New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
HOWARD MANN'S HANDICAP.
AN uNEXPEcrED% WINNER OF THE
FAMOUS BROOKLYN RACE.
THE GR.yEsEND TRACK SEA OF MuD~THE
REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN RACING SHOWN
IN THE GREAT CROWD OF SPECTATORS
DEFEAT OF rRouMAH. THE VICTOR
IN THE ECLIPSE STAKES.

DEFEAT OF FRONMAN, HE NiS'O'N
IN THE ECLIPSE STAKES.
ohilip J. Dwyer. president Of the Brooklyn JOCKEY
Club vas proud and happy last nish'. re ia"
reason 10 be glad. The opening DAY OF the "'e.'
mo a, his track was remarkably prosperous ana
successtul Not for years have so man! peop'.
y,s,,ed ANY rarerourse In the East as went 10
Gravcsend yesterday. Dividends Of spacious "s
ures will oe raid the stock OF the hIoon'sn y
JOCKEY Club this year. as the rrohts ot '''e "'
afternoon Of racing were enormous anu WI" ~
altering start the gains Of the other racing Gays
of the season are sure TO he extensive ia ~
DAYS whc, the revenue from the betting rihs WAS
huge the brooklyn Handicap was worth <T''w'
and all the purses and prizes were eN'remeN ~
eral The Dwyer policy then was 10 o"er p'e
sums I'm stakes and purses While the Nts io''
nm was IN force the intake from the betting
ring was prodigious and the amounts put before
the stables for competition at the brooN''h uan
ro,,bed ION nsurcs When the states were smashed
when the French pools were abolished ana inc IN
come from bookma kers dwindled TO smaI' to'ais
this club like the other racing orsah'Z''o"s !"
the East. cut down tremendously the Quantities
which 4, gave to the contests on lis srouhus' 4"
the Ives Pool act days the aggregate OF none!
bestowed IN stakes and purses was reaiy I'M
mcnsc But the price OF srandstand ucRe's lhe"
was only 81 So and every politician within nVc nun
dred miles OF the Brooklyn City Hall had long
strips Of complimentary badges to scatter to the
four Quarters Of the winds. And complimentary
tickets FOR members of the fair sex were thicker
Than leaves In valiombrosa at that period. Yes
terday the list OF complimentary badges was curt
The price Of grandsand tickets was " ih'"-
sands Of oomcly mntrons and dainty misses were
al The track With few exceptions each one OF
these represented 81 paid at the gate WINE the
club was reasonably open-handed In It's AWARDS 10Y
stakes and purses, 1t was not Wildly Prou'sa"
From the sale Of programmes pleasing p'o'''s
were amassed. MeGra,h the caterer ransackea
his pockets TO meet the heavy tax when was iaid
upon him for the catering privileges. The conciu
sion of the whole affair is that few racing assoca
lions ever organized piled up more money in
single racing day than the Brooklyn Jockey Ciuo
piled up yesterday in the excess OF actual cash
receipts over all outlay
1t was noble throns of spec'ators-an amazing
multitude Of men and wonderland they passeo tie
gales at a total expenditure OF n great many thou-
sands OF dollars. The club guaranteed the totai
value Of the Brooklyn Handicap at $oW anu inc
total value Of The Expectation Stakes at So"" roI
the first race the club gave 5000 for the secoh,
$500 for the fifth $500 and the sixth N2oo lo'ai
for the day sl7.s5o. But many thousands OF TINS
werv made rp by the entrance fees and fortei's
paid ~ BY owners. Reckoning the gaze rece'Pts'
the contributions from the bookmaKers the Ia"
en- McGrath the sale of programmes. the levy on
fruit and gum end peanuts and newspapers inc
clubhouse badges and the payments FOR the poNeS'
II can bardl. be doubted that the club had more
profitable day than any other racing association
IN America rver had before McGrath ola wen
also So dc he bookmakers. And the merr%
merry publio will pay for IT all In the long run
The merry. merry public always does
NOT AN EXTRAORDINARY INSTITUTION.
