Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-16
fAVORITES OUT OF IT.
Hornpipe Comes In First and Captures
the Coveted Brooklyn Handicap.
Lazzarone Finished Second,
Sir Walter Third.
The Only Three Horses That Stood Any Show
on ise Home Stretch.

NEW YORK, May 16.-Ths brooklyn
handicap Is over and Hornplpe Is the win
ncr, Lazzarone finishing second and Sir
Walter third. Ramapo the favorite,
finished last. The crowd Mt Gravesend
numbered about 1000 people.
AT 48J the bugle called the horses 10
the post for the big event. But few min
utes elapsed before all got away, but the
start was too struggling, and they had to
20 back There was little more maneu'
vering, and at 4:45 Starter Rowe caught
them in a good line. the red flag fell and II
was followed by the roar, They're on y
and the great opening race OF the year mao
begun.
Counter Tenor was quickest on his feet
and led the way for an instant with Dr.
Rice close behind. followed by Sir Walter,
Hornpipe, Declare, Ramapo, Rubic0n,
Lazzarone, Assignee, Ed kearney, hey
El Santa Anita and Bassetlaw. The
first quarter was passed in 20 seconds,
with Assignee making the pace
nose in front of Ed kearney, who
was three parts Of a length in front OF
Ranapo. head In front of Sir Walter
and Dr. Rice, with the rest following,
with Bassetlaw bad last,
Completely Out of the Race.
A the three-furlong pole Assignee had
a good lead of three lengths and was
going well, while Griffin was urging
Ran apo to keep him up In the front.
Al the halfmile pole, which was reached
in 30 seconds, Ramapo was within half a
leng h of Assignee, and was length in
advance of Sir Walter, who was length
aheal of Ed Kcarney. Then came DIR.
Rice, Taral quietly waiting for the last
struggle, and Counter Tenor next.
Murphy had urged Lazzarone into seventh
place, a little ahead of Hornpipe, while
Rub.con was next and beginning to fight.
Rey I'll Santa Anita was in tenth place
and Declare had joined Bassetlaw in the
struggle for last place.
On the way to the five-furlong pole
Raniapo tumbled back to the sixth place.
Sir Walter took first place by head from
Assignee, with Ed Kearney on third place,
DIR. Rice fourth, Counter Tenor fifth,
Hornpipe next, Rubicon and the others
following. Then Ed Kearney stumbled
and was out Of the race altogether, Penn
pulling him up and cantering home
slowly.
The three-quarter pole was reached In
1:47, and the great Ramapo was last of the
bunch. Sir Walter was still in the lead
and had half a length the better Of Laz-
Earone. Hornpipe moved up. Counter
Tenor moved into fourth place. Dr. Rice
was in fifth place Rey El Santa Anita was
close behind him, with Assignee in seventh
place.
The turn was in sight, and the seven.
furlong pole at hand. Sir Walter could
only get half n length in front of Horn
pipe, who was half length in front Of
Lazgarone, he three-quarters of a length
in front of Counter Tenor. Taral was now
trying to get DR.. Rice to the front, but II
was Of no avail.
A Slow Mile.
The mile post at the head Of the stretch
was reached in the slow time Of :45, and
the horses were Strengthened out for the
judges stand, only quarter Of a mile
away. But there were only six horses in
the race then. Sir Walter still had the
lead by half length, but Lazzarone had
head the better of Hornpipe. Counter
Tenor was fourth, while Taral could not
get Dr. Rice any higher in the line, with
Rey FL Santa Anita gaining on him, while
the others were hopelessly out of it.
Down through the stretch the racers
rushed, every jockey working his hard
est to win what only one could Sir
Walter began to falter. Lazzarone got
within neck Of him at the last fur
long, while Rornpipe was only short
head behind. The others had not changed
places, leaving only these three to do bat.
tie for the $4,000 prize.
Inch by inch Lazzarone crept past Sir
Walter, and, as he did so, Hamilton came
up with Hornpipe and began to pass Lag
xarone, much to Murphy's surprise. Both
jockeys were working as hard as they knew
how, but Murphy saw Hamilton had the
better horse under him and had to rest
content with second place by half a length,
while he was three lengths in front of the
nearly exhausted Sir Walter, who was a
length in front of Counter Tenor, followed
closely by Rey FL Santa Anita, Declare
DIR. Rice, Rubcon, Assignee, Bassetlaw
and Ramapo, with Ed Kcarney quarter
of a mile behind.
1t was a true run race, with the excep-
tion Of the favorite, Ramapo, who was
undoubtedly beaten by Grifin's attempt
TO make pace with top weight, when the
first half mile was run in 50s. The time
was 2:l1A.
To Close Up Shop.
BERLIN, May l6.-It is semi-ofilcially an.