Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-16
LATE SPORTING NEWS
DIR. RICE THE WINNER.
Result of the Brooklyn Handicap of
1894.


1t was $50 when the start was made in
the Brooklyn Handicap at Gravssend race
track yesterday afternoon. And such a
start it was! Lowlander. the winner OF last
years Suburban, was standing still and did
not get away at all. while Clifford, the
heavily-backed favorite. seemed to be prac-
tically left at the post.
A howl arose from the crowd, for they
saw that with such a disadvantage 1t 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 as follows: Banquet, Sir
Walter. Comanche. Ajax. Bassetlaw and
Diablo. while Clifford and Sport were almost
standing still, although they got in motion
Immediately and started on a hopeless
chase
Down through the stretch they ran, gath
ering speed with each bound and laundering
past the judges stand. a quarter Of a mile
from the POST, with all running well. Copy
right, with his mouth wide open, a head in
front of DR.. Rice, whom Taral had taken
into second place. Half a length away was
Henry of Navarro. under an easy pull, while
Herald and the despised Bitten followed
closely behind.
Clifford Hopelessly Left.
Then there was a bunch in this order:
Banquet, Comanche, Ajax, Sir Walter, Bas-
setlaw 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 A groan went up from the
thousands who had bet on Clifford. now
without even a chance of having a run for
their money. 1t was disheartening to the
owners of the crack, who had sent him so
far for the race.
Around the turn they flashed, with very
little jostling for so sharp a turn and SO
narrow track. and when the half-mile
mark was reached and they were straight
ened out for the run through the back
stretch, DR.. Rice was a head in front of
Copyright, and this far a few inches only
had. separated their noses as they ran side
by side. SO close that blanket would have
covered both.
q TWO lengths behind was Henry of Navarro,
q head in front of Herald, and all running
place in good style. while Doggett thought it
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 Di-
ablo followed. and Sport and Clifford were
far in the rear. unable to gain an inch on
the flying field.
Tarars Masterly Riding.
1ney passed tnc tnree-Quarter marx with
Henry of Navarro In the lead. a head in
front of Copyright. with DIR. Rice within
striking distance and Taral handling him in
a mastery fashion.
Sir Walter was fourth and Bassetlaw was
becoming dang erous. for he had moved up
five pegs and looked good for much more
Comanche was sixth. Banquet seventh and
Diablo eighth. The mile was covered by
Henry of Navarro in LAP, and he was a
head In front of DR.. Rice, who had come up
Copyright had dropped back to sixth place
Sir Walter was length behind DR.. Rice
and two lengths ahead of Bassetlaw, who
was still very much in the race. The others
We're running in the order that they
passed the thiee-Quarter pole and completely
out of 1t.
In the Stretch.
i Into the stretch the horses flew. Sir Wal
ter and Bassetlaw getting whip and spur
DR.. Rice began to wear down the gallant
three-year-old, and, driving with hands and
feet, Clayton was urging on Navarro to his
utn ost. but his horse was stopping fast
under him.
9 lBassetiaw was hanging on to Sir Walter,
with eonaanche close behind. Amid frantic
yells from the crowd and as the watch
licked 2.07 IA, DR. Rice. the CASTOR from
the Gideon and DAILY stables, flashed under
the wire, length in front of Henry of
Navarro. with the great Sir Walter one and
a half lengths behind and two lengths in
front Of Bassetlaw Comanche was Attn
and the others anywhere. all in the stretch
hats went into the air, and, for the Sec
ond year in succession, Taral was placed in
the floral Jockeys chair and carried of by a
crowd 1t was a true run race and well
won Lowlander was not a factor and
Clifford and Sport, owing to the faulty
start were not given a chance to show their
st-iI 1sht