Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-16
He Comes Under the String
and Takes the Stuff.
THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND
People Saw The Great Horse Do The Work
lust as Easy Other Races The
Baseball Record as

Brooklyn, n. Y, May ih.-Today was
perfect for racing, the track was good
and spectators began 70 arrive ns early
as II o'clock 70 witness the handicap.
At o'clock the bookmakers were al
ready making boolls On the race Lamp
lighter ruled the favprite 70 p Win
Judge Morrow and Banquet IN demnnd
at 3 to 9. Charadc O TO 1, L,ouawell y
tn .. the others ranged ~ Ia . 90 ],
with Hume and Alonao extreme out
siders at the latter figure.
The early events were regarded ~ =
preliminary taste for The hig tcAst
The horses had the early preliminary
work aud rumors Of conltion and lnrS
Of condition were rife III the thuugs as
the third event closed aud the great race
was Mt hand.
with one tremendous tht0b switch the bu-
gle called 10 parade. The paddock fence
was lined with eager horsemen and spec
tators taking notes Of the ilyera as they
stunpd qdngcrly around the enclosures,
swathed Ia covers aud head with blan-
kets aud led by careful grooms, Hut
now they were coming stripped to the
buff as Il were, and there was n rush for
places of vantage I'LL along the line rae
Ing the strcch. Eager eyes noted the
gnssy bay carrying a new' smart look
Ing toellpy with white jacket aud cap
from which danglcd the gold tasslc just
Ike the horse. but compact aud Strong look
ing That was Banquet and Harrison was
astrlde Of him. Then there was another
horsa, big long ranging hay with swing
lug stride, not a beauty. bat morse thai
looked Ike u racer. mere goes bohcH'
yelled some one as anathrr locNe2, Wvvn III
Ing all white aud gold tasslc guided him
along the stretch, This was Rneeland;
A regular little gentleman next attracted
attention lie carried a Will known red
incket with blue sash and ms name Is
ieonawell Don't pass him by because
he is only "leetie" fellow, Tor, as one
Of the spectators put u, hss ra'e
horse and don't you forget II.
Charade made a fine picture with a
fellow sitting on his DAcA.
Lamplighter carrying 7. Lorillards' col
ors was picture 10 in the eye. A long
moi leggy spinnng-like colt OF seal
brown with a white stripe on Ills FACE,
deep shoulders. good quarters, VIII
sweeping stride. Such was the equine pc
lure Tint unfolded itself 10 its admir-
crs. a. he curvetted and prnnceh under
strong pull past the judges stand.
And there was the winner OF last years
handicap, Judge Morrow. lie had more
pronounced individually than any OF
the others aud his action M he walked
with dignihed gait up the stretch with
no tugging NJ the bit was tie pcrsoniii-
cation of the pOrtly Judge hhd selt-
The horses were brought to the post at
4,1O D. m. and had not scored until i16,
when the flag went down aud the race
was ON.
Terrlger and Raceland got. OF In the
lead together with LeOnawell trying NJ
their heels.
At the quarter Terrier was still lead
ing by head, bui Raceland disd away.
I.eonawell was IN second place, while
Mars was up third and Diahlo ut her
withers were punched 10 a struggling
mass.
AT the third I.eonaweil bad strained
In a place by half length. Terriher
second. Mars third and Dinblo fourth.
Rneeland had fallen TO hfta place. Ban
quet at his heels
Al the three-quarters the two leaders
still held their places, but hume and
Banquet We're running neck and neck,
Raceiand length ahead Of Diablo. Al
the mile IsoOnAwell Was fiiil Ia front
by four lengths. Hume second; three
lengths behind Chnrade and Morrow
were together SO they came into the
stretch. but Diablo was running like
devil and had indeed got 70 second place.
with l.eoiinwei only leading then
came Hume and Lamphghter together
Ike a team. and they Numbered 20 down
to wire while the din was terrible AK
Diablo shot 10 the front winner IN 200
With I.nnpllghier second aud Hume In
third piaea.
Frneiionally the winners time by quar-
tors was % II Lalf, 81; three-qnnrters
1;l6; mile, ~ II.
The race was worth S250o0, Of which
$4,000 went ~ the winner. 5000 TO
second. 5000, to third II Is estimated
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