The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-01
LAKE SHORE WAS SECOND.
WOLLEY, AFTER FI.oUyDERISG
ABOUT FOR A TIME, CAME HOME
THIRD.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PRESENT.
big crowd Out I'm Spite of Miserable
Weather Early I'm the Day-WeH-
Won Race.


now the crowd cheered when Howard
Mann galloped home, almost alone. in
1ne Brooklyn handicap at Grayesend
tnls AFTERNOON. The crowd was like
mat OF the day the long shot DiabIo
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. ankle deem
In mud, in get a good position in the
infield
Ihere was little hope of a large as
SemDlage i'm the early morning hours
Tor heavy fog hung over the land
and drizzling rain was falling at in
tervals. 1t was the usual luck of the
Brooklyn Jockey club, as it has rarely
mad really good day and track for its
Dig race. Toward noon, however. the
rain ceased, the sun began to iissf
pate the fog and by the time peopla
were beginning to think Of starting for
the race track it was a beautiful spring
DAY. Then the trains began to arrive
at the track, and by O'Clock there
was pretty fair evidence of a Iarg-a
crowd All through the first and sec
ono races the people swarmed into the
grounds, and by the time the bugle
sounded for the horses to go to tha
post there were fully $4,000 persons
present.
All the entries looked absolutely fiji
and able to run for their lives. and
Handspring seemed the king of them
all as he pranced at the head of the
q
Vorfte. There was some surprise ar
the appearance of Howard Mann. bTf
ne had been sent instead of The Win
ner, as he was good mud horse. They
We're at the post but a few minutes
and made but one false break. at 4.30
the starter caught them in line, the
Barrier was raised, the red har
SW1shed through the air. and tba
eleven thoroughbreds were off on their
journey, at the end of which s10. 001
was hung UP for the leader
Skeets' Marten, always quick, was
nrst away, and for an instant Howard
Mann showed in front The Swain.
however, soon took the lead away from
him. and, half a length in front. ser
a good pace down the stretch for the
nrst time. In the first few jumps
Simms brought Handspring I'D into
third place and then held him there
a length behind The Swain, and with
heads only separating from Belmont.
Loki and Sir Walter AS the runners
came to the judges stand for the frs
round 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 a
length, Howard Mann in second place
by length, Handspring third. Belmar
fourth, Loki fifth and the others close
UP.
Then came a hasty turn near the
paddock, and the boys steadied their
mounts for the effort to hold their
places in spite Of the crowding and
pushing. The turn was navigated in
safety without any material change
in the order. with the exception of
Vol1ey, who did not seem able to un-
track himself, and was floundering in
the deep mud. The furlong around
the two turns was run in 1919 seconds,
good time for the going. As they
Strengthened out for the long run I'D
the back stretch, Simms concluded it
was time to get a little nearer to the
flying leaders and began to urge Hand
spring bit. The net result was to
bring him up within a short head of
Howard Mann, but still The Swain
was in the lead, with no sign OF dis
tresS
The half-ndle pole was passed in
time, considering the mud, and. with
the exception of Volley, still founder
ing in the rear, the general appear
anee of things was unchanged. 1t
took IS seconds to go to the next fur
long, and in that short space of time
there were many changes. Volley
woke UP considerably, and left Ben
Elder and Jefferson to look after the
rear ranks. while Lake Shore and
King Arthur began to move up as
well. the leaders still running as they
had almost since they started. As.thev
neared the -Quarter-mile pole #
could be seen that Simms was doing a
good deal of urging on Handspring
under the influence of which the big
son OF Hanover was cutting down the
gap which separated him from the
leaders, and 1t looked as if he might
make them all run. They passed the
three-quarter mark in 1:15h. having
put rapid furlong behind them. and
with little change in position, although
the distances were a little different.
Then came a crack in the atmosphere
and before the Swain or Handspring
knew what had happened. Howard
Mann was a length in front of the
Held. Loki, too, had come up with
a rush and was in the second place.
a 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 trail
ing. Then came the run around the up
per turn where Volley ate up space in
an astonishing manner. With every
jump The Swain was losing ground.
The time for the seven furlongs was
1:29, remarkably fast, and Howard
Mann even then looked unbeatable.
LoEi was a couple of lengths behind.
while Handspring seemed to have a
lot of rein to spare for the final dash
through the stretch. Volley was stin
coming faster on the outside and cut
ting his rivals down one by one, as he
flew along, and Scherrer was giving
Lake Shore bit of gaff They were
at the head Of the stretch with a mile
behind them in the fast time of :42A
and Howard Mann had not faitered.
Now they were fairly straight
tened 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 al the last furlong pole he began