The sun., 1895-05-16

\ one Of the best riders that ever sat In the
tho colorod Archer. this once great rider
having been brought ,n on especially ally, from naa n
ssrsu'sS sorse Bounded 'Gi lightly over the ground
around the lower turn, accompanied 5y a
mare ana long bs%ri @ T. ne ss Se subs b
idol, sir Walter, with Doggett in the saddle,
the feet ss wes nsSsd asa
days and looked pale and wasted. having his
way SIR Wasr wSs 40 ewed by
minus the hood in which he usually runs, and
pSgfee, az is ps,ne Of grace in f.
| colors. and Mdgley upon his back, was last OF
ALL and the horses had marshalled ale at the post
| starting point. Bassetlaw had drawn the rail.
with Ed Kearney in second place while M Sir
three year-cld Counter Tenor ss MS nearest
| companion.
ALI. READY FOR THE RACE.
| Mr. Rowe was anxious to secure good start,
and the jockeys were naturally anxious to gain
| every advantage they possibly could The spar;
ring which is INDUCED in at the post for all
big races was not missing. Counter Tenor,
never very good horse at the post. kicked and
behaved badly. spelling two or three rec fay9rablo avg
we'll. and after thirty five minutes had elapsed
the starter caught them well together. dropped
brooklyn Handicap for 1895 was begun.
sir WALTER LEADS orr.
Sir Walters white face CLEANED in the front
ranks AS the silk fluttcred through the air and
Mt his shoulder ran Dr. Rice. Ramapo; Assignee,
counter Tenor, and Rey e santa Anita % form, form
the the tark course to the stand. every. foot II the
fence on her side OF the way lined with eager
cxpectant faces. there was hush over the multi
tude. The spectacle of dozen horses running
closely clustered. with their jockeys in their
bright silken jackets. sitting them like centaurs
begin. appealed so strongly to the multitude that
they were comparatively silent. The soft moist
swept over 1t. and save for the creaking OF the
saddle and the girths as they were expanded by
the horses in their giant strides nothing but u
hOarse murnur was heard.
ASSIGNEE SETS THE PACE.
A hundred yards from the stand Assignee, in
the Keene jacket of white with blue dots. burst
I'd Kcarney. Head and head behind them came
Ramapo, Sir Walter, and DIR. Rice. the mighty
trio that was supposed to have the race between
them. At their saddle girths were Counter
Tenor. Rubicon, Declare, and Rey el Santa
Anita, while lIornpipe, Lazzarone, and Basset;
Shaken clear Of the leaders, and his tail was
nt his throatiatch Ed Kearney Sir Walter. DR..
Rice, and Counter Tenor Rubicon had made
rush and Mdgey had to him. or the
horse in the race. would have passed TO the
front in the twinklinE of an eye. As the
improved their positions. and the contest became
tween the first and last horses as they straight
encd out for the run up the backstretch, As.
Tsa Sns ike to a hSa Sa
pull 'as sSsm.a asy in the BE- sTy S
bne1.,rs.ch b @ 1s was @ seen that he runni"s
turn wa, rounded. DR.. Rice. Ed Kearney. and
Ramapo were head and head three-quarters Of
u length away, with Rubicon. Key el Santa
HOrnDiDe a
others. Lazzarone having been disappointed in
getting through when Murphy moved up on the
Waiter can't live that pace with all that
weight up" moaned a man who had lot of
smile and he shouted exultantly an instanS
later: "Ramapo and DIR. Rice are beaten"
A SPLENDID RACE.
"The favorites are BEATEN" shouted tho crowd
and DR.. Rice faltered and Rey el Santa Anita.
Hornpipe. and Lazzarone shot out after Sir
With hight of speed that was dazzling
LaZarone bore down upon Sir Walter. and with
bolt Rrssf p a sa and and
der heartbreak ing pull. 1t seemed madness for
anybody to look beyond LaZzarone for the win;
ner. Head and head he and Sir Walter dRrted
around the upper turn, chased by Rey ell Santa
Anita. lIornpipe. aud Ed kearney. and the
to take sort of savage pride in shout
ing for l,azzarone, although not one man in 500
way round the upper turn Ed Kearney disap-
peared like lightning. falling in the middle Of
h a 1pa nn s be; Ss
and he ESCAPED unh hurt in the mud, where, had
the track been dusty. he might have been
trampled to death.
LAZzARoNE's GREAT STRUGGLE.
At the END of the mile. or at the head OF the
homestretch. Doggett took in the situation OF
affairs instantly. At his side rode Murphy the
His hands were low. and beneath him l.azzarone
strnde strong and bold. every stroke Of his pow
rft,l ttT,fl
nearer ear the goal. Sir Walter lnboring under his
l:4 pounds; was tiring fast. but. game to
into his efforts as the whip crcled in the air and
cut long. cruel cash in his quiveerrng TANKS.
clnns. to him like the shadow OF death
and then gradually drew away. Vaiantly Sir
Walter fought on. with the seething crowd
frrnzied throns ringing in his t,apering
fully, tirng rapidly and losing his action, and
when the furlong post was reached Lazzarone @
lived, however. for like an arrow from the bow.
like ray of a sunlight flashing across the prai-
Tie on hs Ssan daY lon whs%
shot from the rear division and md cnha,Iengsd halle,
appeared to better advantage than in the last
hundred yards Of this race. Just above the fur
effort. and when the colored jockey crouched in
the saddle and worked legs. body. and arms III
unison win tno morse the WnOle WAS Il perfect
machine.
HoRSPIPE's MIGHTY BURST OF SPEED.
Hornpipe seemed to scarcely touch the ground
and clever rider as Murphy IN. and stout and
speedy as was Lazzarone, 1t was not in their
power to withstand the strain Of such contest.
Fifty yards from the wire Hornpipe at
I.azzarone's saddle girths; half dozen more
convulsive leaps and he was at his throatlatch; I;
another mighty stride and his head was in front,
and when the wire was reached the race was
Hornpipe's by neck.
Lazzarone, spurred and bleeding from dozen
wounds, all INFLICTED within the last furlong. for
up to that point Murphy's dream had been one
OF perfect happiness, Hornpipe's coming being
as unexpected as 1t was unwelcOmc to him, beat
Sir Walter a scant length for second money,
while the three-yea old Counter Tenor finished
SO fast that he was in fourth place at the end.
Rey el Santa Anita was fifth, Declare SIXTH DR..
Rice seventh. and Rubcon eighth. while the
others were pulled up, with Ramapo finishing
absolutely last.
CHEERS FOR THE WINNER.
| Naturally there was not as much enthusiasm
over Hornppe's victory as there would have
been had Ramapo DIR. Rice. or any other heav-
| lily played candidate won. However, there were
| enough genuine spOrtsmen In the crowd to cheer
| the victor most heartily when he returned TO
| the weighing stand, and Iiamilton's face was
| ana hnu Spnila