The herald., 1897-06-01
When Howard Mann Pass
ed the Post
sRooKLYNs BIG HANDICAP
RUM ovER A CouHsN LIKE A
DUCK POND
Neeults Of Other Races-Winners Of
League 0ames-Work on the
Wheel
Associated Press Special wire.

Associstsd Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK. May Silt was a light
weight this time. In the mud, and how
the crowd cheered when Howard Mann
galloped home almost alone in the
Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend this
afternoon. The crowd was like that the
day the long shot. Diablo. walked off
with the stake, for there was scarcely
m inch of space in the grand
stand or on the lawn that was not oc-
cupfed when the race was being run,
but hundreds Of people had swarmed
across the track, ankle deep in mud,
to get good position on the infield.
There was little hope Of large assem-
blage in the early morning hours, for
q heavy fog hung over the land and a
drizzling rain was falling at intervals.
It was. the usual luck Of the Brooklyn
Jockey club, as it has rarely had re-
ally good day and track for its big race.
Seward noon, however, the rain ceased,
the sun began to dissipate the fog and
by the time people were beginning to
think Of starting for the race track it
was a beautiful spring day. Then the
trains began to arrive at the track, and
by o'clock there was pretty good evi.
dence Of large crowd. All through the
first and second races the people
swarmed into the grounds. and by the
time the bugle sounded for the horses
to go to the post there were fully Is, 900
persons present. The entries looked alb
solutely fit and able to run for their
lives, and Handspring seemed the king
OF them all as he pranced to the starting
post. He was the favorite. There was
some surprise at the appearance of
Howard Mann, but he had been sent in
stead of The Winner, as he was a good
mud horse. They were at the post but
rev minutes and made but one false
break. At half past four the starter
caught them in line. the barrier was
raised, the red flag swished through the
air and the eleven thoroughbreds were
on on their journey, at the end Of which
$4,000 was hung for the leaders.
''Skeets" Martin, always quick, was
first away, and for an instant Howard
Mann showed in front. The Swain.
however, soon took the lead away from
him and half length in front set a
good pace down the stretch for the first
time. In the first few jumps Simms
brought Handspring up into third place
and then held him there, a length be-
hind The Swain and with heads only
separating Belmar. Loki and Sir Wal
ter. AS the runners came to the 1udres'
stand for the first time they seemed to
gather speed with each jump. and the
first quarter was run in rs seconds. with
The Swain still in front by half length.
Howard Mann in second place by a
length, Handspring third, Belmar
fourth, Loki fifth and the others close up
Then came hasty turn near the pad
dock. and the boys steadied their mounts
Tor the effort to hold their places in
spite of the crowding and pushing. The
turn was navigated in safety, without
any material change in the order, with
the exception of Volley, who did not
seem to be able to untrack himself, and
was fioundering in the deep mud. The
two furlongs around the turn were run
In 25A, good time for the going. AS they
Strengthened for the long run UP the
back stretch Simms concluded that it
was time to get little nearer to the
flying leaders. and he began to urge
Handspring bit. The net result was TO
bring him up within a short head of
Howard Mann, but still the Swain was
in the ad, with no signs of distress.
The htafmile pole was passed in that
order in 50A seconds, excellent time
considering the mud, and with the ex-
ception Of Volley still fioundering in the
rear, the general appearance of things
was unchanged. 1t took thirteen Sec
onds to go the next furlongs and in
that short space Of time there were
many changes. Volley woke up con-
siderably and left Ben Elder and Jeffer-
son to look after the rear ranks, while
Lake Shore and King Arthur II. began
to move UP as we'll. the leaders still
running as they had almost since they
started As they neared the quarter
pole II could be seen that Simms was
doing good deal of urging on Hand
spring, under the influence of which the
big son of Hanover was cutting down
the gap which separated him from the
leaders and 1t looked as II he might
make them all run. They passed the
three quarter mark in 1:15h, having put
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little change in position, although the
distances were little different. Then
came crack, and before The Swain or
Handspring knew what had happened,
Howard Mann was length in front of
the field. Loki. too, had come up with a
rush, and was in the second place, a
head in front Of Handspring, with Bel
mar in fourth place, but already begin
ming to feel his weight and the rapid
pace of the leaders.
Sir Walter was in fifth place and the
others were trailing. Then came the run
around the upper turn, where volley ate
up space in an astonishing manner.
with every jump The Swain was losing
ground. The time for the seven fur
longs was 1929. remarkably fast and
Howard Mann even then looked un-
beatable. Loki was couple Of
lengths behind, while Handspring
seemed to have lot Of rein to spare for
the final dash through the stretch. Vol
ley was still coming fast on the outside
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