The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-26
The Great Brooklyn Handicap
Down For Today.
Sixteen Lively Youngsters to
Face the Flag.
ETHELBERT FAVORITE
Many Wise SpOrtsmen Pick Jean
Beraud to Lead.
RafaeIlO Goes the Distance Well
in Trial Spin.

IA III ORAAs !
New York. May 26.-The great Brook
lyn handicap will be run at Gravesend
race track today as the feature of the
card offered by the Brooklyn Jockey
club for the opening day of its spring
meeting. 1t is the first of the great
seasons races at one mile and a quarter
for 3-year-olds and over, and there is
every indication that a big field of well
equipped horses will answer the trum-
pet call. The gross value of the Brook
lyn will be SO. 900 this year, of which the
winners share Will be about 1880. The
probable starters, with their ages,
owner. color. horse, etc. WI.
Harness & Brossman's blk. m, Imp 800
VIM. 9. Whitney's b. c. Jean Beraud
Perry Belmonts b. c. Etheibert CMa-
Capt S. S. Browns b. c. Batten (spen- -,
Elstin & Iarabie's b. 5. Kinley Mack
Arthur Featherstne b. h. Previous
wSs9teSrson s-hiowaiters CHI. h. BOX
w. P. Norton's ch. f. May Hampstead
WIN. c. whitney's b. +. Admiration
john =. Madden'sI be c. approval
}. N. Murphy's CHI. c. RaffaeIlo (Jen-
j.. II. Carr's CHI. c. King Barleycorn
See s5ggw, T. smitnS OF. = Ho.n@liC 1O7
Ed f. simms' CHI. c. The Kentuckian
~ Ia cars ch. c. Wait Not dang
p H. Mc;carren;s b. c. Survivor (s3iackj 100
The last weeks trials show as fol-
Perry Belmont's Ethelbert was sent
the distance in 2:17 4-5, covering the
first mile in IA 3-5.
Harness & Brossman's famous black
mare, Imp, worked the distance In
2;1O 3-5.
w. c. Whitney's Jean Beraud worked
Ct mile and a quarter well within him
self in 2:111A.
Lew Elmore's strathconan covered
the route in 2:12H, and P. II. McCar-
rens' Survivor in 2:0915.
over at Gravesend the horses were
timed as follows: Captain sam
Browns Batten worked in 2:10%, M
Murphy's Raffaello was tried before
daylight and timed with lanterns. His
time for the distance was 2:09%. j.
Carr's Wait Not worked the distance
in 2:09h, and ". Showalter's Box went
the same distance, sulkily, in 2:1S.
ETHELBERT THE FAVORITE.
If the Brooklyn were this year as it
used to be, the first great race of the
season, old Imp, who has been the IA
vorite in the winter books, would go
to the post the choice. Imp's defeats at
Washington and Aqueduct AVE turned
her hclle admirers Of last season away,
and Ethelbert is the popular morse now.
He will go to the post a strong favor
tie, and he deserves the distinction
His success in the Metropolitan handt-
cap was the best treat, public or pri-
vate, that any Brooklyn handicap has
had this year. He beat many Of the
horses that he will have to meet to-
day without the least effort in an hon
aaT 49, 900 aaI khann fE M O cor
to suppose that he cannot do it again
at the longer distance. He was run
ming away from his field at the finish
in the Metropolitan, and if the distance
had been a. mile and a quarter his mar
gin of victory would have been wider.
Ethelbert's most formidable rival on
public form is RaffaellO. The Farandole
colt was away back at the finish Of the
Metropolitan. but twice since the open
ing day at Morris park he has picked
mp 1875 pounds and won overnight han
dicaps from pretty shifty performers,
to whom he was making big concessions
in weight.
RaffaelIo. like Bannistar, the other
great son of F~arandOle, is vastly better
as a 4 year old than he was in his 3
year old season. He has broadened
and thickened wonderfully and looks as
well as Ethelbert himself. His action
is perfect; he has a great turn Of speed,
and there is no horse hereabouts that
can be placed more easily. His sluggish
ness in the early part of his races viii
subject him to the danger OF being
bumped about on Saturday, but his in
domitable pluck and the speed that he
has always shown at the end of a race
will offset this disadvantage.
The Brooklyn handicap is generally a
hard-run race from fagfall to finish,
and the leaders in the early part of il
are generally pretty tired by the time
they get to the upper turn. If Raj
faello is anywhere near the leader at
that stage, no matter who the leader
may be. there will be CUB It must
not be forgotten that he beat Ethelbert
at a difference of ten pounds against
the Eothen colt in a mile race at Morris
Park last fall. by putting up a more
courageous finish. Ethelbert will have
to give him 10 pounds and the extra
quarter is greatly in his favor.
Another horse that showed great
form at Morris Park is The Kentuckian
The Pirate of Penzance colt picked VI
log pounds on May IA and stepped of
the Wtthers mile in 1894, equaling th6
track record established by F~iligrane ii
the running of the Metropolitan Handi-
cap last year. The most impressive par
of this performance was that he rar
the last three furlongs of this race il
;36A and the last furlong in ~ fat, anC
seemed to have something in reserve a
h
WATCH JEAN BERAUD.
The d~Oughtiest opponents that Ethel
bert, Raffaello. The Kentuckian and Boz
will have win come from the ranks O
the, as yet publicly untried horses. FiVl
Of these will be dangerous, if their re
cent private trials are worth anything
They are Previous, Batten, Kinle!
Mack, Jean Beraud and Admiration.
Kinley Mack Admiration and Jeal
Beraud wintered at Louisville, but the,
came east before the Morris Park meet
( began and are thoroughly acelima
ted. They have been working at Sleeps
head Bay under the direction Of tn
athergreataTdSS.F
veteran Mississippi turfman. Pete
WINNER. and have done wonders.
Jean Beraud must be at his best O
William c. Whitney would not be S
anxious to match him with Ethelbori
The BROOKLYN Handfcan homnvar wi