The sun., 1894-05-13
RIG HANDICAP TRIALS.
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where fro- iSS 20 $50 rosnes UP worked
.tths Bay IN siiot-Aiss West ~ Miles
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The early birds came out IN force Yesterday
morning at GraVesend, many appearing at the
track before the sun was an hour high In the
hope that none OF the Hancicap candidates
would get away from them. The announce
mentt that clifford would be put through his
race undoubtedly had lite effect on the attend
spc.. fully i've hundred persons spending the
morning at the scene OF the battle which will be
fought 20 the death for s25.OOO on Tuesday
next.
ClIford was the MAGNET butthe brown horse
v.s thrown completely In the shade By Byron
NsClsllsnd's three-yesr-old Henry OF Navarro
The son OF Knight OF Ellerslie and Moss Rose
vas brought over from Sheepshead Bay
shortly after q o'clock. and after breeze
through the stretch was sent mile snd .
ousrtsr In 2:09H. This time over the Graves
end course. aud tue way It was accomplished.
leaves no doubt - to Henry oil Nsvsrrs's
elssa and he Will carry the dollars OF some OF
our best Judges on tuesday The nrst quarter
Of q mile was run In 24h seconds. the three
furlongs In Soh seconds. half mile In o:49H.
eve furlones In LUIS. thres-ouarters OF .
mile in l:loS. seven furiones In li2eS, the
mile In 1:42H. mile ana . furlong In
1:b6k, and the full distance In 2:O0h. The
colt finished on his courage and the boy was
sitting comparatively still passing the stand.
Henry OF Navarro carries 100 pounds In the
Brooklyn Handicap. and will be ridden By A.
Clayton. one OF the best JOCKEYS In the world
ct his weight Everybody at drayesend 10
now doubtful whether clifford or Sir walter
can show the three-Tear-old the way home. 1t
IL By all odds the best work at Gravesend this
spring. and following the move at sbeepshead
Bsy week or ten days ago will give the
younsstsr big following for the BROOKLYN.
No horse could cool out nicer than he did after
his work. and he went back to the Bay as
bright s the morning.
II was . few minutes past 10 o'clock whom
Clifford. with Martin In the saddle. passed
through the paddock gates and cantered slow
IL twice around the track. Breaking at the
head OF the stretch. he breezed 9 quarter OF q
mile in 25 seconds. and was taken back to the
paddock. The next time he came out II was
for business.
III owned him he wouldn't work better
than 2:l2 this morning." said . prominent
hor..m.a in the stand. a. Martin went up the
time. and hundreds of watches clicked whom
hs %s Ju, h..a a' ., thu hom s.trstch Mar.in | haS
tne heau Q, .he n9mes.re.,n W Mar''h mar hsa
time for the nrst furlong was 10 seconds. and
the Quarter in 25s seconds. The beauty Of
the iour.y.ar.old's action wa. too much for
the crowd and exclam ations OF admiration
mat Of Senator Grady. There /. NO waste mo-
tion. and he always seems to be "on top Of
himself" to use . race track phrase which Ats
90 well In this case that It must go. Charles
apt Illustration Of what the writer means
when he said that Bell Boy. . son OF Elso-
saI s .: 1s IT a sss
NAG Ao,lIn ,.s nne sneei ne Hainea speea 30
and %. r. to ca. .S Sae tine sSos: S
sns. r.nisI, rst s.s,ix ivy ana % 40 .moothiy % a.. 10 10
docs,xa c '' ~. hs., .. ' ;nass. TS.,. .I,.s,
20 III. half mile. the three furlonSs being
timed in o:ssk. and the half mile In 80 sec
ondr. There was only . slight increase going
to the nvs furlone In l:o4H. but he
marched the next furiong for Keeps. ana
TSs .sv., in,,on .. w.r. n.s..d In IN .aox lin
M"s,,s .,...a ,oS Ss'. mS. wsrs %s ~ & win
Martin sitin{ oolt upright Tne mile was ~
la. and the horse seemed to have . l9t OF
spesd In reserve Then came the part oi the
race over Which the critics do not agree Some
thought that he did not nnish up strong and
vas doing a.! that ne eould. but othefs were OF
ths opinion that ne had lot UP his sleeve
S 70 :.sy .sst ss work
II 10 certain. however. that he does not Esauirs
. %uSh sSrSswing pSp rnn as ne iSsa ssndldatss
" the sSSth and west ByLon asSisisSd H;run nnd
worked: and the owner OF Henry OF Navarro
looked contsntsd as he started Tor home
Aax wasnt out untii ~ g clSck ana the At
sendsncs had been reduced about ono-h .
grest many persons thinking that the run was
oyer Tor the GAY. none OF the horses entered
!or % tes & sroShyn Tss mere In demand N, nra mSnth
cL water nnd henry OF Navarro ne mas been
soing oaok IN the future books snd is not now
Ie9ardsd by inc layers OF odds as extra
Ssngsrous Ths nrown colt seemed TO-
pe n good healtn es ne walked ABOUT
on the track. and In his preliminary
ne shovsd lot ol tpsSd. ~ was
supposed tnst ne would work the hannicap
ols,anee. but IIainer Husston Iooled themi