New-York tribune., 1896-06-04
THEY RUN IN BROOKLYN.
THE RACERS IN THE BIG HANDICAP.
SEVEN CONTESTS TO RE pECIDED-oPENlNG DAY
AT GRAVESEND.

about this handicap was quick and ho' las' even"
Ing and many tongues will wag orsKy uh'" a''e'
the numbers Of all three placed horses are SCI "P
oy the Judges Racing generally are lamenung
that HANDSPRING will not take part In the contest.
philin DIVER and Michae. F. pwyer nave saio
repeatedly tina; Handspring Is as fas; colt ana aS
stout slayer and as hiGh-cass racer as ms ms s'-
Hanover was in his best days But noth fn''p an"
Michael are probably mistaken. Hanover PROVES
was thoroughly tested by many races al Naio",
distances with heavy weights. only the "''""'
,roo. furnished by long races with heavy "e'N"'s
decides the trie class Of a racehorse Inc b"E''S
were not sparing OF proof in the case OF r"''''''
They sent him 70 the post so many times III 50 man,
contests with heavy weights thar All u'"'' VI
Hsnover's remarkable merits was contu'eo over
80, ,ov.rava,n This EXPRESSION Is used deliberately
One stroke may confutc 4 third-term supporter OF
a President who thinks that the minute uniNe'so
could not continue without his consent ana ''"' -
his own nerson every corccivahle perieN'o" VIA.
.an even be imagined conjcctured is concentrated
and ,ncarna;ed -tha, ne himself is the sole ana
,nioue embodiment ~ the suhlimated wisdom ol a''
Tho orss tho one infallihe sage who comQrehehus
In his own person the choicest disiation anu 'u.''
essence Of every merit and every eN'e"eh'' '"".
has been known or dreamed Of since the 'rea"'" VI
the world.
Bu, tho genuine worth and stamp Of ra'ehorse
-. v, determined NJ A single stroke. These must
IA Ao,,,e, Nv a long series of searching and eNactNS
,r,als Hanover made every dOubter admit tha' ne
WIS a racehorse Of lofty rank. peer among peer
Rut then II must not ne forgotten tha' M'i'Nuk''"
IN his hcs, days rode Hanover. and M'l"'"S""" -
his hest DAYS VAS the hes, Jockey the Dw!ers ever
had .,
Study all Of Handsprinss races last year ana n'S
races This wear and II you un2rejuiiced you must
confess that ne has not yet made II sure 'ha' ne i
the equal Of his sire. Hanover. ferhaps ne ""'
settle that point hereafter so plainly ihat no one
hut a foo, can say nay Philip j. pwyer ana MiC""e'
y DIVER have owned many great raoers-1uNe
Rlackhnrn Hinioo. Miss Woodford fremont. HAN
ove- and many o,hers-and they ought 10 know
great racer when they him work repeatedly
and see him race repeatedly. Rut Handspring mas
never VET sealed all lips OF disparagemen' ana u's
praise by running equal 10 HancVers most l''-
rressive achievements. Perhaps he never Will. N"'
every intelligent; turfman who saw every s'r'de IN
Tho Belmont A; Morris Park on Tuesday knows IN
the inrost recess Of his soul that Handspring was
better racehOrSe than Hastings was IN ihat contest
Any turfman who knows the primer and the nrs'
reader OF racing must admi, that II ne denies
81, he is either a novice Ounce In turf matters
or re Is purh,ind. or he IS perverted by prejudice
However Handspring failed In the Belmont, tie
failed because Of im2rudent stable orders and he
cause of unskiiful riding in the homesiretch Ihese
are two rugged chunks II tra1rock truth ana you
can't ge; away from them no matter how you may
seek 70 10 So But Handspring will not be seen IN
the Brooklyn Handicap to-day. That's SAD. IL
Handspring were eQua, 20 Hanover and II Hand
spring should 50 - the post In the brooklyn HaAoi-
cap to-day in perfect condition and should ne "s4'
ridden. Handsprng would snd could win the hrooR-
lvn a; the weight allotted him. Hanover was
better racehorse than clifford ever was and better
racehorse than Henry OF Navarro ever was So much
is certain
But Handspring Will not star, in the Brooklyn TO-
day. The lis; 81 starters and weights Is printed
below In the uptown resorts last evening CNrord
was backed tor thousands ot dollars al even money
Probably The h,tting on him az the track to-day
Will open abou; 10 70 on. an.i VIII shorten before
the nag falls 10 70 10 on The philosophers q
i9s a[ ,ns sre pTafSS ad CAUTIOUS Taey dSn
intend to depe;e their s,rons boxes ny ,y
after his Two praiseworhy victories a, Morris Park
AM St W lie m hsvc " l: sounds in the saad.
