The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28
1lIIalRS GREAT RlG.


NEW York. May 1.-THE thirteenth
cunning Of the Brooklyn handicap was
IN upset. but not 20 great a. II has been
- some other years. when q rank out
o>6ef WAS the winner. for In spite OF tbs
good work dome by BanAssar and the fast
time In bis races this spring. he WAS not
- much fancied a. be should have been.
and he won all alone L&nky Bob was
second And the favorlte. Filixrane, could
DO no better than third
The perfect weather brought q great
crowd 10 the track Every seat In the
grand stand Was taken. In the Escent
0eid the 7.A16 seats tina; had been pro-
y3ded were s0fd cut an hour before the
s0SHt race aud the boxes had to be opened
md the passebosrds rexctd. There we're
fully 1880 in the feId and at leass 1850
we're n the grand stand and paddock II
= safe 90 say x610 persons sppiauded the
hOFSes on the way 10 the post
There WAS break within three min
ates. but Don D'Oro did not care 10 sosn
shout half an hour the sixteen horses
maneuvered. Box spelling one break.
George Keene another. the winner Ban
aster one and Dom Doro another. AZ
last the starter caught them In line, the
red nag swished, the echo nag dropped.
the great crowd cried they're on" and
the race was begun.
George kcene Was quickest on his feet.
Cor he Jumped to the front. although the
fAvorise. F:l.grans showed In front for
second. The Western mare Imp was
quick to break and held second place for
IN instant. bat she soon dropped back.
In the first quarter George ksene and
riltgrane were showing the. way. with
Hanaster In third place. only head be-
hind. The leaders were separated by
head. They passed fh~ grand stand for
the first time with George Keene and
Ftiigrane going along easiiy I'm front.
ecant length In front of Ranaster. on
whom Maher had something more than a
oieadying pull. for IL took all his strength
20 prevent the horse from jumping over
the top Of the two leaders. The rest Of
the field were hunehsd, with Aikol leading
them, q length behind Ranastar. As they
rounded the lower turn Keene and FIJI
Grans were rating along comfortably and
8anastar was still buck-jumping behind
them. showing that he had a world OF
speed In reserve. Both Keene and Fill
crane were running head and head .
they Strengthened out. while B&nsssar WAS
. length and a half back OF them. AigoI
was still leading the second division All
baing close together.
On rounding into the upper turn Maher.
on Banastar. let out link or two. and
before the boys On Keene and Fiiigrane
knew II. Hansstar WAS sailing past them
- II they were standing still Banastar
suddenly Was first. and. devouring the
ground with every stride. had command
Ing lead before the Jockeys on the two
leaders had the slightest idea that any.
th'ng was near them. Il was q wonder
eui burst OF speed. Hike lightning, that
had never been seen on the track before
and stamped RAuastar at once ~ ono Of
the highest eiasa race korsex In almost
the twinkl.ng Of an eye he had taken a
had Of fully six lengths. and turning
INTO the stretch WAS that distance IN front
The crowd yelled | Nc mad. and II seemed
- II they had all backed the winner. The
run through the stretch was nothing, as
Ranastar was far. far ahead. with absc.
yuteiy nothing TO stop him from winning
Aaher held him up in his lap TO prevent
him from making too great an exhibition
The only sembancc % a contest was for
the place between the fayorite and Lanky
Bob. As they rushed past the Judges.
IAnky Bob, whipped cut and three
lengths behind the winner, was Just A
length In front Of the favort,e. who was
= couple of lengths In front OF Don D'Oro
Tho time. 20sa. might have been
. good bit faster had Maher elected to
make II SO.
The other stake on the card was the Ex-
pectation fur eTear~nids a, four and a
hall furlangs. His Royal Highnsss Though
carrying top wet.ht. was made not IN
vorite At odds on, hut Rikki Trkki Tayt
upset al calculations ~ winning by a
neck In drive from Sulcain, VINO was
9 head In front OF Prince OF Melbourne.
Results:
Sin surlongs- Armament wen. cerv,a.
rant second. Or. Parker third Time ia
seinnF mile ana a sixteenth ia mock
won. kiFkwosa second Esfaca third TINE
i3sts. A's''
Expectation stakes four and a half fur
longs-Rikh Tfkkt Tavt won. yuiealn s~,s-
onaf Prince OF Melbourne third Time,
The Hrooklyn handicap. oae an,, a quar-
ter miles Hanasser, t.a tMaherl : 10 i ARA
: to 2 won by fhr~. lengths. Iankv Hob
i@ tEseretu, " 10 l and ~ ,s /. second
Apy one length. FaaKraHe 81 sMes Hrnxs II
e and even. third Time, 2;asa. non
sUoro, Bangle, Aigei Bsn Holiday War
enton. Thomas sat. George kssas Ere.l
Gus. Maxine. jefferson. Jeanne, Imp and
Bon also ran aud finished a. named
Selling. I'VE furlongs~sSslser Gartsr won
Mansiiia second. fsettic sheville third.
Time. ina
Steer'eehsse handicap, atsen, TIVE miles
TOY. haaa mon l,slofo sezsaad. Col. Bart
psnastars time ns ssss. breaks the rec
ord for the Brooklyn hafttsean The reg
ord of s7aTss has stood sInce ssss the ars,
year 81 the hanl,s:fs; when Dry aenpsso,e,
Hue Wing and fitdaign ran ne&e and nssss
20 ta~ most exciting Hnss;s ever witnessed
The Broekisa handicap Ia 81 stake ~ SIC .
o. oe which - go goes ~ sae wgnaer.
tn, TIE ether winners haxs been TIE Rar4i
Exile .sstsway II. Tsnny. Judge Mur.
rev. pta1tle, isr. Rice hoEnpile Sir n al
ter. Howard Msan ara Ornament
MOTOR Nor ra.EMAksa.
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