The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-14
On the Revised List For the
Brooklyn Handicap
Tomorrow.
IANY WHEELMEN IN CLUB RUNS
Pavonia's Birthday Party-Steyr
ems Won7at Lacrosse-Rat \
and Gar # Qqaq.
The following Astof probable starters for
the Brooklyn handicap tomorrow, as revised

DR.. Rice. -. .Taral .....ll2i Herald ....- Rein ..-..E 1
Leonawell went seriously lame at the
Gravesend track yesterday morning after a
brilliant bit of fast work, and he must be
counted out as a handicap possibility to.
morrow.
Trainers and horsemen have the race mar
rowed down to Sir Walter, DR.. Rice. Cliff
ford, Henry of Navarro, Banquet, Sport and
Ajax. The horses are named above In the
order of their preference. Sir Walter has
the largest following, but DR.. Rice IS a close
second to him. partly because or his
good work at the Sheepshead track
and partly because he will have
Master Jockey Taral in the saddle. The
Western turf contingent is on here IN force
Every train from the West since Saturday
has brought dozens of them, and they only
see three horses in the race, namely,
They are divlaed among these three, but the
supporters of Henry of Navarro in the West
ern division outnumber the others nearly
two to one. Anunber of the Eastern turtles
are also very sweet on DR.. Rlce3s chances,
but it cannot be denied that the majority OF
trainers ON the Atlantic seaboard and horse
men whose opinion is valuable favor Sir
Walter. Clifford. since his trial on Satur-
day, has gone back somewhat in the estlma-
ton of people who narrowly watch the form
OF horses. 1t wasn't the slow time made by
him in this trial, but the manner in which
he performed his work that has led them to
believe that the great SON OF BramDle has
tried off a little bit.
The sprinterS are in rare good form, and
the opening dash of five furlongs tomorrow
will be a hying race from the moment the
flag goes down DIR. Hasbrouck has all that
old time speed which has made him famous
as a sprinter but he will know he has been
TO the races tomorrow after he has met
Correction, Sirocco, O'Connell, Stonenell
and Wah Jim. Correction is at her best,
and ~turfgoers know b that means.
The debut of tho youngsters in the tx
pectation Stakes will be a matter of interest
second only to the handicap. Half a dozen
stables have some speedy fellows in the two
year old division, which are not In the Ex-
pectation.
TO TEST les LAW.
1t is possible that there may be a sensar
ton in connection with the Brooklyn
Handicap tomorrow. 1t is stated that
the city pool room men and their counsel,
who are opposing tho race track people,
will this afternoon apply to District At
toruey Ridgeway for warrants for those
connected with the Gravesend Race Track
on the charge that they intend to violate the
Lottery Law.
LAWYER Hummel. who is the attorney for
the pool room men, said today:
Il nave been busy since Saturday get
ting ready legal papers, ~aifidavlts, etc,
TToDGIdlOEy " A1dAADS dPpAIoei0A W bhO
Jrsrer authorities for warrants against the
1~iciatcrs of the lottery law. The law in this
particular has been clearly defined by Judge
Pryor of the Court of Appeals.
i have in my possession positive evidences
that there win be an attempt to violate the
law at Gravesend tomorrow. propose to
prevent it.
In order to accomplish this l shlll apply
TO the criminal authorities for war
rants for the arrest of President P. J.
u~ver and other officers of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club this afternoon. l shall ask
the nearest police magistrate for the
warrant, and shall call upon District At
torney R~idgewav to enforce the law. 1
think that he viii unquestionably DO this.
The warrants will be served before the
racing begins.
There Is no Ives Pool BILL he said, in
answer to q question as to whether the bill
did not iegalize pool selling on race tracks
under certain conditions
Judge Pryor's decision quashed that bill
most e~tfectually. There is no need to re-
peat it. l will yet prove that it
Is a violation of the law to race for a stake.
Ali that can legally be done on a race track
now is to race for purses. The recording of
bets, pools or wagers of any kind is in viola
ton of the law
1t was rumored in Brooklyn at noon that
warrants had already been issued for the
officials of tine Brooklyn Jockey Club.