phu,,, DIVER as president of the club always
manages il . as to bring in the largest returns 1or
the stockholders. He frankly avows that 1t is MS
main out, to manage the property so as to make
The mos, satisfactory gains for the stoctnoIderS'
He tells every one ,hat he represents the stock
holders IN HIS important and responsible position
and that his first duty is them. Mr.. Dryer is
riah, As ne f. the chief stakeholder himself. II Is
cleo. that his primitive duty IS to mis- own shares
Of stock IN fact to himself. That is The way oil
the world and thoughtful. students o. SOCIOLOGY I'D
these days agree that in order 10 secure happiness
one must secure wealth. The aolest writer's on
riches are in accord in saying that II any one
vap,s To do the largest possible amount OF good
he must set 10 work TO get the largest possp'e
torture The richer you are the more good you
can dc II YOU are rich, you can gi"e employment
10 many people and dTuse shower OF benehcen.
activity. II you poor you canro. employ any
one but yourself You cannot take up vast enter
nrises and pa, liberal wages TO armies OF happy
ard busy worlinen Mr. Dwyer is shrewl able.
far-seeing n managing racetrack' 1t Is
plar 10 him that II the Brooklyn Jockey Gun pros
pers II will be able TO keep many hard-Work.ns
and deserving persons on it's payrolls. And yester-
DAYS magnfceu, profits will sustain the clubs
payrolls for l long time.
SENDING HORSES TO THE FRONT.
Co AR DIVER he'd every reason be glad. Not
onlv did the stockholders havs highly lucrative
afternoon but Mir Dryers Ilandball won the ES-
pectatton Stakes worth $500, and his horse De
clare took .hc second race His Hanover horse
handspring would have won the Brooklyn Hand''
can il he had been sent TO the front when the nag
fell One of the ODD things on the turf Is the
strong prejudice which most owners of racehorses
have against racing item out in front IT is true
that many racers do not do well when sent our IN
front But Il Is sure, nevertheless mat certain
horses must be sent the front, or they VIII not
do their best Luke Blackburn was one OF tho%a
ho.ses Hanover the sire of Handspring was an
other Handspring Is a third. Handspring nevar
ran one really credtable lace In his whole lie ex-
cept when he was sent 10 the front in the nrs'
part of the race. No, one. Nor did Hanover.
Most racehorses do not run so well in front as they
run waiting races. But certain horses never
ruin 50 well IN any otrer way in setting the pace
Once more let il be SAID that Luke Blackburn.
Hanover and Handspring are tonspicu) ~ exan2'ss
OF this All horses are not alike Horses difeT as
men differ 1t Is only a comparatively smah per-
cen,age Of horses that run best IN 'front.' but Hand
sprinp belongs 10 that comparatively small per
ccntage Just as Luke Blackburn did and just as
Hanover did Study every race that Handspring
ever ran He never ran a good race except When
he was allowed by his Jockey 10 shoot out In 'front.'
as soon az the starter gave the signal Mr.. Dwyer
threw away $500 first money in the brooklyn
Handcap and disappointed the great majority OF
the spectators by not compelling his jockey. Sims.
TO send Handspring instantly 70 The 'front.' IL
Handspring had been ridden In that way he would
. have won the BROOKLYN Handicap. He never won
a race In his life FL any other way. He would not
have defeated Requital at Morris Park II he had
not set the pace well In front. Mr.. Dwyer has ad-
mit,ed repeatedly that Handspring was defeated
IN the Belmont Stakes last year simply because he
ordered Sims TO wait with Handspring and not 10 go
ont with him After that experience seems
strang. that Mr. Dwyer should ever allow Hand
spring 10 be ridden in any other way than the only
nropcr way to ride him--that is, 10 take The lea1
with him. ne matter what the weight or inc ols
fance may be. no matter what weight he may be
concedirg TO Other horses and no matter what the
condition Of the track may b.. II Handspring If