The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-31
Dozen Starters For the Big
Brooklyn Handicap.
REQUITAL IS NOT IN IT
ST. LOUIS FARMERS HAVE A
DAY OFF.
Palmiste Wins the Jockey Club Race
or French Derby-Anson's Colts
Win From Baltimore = Other
Games on the Diamond-odds and
Ends of Sport From All Over the
Country.

New York, May 3O-As far as could
be learned there. is every probability
of a dozen starters in the BROOKLYN
handicap to be run at Gravesend to-
morrow. and the owners and trainers
profess to be we'll satisfied with the
condition of their charges. The ton
weight, however, will be an absentee,
for the Thompsons have concluded not
to start Requital, his work since his
defeat by Handspring being very I'M
satisfactory The reports that Hand
spring would be among the missing are
vigorously denied by p. j. Dwyer. who
states that his colts condition is en-
tlreIy satisfactory, his work being the
| best OF the year, and SiInms viii pilot
him. Belmar is next in weight and his
move on Wednesday last was so salts
factory that he viii be a great favor =
lie with many, although his stable
companion, The Winner. VINO ran SO
good race in the Metropolitan handi-
cap, is thought 10 be the better of the
pair. NJ. +. Dwyer VIII enter Harry
Reed and Ben Elder, and they are alb
solutely fit. The former. however, is in
highest favor among those who have
been watching the early morning gall
lops. OF Oneck's stables, Sir Walter is
sure to be a popular favorite. Maurice
viii be a starter in all probability, but
his races at Morris Park have been eX-
tremely bad. Lake Shore will go and
will doubtless have considerable fol-
lowing on his last race. Merry Prince
showed his heels to a fine loa, the only
time he has started this year, ana Ills
exercises since have led Mr.. Belmont
to think that he has chance. From
Brighton Beach comes reports of IA
vorable work by Mr.. Keenes King Ar
thur IL Noliey and jefferson are re-
ported to be fairly burning up the track
in exercise work, and the owners of
those lightweights declare that the race
is as good as won for them. Thus it
will be seen that if all the reports are
correct, the race will be the most SEN
sational in its history. The entries and
weights follow: Handspring. 125; Bel
mar, III; Sir Walter. The Winner. 115
Harry Reed. III; Ben Elder. 113; Free
Advice, Loki. 10S; Lake Shore. 105;
Merry Prince. 100: King Arthur ii. as;
Volley. 50; Jefferson. IS.
OF the Is carded every horse has, as
far. as it known, satisfied his trainer
probable starters has either raced we'll
or is known to have shown good pri-
vate trials, with the exception of Boki. !
of whom nothing is known here.
The question of the favcrite in the |
big event is an open one. 1t lies be-
tween Handspring and Belmar. with a |
of the shorter price being |
on the former. The winner. Belmar's |
stable mate. will undoubtedly receive a
great deal of consideration. Sir Wal
ter is always a possibility, but he ever
has been an unfortunate horse in the
big races. With heavy track, the light 1
weights will be expected TO cut out
rafting pace, with large probability
of one of them getting the large end of
no Roth of T.
tries are in fine condition Ben Elder
in particular is said to be just fit for
4 hard struggle. and Harry Reed hav-
ng recently acquired a better reputa-
ion for distance than he used TO
nave.
The conditions and entries follow:
The Brooklyn handicap of $4,000 for
'-year-olds and upwards. $3.50 each,
lalf forfeit, or $50 if declared by Feb
'uary 20; to the winner. $4,000: to the
second horse, s1.500. and to the third
horse. $500; one mile and a quarter
p: j. Dryers Handspring. 125; G. E.
smiths Belmar, III: Oneck stables, Sir
Walter, lis; G. z. Smiths The Winner |
Is: F. N. Dryers Harry Reed, ia; Nj.
!. Dryers Ben Elder, 113; Bromley &
20. s Free Advice. los; E. T. McLeans
.oki, los; +. l.. Parker's Lake Shore
%; August Belmont's Merry Prince, ,
90: ]. r. Jenkins King Arthur II. IS:
~ Z. DayIS Nolley, 80; Erie stables
efferson. IS.
The jockeys for the handicap are as ;
ollows:
Belmar. Sloan; The Winner. Griffin:
zen Elder. Thorpe; Harry Reed, Taral;
If Walter. Doggett. Handspring, +
INNS; Merry Prince. Hewitt: King a
rthur II. Hamilton; Voney, Lamley: b
AXE Shore. II. Martin: Jefferson, Pow C
rs; Loki, j. Hill; Free Advice, Scher- c
ar. s