The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28

Proved IA High-Class Animal, Show
ing Il Burst OF Speed That Sur
prised Even Those Who Knew of
the Victor's Splendid Stamina
Twenty-Five Thousand People
Saw the Rich Stake Won.
NEW YORK, Nay T-The thirteenth
running of the Brooklyn handicap was
an upset, but not so great as it has been
III some other years, when rank outsid-
ec was the winner, for in spite OF the good
work done by Ranastar and the fast time
In his races this spring, he was not as
much fancied rs he should have been,
and he won all alone. Lanky Fob was
second. and the Iavotite, Figrane could
do no better than third. Summer weather
IN New York city gave place to a chill
ing wind from the ocean, the sun shone
brightly during the day but when the
bugIe called the candidates Tor the Brook
- Ign handicap to the post, it had gone I'M
Ger a cloud and every Thing was Gull gray
1t was 5:15 when the horses began their
parade to the post. Long before the hour
3 for the first race every seat on the grand
stand was taken. On the 30 -cent Held the
1000 tickets that had been provided were
sold out an hour before the first race
and the boxes had TO be opened and the
pasteboards resold. There were fully 49,
600 in the field and at least 10000 were in
the grand stand and Paddock 1t is safe
to say that 25JGo people applaud the
horses on their way TO the post.
THE START.
There was a break within three min
utes, but Don de Orr did not care to
join the field and so the flag did not fall
For half an hour the sixteen horses ma
neuYered, Box spelling one break, George
Keen another the winner, Banaster an
other. and Don de ORC another AT last
the starter caught them in line, the red
flag swished the echo flag dropped, the
great crowd criel, They re off,, and the
race was begun.
George Keene was quickest on his feet,
for he jumped to the front, although the
faVorite, Filigrane, showed in front for a
second. The Western mare, Imp, was
quick TO the break and he3l second place
for an instant, but soon dropped back.
On the first quarter George Keene and
Ffigrane were showing the way, with
Banastar in third place, only a head be-
hind. The leaders were separated by a
head They passed The grand stand for
the first time with George t[eene and Fill
igrane going along easily in front. scant
length in front CT Banastar, on whom
Maher had something more than steady
pull. for it took all his strength to pre-
vent the four-yearold from jumping over
the top of the two leaders. The rest of
= the lot were punched. with Agol leading
them a length behind Banastar.
AS they rounded the lower turn George
Keene and FYligrane were runring along
comfortably and Banastar was still buck
jumping behind them, showing that he
had world of speed in reserve. Both
keene and Filigrane We're running head
and head as they Strengthened cut, while
Banastar was a length and d half back
CT hem, Algol still eading the second di-
vision, all being close together.
THE FINISH.
On rounding into the upper turn Ban
astar went to the front and had a COM
manding lead before either jockey on the
: two leaders were aware that ANYTHING
was near him. 1t was a wonderful burst
{ OF speed, like nothing that had been seen
/ on a track before and stamped Banastar
at once as one of the highest of high
E class horses In almost the twinkIing
of an eye he had taken a lead of fully
L six lengths, and, turning into the stretch
s was that distance in front. The crowd
( yelled like mad, and it seemed as If every
body had backed the winner
8 The run through the stretch was moth
ing, as Banastar was far ahead, with alb
solutly nothing to stop him from winning
4 the place, between the favorite and
7 Lanky Bob. AS they rushed past the
Judges stand Lanky Bob whipped out
and three lengths behind the winner, was
just a length ahead Of tho fav0rite. who
was couple of lengths in front of Don
de Orc The time, 2G6A, might have ean
a good deal faster had Maher elected to
make it so. Summaries:
II Banastar's time of 2:06h breaks the rec
ord for Brooklyn handicap, the record
of z:W having stood since 1887, the first
4 year of the handicap, when Dry Mono
pole, Blue Wing and Hidalgo ran nose
and nose to the most exciting finish ever
witnessed. The Brooklyn handicap is a
4 stake of $4,000 of which $4,000 goes to
the winner. Summary:
First race, six furlongs-Armamen
Won, C 4,r second; DR.. Parker,
Second race, one mile and one-sixteenth
f-Bannock won, Kirkwood sec9nd Estaca
third Time, LATE
Third race. Expectation steFos four
and one half furlongs-Rilllli Tx Tavi
won, Vulcan second, Prince of NJ ID 3urne
third. Time O:55R
Fourth race, the Brooklyn handicap,
lone and ne-fourth miles-Banastar, no;
SMaher. to l and to 2. won by three
lengths; Lanky Bob, 105; Everett 40 to 1
land 10 to /. second by one length; Fill
igrane. 49, McCue, 10 to and even, third.
Ben Holiday, Warretnon, Thomas Cat,
George Keene, Previous, Maxine, JEFF
lferson. Jeanette, Imp and Box also ran,
land finished as named.
Fifth race: five furlongs-Silver Carter
won. Manville. second, Lottie Shevile
third. Time, LOS.
Sixth race, steeplechase, about two
lmiles-Governor Budd won, Duero sec
5ond. Col. Bartlett third Time, 1864.
SLOAN AGAIN FAILED
LONDON. May 27.-At the fourth day
Of the Manchester Whitsuntide meeting
today w. F. Lees seven ear-old chest
nut horse Royal Flush won the Stafford
borough handicap. Tod Sloan rode H J.
,ing's three-year-old bay filly School Girl
md finished third. ]. Days three-year-
pId Suscoth was secondT The betting
was to against School Girl. This race
IS of 700 sovereigns added to a sweep
t,take of ten souves each. Ten horses
IAN one mile.
LAKESIDE.
CHICAGO. May N.-Weather clear;
track good. Results: First race three