The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-05
SIR WALTER A WINNER
An Exciting Finish in the Great
Brooklyn Handicap Race.
CLIFFORD A VERY CLOSE SECOND

Twenty thousand People Witness the Con-
test and Enthusiastically Applaud the
Victor and His Jockey, Taral-st Maxim
Came in Third-Tlme, 2.OS 1-2.
NEW YORK, June 5-Three times has
sir Walter tried to win the Brooklyn
handicap, and at last he has been success
ful. Twice before he was third beaten
out by fraction at the end, but yesterday
Iaral was on his back, and his skill, com
blned with "A lack of Judgment on the part
OF clayton, who rode Clifford, the favorite,
helped to give the victory to the son of
Midlothian and La Scala amid a roar of
applause rarely heard nowadays upon a
race track.
That it was popular victory could not
be doubted for from the time he poked
his nose into the lead to the last fraction
of a second of the race there was one wild
yell for Sir Walter 1t was not the cry of
the betting man, for the horse was by no
means favorite, but it was the cheers of
encouragement from the sport loving
American citizens, 10000 being at the
Gravesend track to watch Ahe contest.
The cheers that had followed the victory
were redoubled when Sir Walter returned
to weigh in, and as Taral was hoisted into
the floral Jockeys chair, where he has sat
so many times in his career, he was a very
happy person. as the yells resounded
through the air and the immense body of
spectators gave vent to their feelings in
shouts, cat calls and whistles.
The finishes in the first, second and
third races were close enough to whet the
appetites of the spectators, but they did
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though there was a stirring &C cntest for the
rich Expectation stakes, which Lithos, "a
cast off from the Morris string, won by a
nose from the well bred George Kessler.
Delays at the start made the handicap
very late, and it was 4 20 when the eight
contestants went up to the post. AT ex-
actly thirty-five minutes after they went
to the post, Flynn caught them in good
line, and the eight highly bred animals
began the journey of mile and a quarter,
at the end of which was purse of $1,000
for the winner
The horses swept around the turn into
the stretch with Sir Walter showing the
way, followed by st. Maxim, Lake Shore,
Keenan,, Hornpipe, Clifford, Nanli Pooh
and Counter Tenor. AS they passed the
quarter Lake Shore was neck in front of
Sir Walter, he half a length ahead of
Hornpipe, Keenan, half length behind
and a half length in front of ST. Maxim,
the others trailing.
AS they ran up the backstretch they all
began to move faster. Lake Shore was the
first TO feel the effect of this urging, and
Sir Walters nose began to forge in front.
Sir Walter Lake Shore, st. Maxim and
Hornpipe We're running so close together
that blanket would have covered them
The five furlong post was reached in 12A
seconds from the half in that order, but
the spurt had been too much for Lake
Shore, who then dropped back in seventh
place. fighting for the last position with
Counter Tenor, Keenan, too, was out of it,
and from that time on the three took little
interest in the contest.
After leaving the five-eighths pole the
race began in earnest, and with a little
urging Sir Walter shot away from the
others He was a length and half away
before Simms took st. Maxim in hand
and sent him after Taral and his mount.
In five seconds both were going at about
the same rate of speed, with daylight be-
tween them. Hornpipe was still in third
place, but Nanzi Pooh and Clifford had
caught up little. The time to the three
quarters was III, the last furlong being
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the long upper turn the pace quickened
and Sir Walter took still larger lead
from St. Maxim, while he, in turn, held
his half length lead on Clifford
At the mile pole, which was reached il
1.4216, the leaders were still running we'll
in spite of the demands made upon them
and willing to stand the drive which was
sure to come. Taral was the first to begiI
Furnishing. He saw that Sir Walter wa
ready to stop, and in spite of his lead of {
length and a half, drove it into two, 81
that there would be just so much more fo
Clifford and St. Maxim, the horses HI
feared, to gain on him in the last few sec
onds.
1t was good thing he did his urging
then, for Clayton had at last made up hi
mind to see what his mount was made OF
and with whip and spur drove him at tn
J tiring leaders. Sir Walter was staggering
! along, urged to his utmost, pounding tn
earth in listless fashion, with his eye
nearly strained out of his head in the ef
fort to win the prize he was trying for s.
hard. st, Maxim was tired, too, bu
Simms was urging him with whip ant
spur as he had never been driven before
1t was useless for the latter, for Clifford
was coming like whirlwind, and was il
second place fifty yards from the finish
Clayton worked like steam engine, anC
was soon at Sir Walters girth Inch b!
inch he pushed his nose ahead, and as the!
passed the judges he was only short heaC
behind Sir Walter ST Maxim was third
and Hornpipe Nanki Pooh, Keenan,, LAX
Shore and Counter Tenor came in in tn,
order named, Winners time, 2.0S4
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