The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-16
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Dr. Rice, Ridden by Taral, Captures
the Rich Stakes, Worth
$4,000.
Tho Start Was About as Bad ns
Was Ever Seen on a Race
Track.
Crowd the Largest In IiandIosp Records
Chant Wins tho kentucky Derby
Win Little Enort.

Nyw York. May l6.-A boitor day could
not have been desired for tho opening OF
tho rnoinR season, aud tho running Of the
great Brooklyn handicap. valued a, S75. 900
nt GTavesend track to-day, The sky was
clear as boil and q warm breeze swept
ueroas the track. AZ 2i;i0 the horses named
Tor the fTst race wers hoisted on The bulle-
Tin board and ll2 bookmakers. throe more
Shan the best on record. began ohalking up
odis. Out on the lawn. when the race was
called. thore was n sea OF heads. their own
ers packed 40 closely together that IL looked
like solid mass. ani others were struR-
Cling 10 get where thsy could see q small
part Of the race. ID was then estimated
by good judges that NJ least 10000 people
were present. and moro wero going home
unable 20 Get any where near the track. II
was ,he biggest day in the history of tho
Is ooklyn handicap. The place was
Gro .ded with Indies. not one Of whom got
10 without paying.
Howe a Hummell. attorneys for Book
|
Walsh warrant for the arrest OF Phillip j..
Dwyer and others for conducting lottery on
the grounds of the Bfooklyn Jockey club.
Tho action was based upon the decision OF
Judge Pryor that the Ives law, which per-
mltted poolsellina on race tracks. Ia IN
constitutional. and In the nature of a
specisl protection TO lotteries De LAcy's
move was in the interest Of New York city
pool rooms. which were closed through the
political influence Of Dwysr Bros.
just before tho third race was run Do
Lacey made his appearances. Sheriff Bat
| ling, with host OF deputies. came on with
warrants which wsrc likely to take him the
whole afternoon 10 serve. Ths sherif and
deputies went into the judges stand In
closure and had q talk with President
Dwyer and Secretary McIntyie. but the two
latter refused 10 state the object of the
visit. 10 was apparent. however, after the
rnoe was run, for the judges Col. Simons
Clarence Mcdowell and Victor Smith. were
arrested after they bad placed thu horses In
the third race, and In company with John
N. Bowers, counsel for the club and Sena.
tor Mccarthy. were driven TO the town
hall, vhere bail was given aud they were
released. utter somc delay had boon caused
70, the BROOKLYN handicap.
!, Early in.the day the handicap candidates
were given exercise The chief interest
was In Sir Walter, who simply cante cd.
He was In the pink OF condition. All exor-
else work was over before 10 o'clock. AZ
1l:30 tack betting was Clifio d Eve 10 two;
Sir Walter Eve 10 two; DIR. Rloe four to
one; Ajax six to one; Henry OF Navarro six
10 one; banquet eight TO one; Diablo ten
TO one; Others twenty to one.
IL o. ...f. a. ~
rhen the candidates for tho S25 900 stake
began TO more no. When the horses we're
all al the post Starter Rowe dropped his
dag aud the start was made. such start 40
10 was. Lowlander. winner OF last years
Suburban, was standing still and did not
get away al all. while Clifford. q heavily
backed favorite, seemed to be practically
left al the post. A howl arose from the
crowd. for they saw that with
such disadvantage ID was an impossi-
bility for tho western champion TO
do anything whatever. Copyright was
first away, with Henry Of Navarro second
and the other bunch MS follows: Banquet
Sir Walter CommAnohs, Ajax, Bassslaw
and Diablo. white Clifford ana sport were
almost standing still, although they got In
motion Immediately and started on q hope
| less stern chase.
Down the stretch they ran, with Clifford,
the pride OF the west. twenty lengths be-
hind. aud Sport In the dust kicked up by
tho others. with no chance of winning un-
loss all the leaders fell. A Rroan went up
fiom thousands who had bet on Clifford,
now without even chance OF having .
run for their money.
Around the turn they flashed. aud when
the half mile mark was reached. and they
we're straightened out for the run through
! tho back stretch. DIR. Rice vas ahead, In
front Of Copyright. aud thus far very few
inches only had separated their noses as
they ran side by side. They passed the
three-quarter mark with Henry OF Nsvarte
in the lead. q head In front OF Copy right,
with DIR. Rioe within striking distanos, and
Tural handling him in mastsrlv fashion.
Sir Walter was fourth and Basssinw was
becoming danger Gus. for he had moved up
| hvs psge and looked good for much more.
ComEnohe was sixth. Banquet seventh and
Diatlo eighth.
The mile wAs covered by Navarro In l;i2,
and he was n head in font of DR.. Rice
who had come ny. Copyright bad dropped
back 20 sixth place. Sir Walter was q
length behind Dr. kioe. and two lengths
behind Basselhw, who was still very much
In the fAch
Into the stFstch the horses flaw, sir WAL
tci anu nuhhplhW kettlnk Whlp huu spur.
Frantic yells from the crowd were heard
and as the watch ticked 2;07IA DIR. Rice, the
enst OF fIom the Gideon q
Daly atable. flashed under tho
wire length ia front OF Henry
OF Nnynrlo, with the great Sir Walter one
and half lengths behind and two len1ths
in front OF Bassslaw. Comanohe was dfth,
and tho others anywhere, NIL In the stretch.
hnta went into tho air. and for tho second
year In Succession Taral wAa placed on ths
floral Jockeys chair and carried of by the
crowd. IL was tlne run race, and we'll
won.
Five furlonRs, swoopaiakes- StoaowalL
Dr.. HaBbrouck, Correction. iOll,, for
Oh eo-yeaf- olds, milo-HAlton, John Coop
or Sir knight l;i3iS, Expectation stakes,
for two-year-olds. nalf milo-utica, st.
Dreihund, Lamertine.
Halt o mlle-Harty Reed. Harris, Trophy,
;i99ii nile and one-aiIteenth-IGl hoy, Cap-
tain H., Capt. Jorlan. 2;0l.
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