
crowded into the track az this time. still
the trains were rapidly arriving with
thousands ~ others. At handicap time
at least 5000 people were present.
The betting ring presented wild and
bnisteruus scene. The jam was some
thing aaful. Men rushed madly about
hooking for the odds they wanted and
shaking grcenbacks in the faces of the
bookmGkcrs when they found them.
The frs; three races on the card were a
mere relish 10 the spectators. only serv
ing to vhet the appetite for the big
event ~ the day.
How They Came Out.
When. Therefore. the bug!e called tho
horses io the post for the big event. ex
citcment was on tipfo". " was just
one minute past when IN. horses vcr,
summoned from the paddock. Fidelio
81 William Daly's string. was the first Ia
appear. quickly followed by his stable
companion. Tcrriiicr. Then came Ban
quct. Somad and Raccland, Michael +
DIVERS candidate. odd Boncs' as
Racelani il af1ectionaiely called. was
loudly chrcred. as was Jockey Garrison
who hal the mount on Banquet
ChArale vas newt o. come on the track
and following were Judge Morrow. the
winner - last year : Brooklyn handicap
AMI Hume the only representative 81
the vest IN the race.
! \ au1 \. III Morris Representative
vas saddlsd AZ the other sidc of IN,
tack and dad not pass the stand
Iampligt,er. Diahlo Pickp,cket AMI
LeenaSeil were the last to appear and
vent . the post together. Iamplighi"r
vas Enthusiastically applsudei. thf
ovation Showing where the bnpes and
dul'ars = the public we're. The usua
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