The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
.BANASTAR THE WINNER
Thirteenth Running of the Brook
lyn Handicap.
THE FAVORlTE WAS THIRD
Perfect Weather Brought Out Great
CONFERENCE.-The Thousand
People Saw the Great
Race.

| New York, May 27.-The 18th running of
the Brooklyn handicap was an upset, but
not SO great as it has been in some other
years, when rank outsider was the win
ner, 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 he
won all alone. Lanky Bob was second
| and the favorite. Filigrane, could do no
better than third. The perfect weather
brought a great crowd to the track. Ev-
cry seat in the grand stand was taken. In
| the 50-cent field 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 resod.
| There were fully $1,000 in the field and at
least 10000 in the grand stand and pad
dock. It is safe to say 5000 persons ap-
! plauded the horses on the way to the
| post. 4.a
There was a break within three min
| utes, but Don de Orc did not care to join
| the field and so the flag did not fall For
| about half an hour the Is horses maneu-
| vered, Box spelling one break, George
| Keene another the winner. Banastar one,
"A
| starter caught them in line, the red flag
| swshed, the echo flag dropped, the great
crowd cried 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 break and held second place for
| an instant, but she soon dropped back.
| In the first quarter George Keene and
| Filigrane were showing the way, with
Banastar only a head behind. The lead
erS were separated by a head. They pass
Ell the grand stand for the first time with
George Keene and Fiigrane going along
| easily in front. a scant length in front
| of Banastar, on whom Maher had some
thing more than a steadying pull, for it
took all his strength to prevent the horse
| from jumping over the top of the two
leaders. The rest of the field were bunch
| ed, with Algo leading them, length be-
| hind Banastar
| AS they rounded the lower turn Keene
and Filigrane were rating along COM
| fortably and Banastar was still buck
| jumping behind them. showing that he
| had world of speed in reserve. Both
| Keene and F'iligrane were running head
and head as they Strengthened out, while
| Banastar was a length and a half behind
| them. Algol was still leading the second
| division, all being close together. On
| rounding into the upper turn Maher, on
| Ranastar let out link two and be-
| fore the boys on Keene and Filigrane
| knew it Banastar was sailing past them
as If they were standing still. Banastar
suddenly was first and devouring the
ground with every stride, and had a com
handing lead before the jockeys on the
two leaders had the slightest idea that
| anything was near them.
| 1T was a wonderful burst of speed, like
lightning, that had never been seen on
the track before, and stamped Banastar
at once as one of the highest class race
horses. In almost the twinkling of
eye he had taken a lead of fully six
lengths, and turning into the stretch was
| that distance in front. The crowd yelled
like mad and it seemed as if they had all
| backed the winner. The run through the
stretch was nothing. as Banastar was far,
| far ahead with absolutely nothing to
stop him from winning.
Maher held him up in his lap to prevent
him from making too great an exhibition.
| The only semblance of a contest was for
the place between the favorite and Lanky
Bob. AS they rushed past the judges
Lanky Bob whipped out and three lengths
behind the winner, was just a. length in
front of the favorite, who was couple of
lengths in front of Don de Orc. The time,
2:O6,4 might have been a good bit faster
had Maher elected to make it so.
The other stake on the card was the
Expectation. for 2-year-olds, at four and
a half furlongs His Royal Highness,
| though carrying top weight. was made a
hot favorite at odds on, but Rikkl Tiki
Tavi upset all calculations by winning by
a neck in a drive from Vulcan who was
head in front of Prince of Melbourne.
Results:
First race, six furlongs-Armament
won, Cormorant second, DR.. Parker third ;
| In mi NJ
sixteenth-Bannock won, Kirkwood sec
ond Estaca third: time. 1:471s. Third
race Expectation stakes four and a half
furlongs-Rikki Tiki Tavi won, Vulcan
second, Prince of Melbourne third time
.551s Fourth race, the Brooklyn handi-
cap. mile and a quarter-Banastar, no.
Maher, Z to / and to q won by three
lengths; Lanky Bob, 105, Everett, 40 to l
and 10 to /, second by one LENGTH Fill
Crane, 9S. McCuppy, u to and even,
third; time, 2:o6A. Don de Orc. Bangle
Algo Ben Holiday, Warrenton Thomas
Cat, George Keene, Previous, Maxine
| Jefferson. Jeannot, Imp and Box also ran
and finished as named. Fifth race, SELL
ing, five furlongs-Silver Garter won
Manvilla second. Lottie Shevilie third;
time. 1:03. Sixth race. steeplechase, ham
dcap. about two miles-Governor Budd
won, Duero second, Colonel Bartlett third;
time, 1854.
Banastars time of 2:O6h breaks the rec
ord for the Brooklyn handicap. The rec
ord of 2:0712 has stood since 1887, the first
year of 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
100000, of which $4,000 goes to the winner
The other winners have been: The Bard,
Exile, Castaway IL, Tenny, Judge Nor
row, Diablo, Dr. Rice, Hornpipe, Sir Wal
ter Howard Mann and Ornament.
| At Lakeside.
Chicago, May 2I.-Weather clear. track
good. Results at Lakeside: First race,
three-quarters of a mile-Alone won,
! Martha Fox second, Nathanson third !;
time, lis. Second race mile-Sunburst
| WON Ramona Sennnl IInnlA Ahh tllird