The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-16
HoRNPIPE WINS THE HANDICAP
LAZZARONE SECOND AND GAME LIT
TIE SIR WALTER THIRD.

Hornpipe and LazzarOne-Penn
Making n squirt ON Ed Kearney
when He Lost Stirrup-DOEgctt
Falls Into Trap.
Gravesend. n. y. May 15.-The ninth
Brooklyn Jockey Club handicap was run
at Gravesend to-day and was won by
Hornpipe. The result was complete sur
prise. only one of the horses that was well
supported in the ring. finishing among
the leaders. Lazzarone got the place and
game little Sir Walter was third. The
last named was in active demand on the
future books and was heavily backed on
the track. Hornpipe and Lazzarone op-
ened at 20 to l obtainable against each
to-day and closed at 10 to /. Ramapo and
DR.. Rice were dual first favorites during
the early quotations, but Ramapo had a
slight call over last years winner Of the
prize at the close. Taral. who rode DR..
Rice. is the regular Keene jockey. He did
not entertain the slightest fear Of Horn
pipe. He had a wholesome respect for Rey
El Santa Anita and Ramapo. As Taral
left the paddock II. Lakeland who trains
for James r. & +. +. Keene. remarked:
"Hornpipe win beat you anyway" Tarsl
took the remark as a joke and laughed.
There was the usual delay at the post.
The twelve candidates got to the post on
time. There were five false breaks before
they got the signal to depart 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 furlongs and then
dropped out of the race. Sir Walter, who
had been in a good position all the way.
then resumed the command. DIR. Rice at
tempted to close upon him but soon had
enough. At the far turn every one was
CRYING "Sir Walter"
Then the shout Look at Ed Kearney"
rose. This erratic brute was moving up
to Sir Walter. All at once Penn appeared
to be in trouble. Ed kearney began TO
swerve and stagger about and finally
dropped back to the rear. This was as
they were rounding the far turn. Penn
had lost his stirrup. In trying to Keep
control of ED Kearney, he interfered with
DR.. Rice and Ramapo. Neither suffered
much through the jOstling, as both were
beaten when IL occurred.
Another big change occurred when they
were half way around the upper turn
LaZzarone, who had been in the rear
ranks, began to thread his way to the
front. With a phenomenal burst of speed,
he collared Sir Walter as they swung into
the home stretch. Doggett at once went
to the whip. Sir Walter responded game
ly, and again his name rang In the air.
LaZzarone came again, but was chal-
lenged by Hornpipe, who had crept up al
most unobserVed. A desperate struggle
ensued. The task was too great for LazN
zarone; he faltered under the fierce at
tack of whip and spur This cost him the
race. Hornpipe, running true to the last
gasp, won by good neck. Lazzarone
beat Sir Walter a length and half for
Counter Tenor, the 3-year-old who went
begging at so to /, was ridden in and
around his field as If he were polo pony
and was fourth. In the hands of compe~
tent jockey this colt would have given
Hornpipe an argument
Rey El Santa Anita, who was kept out
of the race in Bergen fashion until the
stretch was reached fiattered his hackers
for a few strides only. DIR. Rice, Rama
po and Rubicon ran as If totally unfit.
They were beaten before they had gone
mile.
Doggett not fallen into the trap set by
Lakeland with Assignee, and thus killed
himself trying to keep up with the light
weighted pace-maker Assignee.
In speaking of the race afterwards, Muir
ply said that when he began to move up
with Lazzarone he got so much mud In his
face that he decided to rush him to the
front al once.
that the other jockeys did their racing at
the start and he did his at the finish;
Hornpipe pulled up lame, but cooled out
all right. He could not have gone mile
on a dry track.
Taral said that Hornpipe was a better
horse than he had any idea OF, but con
sidered Lazzarone the best horse in the
race. He had no excuse to make for DR..
Rices defeat.
The other racing was good. Domino
won the opening dash pretty much as he
pleased Owlet after nearly wearing the
other horses out by her refractory be-
havior at the post, won the second race
in very hollow fashion. Kennel, who re-
fused to extend himself until too late,
was second.
Floretta was the third successive ia
vorite to win. To capture the Expectation
stakes was but little more than a pipe
opening gallop for this feet filly. Axiom
who got the place, performed noticeably,
but she could not get near enough TO
Floretta to make her do more than gal
Then the talent got the first reverse of
the day through Hornpipe's victory.
youngster In Hazlet. John Daily bet Sl0,-
900 against $l1, 900 with Ike Thompson that
this colt would win the fifth race. He
won quite handily.
SandoNne, who relished the heavy going,
made a pace to suit himself in the sixth
race and won pretty much as he pleased
This was Gfiffin's third winning mount of
The races. cespite the fact that the
weather was threStening during the morn
ing were well attended, there being fully
1900 persons present. The betting was
conducted on private and alleged credit
basis No odds were placarded, but money
changed hands freely Some bookmakers
stood on high stools, and others wore
their names on their hat bands. A few
irresponsible men tried to do business.
These were spotted and elected. A few
welchers bobbed up and were arrested as
vagrants Summaries follow:
First Race-For all ages, sweepstakes,
six furlongs. Domino 1872, Taral to 5,
won, with Weinberg second and Patrician
Second Race--For $-year-olds,. sweep
stakes. one mile. Owlet, 105, Littlefeld,
even. won, with Kennel second and Her
manita, third. Time, LAT.
Third Race-The Expectation stakes for
2-year-olds, guaranteed cash value 5000.
half mile. Floretta, 1i5, Griffin, even,
won, with Axiom second and Montezuma
third. Time, :51
Fourth Race-The Brooklyn handicap,
$40 600, for 3-year-olds and upwards, one
and q quarter miles. Hornpipe 105, Ham
ilton. Is to /, won, with Lassarone, 1l3,
/ Murphy, 20 to 1, second, and Sir Walter
124 Doggett to l. third. Time, 2:11A.
Fifth Race-Haf mile. Hazlet, I18
Grfffn, 6 to 5, won, with Sycamore second
and Cassette third. Time, Isl.
Sixth Race-Mile and a sixteenth
Sandowne, 106 Griffin, to l. won, with
Glory second and Charade third. Time,
CHORN IN FINE FORM.
10 lands Three winners Out 0f HIS