Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-01
HOWARD MANN
Wins the Brooklyn Handicap
With It's $4,000 Purse.
Track Is Muddy But He Wins IL
FOG "a, byFour Lengths.
Lake Shore, voIIey, Loki, jefferson and tho
Swain Follow Behind.


weight this time in the mud, and how
the crowd cheered when Howard Mann
galloped home, almost alone, in thu
Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend, this
AFTERNOON. The crowd was like the day
the long shot Diablo walked off with
the stake for there was scarcely an inch
of space in the grand stand or on tn,
lawn that was not occupied when the
| race was being run, AMI hundreds OF
people had swarmed across the track
ankle deep in mud to get a good posi-
ton in the infield.
There were fully $4,000 people watch
ing the contestants as they trotted up
| the stretch past the cheering thou
sands. All looked absolutely fit and
allie to run for their lives and Hand
Ispring looked the king of the m all as he
rranced at the head of the string. He
was undoubtedly the fayorite of every
body. There was some surprise at the
| appearance of Howard Mann, but he
| had been sent instead of The Winner,
as he was a good mud horse. They
We're at the post but few minutes
AMI made but one false break, then at
1870 the starter caught them in line. the
barrier was raised and the red flag
swished through the air and the II
| thoroughbreds We're off on their journey
at the end of which $4,000 was hung
up for the leaders.
..Skeets" Marten, always quick. was
first away, and for an instant, Howard
Mann showed in front. The Swain.
- g..
him and half n length in front set q
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 length be-
hind The Swain and with heads only
separating him from Belmar Loki ana
Sir Walter. As the runners came to the
Judges stand for the first time. they
seemed to gather speed with each jump
and the first quarter was completed in
% 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 that nasty turn near the
paddock, and the boys steaded their
mounts for the effort to hold their places
The turn was navigated in safety with
out any material change in the order
with the exception of Volley. who did
not seem able to untrack himself and
was foundering in the deep mud. That
furlong around the two turns was run in
1919 seconds. good time for the going. AS
they Strengthened out for the long run
up the back stretch. Simms concluded
that it was time to get a little nearer TO
the flying leaders and began to urge
Handspring a bit.
The net result was to bring him up
within short head of Howard Mann. but
still The Swain was holding forth in the
lead with no signs of distress. The half
mile pole was passed in that order in 50l4
seconds. excellent time. considering the
mud. and with the exception of Noley.
still floundering in the rear. the general
appearance of things was unchanged. 1t
took 10 seconds to go the next furl0ng,
and in that short space of time there
We're many changes. Volley walked up
considerably and left Ben Eder and JEFF
ferson to look after the rear ranks,
while Lake Shore and King Arthur be-
gan to move up. as well as the leaders.
still running as they had been almost
since the start.
As they neared the three-uuarters pole
it could be seen that Simms was doing 4
good deal of urging on Handspring, un-
der the influence of which the big son
of Hanover was cutting down the gap
which separated him from the leaders,
and it looked as If he might make them
all run. They passed the three-quarter
mark in 1.15i2 having put a rapid furlong
behind them and with little change in
position. although the distances We're
little different. Then came Il crack in the
atmosphere. and before The Swain or
Handspring knew what had happened |
Howard Mann was a length in front of |
the field and running like a scared cat
Loki, too. had come up with a rush and
was in second place ahead in front of |
Handspring, with Belmar in fourth |
place. but already beginning to feel his |
weight and the rapid pace of the leaders. |
Sir Walter was in fifth place and the
others trailing. |
Then came the run around the upper |
turn. a place where Volley likes to try
how fast he can run on the outside of a |
field. and he was at it again, for he ate |
up space in an astonishing manner and |
looked as if he might show his burst of |
speed to the end. One horse was GER
tainly out of 1t. for with every jump The |
Swain was losing ground. absolutely UNI
able to keep up. The time for the seven |
furlongs was 129. remarkably fast, and |
Howard Mann even looked unbeatable |
Martin was sitting on him like a statue.
saving the colt all he could for the final
rush of all behind. Loki was couple of
lengths behind with lot of speed left |
in him. while Handspring seemed to have
a lot of rein to spare for the final dash
through the stretch. Voley was still
fast on the outside and cutting
his rivals down one by one as he flew
along. and Scheerer was giving Lake
Shore bit of gaff. They We're at the
head of the stretch with mile behind
them in the fast time of 1.42A. and How
ard Mann had not faltered.
Now they were fairly Strengthened out
for home and the judges were in sight. |
Martin hitched little uneasy on Howard
Mann. as he was getting near to the goal
and at the last furong pole he began
driving a little. although he was two
lengths to the good But he could hear
the shouts of Lake Shore and "vol-
ley from the crowd. and he did not care
to take any chances and did not dare to
look back, so he kept his mount in mo-
lion, determined not to lose when he had
but a short distance to go. 1t was but a
few seconds more. however. and as the
liners watches stopped at 2G9a.. he sent
Howard Mann past the post, four lengths
IN front of Lake Shore. who was three
engths in front of Volley. who had run
about 1-l6 of mile further than any
other horse in the race. Loki had
dropped back to fourth place, and Jeffer-
son and The Swain competed for last
place.
One remarkable thing was Taral's alb
;ence from the race. as it is many years
since he has been without mount in the
big handicap.