Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-15
FAST FLYERS ON DECK.
The Great Brooklyn Handicap run
OF at Gravesend To-day
The FavOrites.

DiooAlJu Il, Woy Ao' Aho oloohAy
Handicap, stake for horses three year
old and upward. was run over the Brook
lyn Jockey Clubs course, at Gravesend
this afternoon. The stake was of guar
anteed value of $25,0O0. The thorough
bseds contested over mile and a quarter
of ground. Fully $4,000 people were il
the crowd, on the great stands, to cheer
the horses as they came to the post.
ON THE TRACK.
A better day could not have been selected
for the opening of the season of racing in
the east for with the sun rose not cloud
The air was warm and clear. Gravesend
track was in perfect condition, and while
there was an inch of loose dirt on the sur.
face it was as fast as at any time since ii
was made, and fast time seemed likely in
the great Handicap which was fourth on
the card for the days sport. The race
will be run after O'Clock.
THE YAvORITE.
First on the list of starters, is Leigh &
Roses candidate, Clifford, 4-year-old
colt by Bramble, out of Duchess. Clifford
willgo to the post with an advantage over
the others. His race this year was at
Memphis, where he met and defeated Yo
Tambien and Others. Last year he start-
ed in twenty-four races, winning eighteen
times, was second and third four times.
He made Lamplighter look like selling
platter at Hawthorne Park last fall, and
beat many other good ones. He has
speed, but there is doubt about his game
ness. Those who saw him in the Ameri-
can Derby, at Chicago, say be quit.
Nevertheless, he is dangerous com.
petitor and the favorite.
OTHER CONTESTANTS.
Sir Walter comes next. His chances
are rosy. He is 4-year-old bay colt by
Midlothian, out of La Scala, and is the
property Of DR.. Gideon Lee Knapp. He
is an improved horse over last year, and
his best work thus far this year has been
a mile and quarter in 213 over the
jerome Park course. This is deemed
equal to 2:10 at Brooklyn.
DR.. Rice won at mile in the mud at
Morris Park, galloping away from lot
of stake horses, and finished pulling up
in LAP. Rice has gone the Handicap dis
tance in 2:1115 last week, and Fred Eos.
ter thinks he has great chance for the
Ajax is Col. Ruppert's candidate. He
is year-old brown colt by imp. Dandie
Dimmont, out of Moonlight. Ajax's best
work has been mile and quarter in
1:1ls4. Last fall at Monmouth Park he
beat Lamplighter, Sport, Comanche,
Bassetlaw and other good ones in easy
style.
THE SPORTS AND BETS.
The city is full of western and southern
sporting men, who have come to back the
western horses, and curiously enough
three of the favorites come from that
section.
Clifford was the choice Of the majority
and from all appearances those who had
not already placed money on him made
the makers of the winter books sorry they
mad laid such odds against the smart son
Of Bramble. The ring was flooded with
Clifford money.
At 10:30 O'Clock the track betting on
The handicap was:
Clifford, 5 to 2; Sir Walter, to 2; DR..
Rice, to l; Ajax, to L; Henry of Ma
varre, 6 to 1; Banquete, to l; Diablo, 10
10 /; others, 20 to l..
At lis the grounds were wet down and
'olled and were in primo condition.
RUNNING A BLUFF.
New York City.-Howe & Hummell, at
,orneys for Bookmaker Delacey, have
given out the information that there
would be no races at Gravesend to-day.
They applied to Justice Walsh for war
ant for the arrest of Phillip Dwyer and
others for conducting lottery on the
grounds of the Brooklyn Jockey club.
Justice Walsh issued the warrant and an
,fticer set out at once for Gravesend to
erve it.
Delacey's move ia in the interest of the
lew York City pool-room proprietors
which we're closed through the efforts of
he Dwyer Bros. and their political in
luences.
Gravesend Race Track-2:30 p. m.--In
he first race, for all ages, five furlongs,
Stonewell won with DR..
second and Correction third.
Time, l:011a.