The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-15
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Final Runs ofthe Horses Preceding
the Great Event.
SPEEDY ONES TO SELECT FROM
Warrants Sworn Out Against tho omoers
OF the Club for Maintaining n Lottery,
and Arrests ProbabIe-But This WIN
Not Prevent the Race. .....

OF the Club for Maintaining. n Lottery
and Arrests ProbabIe-But This wiz
Not Prevent the Race. ...
NEW YORK, May l5.-Almost as many
people as were at the track Sunday were
On hand yesterday to watch the last ap
pearances OF the horses engaged in the
Brooklyn handicap, TO be run at Graves
bnd this afternoon.
/, The list OF probable starters, as far al
pan be learned this forenoon, is as follows
Clifford, Sir Walter, Ajax, Banquet, Dor
Alonzo, Sport, Diablo, Bassetlaw, DR.
Rice. Comapche, Lowlander, Bitten
Copyright, Henry of Navarro, Herald
Marshall, Long Beach. Among these Dor
klonzo. Copyright and Diablo are most
likely TO scratch.
Clifford did the best work yesterday
Tor he covered a mile in good style in "A
and seemed to move with more freedom
than he has shown since his arrival in the
sast. He Is pretty safe to go to the post a
fayorite, although II will be with the pub
lie money, as the trainers and those who
practically live at the tracks are not in
favor Of this western representative. II
was thought by many that he looked a
frihe tucked up and did not sweat as q
horse in good condition should after a
Eallop of that nature. His chances ought
10 bo good, however, for he has had the
advantage Of racing this year, which none
sf the others haveS while against that is
she fact that he has come here little
later than he should.
Ajax was out with Garrison in the sad.
nle and worked mile in l.5l the last
furlong taking 1214 seconds.
Banquet and Don Alonzo galloped two
miles at a two minute gait, and both may
be seen at the post, but the latter is not
considered likely to be much more than a
pseemaker for Banquet unless he has
hanged materially from hi condition on
Sunday.
Sport had his last exercise on the road
70 Bayonne. His owners are still hoping
that he will make up his mind to run
when he gets to the post with the lot, and
that he will repeat his work Of last spring,
when he defeated some of the horses who
are with him today. Sport, however, is
an eccentric animal and may not even be
persuaded to try.
Diabao was out with Pessara, and last
PEARS winner moved well, although he
was not tried to any extent. He does not
appear to be at all lame, but he will not
him along at a comfortable pace and then,
ssiEing the opportunity, jump into the
lead at a time when 1t is too late to catch
him. His victory year ago is looked on
As good deal of fluke, and few expect
70 see 1t repeated.
Bassetlaw was out for an easy gallop,
but did not show up as well as was ex-
pectcd, and while Matt Allen thinks that
he will get tho biggest part of the money
few agree with him.
Or. Rice was at the track for a quiet
canter and then went back to Sheepshead
Bay for the breather of mile, which he
did In good shape. Taral is confident of a
winning, and thinks that he has the best
Of the lot to ride.
Comanch- was worked mile and a
half at an easy clip, and Mclaughlin
thinks the winner will be munching oats
IN his stable tonight.
!. sLowlander, the winner of last wears
Eaburban, went for gnllop over the
fsame road as Sport, and while his work of
Sunday was by no means satisfactory to
Lowe, the horse Is expected to do better
tn the race.
Bitten got a breather, but his owner is
hoping for rain as the only chance for
him.
Copyright did mile in l5o, and seemed
TO be little short of work.
Herald went a mile at little better
than two minute clip, and Long Beach
did the same thing. The former will be
backed to q mau by the Monmouth Park
contingent.
h.ary of Navarro was not out, his owner
hsiuR content with his work of Saturday
Navarro still holds the favorite with a
good many judges.
Delacey is bound to make trouble II he
san, aud has sworn out warrants against
the officers of the club for maintaining a
lottery, claiming that the putting up OF
$500 by each owner, to be won by one
horse, Is a lottery within the meaning of
the law. 1t ia not improbable that arrests
will be made, but they will have little eff
feet upon the meeting.