The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-13

at five 20 one. These are not tremendous
odds considering the fact that the great
three-year-Olds. Ben Brush and Hand
spring, who are wonderfully speedy ana
game have thirty TO one quoted against
them. Then, there come Keenan, fifteen
TO one: Lazzarone. twenty 20 one. Ilalma,
twelve 10 one. Sir Walter. twelve TO one;
Hornpipc. twenty-five 10 one. Nanki-Pooh
ten TO one King Arthur H.. Nifty to one:
Counter Tenor. fifteen 10 one: and Sena-
tor Grady and SaraSossa. fun in the
books All OF these are flyers. and IL
henry and Clifford shall get off poorly
and have all or any considerable part
OF these in front Of them. II would be
@ tremendous task TO run around them.
Their great danger would be In getting
"r0cketed" in the stretch. That hap
pened 20 clifford in two or three Of his
great races here in the East. He seems
TO have hard luck in Il bunch. 1t also
happened 20 Lamplshter and other great
racers in the past. when really inferior
horses won A Handicap or suburban.
is not like match race, or race with
only four or five horses in IT, Pockets.
are a frequent occurrence in these, and
a rank outsider generally wins IT,
great Tenny IS the only favorte I'm the
past seven years than has won In a Hand
leap. Hornpipe last year and DR.. Rice
the year before were genuine outsiders.
Not one man in "a thousand thought they
had any possible chance OF winning.
There is a pretty fair horse for exam
pie. in Bright Phoebus. lie won the
handsome Realization stakes last year
and yet forty 10 one IS quoted against
him. 1 should hate 20 have hi-l on the
pole. were + mounted on either Henry
or Clifford, and had 10 pass. say Sir Wal
ter. Ben Brush. Handspring and Keen
an. or any other good quartette before
getting TO him. He might win out. as
did old Diablo most Unexpectedly a fe';
years ago, when he beat Lamplighter In
d great race
Trainer Billy Lakeland, who has in his
string, among Others Counter Tenor En-
ma c.. Hornpipe. and King Arthur H.,
intends 10 spring a surprise, as l hear,
ia the last-named horse. This fOur-year-
old brother OF the famous Frceland has
shown marked Improvement of late. and
he may be able to do the trick. Lake
land did it last year Il will be rcmem-
bered with HOrnpipe. ana race-tract
people think he can accomplish almOss
anything No one can tell. however, what
Billy has up his sleeve. and he may essay
the feat again with Hornpipe, although l
hardly think SO. Arthur seems the better
card.
Hardly any one ever thinks of pick
ing ont thrce-ycar-oid for a winner IN
Handicap, although Henry of Navarro
came pretty near u when he ran sec
ond TO DR.. Rice two years ago. This year
however many shrewd judges like Tho
chances Of Ben Brush and Handspring
Among them is "kelston," the famous
turf authority. who said 10 me the other
day: AT this distance / would take these
four horses 10 beat the held-.Iandspring
Zen Brush. clifford, and King Arthur H.;
while in mud both Counter Tenor and
Hornpipe would be dangerous. Lakeland
hold very strong hand, but l like the
chances Of the three-year-olds 10 be first
and second" II his prediction comes
true. won't - pc a wonderful prophet?
The boys will all take of their hats 10
him.
TO be frank, 1t is the hardest thing In
the world 10 pick a winner in such "a field.
II Henry Of Navarro and Clifford are
well 10 the fore-up ir the bunch-l mean
SO that they can't get pocketed-it seems
logical. their age ana past performances
considered. that one Of them should win.
with the bunch "Kclston" named at their
launches: but a hundred 10 one shot may
como no aud upset all calculations. We
are oil babies al this game Of guessing.