Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-05-16
HORNPIPE AND HAMILTON.
A CONVERSATIONS wHiCH WAS INviN-
CHILE IN BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
The First OF the Rig Eastern Events Cap
turcd by kccnc's Good Colt at an
Outside Price In the Netting
other Racing Results,

New York. May l5.-The FIRST real trial
Of the new racing law was had to-day at
| Gravesend. and as far as IL could be seen
1t is likely to become popular The morn
! ing hours were anything but pleasant for
a cold wind blew across the track the
! air was raw and chilly and the overcast
/ sky made 1t seem as II the rain might fall
| at any minute The track was very
| muddy and there were pools OF water all
| over IL. The clouds began to break away
! at about 10 o'clock and there was plenty
Of blue sky ana sunlight by noon. The
booklos had plenty Of work to 10. but they
did not shout the odds and the betting was
done quietly.
From 1 o'clock until the start OF the
| handicap, betting was in order and
! Or. Rice ana Ramapo were about equal
choices, though 1t finally settled down with
/ the latter as first choice. AT i:S0 the bugle
| called the horses to the post for the big
| event and everybody hurried to take his
place to watch the contest AS the horses
| cantcrnd slowly to the post. each was
| heartily Checred. Then but few minutes
/ elapsed before all were at the starting
point and AL got away, but the start was
100 straEginE and they had to go back
There was q little more maneuvering and
| at exactly l3j starter Rowe caught them
! in Eood line, the red nag fell, and II was
followed by the well known They're on
and the great opening race of the year
There was a general struggle to the
stand Tor nosiion and the first quarter was
passed in % seconds, with Assignee making
who was three parts of length In front OF
| Ramapo, he length ahead OF Sir Walter
and pr. Rice with Counter Tenor Ruhi-
con. Declare, Hornripe. Rey el Santa
| Anita and l4azzarone following,and Basset-
law bad last, completely out of the race.
Al the three furlongs pole Assignee had
| a good lead of two lengths and was golne
well while Griffith was urging Ramapo to
keep him up in front, n fatal error, as he
| could only keep a head in front OF Ed
| kearney, who was In turn head In front
Of Sir Walter, followed by Dr. Rice, whom
| Tdral was holding In his faYorite fifth
place. Rubicon was In sixth place, but was
not doing well, while Counter Tenor was
moved up peg. followed by lIey. ei santa
| Anita, Declare, Ia2zarone, on whom that
master judge of pace. Isaac Murphy was
law was hopelessly last.
At the half mile pole, which was reached
in fifty seconds. Griffin had sent his mount
Assignee and was length in advance Of
Sir Walter, who was a length ahead OF
| Then came Dr. Rice, Tara sitting quietly
| waiting for the last struggle and Counter
seventh place little head of Hornppe,
while Lubicon was next and beginning to
quit, Rey el Santa Anita was going well
IN tenth place and Declare had Joined
| Bassetlaw in the struggle for last place,
with nothing ,. more LEFT in him on the
quick shifting of positions and Ramapo
Hmbled back to the, sixth place, out of
the contest apparently. as he had shot
| his bolt trying to keep up with the leaders,
Sir Walter took the GrSt place by head
place. Dr Rice fourth Taral stin holding
| him well. Counter Tenor NTH, Harnppe
next, Rublcon. Rev al Santa Anita and
| stumbled and was out of the race alto
gether, Penn pulling him up and canter-
The three-quarters was reached in 1I7
ana the great Ramapo had ttoi4ed Declare;
enough of it. "' sir 'W% Waer wa Was stil in the the
! lead and had half length the best of
the, neld like a Hash, sud!suy becoming
| a dangerous competitor. The pair We're
| three lengths ahead of Hornpipe. on whom
something besides pr. Rice and Sir Walter
TO beat. Counter Tenor had moved into
| fourth place, but Taral sun made no sign
on Or, Rice. who was going well in fifth
Rey el Santa Anita was close behind
The turn was in sight and the seven fur
long pole at hand. pogeett was working
Taral was now trying to get Or. Rice to
! the front, but il was Of no avail for he
| head in front Of Key 81 Santa Anita, a
| very dauCerous horse,
The mill Post at the, head Of the stretch
| the hors' were straightcued out for the
ti:al effort. and there were only six
the lead by half length, but Dogsett
had to 90 to whip ana spur to keep him
there LazZarone had head the better
| of Horupipr. as Murphy had stolen upon
| HAMPTON ana was riding like master
of h- art. Counter Ten?r, with LamIey
/ urging hard, was fourth while Taral
| could not get Or. Rice any higher in the
| line. with Rey cl santa Anita gaining on
rrs were hopelessly ont of it, Down
| through the stretch the racers rushed
yrHtgIy l2gfKey W'fklnE ,.i ms hardest 10 WIN
Walter faltor under him. ana only worked
the, harder 20 make The game LITTLE. horse
10 MS utmost. but n was no use. Murphy
got within neck Of him at the last fur
long. post, while Hqmpipe was only q
short head behind, The others had not
neverihelesS, and only three were LETT to-
| do battle for the $4,000 prize
Inch by inch La2zarone crept past Sir
MlaailteIj and as he 4id so Hamilton came up
Murphy saw, Hamilton had the better
with second place ly half a length. while
he was three lengths In front of the eN-
Counter TauorfolowSed closely by Rey5 ei
Santa Anita, Declare, Dr. Rice, Rubicon, As
kearney a quarter Of mile behind. The
-Four y out Of the seven originally entered
started in the Qrst race and when the dag
fell Wrnhsrg had a length the best of H..
! hrid MN thur" % IN" straight, when he
gave the hlariS his head and won in the
I NtiltWtSt lbrSllllt SlNlt. TWO ltltlls from
| Wtrubcrg PaUiCiau nipped FactutUm ON
the post for third place ana Taral had won
| the first race of the season IN this state
After half hours delay the six 3-year-
ods I'm the second race We're sent away 10
a good start Haistone jumped To the
lead an the first turn and had four lengths
the best of n iu n few jumps. Dwlet was
! second ana lleym1UitH third At the turn
into the stretch oWict took the lead and
| held n easily TO the end. Kennel came
ont of the bunch uud with Lamley riding
Ike "a demon got second place away from
llermauita.
race ON the programme and brought out
a field Of seven starters, with BelmOnt's
nlly, Floretta. as a strong fayorlte. The
flag frll quickly 10 a good start. and Flor
eta jumped at once into the lead, In few
yards she was four lengths 10 the good
with Axiom ana MonteZuma following
end the two latter whipped out, while the
winner was wcI i'm hand
First race-SlN furlongs. Owlet l05 (F
all. TO >, won Weinberg, ll2 GrifHn), 5
10 ., second; Patrician, 1l2 Gamley), 10 to
! J. third. Time, III
Second racc-Oue mile, Owley l05 F
Littlehelh. 4 10 8. won; Kennel 10 a.
| Lamley), 10 T. second; Hermanita, l0l
| Clark, 10 to ]. third, Time. AZ,
! Third race Expectation stakes, one-half
mile. Floretta, ll5 (Grifinl, to 8, won;
| Axiom, l9j G LumleyJ, 10 ], second
| Montezuma, los diergen), to l, MD
! Time, u.5l
| Fourth race-BrOoklyn handicap; one and
| one-fourth miles. HOrnpipe, l05 (Hamihon),
i IL 10 l. won, ldZZarOne, lib l. Murphy.