The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
HANDSPRING BEATS HASTINGS
GREAT RACE FOR THE WITH
ERs STAKES AT MORRIS PARK.

The Noble Son of Hanover Beats the
s37 900 BIemtOn Colt by a short
Head in a Hard Drive-simms on
the winner and Griffin on the
Rival Horse-simms Also Astride
the winner in the Gaiety Race for
Two-Yenr-OId FiIIies.
Morris Park Race Track, n. Y, May
16.-P. ]. Dwyer's great colt Handspring
proved himself a worthy SON OF his ia
NOUS sire Hanover, by defeating August
Bemont's $37, coo colt Hastings by snort
head in the Withers stakes of one mile TO-
day. 1t was an ideal day, and there were
between SoOO and 5000 persons present,
including a large number of ladies'. 1t
was nearly 4:30 o'clock before Starter
Flynn got the field in line and the lot
was dispatched to a good start Hastings
was the first away, but was quickly
pulled back to Handspring. Abuse led the
field a merry slip, two lengths in al
vance Of Hastings, while Simms kept the
favorite half a length behind the Blem-
ton colt Just after passing the six fur
long post Abuse dropped back beaten, and
Handspring raced up to Hastings. For
a stride or two they raced level but a
great shout from the stand announced
that the favorite was in the lead by a
neck Griffin was plying whip and spur,
while Simms was sitting ON the favorite.
Passing the last turlong pole Has tlngS
commenced to gain a tri1e and SimmS
went to the whip. From the last sixteenth
TO the wire it was a desperate race. Crit
lin rode like a demon, but could not get
his horses nose beyond Handspring 5
throatlatch, and when they raced under
the wire SimmS had landed his fourth
winner of the Dwyer stables by short
head.
Simms had the mount on Royal Rose,
in the Gaiety, and won handLy by two
lengths from Successful.
FIRST Race-High weight handicap for
three year Olds and upwards, five fur
longs. Juno, 40, Lamley, to l, won, with
Premier second ana Lancer third. Time
Second Race-For three year olds and up
ward, one mile. Brisk, los, Littleteld, to
], won, with Rosedale second and Bomba-
Zette third. Time l:41la.
Third Race-The Gaiety, for fllies, two
year Odds, four and half furlongs. Royal
Rose, los, Simms, Z to ?, won, with Sue
cessful second and F1reslde third. Time
;5i1a
lies, geldings, three year ODDS, the Withers
mile. Handspring, LIZ, Simms, to s. won
with Hastings, 10, Griffin, to s. second,
and Sherlock, III, DOggett 20 to l. third.
Time IA. Abuse and Izmir also ran.
Fifth Race-bive furlongs. Rotterdam,
10, Doggett, 8 to l, won, with Passover
second ana f3uli speed Inlfu. lime LUZ.
Sixth Race-One and one-sixteenth miles.
Deerslayer, III, Doggett, Z to 5, won, with
Intermission second and w. 3. third. Time
1852
Louisville, KY, May 16.-Ben Brush and
Lady mex, king and queen of the turf, -
are the titles that these two phenomenal
S-year-olds earned for themselves to-day
IN one of the grandest races ever witness
ed. and amid one of the most exciting
scenes ever witnessed on a race track
When the bugle sounded for the Schultz
stakes, Ben Brush, Lady Inez, Semper
Ego and Perjury responded TO the call.
After slight delay, Starter Chinn drop
PED the dag with Dryers colt in
tne lead, Perjury next the Lady third
and Ego last. Brush kept a good lead UNI
tll well down the stretch, Semper Ego
being his nearest companion. Here Per
klns, on McGuigan's FLY, moved up, and
az me last eighth, her nose was in front,
ana Brush looked as if firing, but Thorpe
cdlied on him, and responding to whip
ana spur, he came again. and Perkins and
Ihorpe bringing into play all the skill
S4eg knew, passed under the wire in as
peTIect dead heat as ever judges were
Sd.eq upon % decide. Then ensued VIVA
% lhdescribable. The people went nearly