The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
BROOKLYN
HANDICAP.
Opening Day at the Famous
GraVesend Track.
Seventeen Horses Entered For
the Speed Trial.
INTEREST is INTENSE.
Every Starter Has a Number OF
Backers.
Banastar Shows Best In Pre-
liminary Work.


day at the Gravesend track and better
weather could not have been desired for
the Brooklyn handicap. The weather is
clear and warm and the track is in the
best of condition and as the horses en-
gagged in the big race have worked and
raced faster than those engaged in any
other handicap, the interest is intense.
There are II horses entered for the race
and each has many hackers to win.
The list of starters with weights and
jockeys is as follows:
THE STARTERS.
Ben Holiday, weight 127, Taral.
Algol, weight 124 Burns.
Pink Coat, weight ia,
Don dOro, weight ia, Spencer.
Banastar, weight no. Maher.
Jeannot, weight SO, Odom.
Imp, weight ITO, Clayton.
George Boyd, weight 11O, Hamilton.
Bangle, weight 109, Turner.
Warrenton, weight 109, O'Connor.
Previous, weight 109, w. Martin.
Fleur de Lis, weight 100, Doggett.
Box, weight 105, H Martin.
Lanky Bob, weight 105, Everett.
Thomas Cat, weight 100, O'Leary.
Filigrane, weight SO, McCue.
Jefferson, weight %, Collins.
WELL KNOWN HORSES.
All but of the horses have shown
their speed at Morris Park or at Aque-
have worked in public so their ability
is pretty well known. No heavy work
was done by any of the candidates yes
terday, although they had good gal
lops. This morning early, all the likely
starters were out on the track for a
gallop of twice around and some of
them got a fast quarter through the
stretch while the trainers of the others
gave them but furlOng as a pipe
opener and then all were sent to their
stables to rest until it shall be time to
go to the pole.
According to those who have been
around the track in the early morning
hours during the week, the best work
was done by Banastar, who has cover
ed the mile and a quarter in 2:0SA with
weight up and head swinging. Fill
Crane, the winner of the Metropolitan
in a new record for the witherS mile
fairly burnt the track in his trial, and
showed that he had all the speed he
had on the opening day at Morris Park
These two are likely to be the best
backed horses in the race. OF course
there is the usual prejudice against g.
year-Old'S winning the Brooklyn, so
Filigrane stock will suffer a little in
that respect, although it is claimed that
the handicap horses are by no means a
good lot while F'iligrane is a phenome-
nally good 3-year- old.
Another faVorite was Ben Holiday
who seemed to be unbeatab BILE at any
distance last fall. He looked to be in
the pink of condition and great reports
of his work came from SheeDshead d
Bay where he has had his training. He
is one of the trio that has not been to
the post this season. He will have Tar
al on his back which is a point in his
favor
The fancy for Jefferson is because of
his race on Thursday Morris Park
when he showed some speed and can
tered home a winner in front of Lat
son Buela and others. Algol is a mud
111~ly nd &c hot fIoo c-I, Il
McCafferty may not start him on a
dry track. Pink Coat is a doubtful
starter for he has been in bad way
for the last two weeks.
THE DANGEROUS HORSE.
Don d'Oro is the dangerous horse for
no one knows what he will do He has
raced well, has a lot of speed and can
surely travel the distance He is a
to run only to the front rank. Jeannot
is conceded to be in only to keep Odom
busy so as to prevent him from riding
F'iligrane and thus beat Maher who is
under contract to the Clark stable Imp
has shown speed at times and then
again has been unable to get her own
way. In her last race she won easily
from fair lot. George Boyd has shown
some fairly good work but it is conced =
ed that he will have to do better than
ever before in his life to beat the horses
he will meet today. Bangle has a lot
of speed, has done we'll in preparation,
and will at least make his appearance
felt for time. Warrenton is one of the
least considered of the lot as his races
at Morris Park have been poor. Box
is dangerous animal and now that he
gets away well from the post, he may
upset a lot of calculations. His last
two races were good ones and at 105
pounds he may give a surprise Pre-
viouS will run a record breaking race
on one day and be beaten a few days
later by ordinary cattle. Lanky Bob
has shown some fast trials and Thomas
Cat has equalled them, yet the pair will
have few followers
There is no doubt in the minds of
those who watch the races carefully
that the Brooklyn Handicap is more
open than it has been in years and that
it will be spectacular from beginning to