The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01

fetal numbers hoisted. About the only
tame finishes were the years OF Castaway
ii and Tenny. Castaway II. in 1880, was
given a few easy races on the New Jersey
tracks by way of hoodwinking the dear
public and the phianthropic bookmakers
lie went to the post for the Brooklyn the
extreme outsider in speculation. slipped his
company ia the initial bounds and Won by
the distance Of comfortable city block
AS good as 80 to ] was on call about Casta-
way il. In 1881 Tenny, the giant sway
back. won the Brooklyn in. a two-lengths
canter with twenty horses behind him. He
carried top weight of 12S pounds, and was
favorite at TO /. He the only favorite
20 win the Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn handicap. distance one mile
and a quarter was formerly a Brighton
Beach race. Along in the early eighties
when auction pools and mutuais held sway
at the beach. the "comberS' used to run
what they We're pleased to designate by the
title Of the Brooklyn handicap. 1t gradu-
ally lost popularity, and was dropped about
the time the Dwyer brothers We're maturing
their plans for the Brooklyn Jockey Club
Accordingly, the Brooklyn is transplant
ed event. Some persons remain to this lat
ter day who are sufficiently uncharitable
TO assert that the Brooklyn still retains
drag down and bury nine-tenths of it's first
choices Such innuendoes, however. are
mere rubbish, and should be delegated to
the Maryland or Ontario wids.
Dry Monopole won the initial Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs handicap, defeating Blue
Wing and Hidalgo short heads in what has
since remained as the record time of the
eyent-2:07 There was no public betting,
the Ives bill being in process of incubation,
but in private Hldalgo, the pride of the
1aggln stable, was the selected one. The
Bard captured the event in 1888, defeating
Hanover, the choice. The track was heavy
and the time, 2:13. was slow The Bard
at to ]. bore top weight of 125 pounds
The Bard and Tenny have been successful
top weights in the Brooklyn. Exile, 116
pounds, Hamilton up, defeated Prince
Royal and Terra Gotta the following year,
and 1880 was Castaway IFS and 1891 Ten
ny seasons. Los Angeles was the money
carrier when CastaWay III won. In 1892
Longsreet, the even-money selection, was
unplaced, Judge Morrow, at 10 to l. Pes
saro and Russell filing the positions as
named closely grouped. in 2:0834. Lamp
lighter, from Mr.. p. Lorillard's stable,
started the public idol for the event in 1893
Iaral on old Diablo. the outsider beat
I5ampllghter and Leonawell in 2:09 DIR.
Rice, from the outlaw track of Madison,
three-year-old Henry of Navarro and Sir
Walter. DR.. Rice. ridden by Taral, was a
long shot Clifford, the choice, ridden by
Martin, being left at the post Ramapo,
taVorite in 1896 finished a "tail-ender,"
Hornpipe, 105 pounds. Hamilton up, dispos-
tng of Lazzarone and Sir Walter. The lat
ter carried 124 pounds Last season Sir
Walter got off eleven pounds and he was
f1rst home in the Brooklyn, thanks to Tar
al $ clever riding, from Clifford, the favorite
and st. Maxim, the race being run in 2:081a
Such. in brief, is the history of the modern
brooklyn handicap. Eight of it's trimmings
nave been whirlwind affairs and the other
three were like that of to-day.