The Washington times., 1895-05-15
Heavy Rains at Grayesend Will
Make a Slippery Suburban.
REY Ell SANTA ANITA'S CHANCE
Westerners Used to Heavy Going VIII
Have Slight Advantage-A Round
Dozen VIII Start and Their Condi-
tion Is n OF All That Could Be Desired
Bookmaking on the Quiet.


ness the sport of kings tomorrow. The
Expectation Stakes, with its promises,
aud the Brooklyn Handicap with its pos
sibiiities will be run, and the card has many
other good things for the thousands who will
be there
1t matters not whether the skies be
clear or the track fast, for the crowd Will
be great aud the contests will DE keen,
and these are the elements which the new
racing law in this State it is intended
shall foster.
To-morrow's meet at Gravesend is the
opening of the racing season here, for the
two days meeting at Morris Park was but
curtain-raiser to the regular season
UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM
But with the first fall of The flag to-
morrow a new system of racing will be
inaugurated. In IL there is promise of
that honesty and fairness which alone
will bring with whipping finish a resig-
nation to the fact that the best horse has
won
Out of the original thirty candidates
for the Brooklyn but twelve remain, and
the chances are that at least two of these
Will not go to the post. Only few of the
horses were declared out in February,
among them being Old Banquet and Don
AlonZo, Well up in the weights, who Were
sent across the ocean.
Gradually, however, the others dropped
by the wayside in the struggle for con-
dition, until round dozen are at the pres
ent time scheduled to facethe starter. These,
their trainers say, are fit and strong and
willing. But their trials show that this
is not the case in every instance.
SPEAK-EASY BETTING.
The field Will not be large, but of a
character that III theie days OF speak
easy bookmakers reduces the question of
favorite 10 a strangely constructed problem
indeed.
AS the odds now stand DR.. RICE, last
years winner, and Ramapo, who gained
tame by wIuuIE the Suburban and the
Metropolitan in succession, are almost even
up in the estimation OF those who are
looking for odds.
To-days storm has sent Rey FL Santa
Anita's stock booming, for the Western
crack is partial TO mud, aud mud il is
likely to he tomorrow.
Sir Walter, whose gameness is unques
toned, though apt to be nervous and
! somewhat uncertain at the post, has a host
OF supporters, while the others are more
| or less fancied by those who have in
side Information. :
-" ENTRIES AND JOCKEYS.
The entries for the Brooklyn Handicap
are as follows:
| Ramapo, ., 27 pounds. :. :. Griffin.
| Sir Walter, ., "a pounds. ..Doggett.
| DR.. Rice, D, 122 pounds. :. :. :. ..Taral.
| Rey FL Santa Anita, 4, 11Spounds. Bergen
/ Rubicon, A. 11S pounds, :. :. :. .Midgiey
Lazzarone, 4, lib pounds. Murphy
| Bassetlaw, ., 100 pounds. ..LittIefield.
! Declare, 4, 106 pounds. :. u. Lamley.
| Hornpipe, 4, i % pounds. =. =. Hamilton.
Counter Tenor, 8, 90 pounds. . Lamley.
Ed. kearney, 4, 81 pounds. :. Penn.
/ Assignee, 4, 90 pounds. :. :. :. .Keefe.
| Counter Tenor and Declare are considered
! as tHe Jwu eA-.enieIy uUuDUIul entries. the
chances always being strong against
n three-year-old, and declare having show
| but poor speed in the trial.
GRAVEsEND ENTRIES.
New York, May 14-Following are the
entries for tomorrow at Gravesend
First race-For all ages. Six furlongs.
| Domino, 1872; Weinberg, Factotum, and
| Patrcian, 112 each; Sister Mary, 109,
/ siIvie and Lizzie, 90 each.
! Second race-For three-year-olds. One
! mile. Conoisseur, and DelabTa, 122 each;
| Kennel and Hailstone, 10 each; Emma
/ c. 0wlet, and Hermanita, los each.
IhIrd Tace-Ine Expectation Stakes:
/ for two-year-old guaranteed cash value,
| So 900. Half mile. MonteZuma, Sebas-
| tian, Barylone H., Midas, Peep O'Day,
/ Peterman, and Whippany, 11S each; AK;
ION and Floretta, 115 each.
Fourth-The Brooklyn handicap of SO,
! 600; one mile and quarter
Fifth race-For maiden -year-olds
half mile; Bagamore, Hazlettt, 118; Sill
| VERNE, Cassettte, Little Dorit, Bernar-
| dino, Hearsay, Sweet, 115.
| Sixth race-For three year-olds and
| upwards; selling; one mile and a SIXTEENTH
Ajax, la; Certainty, 100; Long Beach
| 10S; Equity, 10Y; st. Michael, Sandowne
| 106; P rig, Eleroy, 105: Now or Never, Cha
rade, 10t; Baroness, Little Matt, 100; Col
| deuGate, 80.