ana vii be ridden by H clayton ,.,, .,.... =.
Griffin. II l.,eeran ce,s place his afternoon.
after his curling con, olItons and cuttings when
Sn'gd SHE and s IN e nj; 5ss 6 N every Fry oS
server VII be w-e,eyc! with wondsr o,,o-.
and also ~ pounds and asc ma, BACK beauty
Anthony Hamilton. Counter Tenor ~on Sc Nei-
as;eFwaTd ;ha, Il hs wins io-iay II Viii look ike
Sir Waller oncS asain This time VIII rs pounds
up. and Taral On MS back. Taral viii have WHIP
to-day. and Tara may work wonders Mark SIT
Nsnki Pooh IS the son o. parebin and his dam IS
Yum Yum Nt IS owned by the Boards. .. BTooA-
lyn. The Boards have trainer who IS erutite
s aS as as nr B nSa Sans Peoss aa a Was Yum
Yum Sweet very very sweet Dogge;, NIL ride
snSuss & 20 % turn m the Wso asaa ss sSoa:@s .. 'St
sasAr Lsus; in'o y'nSsSr AZ s.~nSe: Take NE
Of posseiis temper ,And ;he trainer is as melan-
i' in smps1 and Wsa, n VII ;hS hstyes sS Be- NsS
Pooh has worked well and Is close connection q:
shTSwd Wen %ank 'fSs Fn sy n ~S pfsp rS S ,hr
but fourth place would seem 10 Il; Yum ium's son
M aOs5nP!.S Won the RTs0hyn ha9aSaa ;..' yea:
a
likely. unless Western tornado o. a tropical ihua-
der-sieerm Or Wal S;rss; s,0ck-wa;eElns tank
should eurs, On ihe .rack this afternoon. liz prior
STAGE Of existence Hornp'pe was iAdpols Hes a
rattle hoEnpips ioF lari place: Perhaps. Il the
Maxm NJ, br raen Sy sims as Hanispr.ns
has been w!,htraNn s.. Maxim VIII carry only
Us Ps1Sd and ss he "a ran era Hs a" n N955 ,s bs5 r1Ts h
hight sims vi not ee ha'nperei ey enNise stable
than HanaspFins Was ridden On Tuesday. But when
q0Ta sna Tarss whip Singing and hssas on SIR
Walters heavins fsnks and DosgeW IS dlssns MS
Hamilton : WhlspeE.ns pet words in the conss d.a-
!ec; into Counter Ten0rs oCsn ear, sni GT.'tn is
sSsn sisA'ssp sya:s Sf Rsimsn, paid aSoa; eisS.
wsere. on. where N!M s.. Maxim be
lyr AsaGiSap LAKE sS5Ts had sped a, times In iSS
and ne ran swi,; trial few days sgo Bu; Lake
saS' sas y ns sr; ~ an 5,ssSs;,on ~ ~ 5
may possibly BE asked tor And We: Lake Shore
may BE a conscientious ws.l-mcaains creature with
a high standard of morals and pie;y.
No matter who may v!a The Brooklyn Handicap.
the fortunate possessor .: the Brooklyn Jockey Club
Souvenir OF The Brooklyn Handicap. written ar
ranged and published ~ II d Mcln;yre. secretary
OF the BROOKLYN Jockey CiaS. vi: have souvenir
70 rejoice aver. The Tribune has already published
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