The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-16
SURPRISED BY HORNPIPE.
4 CLEAR OUTSIDER EASILY WON
 THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.

\ Five False Breaks Before the Horses
 started--An Eyes Were on Sir Walter, But
 One They Did Not Think of Got Under the \ Wire First-HamiltOn Says the Other
 Jockeys Did All the Racing at the Start
 While He Did His at the Finish.
 Gravesend, N. Y, May 15.-The ninth < Brooklyn Jockey club handicap was run here this afternoon over a heavy track and was won by Hornpipe.
 The result was a complete surprise, only one of the horses that was we'll supported in the ring finishing among the leaders. Lazzarone got the place and Sir Walter was third. The last named was ln active demand on the future books and was heavily backed on the track. Hornpipe and Lazzarone opened with 20 to 1 obtainable against each to-day and closed at 15 to l. Ram apo and Dr. Rice were dual first fla vorites during the first quotations, but Ramapo had slight call over last years winner of the prize at the close. The race was the fourth on the pro gram The conditions were:
 The Brooklyn handicap of $10OO0, for three-y year. -olds and upward $250 each, half forfeit or $50 If declared. To the winner, SS,0OO, to the second horse $1,- 800 and to the third horse $500, one mile and quarter.
 The starters were Ramapo (Grittin) 127 Sir Walter OoggetD 124 Dr. Rice ? (TarraD 122; Key el Santa AntiaBergen) HIS; Rubicon (Midgeley) 11s; Lazzarone (Murphy) 11S; Bassetlaw QAttleheld) < 109; Declare o. Lamley) 106; Hornpipe (Hamilton) 105; Assignee (Keefe) 95; Counter Tenor QIamley) 100; Ed. Rear I hey CPenn) 97.
 The last betting was as follows: Ramapo IA to 5; Sir Walter to 1; Dr. 4 Rice to 1; Key ell Santa Anita 6 to 1; Rubicon 12 to 1; Bassetlaw 30 to 1; Declare 40 to 1; Lazzarone 30 to 1; Horn pipe 15 to 1; Assignee 50 to l.; Counter Tenor 40 to 1; Ed, Kearney 20 to l,
 The twelve candidates got to the & post on time. There were five false Hbreake before they got the signal Sir Walter showed slightly in front of the others for a. few strides after the flag fell and then gave way to Assignee, who set a. killing pace for the first six curlongs and then dropped out of the race. Sir Walter, who had been in good position all the way, then resumed he command. Dr. Rice attempted to close up on him, but soon had enough.
 At the far turn every one was crying Bir Walter, when the shout Hook at |Ed. Kearney" went up. This cratic brute was moving up to Sir Walter. All at once Penn appeared to be in rouble. Ed. Kearney began to swerve and stagger about and finally dropped pack to the rear. This was as they were rounding the far turn. Penn had lost a stirrup. In trying to keep con- rol of EG. Kearney he interfered with 0r. Rice and Ramapo. Neither, how ver, suffered much through the jost- ling, as both were beaen when 1t oc- curred.
 Another big change took place when hey were half way around the upper urn. Lazzarone, who had been in the ear range began to tread his way to he front. With phenomenal burst of peed he collared Sir Walter as they wung into the homestretch. Doggett t once went to the whip. Sir Walter responded nobly and again his name ang in the air. Lazzarone came again, but was promptly challenged by Horn- pipe, who had crept up almost unob- erved. A desperate struggle ensued. rhe task was too great for Lazzarone | md he faltered under the fierce attack f whip and spur. This cost him the | lace.
 Hornpipe, running true to the last asp, won by neck. His time was 11A. Lazzarone beat Sir Walter a bngth and half for the place. Coun- | er Tenor, the three-year-old, who went | egging at 50 to 1, was ridden in and | ony and was fourth.
 In the hands of a capable jockey this bit would have given Hornpipe an ar ument. Key el Santa Anita, who was ept out of the race until the stretch las reached, fiattered his packers for a ew strides only. Dr. Rice, Ramapo | nd Rubicon ran as if totally unfit. hey were beaten before they had gone
 mile. Sir Walter would have done etter had Doggett not fallen into the ap set by Lakeland with Assignee and nus killed himself trying to keep up f ith the light-weighted pacenaker.
 In speaking of the race afterwards, urphy said that when he began to love up with Lazzarone he got so much
 1d in his face that he decided to rush
 m to the front at once. Hamilton, ho rode the winner, said that the oth-
 jockeys did their racing at the start ,d he did his at the finish Hornpipe llIed up lame, but cooled out all right. b could not have gone a mile on a dry ack.