The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-15
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r..,,,bine IL In readiness for the Brooklyn
,..s',,p o, 1894. and II the sun smiles to-day
-, 40 90 persons will zee sixteen Of the high
,,...t horou Oh breds in training struggle for
s9s 600 prize at Grsvesend this Afternoon.
~. ,oldiers on the eve Of fight the equine
-,,rtor. slept on the battle Eround last night
"a n no accident happens during the race
-. b.., horse will win. IS the track IL in per
ret order
Th.r. h. been no racing in the vicinity Of
"a, York since the last day OF November
isaa and the public will turn out in force to-
A., In spite Of the threats OF Peter De Lacy
81 thoss who are taterested with him in his
a., against racing in this State II IL an
..u.ps spectaels-Petsr De Lacy fighting the
Jcek,y Club. Of vhion such men ss August
p.mont James r Ksene. W. C. Whit
az Gen D. Z. Tracy. A. J. Csssatt Col
vP Thompson. John Sanford. DR.. q.
IL. Knapp. +. K SturRis. p. J. DIVER. Edward
T.ly. and other men OF standing are mem
ar. Although nobody doubts that De Lacy
vpl exhaust every means At his command TO
hart the sport It IL not thought By men OF
sand iud GIN ent that he win do anything more
thar pu, the ofieisls Of the Brooklyn Jockey
Dab TO lot Of Inconvenience. What De Lacy
snd his men did yesterday. By WAY Of prelim-
insry will be found in another column.
Ey,ryvhere where horssmen eonGreGated
Yesterday the Brooklyn Handicap was dis
susssd in all Its phases. and IL 10 safe to say
that this 70 m Gus race IL creating more excite.
usnt this spring than in any former season
A dozen horses will go to the post well backed.
and the betting no doubt will be very heavy.
The Western contingent II divided between
clifford and Dr. Rice. and the southwesterners
are about equally fond OF Clifford and Henry
81 Navarro
There are hundreds OF racing men here from
g. Louis. San Francisco. Chicago. Cincinnati.
and other points In the West. and they are OF
the opinion that the money will 10 somewhere
IN thelr direction. The homo contingent favor
Sir Walter. Ajax. Sport and Banquet, In the
order named. but there Is many . New Yorker
Who away down in his heart. feels that Cliff
ford Henry Of Navarro. and DR.. Rice are Q
powerful trio to overthrow
Those who know Ed CorriRan. Joe Ullman-
and men OF that stripe. and have confidence In
their Judgment. are going to put their dollars
on Clifford. As they pronounce him . second
Hindoo ana = much better horse than Morsllo
ever was The Western Wonder. II wonder he
t. came TO rs thoroughly seasoned for hard
race. and It has not been necessary TO work
him up to the limit Of his speed. He has been
kept under cover. and IL such an easy horse
to handle that the task Of mystify-
O. knIa h.a alv
easy one Yesterday morning he worked
mile in 1:44. and he did It quite a. easJ IS he
worked his mile and quarter In 2:11S . few
days ago However. We shall know all about
Clifford before another sun sets, and II he can
carry 122 pounds and run the eyes out OF such
horses as Sir Walter. Ajax. DR.. Rice. Henry Of
Navarro. Sport. and Banquet. every sportsman
heresbouts will take on his hat to him.
Sir Walter came down from Jerome Park yes
terday looking in perfect trim. The grand lit
tie four-yssr-old 10 bigger and stronger than In
expected. bat he Is still far from giant. aud .
stranger finds difficulty in realizing how such
. small horse handles weight and runs a. fast
as he does. The onsek Stable will have no
fAultto find ifthey are beaten to-day. providing
OF course. there 10 no Interference. something
almost in possible on EoSnd trsek .itn such
good, however. that he could stand more
knocking about than nine-tenths Of his com
trouble as he is such a rank going horse and
bears out at the turns, but II the Dwyer four
ysaI;old get. plain sailing and IL 10, run he he
Il. others would probably be- looking
men h'f s.T.a'. 'G much eonad.nss in 'Ae the
Bon .si; ;PriSS. an, md. loos foT S S.
e carry the pwYer coIors to the front There
u no gamer horse than BANQUET In the race.
And p: s Ss Hay.d p fSs sn
last deS,se. RECALLED his friend. last evening
sT5f s0 ~ Ss viii rid. 4.1 .na
with him, In Gatrison's estimation Ajax
H. earl. Si9 part s " II. 'h race Pace oSsv.
IL i'm probable. as with such speedy horses
Nh s:ss .ss H E.a sSsI sS %
spRa s ;.sPP much :, lsts :; he
no; lost faith in the son Of pandis Dinmont
and expects him to be lighting It out with the
y s;;ss H;Si:Iissa ,, q: yGups 5ki:n;.est..a,
s.rmuda, and who manages TO piek ups nrst-
Brooklyn When he came North some weeks
pc Water books At 90. so, and 80 20 ], mum:
her OF persons were incline Cd TO seo1 At him. but
come Henry OF Navarro for themselves. When
the colt worked we'll enough at sheepshead
BAY TO convince even the most obtuse
that be was Q race horse and no mistake. the
odds came bling and Byron has ADDED to
ne repptation for shTewdness. Lonny CLAYTON
u To ride Henry OF Navarro, and he IL the best
boz at his weight bar Grimm. that Is now IN
the saddle. He arrived from Kentucky yester-
DAY and will De well drilled in the tactics he 10
to pursue In the race long before The SUS
reaches its readerA
LoAntakA and LowlAndsr. . speedy pair.
and an uncertain pair. both with suburban
seAips At their belts. are 10 try again, and the
history Of the race for such prizes IL bristlinz
With p-eeedents- DiAblo. another winner 1T
Iong odds. will be Among those at the post to-
Car ani the racegOipg public Is sun GENTLY
slpersttious 10 believe in ltghtntng striking
tSlce In the same place. the old saying to the
eontraEF notwithstanding.
sport has behaved 90 yillAinously that most
dihs interest in him before the nag falls will
% u see whether he can buck Thomson on.
Or squeeze his leg against = conyenisnt fence
gn MS WAy TO the starting point AZ one time
last season sport was considered almost the
ellAl ~ any three yeaE-nld in training. but