The record-union., 1899-05-28
Passes His Competitors In the Stretch as
Though They Were Standing Still.
Ei1igrane, the Tavorite in the Bet
ting Ring, Could Do No Better
Than Land Third, Lanky Bob
Securing the Place Fully
Twenty-Five Thousand People
Witness the Great Racing
Event.

NEW YORK, May thirteenth
running of the Brooklyn Handicap was
an upset, but not SO great as it has
been in some other years, when a rank
outsider was the winner, for in spite
OF the good work done by Banastar and
the fast time in his races this. spring,
he was not as much fancied as he
should have been, and won all alone.
l4anky Bob was second, and the favor
lte, Filigrane, could do mo betteEs than
third
The perfect weather brought a good
crowd to the track. Every seat in
the grand stand was taken. In the
ao-cent field the 1000 tickets that had
been provided We're sold out an hour
before the first race, and the boxes had
to be opened and the pasteboards re
solids. There were fully 5000 in the
field, and at least 10000 We're in the
grand stand and paddock. 1t is, safe
to say that there were 25,0OO people
present
There was a break within threel min
utes, but Don d'Oro did not care TO
join the field, and so the flag did not
rail- For about an hour the six teen
horses maneuvered, Box ispoiling one
break, George Keene and the winner,
Banastar, another, and Don d'Oro an
other At last the starter caught them
IN line, the red flag swishad the echo
nag dropped, the great crowd cried
They're off," and the race was begun
George Keene was quickest on his
feet, for he jumped to tine front an
though the favorite, Filigrane. showed
au front for second 1he Western
mare, Imp, was quick to break, and
held second place for an Instant. but
she soon dropped back.
In the first quarter Keene eand Fill
Crane We're showing the way with
Banastar in third place only a head
behind. The leaders We're sepa rated by
head They passed the grand stand
Tor the first time with Keene and Fill
Crane going along easily in front. a.
scant length in front of Banas tar. on
Whom Maher had something more than
a steady1ng pull, for it took all his
strength to prevent the four-year-old
from Jumping over the top of the lead
ers- The rest of the lot We're punched
with Algol leading them, a length be-
hind Banastar.
AS they rounded the lower turn
heene and Filigrane were rating along
coinIortably and Banastar was still
puck-Jumping behind them, showing
that ne had world of speed in re-
serve Both keene and Filigrane We're
running head and head as they
Strengthened out, while Banastar was
length and q half back of them AL
sol was still leading the second di-
vision.
on rounding the upper turn Maher
on Banastar let out link or two and
Crane knew it Banastar was Saline
past them as if they were standine
sun. Banastar suddenly was first and
devouring the ground with eve,.v
stride, had commanding lead before
the jockeys on the two leaders had
the slightest idea that anything was
near them. 1t was a wonderful burs+
OF speed, something that had ne1ar
been seen on the track before. and
stamped Banastar as one of the bigb- |
est class race horses In almost tba
twinkling of an eye he had taken .
lead Of fully six lengths. and tnrnirg |
IN the stretch was that distance in
front -
The crowd yelled like mad. and il |
seemed as if they had all backed tba |
winner ''i7
The run through the stretch was |
ho'Ihng, as Banastar was far ahead |
with absolutely nothing to stop him |
from winning. Maher had him IN in |
MS lap to prevent him from making too |
great an exhibition.
me only semblance of contest was
Tor the place between the favorite and |
Lanky Bob As they passed the Judges
Lanky Bob whipped out. and. three |
lengths behind the winner. was Just |
length in front of the favorite Un,, !
was couple of lengths in front of |
Don doro- The time 2.0614. might |
nave been good deal faster had Ma |
her desired to make it so.
Banastar's time of 2:O6ll breaks tho |
record for the Brooklyn Handicap The |
record of 2:07l5 has stood since 1887 /
the first year af the handicap. when |
Dry Monopole, Blue Wing and Hidalgo |
ran nose and nose to the most exciting |
finish ever witnessed
The Brooklyn Handicap is a stake of
HlopD, of which $1,000 goes to the
winner. The other winners have been. |