The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-16
DR.. RICE is The STUFF
Gideon & Dlly's Cast.On Won th,
Brooklyn Handicap.
WELL RUN RACE WELL WON
Ono OF the Most Exciting Con-
tests Ever Seen On a Race
Track in Amerlca-They
Got Poor Sendoff.

NEW YORK. May ia better day could
not have been desired for the opening of
tho racing season and the running of the
great brooklyn handicap, valued at s25,-
OJl, at the Grayesend track to-day. The
sky was as clear rs bell aud a warm
breeze swept across the track.
At 80 o'clock the names of the horses
for the first race were ho,sted on the bull
letin board, and liz bookmakers, three
more than the best on record, began
chalking up their odds. Out on the lawn,
when the race was called, thcre was a sea
of heads. their owners packed so closely
together that It looked like solid mass,
and others were struggling TO get out in
tho ring, where they could see a small
part of the race.
II was then estimated by good judges at
least 1000 people we're present and many
were going home unable to get anywhere
near the track. II was the biggest day in
the history OF the Brooklyn handicap. The
place was crowded with ladies, not one of
whom got in without paying.
just before the third race was run, De
Lacey again made his appearance. This
time he was in greater force, for Sheriff
Butling, with host Of deputies came OIL
with warrants which were likely TO take
him the whole afternoon TO serve. The
sheriff and deputies went into the judges
stand enclosure and had Sialk with Pres
idcnt Dwycr and Secretary Mcintyre, but
the two latter refused TO state the object
of tho visit. IL was apparent. however.
after the race was run, for the judges,
Colonel Simmons. Clarence Mcdowell and
Victor Smith we're arrested after they had
placed the horses IN the third race and in
company with John NJ. Bowera, counsel
for the club. and Senator Mccarthy. they
were driven To the town hall where bail
was gwen and they were released after
some delay had been caused to the Brook
lyn handicap.
1t was n few minutes from o'clock
when the candidates for the 5000 stake
began TO move up. When the horses were
all at the post Starter Rowe dropped his
| flag aud the start was made, such start
as 1t was. Lowlander. the winner OF last
years suburban, was standing still aud
did not get away at all. while Clifford, n
heavily backed favoritc, seemed to be
practically left at the post.
| A howl arose from the crowd, for they
saw that with such disadvantage IL was an
| imposslbility for the western champion 10
| do anything whatever. Copyright was the
| first away, with Henry Of Navarro second,
| Herald third. DIR. Rico fourth. Bitten
| nth and tho others punched as follows I:
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 n stern, hopeless chase.
Down the stretch they ran, with Cliff
ford. the pride of the West, 20 lengths be-
hind. and Sport in tho dust kicked up by
| the others, with no chance of winning
unless all the leaders fell. A croan went
up from thousands who had bet on Cliff
ford. now without even a chance of hav-
ing n run for their money. Around the
turn the horses flashed, and when the
half milo was reached and they were
Strengthened out for the run through the
back stretch. DR.. Rice was ahead IN front
OF Copyright, and thus far very few inches
only had separated their noses as they ran
side by side.
They passed the three-ausrter mark
with Henry of Navarro in the lead. a head
in front of Copyright. with DR.. Bice within
striking distance and Taral handling hin
in "a masterful fashion. Sir Walter wa,
fourth and Bassetlaw was becoming dan
gerous. Tor he had moved up five pegs anc
looked good for much more. Comancht
was sixth, Banquet seventh and DiablC
eighth.
The milo was covered by Navarro il
i.i2 aud he was head in front OF DR.
Rice, who had come up. Copyright bad
dropped back to sixth place. Sir Walter
was length behind DR.. Rice and two
lengths behind Bassetlaw, who was still
very much in the race.
Into tho stretch tho horses flew, Si
Walter and Bassctlaw getting the whir
and spur. Frantic yells from the GROVE
were heard. and as the watch tickec
2D7k, DR.. Rice, the cast-off from the Gid
con K DAILY stables, flashed under the wr'
length in front of Henry of Navarro
with great Sir Walter one aud one-hs!t
lengths behind aud two lengths in front
of Bissetlaw, Comauche was fifth, and
the others anywhere, all in the stretch
Hats went into the air, and for the second
year in succession Taral was placed or
the loral Jockeys chair and carried of D,
the crowd. IL was a true run race AM
| well won.