The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-16
Won the Brooklyn Handicap to the Con.
sternatiOn of the Knowing Ones.
Out of 10000 Persons Who Saw the Race So
Few Expected to See the Son of Eolus Win
that He Was Not Considered in the Betting
Lamplighter, the FavOrite, Finished
Second and Game Le0nawell Third.
Time of the Winner. 200, Two Seconds Slew
er than the Record-SensatiOra Incident
at the st. Louis Cincinnati Ball Game.
DrABLo FOOLED THEM.

DIABLO FOOLED THEM.
Won the Rich Brooklyn Handicap to tho
Surprise of the Bettors.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Amidst deep and
oppressive silence, Diablo, the aged son of
Eolos and Grace Daring. won the rich
Brooklyn Handicap at Grayesend this af-
ternoon in the presence of $4,000 persons.
Lamplighter. the favorite. who went TO
the post carrying a ton OF money, was Sec
ond. and Leonawell third. The winners
time was 2:O9. made fractionaliy as follows:
One-quarter, :25le; one-half, 81; three-quar-
ters, 1;16 mile. l:42ls mile and aOne-fourth,
2:O9
The reason for the chilly silence with
which Diablo's victory was received is
rather difficult of explanation. Even
though the winner was an extreme out
slider. which fact. of course had Its etiect.
the race going public is too generous to al
low that to weigh in the balance, and gen.
orally gives applause where applause is
due. The probabilities are that the people
felt instinctivolv that they had. in q meas
ure. been the victims of what is termed
grand comp. Diable was regarded as being
III tuS HTSb ulkub III Qio Two anu tuECC-
year-old form, but after his third year his
legs became shaky. Since then he has
been regarded simply as high class sell
ing platter, that was likely TO break down
permanently In any race In which he
started. The horse has raced three times
at the recent Elizabeth meeting, winning
once out of three streets. Raceiand and
Charade. two horses that ran In the handi.
cap to-day. were the winners of these
races, and beat him easily. His wonderful
lmDrOyAmanr form tn.daV therefore.
all the more stunning In It's effect.
The Brooklyn handicap, ruD to-day, was
the seventh in the history of the event, and
was guaranteed to be worth S25.00c.
Of this sum, the winner gets S1S,C00, the
second horse s., 900 and tho third S2.eO0.
The day dawned bright and fair. much
to the delight OF the many thou
sands of persons that had determ-
By noon many lovers OF the sport of kings
had entered the track inclosure. while the
rapidly arriving trains deposited thou
sands OF Others outside every few minutes,
who poured through the gates in steady
stream, until, when the bell rang for the
first race, 10 was difficult TO
move about with any degree of comfort on
the lawn, or in the betting ring while the
clubhouse and grand stand were filled to
overflowing. At least twenty-five thousand
people had crowded INTO the track at this
time. Still the trains were rapidly arriv-
ing with thousands of folks At handicap
time at least thirty thousand persons were
present.
SCENES BEFORE THE RACE.
The scenes in and about the track were
both picturesque and exciting. The lawn
just In front was one black ass of joking,
busting and pleasure-seeking humanity.
The stand itself presented a charming
scene. the bright and varied cOiored toilets
of the ladies showing in vivid contrast to
the sombre and subdued- looking clothing
of their escorts. The crowd NOV
ing about the lawn was truly
cosmopolitan one. Bankers, merchants
and lawyers elbowed their clerks; grave.
austere Judges seemed to loose their dig
nifty and eagerly picked up words dropped
by dirty little stable boys or pinched and
weaZened-faceG Jockeys. Touts. poth black
and white, could be seen hobnobbing with
handed mechanic stood in earnest cOnfab
with the millionaire. Every body was
anxious To hear opinions as to which horse
would prove the winner of the big event.
and nobody. at least on handicap day, was
too high or too low to Do consulted on the
subject.
The betting ring presented a wild and
boisterous scene. The Jam was something
awful. A man would 60 in smiling and
looking sDick and span. but he would come
out. smiling and happy, perhaps, but with
his linen wilted and his clothing torn and
bedraggled. Men rushed madly about.
looking for the ODDS they wanted, cnd
shaking greenbacks in the faces of the
book makers when they found them. If
these talented individuals took the money,
aud gave in exchange for il bit of paste
board with iliegible characters traced on
It, the bettOrs were pleased and happy; but
IL, on the contrary, the money was refused
and the odds lowered. u look OF chagrin
would appear. There was rushing. push
ing. jostling. showing and hauling in plenty;
but 1t was taken good-naturedly. fer the
crowd expected 1T.
The first three races on the card were
mere relish TO the spectators. only serving
to whet their appetites for the big event OF
the day. When. therefore, the bugle called
the horses TO the post for the big event, ex-
citement was on tiptoe. lt was Just one
minnte past O'Clock when the horses were
summoned flom the paddock. FIdelio. of
William Daly's string was the first to ap-
pear quickly followed by h;s stable CON-
panion. Terrifer; Then came Banquet.
Nomad and Raceland. Michael K. DIVERS
candidates. "Old Bones,o as Raceland is
sficctionately called. was londly cheered.
as jockey Garrison, who had the
mount on Banquet. Charade was next to
come on the track. and following was
Judge Morrow. the winner of last years
Brooklyn handicap. and Hume. Mars was
saddled 1T the other side OF the track. and
| did not pass the stand. Lamplighter, Di-
ablo. PickpOcket and Leonawell were the
last to appear. and went TO the post to-
gether. Lamplighter was enthusiastically
applsuded. the ovation showing where the
hopes and dollars of the public were.
THE HORSES And THE RACE.
The usual parade was dispensed with.
the horses going to the starting point as
they do in any ordinary event The horses
that lined mp to the post the order in
| which they finished. the weights, jockeys
IL ha%< rnIf