The sun., 1900-06-17


yond the poin. where enthusiasm could open
a mouth. As Imp, with her glossy black coat
bert, there was increased applause, Jockey
O'Connor in orange and black had the mount
and there was plenty OF faith placed In his abll-
ity To handle the speedy mare with skill.
Jockey Turner in Mr., Whitneys colors
bright blue was quickly recognized as he rode
Jean Beraud out OF the paddock gate TO receive
sheers ' kinney kinney MacR's 'asS1 snpearance % was the
signal for a lull in the limited enthusiasm.
Jockey Mctne with red jacket and white
sash sat in the saddle and grinned. He seemed
Watch me. I'm going to turn loose some
thing good"
and Shaw had the mount on Intrusive Both
passed the crowd unnotced. Then came
Gulden, with Odom up, followed by survivor
with Mitchell, Sarmatlan with Henry and Her
All eyes followed the three leaders as the
procession moved glngerly TO the barrier where
hand A. the last horse passed under the bar
rier the machine was lowered and the Jockeys
began to turn their horses about to get away
sarmat,n ne sot 'ne Tnder wa, As the % as az did
return. ret rn EtSebers vt had had Jumped out with
S.d Sia dcury ri In SSh the ne So1 @ ? sSo
hs could be turned
EseSsR ss nsnR'1a % aons S FOR y b.S%nrs SS % o
the weight he ia carrying
The other horses waited several minutes
the post before Ethelbert Eth bert could @ get , back S.
more Ethelbert was hard To- hold back. He
ran forward some distance with Maher r"'linR
g. the bride for all he was worth So,n NJ
BelmoDt's horse was turned and started pack
70 the barrier But the crowd. mindful OF his
heavy tmpost began r be weary and some
There was no further delay. however for
few moments later the barrier few up for the
third and last time and the starter dropped
his nag to q nne start. All Of tho hor'es got
Wild yell. which denoted the strain under
whioh the multitude Was laborins
etwesn the ons lines of %er sss
hoots were raising a binding cloud Of dust
TIA . slight advantaxs with Jsan s BeTaud I'd
got away we'll. too, but he dropped 70 the rear
n the first few jumps and was never IN i GeI I
sarmstisn. l ali % Sf whom were eoppelied to
trail behind the leader. all the rest Of tho way.
A they reached the Judges stand directly
completed the first quarter mile. Jean Deraud
Kinley "S MACK " third, k,helbert to was fourth
,ust Tor a moment at that % stage, close 1p, bns
the clubhouse Ethelbert was Jostled 80 much
tha. he was forced to slow up or collide with
one OF his rivals for what might have been
ErHELBKRr DROPS RACK.
A. the Metropolitan Handicap horss dropped
back 70 seventh place and was passed by uul-
den. Herbert and Srmatan. there vas wild
what rs Msher doing with Ethelbert'-
was the cry all over the lawn,
He's pullin' the horse" velled the sccptce,
but they we're in the mInoritv. The close OBJ
servers had seen what was the trouble and they
tried TO Nplan. But the crowd was up in arms
Nobody had expected such a sudden setback
for the favorite and the thought OF lost thou
sands In the betting ring MADE many faint and
IT'S long race yet, the. old timers remarked
In the way OF comforting those who were in
frenzy. "Ethelbert will come again soon
rs he gets his stride"
And everybody hoped 40. for II was a rying
moment for those who had placed their money
Imp in the meantime were out, in front run
nng at a wldfire pace. Mr., Whitney's colors
we're flashing prominently n the lead as the
horses neared the first half-n,ilc mark and there
was great excitement Imp wac length be-
hind, but was running with long stride that
covered ground in wonderful style Right
easily was Kinley Mack, but still the talent
couldn't SEQ him. Imp was only a neck ahead
o. him as they passed the half mile mark: while
KinIey Mack, while Herbert, another outsider,
in ffth place. led Ethelbert BY a length and a
joe Jean Beraud and Imp p we're " HsSi surely running
a race that would either kill them or Kill their
competitors 1t could not last all the way.
put @ sem Hed dSnf
until the more sedately inclined spectators
couldn't sec a thing
..c5sa hssd sssR in f, sa By 81 k:s :s4h h. A FBD ED
was the announcement OF the mon who we're
watching the race through field glasses as the
horses reached the three-quarter pole, 1t
beginning 10 feel the STRAIN. Kinley Mack
was going so well and consistently that some
Of the wise men began TO see possibilities for
the winner Of the Brooklyn Handicap. Guden
was a half a length back and led Herbert by
q similar margin.
Etnslbsrt was siIth. appsrnty out Of al
more disoonsolate crowd was never seen before,
Thousands stood speechless and watched the
race that meant perhaps ruin to some u them.
was practically In ths ruck and would bo beaten
perhaps by some rank outsider Then. too.
others who saw how Jean Beraud and Imp were
dsstiited to he burned up 10 well. Kinley Mack
was the surprise and the fact that he had been
overlooked was cause for anguish that Is IN
describabe. And Gulden's showing was an
other cause for kicking for he. like Kinley Mack.
had been neglected.
-Beraud and Imp are dons,- N was Q cry
thdt carried WIN IL sndtteTSu nOIt0. ADOtn0r
CRY telling Of the advance ~ tho front Of Kin
lev Mack as the mile post was reached created
more CONSERVATION, Beraud was hanging
on with better stamina than Imp at this period.
The, Whitney horse was second. length be-
hind KinIey Mack. and led Gulden by q similar
distance. for Imp had dropped back tofourth
place and was out OF It.
JOY AMoSo ETHELBKKr's FOLLOWERS.
There comes Ethelbertl' shrieked tho men
with the glasses In jffy mon and women
br Uh n aloud w a.
PERHAPS victory Tor their horse after all
They always knew that Ethebert was a game
fnisher and perhaps he was going to do the
trick after all
Ethelbert was ffth at the mile, but hs had
moved into a good place and Maher was now
hard at work with the whip. With every stride
Jean Beraud and Imp fell back until there was
no hope for them, Gulden was soon over
hauled by Ethelbert and there was shrek
OF Joy when II was seen that Kinley Mack was
the only horse In front Of the Belmont colt
whip him Whip him" tho women were
screaming as Maher laid on the whip Kinley
Mack turned into the stretch majestcally,
howpver IL striking COmparisOn.