The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-01
HOWARD MANN FIRST HOME.
PITTSBURG PILLS ELEVENTH HOUR
ENTRY THE WINNER.


Heavy and the Time 2;O0A--Lake
shore Four Lengths behind the
Winner and NoIley Three Lengths
Behind Lake shore.
New York. May a.-It was a light
weight this time in the mud, and how the
crowd cheered when Howard Mann gall
loped home, almost alone, in the Brooklyn
handicap at Gravesend this afternoon.
The crowd was like that on the day the
long-shot D!abo walked off with the
stake, for there was scarcely an inch Of
space In the grand stand or on the lawn
that was not occupied when the race was
being run. and hundreds of people had
swarmed across the track deep in the
mud, to get a good position In the infeld.
There was little hope of a large assem-
blage IN the early morning hours, for d
heavy fog hung over the land and driz-
zllng rain was falling az intervals. 1t was
the usual luck Of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club, as 1t has rarely had a really good
day and track for its big race.
Toward noon. however. the rain ceased,
the sun began to dlssipate the fog and
by the time people were beginning to
think of starting for the track 1t was a
beautiful spring day.
BY the time the hugle sounded for the
horses TO go to the post, there were fully
5000 people present. All the entries look
ed absolutely fit and able to run for their
lives and Handspring seemed to be king
of them all as he pranced at the head OF
the string. He was undoubtedly the fa-
Vorite.
There was some surprise at the appear
ance OF Howard Mann, but he had been
sent instead Of The Winner as he was a
good MUD horse. They were at the post
but few minutes and made one false
break.
At 4:30 O'clock the starter caught them
in line the barrier was raised the red
flag swiped through the air, and the eleven
thoroughbreds were off on their journey.
at the end OF which $4,000 was hung up
for the leaders.
'Skeets" Martin, always quick, was FIRST
away, and in an instant Howard Mann
showed in front. The Swain. however,
soon took the lead away from him, and
half a length In front set a good pace
down the stretch. In the first few jumps
Simms brought Handspring up into third
place. and then held him there a length
behind The Swain, and with heads only
apart from Belmar, Loki and 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 quar-
ter was completed In Is seconds, with The
Swain still Ia front by half length,
Howard Mann in second place by a
length, Handspring third, Belmar fourth,
Boki fifth and the others close up.
The furlong around the two turns was
run in l2ls seconds, good time for the
going.
As they straight tened out for the long
run up the back stretch Slmms concluded
that II was time to get a little nearer 20
the flying leaders, ard began to urgo
Handspring a bit. The net result was TO
bring him within 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 that order in s0l4
seconds, excellent time considering the
mud, and with the exception Of Nolley,
| still fioundering in the rear, the general
| appearance Of things was un-
changed IT took 13 seconds to go
| the next furlong. and in that short space
of time there we're many changes. Volley
woke up considerably and left Ben Eder
| and jefferson to look after the rear ranks,
| while Lake Shore and King Arthur began
| to move up as well, the leaders stll run
ming as they had been almost since the
start.
They passed the three-fourths mark in
! :l51k, having put a rapid furlong behind
them and with little change In position,
| although the distances were a little differ
ent. Then came a crack in the atmos-
| phere and before The Swain or Hand
| spring knew what had happened, Howard
Mann was a length In front Of the field.
| I.olki too had come up with a rush and
was In second place, a head In front OF
| Handspring, with Belmar in fourth posi-
tion, but already beginning to feel his
| weight, and the rapid pace OF the leaders.
Sir Walter was In fifth place and the
/ ia1r
the upper turn, place where Volley likes
20 try how fast he can run on the outside
/ OF a field, and he was al 1t again, for he
ate up space IN an astonishing manner.
and looked as II he might show his burst
| OF speed to the end. one horse was cer-
talnly out OF It, for with every jump. the
Swain was losing ground absolutely un-
/ able to keep up The time for the seven
furlongs was % remarkably fast, and
( Howard Mann even then looked unbeata-
BILE.
Martin was sitting on him like a statue,
saving the colt all he could for the final
rush OF those behind They were al the
head OF the stretch with mile behind
| them IN the fast time OF i42it, and Howard
| Mann had not faltered.
Now they were fairly Strengthened out
for home and the judges were IN sight.
Martin hitched little uneasily on How
ard Mann. as he was getting near to the
| goal and az the last furlong pole, he began
driving a little, although he was two
| lengths to the good. But he could hear
shouts OF Lake Shore" and "Nolley" from
| the crowd and he did not care TO take any
| chances and did not dare 10 look back, 30
| he kept his mount In motion, determined
not 70 lose when he had but a short dis
/ tance TO 60
II was but a few seconds more, how
ever and as the timers watches stopped
/ al 2.09A, he sent Howard Mann past the
/ post four lengths IN front OF Lake Shore,
who was three lengths In front Of Nolley.
| who had run about q sixteenth Of a mile
| further than any other horse In the race.
L0ki had dropped back 20 fourth place
and Jefferson ana The Swain competed
for last place Summaries Of the days
events follow.
First Race-sx furlonga. Mistrial, 20
TO I. won. with Arabian, to /. second,
and Yemen. II 20 s. third. Time f;isM
second Race--One and a sixteenth miles.
Declare. II TO 6. won, with Bromo. 5 to 2.
second. and parmesan, 10 2, third. Time
/ 1851.
Third Race-Expectation Stakes. half q
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