New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-02
THE RACES AT BROOKLYN.
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF TO-DAY'S SPORT
WHAT TURFMEN SAY ABOUT
HOWARD MANN

The programme which the Brooklyn Jockey CIuo
offers for to-day's racing contains the names VI
number OF well-known horses and indicates an a''e
noon OF enjoyable sport. although the he.o III ."o
fourth race will be extremely small. only Ben Eaer'
Free Advice Tom Cromwell. The Swain and Sir vas
sar ore announced as probable starters In that race
But in the frs, race Handpress and George heene'
winners at Morris Park. will meet NUMBER OF last
two year odds In the second race irish Keel Draw.
Lad. Our Johnny. Petrol and other wei-kno"h
horses WI. run.
In the Amazon Stakes Of 60 600. haifmle for two
r-o!d -hllies that excellent FLY from the Brook
dale Stable. LA!ouette vii. take up lls POUNDS ana
will meet Miss Rowena. the fast hlly from Caii-
fornia. Lady Cooper and others. LAiouette ran d
brilliant Monday when Handoall. ao.y rlu-
den by Simms. beat her by neck ony' III 'he
s. 900 Expectation Stakes
The fifth race will be the May Stakes. OF S."
for three year-olds. with selling allowances AT
buckle Set Fast St Bartholomew. Cleophus, sal
vador Kaiser Ludwig and Billali and other horses
that possess speed will he seen In this contest
Racing men all the country are sun talh-
ing about the victory OF Howard Mann IN the
Brooklyn Handicap. The general feeling seems 10
be that the Handicapped put far too lght weight
on Howard Mann. This horse won many races
last year. and made remarkable record before
George T. Smith bought him he had won many
races and he won many after Mr. Smith had pu'-
chased him Turf experts almost to man now
believe that even II the track had been dry. HOW
ard Mann would certainly have been no worse IMAM
second in the Brooklyn Handicap. II the condi-
tons OF the races in which he ran last year al
studied with care. it will be seen that peyohu
question. Howard Mann ran extremely we" on
hard dry fast tracks. as we'll as on heavy tracks
He is not especially a mud horse. Many OF HIS
best races were won on hard. dry. fast tracks IN
1886 II is perfectly plain to any unprejudlced anu
unbiased person who studies all the performances
Of Howard Mann in 1886 that the Handicapped. py
an innocent but careless oversight put weight
on him that was so light as TO be unfair 10 Inc
other entries in the Brooklyn Handicap
As The Tribune In Tuesdays issue said, George r.
Smith Is one of the shrewdest. most adroit' IN
genjous resourcefu and cunning turfmen ever
known in this country or any other country Inc
word Cunning" is not used in PAD sehse' nc
always runs his horses honestly HIS hofseS arc
never run short OF work. and they are always run
to win But his cunning shown clearly IN MS
keeping from the todts. from the newspapers from
ALI me experts in fact all knowledge OF the WORK
wbich Howard Mann had been doing The name OF
this horse was scarcely mentioned In any puDiica-
ton in the country after the close OF the sedso"
last year Mr. Smith kept Howard Mann IN inc
dark as he had a right TO do. but ne planned anu
carried out his master stroke in the Brooklyn Handi-
cap with amazing acueness ABILITY ana nSem ltrn
Howard Mann. with 100 pounds up; can our , ui
az nY tracx or al any time whether the track
is deep in mud dry, hard ana tast. Al . u.s.
VeiR0
Peir1ar and Mr. Smith was simply toohng peoPl.
when no rGld them before the race on MONDAY that
he expected Belmar to outrun Howard Mann wlth1
ont difficulty II VS. a remarkable turf coup, dii
every circumstance and every detail prove peSoIlI
shadow OF a doubt that l. had been caTeluly Iilu
deiiber9tely banned by Mr. Smith. Taking out The
Winner and substituting Howard Mann a snoI.
time before the were postponed untli amos
the last moment, to prevent attracting Pp bo
attention 10 Howard Mann. II this horse nad Deen
talked OF az a probable starter for Few DAYS IN
advance Of the Brooklyn Handicap all his Rert Sd
onces Of last year would have been careluly slud.
led and he would nave been spoken OF ny a gIea.
MANY peope as a dangerous candidate with MS hght
weight a., -..or5, ~ the
10 any one who goes over the records OF me
BROOKLYN and Suburban Handbags 1t VIII be pIaIn
that the ha ndicappers have made numerous errors
in their apportionment OF weights since these TWO
handica ps were established. Close finishes nave
hsen extremely rare in each case The victories OF
favorites have been extremely rare Horses carry
ing over one hundred and twenty POUNDS nave Won
very few Suburban Handbags. and very Few
RrookIyn Handicaps The system of handica piping
is wrong The high class horses are handicapped
100 heavily in comparison with the middle weights
and the iightweights. The remedy. however Is
mon 10 lower the weights on the high class horses
but to raise the weights on all OF the horses that
are not high class =, 4. -. 1890.
FIRST RACE-Purse $3.50. for two-year-olfs: special