The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-17
DIR. RICE IN THE LEAD
He Won the Great Brooklyn
Handicap in very Fast
Time.
For the second Year in Succession Jockey
Pred Taral Had the Winning
Mount.

NV YORK, May IA better day
could not have been desired for the
opening of the racing season and the
running Of the great Brooklyn handicap
valued at ~. 600, at the Grayesend track
Il. day The sky was clear as bell. and
and a warm breeze swept across the
track. At 23D the horses named for the
first race were hosted on the bulletin
board. and ll2 bookmakers. three more
than the best on record began chalking
up odds. Out on the law when the race
was called there was sea OF heads.
their owners packed SO closely together
that they locked like a solid mass. and
others struggling 10 get out into the
ring Wnere they could see smart part
of the race. r. Was estimated by good
Judges that at least 40.OOO people we're
present. and many were going home. be
ing unable to get anywhere near the
track. 1t was the biggest day IN the
history Of the Brooklyn handicap The
place was crowded with ladies. not one
q whom got in without paying.
1t was a few minutes after o'clock
when the candidates Tor the 5000
stake began Ia move up When the
horses we're all at the post Starter Rowe
dropped his flag, and the start was
made, and such a start as it was Low
lander. the winner Of last years subur-
ban. was standing still and did not get
away At all, while Clifford. the heavily
backed fayoritc. seemed to be practically
left al the post A howl arose from the
crowd. for they SAID that with such a
disadvantage il was an impossibllity for
the western champion to do anything
whatever.
Copyright Was first away. with Henry
OF Navarro second. Herald third. DIR.
Rice fourth, Bitten fifth, and the others
punched as follows: Banquet. Sir Wal
ter, Comanche. Ajax. Bas.etlaw and
Diablo. while Clifford and Sport were
almost standing still, although they got
in motion almost immediately aud start.
ed on a stern. hopeless chase. Down the
stretch they ran. with Clifford, the pride
Of the west, - lengths behind. and sport
in the dust kicked up by the others. with
no chance Of winning unless all the lead
ers fell. \ groan went up from the
thousands who had bet on Clifford. now
without even a chance OF having a run
for their money.
\ md ha TnkF
when the half mile mark was reached
and they were Strengthened out for the
run through the back stretch. DIR. Rice
was head in front Of Copyright, and
thus far very few inches had separated
their noses as they ran side by side.
They passed the three quarter mark
with Henry of Navarro IN the lead. a
head in front Of Copyright, with |
within striking distance and 1aral ha
ling him in mastery manner.
Walter was fourth, and Bassetlaw was
becoming dangerous. 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 Navarro in
l:42. and he was head in front Of DIR.
Rice, who had come up. Copyright had
! dropped back to sixth place. Sir Walter
was length behind DIR. Rice: and two
lengths behind was Bassetlaw. who was
still very much in the race. Into the
stretch the horses flew, Sir Walter and
Bassetlaw getting the spur and whip.
Frantic yells from the crowd were heard,
and as the watches 2O7I4 DIR, Rice, the
cast of from Gideon A paly's stable,
flashed under the wire length in front
Of Henry of Navarro. with the great Sir
Walter one half lengths behind, and
two lengths in front of Bassetlaw. Co
manche was fifth, and the others any.
where, all in the stretch. Hats went in
the air, and for the second year in sue.
cession Fred Taral was placed on the
floral jockeys chair ond carried of by
the crowd.