Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-01
HOWARD MAN, THE MUOLARK Wins the Braoklyn Handicap by Four Lengths AND WINS TEN THOUSAND Was Put in by Pittsburg Phil Instead of The
 Winner, and Did Not Deceive the
 Plunger-0ther Results.

New; York, May 31.--It was a light
 weight this year, and in the mud, and
 how the crowd cheered when Howard Mann galloped home first almost alone In
 the Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend this afternoon. The erowd was similar to the
 one when the longshOt Diablo walked
 past the post a winner, for there was
 scarcely an inch of space on the grand
 stand or on the lawn that was not occu-
 pied when the race was being run, and
 hundreds of people had Swarmed across
 the track deep in the mud to get a posi-
 eion in the infield.
 1'here was little hope of large assem-
 blaze early in the morning hours, for a
 heavy fog hung over the land and dnz-
 zhng rain was falling at intervals It
 was the usual luck of the Brooklyn
 Jockey club, as 1t has rarely had really
 good day and track for its big race. Ho-
 ward noon, however, the rain ceased, the
 sun begun to dissipate the log, and by the time people were beginning to think of starting for the track it was
 beautiful spring day. By the time the | buglei sounded for the horses 70 go to the post there were fully 15,O00 people
 present.
 All of the entries looked absolutely fit and able to run for their lives. and Hand- spring seemed to be king of them all as
 he espranced at he head of the string He
 was undoubtedly the sfavorite. There E was some surprise at the appearance Of
 Howard Mann, but he had been sent in stead of "The Winner" because he is good mud horse.
 They were at the post but few min
 utes and made bu; one false break. At E 4530 the starter caught them in line, the | barrier was raised, the red flag swished
 through the air and the eleven thorough
 bfeds were off on their journey at Ghe
 end of which $1O000 was hung up for the
 leaders. "Skeets" Martin, always quick,
 was the first away, and in an instant
 Howard Mann showed in front. The
 Swain, however, soon took the lead away
 from him and half away in front set
 good pace down Ghe stretch. In the first
 few jumps Sims brought Handspring up
 into third place, and then held him there
 a length behind The Swain and with
 heads only apart from Befmar, LoSi and
 Sir Walter. JAS the runners came to the
 jhdges' stand for the frs time they
 seemed to gather speed with each jump | and the first quarter was completed in
 Twenty-Five seconds, with The Swain still in front by half length, Howard Mann In the second place by a length Hand and the others close up. The furlong around the two turns was run in twelve and half seconds, good time for the going. JAS they strengthened for the long P1n up the back stretch, Sims decided 1T was time to get a httle nearer to the
 flying leaders and began to urge Hand
 spring a bit. The met result was to bring
 him within a short head of Howard
 Mann but still The Swain was in the
 lead, with no sign of distress. The half
 mile post was passed in 1hat order in 1:04 excellent time considering the mud,
 and with the exception of Volley sill
 foundering in the rear, the general ap- pearance of things was unchanged. It took thirteen seconds to the next fur long, and in that short space of time there were many changes. Volley woke up shortly and left Ben Elder to look after the rear The leaders were running much as they wers from the start They passed the three-quarter mile a. 1:14% having put a rapid furlong behind and with lfttle change in position, although the dis. ance was @. title different Be- fore The Swain or Handspring knew what had happened Howard Mann was a length in front of the field. Loki, too. had come up with rush and was in sec ondpbace, head 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, place where Volley likes to try how fast he can run on the outside of field and he was at 1t again for he ate | up space in an astonishing manner and looked as if he might show burst of speed | to the end. One horse was certainly out of it, for with every jump The Swain was losing ground, absolutely una ble to keep up. The time for the seven furlongs was 1:29, remarkably fast and Howard Mann even then looked unbea table Mar tin was sitting on him like a statue, sav- ing the colt all he could for the final rush of those behind.
 They were at the head of the stretch with mile behind them in the fast time of 1:42A and Howard Mann had not fal- tered. Now they were fairly straigh- ane6 harpat nd i'm in sight. Martin hitched a little un- easily on Howard Mann as he was get ting near to the goal and at the last fur long pole he began driving a little, al- though he was two lengths to the good. But he could hear shouts of Lake Shore' and "Volley" from the crown and he did not dare to take any chances and did not dare to lcok back, so he kept his mount in motion, determined not to lose when he had but short distance to go. .r. It was but a few seconds more, how sever and as the timers watch stopped lat 2:09%, he sent Howard Mann past the post four lengths in front of Lake Shore,
 who was three lengths in front of Volley, swho had run about sixteenth of mile Further than any other horse in the race.
 Lol1i had dropped back to fourth place
 and Jefferson and The Swain competed sfor last place. Summarizes:
 First Race-Six furlongs. Mistrial, to 1, won Ara bian, to, 1, second; Yeman,
 II to 5, third. Time, 1:15A.
 Second Race-Mile and a sixteenth. De- ;clare, Il to 5, won; Promo, to 2, second; Parmesan, ' to i, third. Time, 1;51.
 Third Race-Expectation stakes half
 nile Handball, 13 to 5, won; L L'Alouette, |h3 to B. second; Come Quick, 20 to 1, third. iTime, ,491s.
 E Fourth Race-Brooklyn handicap, mile
 and a quarter. Howard Mann, to 1, E won Lake Shore, 10 to 1, second; Volley, Els to 1, third. Time, 2.09A.
 Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Sly Fox,
 to 5, won; Blueaway. to l. second; Dsmagogue, to 2 third. Time. 1:Ol%.
 Sixth Race-Mle- and three-quarters,
 seven hurdles. Sir Vassar, 5 to 1. won;
 Flushing, ' to 5, second; Mckee, to ], third. Time, S:A.
 4 LATONIA RESULTS.
 Cincinnati, May 31.-The largest crowd of the meeting witnessed the racing at
 I.atonia today. The track was fast bet ting lively. 4ss, F .2.tf
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