The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-31
READY FOR THE GREAT RACE.
HEAVY RAIN TO LEAVE THE TRACK
DEAD AND HEAVY.


Every One of the Thirteen Horses
on the Card Reported in Satisfac-
tory Condition by His Owner and
Trainer-The Light Weights Ex-
nected to stand Much Better
show Owing to the Condition of
the Traek-Handspring, BeImar
and The winner Likely to Carry
the Most Money.
New York, May 3O.-This years Brook
lyn handicap, to be run at Gravesend to-
morrow, has brought together a field that,
with fine weather and sound track,
ehould produce one of the most notable
races ever run in this country.
But these essential conditions for a fine
performance may be denied, as the heavy
rain tonight will probably leave the track
dead and heavy, even though the sun
shines on Decoration day.
of the thirteen carded, every horse has,
as far as is known, satisfied his trainer
and owner Each and every one of the
probable starters has either raced we'll or
is known to have shown good private trials
with the exception of Loki, of whom moth
ing is known here.
The question of the favorite in the big
event is an open one. 1t lies between
handspring and Belmar, with probabili-
ty of the short price being on the former
The Winner, Belmars stable mate, will
undoubtedly receive a good deal of con-
sideration from the betting public.
Sir Walter is always a possibility, but
he has ever been an unfortunate horse in
the big races. With heavy track, the
ueht-weights will be expected to cut out
p rafting pace, with a large possibility
of one of them getting the big end of the
purse. Both of M. F. Dryers entries are
in fine condition, Ben Elder particularly
being said to be just fit for a hard strug-
gle and Harry Reed having recently ac-
quired better reputation for distance
than he used to have. The conditions and
entries follow:
The Brooklyn handicap of $4,000 for g.
year-olds and upwards, $3.50 each, half for
felt or $50, if declared by Feb. 20; to the
winner $4,000, and to the second S, 500. and
60 the third, $500. One mile and quar-
ter
owner and Horse. Wgt. Jockey
p j. Dryers Handspring FPS Sims
C. E. Smiths Belmar .......l21 Sloane
Oneck Stables Sir Waterfalls Doggett
G. b. Smiths The Winner Ills Grimm
NJ f. Dryers Harry Reed. ia Taral
NJ F. Dryers Ben Elder lib Thorpe
Bromley & Co.'S Free Adj
vice ........................... Scherrer
y. F. McLean's Loh ........1OS J. Hill
+. L. Parker's Lake Shore Jos II. Martin
August Belmont's Merry
Prnce ......:.................1O 100 Hewitt
D. R. Keene's King, Ar
thur I........................ % Hamilton
W c. Days Volley ....... 90 Lambley
Erie Stables Jefferson ...... So Powers
The following are the entries for the
other races at Gravesend tomorrow:
First Race-Handicap, six furlongs
First Mate, 1874; Brisk, 100; The Manxman.
III; Harrington, 116; Storm King Sunny
Slope, Rondo, ia each; Yemen, 113; Ara
bian, Ill; Leedsville, 40; Shasta Water,
iO9' HI Daddy, 1OS; Passover, 1O5; Mistrial,
Tanis, 100 each.
Second Race-Selling, one mile and one
sixteenth. Tom Cromwell, Declare Sep
tour, 10 each; Cromwell, 100; Rondo, 1O6;
Emotional, SO; Parmesan, Eastertide, IS;
Bromo sc.
Third Race-Expectation Stakes, one
half mile. F'rohman, 49, Great Bend,
Keene. 113; Come Quick, Sagacity, L'Alou-
ette 10 each.
Fourth Race-The Brooklyn handicap,
one mile and quarter. Entries and story
above.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Restorer,
ia; Previous, Sly Fox, l1O each; False.
Pride, 10S; Blue Away, 1O5; Demagogue,
Commercial Traveller 100; Brentwood, 95;
Red Gidd, 92; File End, 81.
Sixth Race-Kensington hurdle, one and
three-fourths miles. Flushing, 165, Nc
Keen ISL; Forget, 159; Walter, 1874; Alaku-
ma, Isl; Sir Vassar, IA; DIR. Grimes, 141.