The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-16
THE RACE IN DETAIL.

Tho Great Work of Dr. Rico-Fnvoritcs
Not in It-Bisscst bay In the History OF
tho brooklyn Jockey Climb.
GRAvEsESD RACE TRACK, May ia
better day could not have been desired
for the opening Of the racing season in
New York state and the running OF the
great Brooklyn hanicap. valued at S25,.
000, at tho Gravescnd track to-day. The
sun rose with n clear sky, belyinS the
promise Of the night before and tho air
| was US clear as bell and warm breeze
swept across the track.
| At 2 o'clock tho horses named for the
tlrat race were hois.ed on the bulletin
board. and tho ll2 bookmakers, three
| more than the best on record, began
chalking up the odds. Out on tho
lawn, when the race was called, thoro
was sea OF heads, their owners packed
so closely together that 1t looked like
a solid mass, and others were struggling
to get out OF the ring whore they could
see small part OF tho race. 1t was
estimated then by good judges that u:
least 10000 were present. and many
were returning homo unable to get any.
where near the track.
1t was the biggest day In the history
| OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club and must
have been an Immense money getter,
for nearly all paid for thoir admission,
the FREQ passes Of former years having
been reduced by Mt least rs per cent.
The place was crowded with ladies, not
| ono OF whom got IN without paying.
Just before the third race was run, Dc
Lacey mnde his appearance. This time
he was in greater force. for Sheriff But
telling with hos. Of deputies came in
with warrants which were likely to taka
him the whole afternoon to serve. Tho
sheriff nnd his deputies wont into the
judges stand enclosure and had n tall.
with President Dwyor and Secre.
tary Mcintyre, but the two lat.
| tor refused to state tho
object Of the visit. II was apparent,
however, Immediately ai,or the race
was run. for the judges, Colonel Sim
mons, Clarence Mcdowell and Victor
Smith, wore arrested Immediately after
they placed the horses in the third race,
and in company with John NJ. Bowers,
counsel to tho club, and Senator Nc.
earthly, wcro driven to tho town hall In
Gravescnd, where bail was given and
they were released after aome delay had
been caused to the Brooklyn handicap.
Shoriit Butteling Ind othcr warrants and
it was said that he intended to arrest
the other officials but he rested content
with tho arrest OF tho three judges and
won't away from tho track.
When the time came iGr the handi-
cap, it socmod impossible to &C, au-
| other person inside tho enclosure. From
ono end 10 tho other OF the big grand
stand mon and women wcro packed to-
gcther like sardince. The lawn and tho
brick walk in front OF the stand was Il
solid mass.
THE sTART.
1t was only few minutes past 5
o'clock when the candidates for tho
$4,000 stake began to move UP into the
chute from the paddock.
" hen the horses wore all at the post
the spectators settled down ior II long
wait, for Startor Rowe had not been
doing any bcttor thus far than no did
almost nt his worst Inst year. For
thirty.two long minutes tho asscmhlngo
waited and iumcd, AMI then lnncdi.
ately alter short break, Rowe dropped
his flag through tho air and tho start
was made. And such q sta.t 1t waa.
Lowlander was standing still and did
not get away at all, while Clifford. tho
heavily backed iavorlc, seemed to DO
practically lott at tho post.
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