Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-17

New York, May 15.-The Brooklyn
handicap, valued at $4,000, was won
to-day by Dir, Rice, the game son of
Onondaga. Henry of Navarro was
second and Sir Walter third.
A better day could not have been
desired for the opening of the racing
season at Gravesend track. The sun rose
with clear sky belying the promise of
the night before. The air was us clear
US bell, and warm breeze swept
across the track.
At 2O'clock the names Of the horses
in the first race were hoisted on the
bulletin board, and the liz bookmakers,
three more than the best on record,
began chalking up the odds.
Out on the lawn when the race was
called there was u sea Of heads, their
owners packed SO closely together that
il looked like a solid mass, and others
were struggling to get out of the ring
where they could see small part Of the
race. II was estimated by good Judges
that at least 10000 people were present,
and many returned home unable to ret
anywhere near the track.
| Betting on the race was the heaviest
in history and SO packed was the ring
that men had to fight their way to the
| bookmakers' stalls. Clifford and Sir Wal
ter We're soon chosen fayoritcs, going to
| the post at to l each; 10 could be
mad on Dr. Rice and Henry Of Navarro,
with Ajax 7, Banquet s, and the others
at odds ranging from 20 TO to 40 to l.
DE LACEY WAS ON HAND.
just before the third race was run,
DeLacey, bookmakcr, who had deter
mined to stop the races If possible, made
| his appearance. With him came Sheriff
| Buttling with warrants which were
likely to take him the whole afternoon
| to serve. The sheriff and his deputies
went ON to the judges stand and had
talk with President Dryer and Secre.
tary Mcintyre.
Immediately after the race was run
the judges, Colonel Simmons, Clarence
| Mcdowell and Victor Smith, were ar.
rested, and i'll company with John NJ
Bowers, counsel to the club, and Sena-
tor Mccarthy, were driven to the town
hall in Gravesend, where bail was given
and they were released after some delay
had been caused TO the Brooklyn Handi-
cap.
CHEERING THE THoRoUGHBREDs.
1t was only few minutes past five
when the candidates for the $25 900
stake began to move under the chute
from the paddock. The crowd which
had been waiting for what seemed to be
a long time since the finish of the pre-
vious race, cheered heartily for every
horse as it passed.
If there was any preference shown il
was for Clifford and Sir Walter, the
western and eastern favorites, respect
lively, although everybody was quick to
recognize the gameness of Byron
McClelland in sending the 3-year.old
Henry of Navarro to compete with the
older horses in what promised to be one
of the hardest races of the year.
Then when the horses were all at the
| post the spectators settled down for a
long wait, for Starter Rowe this after
noon had not been doing any better than
lie did at his worst last year. For 80
long minutes the assemblage waited and
fumed,
OFF TO POOR START.
At last Rowe dropped his flag; the
blue and red distance flag swished
through the air and the start was made,
winner of the last years Suburban, was
standing still and did not get away at
all, while Clifford, the heavily backed
tavorite, seemed to be practically left at
the post.
A howl arose from the crowd, for
they saw that with such disadvantage
it was impossible for the western
champion to do anything whatever.
Copyright was the first away, Henry of
Navarro second, Herald, third, DR.. Rice
fourth, Bitten fifth and the others
punched.
Clifford and Sport were almost stand
ing still, although they got in motion
Immediately and started on hopeless
chase.
Down through the stretch they ran.
gathering speed with each bound and
laundering past the judges stand
quarter of a mile from the post, with all
running well. Copyright, with his
mouth wide open, was in front of Dr.
Rice, whom Taral had taken into
second place.
Half length away was Henry of
Navarro under an easy pull, while
Herald and the despised Bitten followed
closely behind. Then there was bunch
in this order: Banquet, Comanche, Ajax,
Sir Walter, Bassetlaw and Diablo.
Twenty lengths behind were Clifford.
the pride Of the West, and Sport in the
dust kicked up by the others, with no
chance of winning, unless all of the
leaders fell.
Around the turn they flashed with
very little jostling for so sharp turn
and so narrow a track, and when the
half-mile mark was reached and thew
were Strengthened out for the run
through the back stretch, DIR. Rice was
head in front of Copyright, and thus
far very few inches only had separated
their noses as they ran side by side so
close that blanket would have covered
both. Two lengths behind was Henry
of Nayarre, a head IN front of Herald,
and all running easily. Bitten was
still hanging on to fifth place in good
style, while Doggett thought il was
about time to bring Sir Walter up and
he was sixth at the half mile Comanche
was still in the seventh place. Banquet
had fallen back to eighth and Ajax was
beginning to hold out signals of distress
in ninth place. Bassetlaw and Diablo
followed and Sport and Clifford were
far in the rear, unable TO gain an inch
on the flying field.
TARAL's CLEVER RIDING.
They passed the three-quarters mark
with Henry of Navarro in the lead,
head in front of Copyright, with DIR.
Rice within striking distance, and Taral
handling him in mastery fashion. Sir
Walter was fourth and Bassetlaw was
becoming dangerous, for he had moved
up five pegs and looked good for much