The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
KEENE's YoUNGsTER WINS
BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
RACED IN SEA OF MUD
Going Not to Banastars' Liking
and He Finishes Among
Tail Enders.

New York, May 25.-James r.
.Keene's Conroy, the first ~3-year-old
tered home a winner at the Gravesend
race track today with odds of 4 to 1
against him, while Herbert finished
second, with Standing in third posi-
ton. The favorite, Banastar, was
away back in the ruck, unable to get
up his speed in the heavy going.
A more disagreeable day for the
Brooklyn handicap could not have
been imagined. From early this morn
ing rain had been coming down with
now and then clearing signs, which
gave promise of possible fair weather
by the time the great ace was run.
The first three races were run under
lowerin clouds. The quintette of
n in the expectation stakes had
hardly finished, however, when the
rain came down in torrents and the
big event was pulled off in a driving
rain. In spite of the threatening
weather there was a big crowd at the
track, fully $4,000 persons watching
the struggle in the rain.
At Ais o'clock, when the bugle
called the handicap horses to the post,
the track was like a quagmire. Ban
astar was a consistent favorite all
the time with Conroy second and Sid
ney Lucas, Herbert and Rafaello well
backed. The candidates were ap-
plauded as they cantered up the turn,
Banastar in the lead.
Difficult to Start.
Five times did the starter try to
get them away and as many times
did they decline to go in good order.
On the sixth attempt, however, the
horses got off in good style. Banastar
was first to show, with Herbert and
Rafaello next in line and Conroy close
up. Around the turn they rushed and
they had gone but a few strides when
O'Conner sent 3-year-old Conroy to
the front and he came with such a
rush that he was two open lengths to
the good when he passed the judges
stand for the first time with Banastar
in second place and Herbert and
Standing keeping close company.
Without sl%ackening speed in the least
and with the mud flying they scam
pered around the turn, Conroy hold
ing his advantage. Banastar had
been passed by Herbert and Standing
and vas half a length beyond them.
Coming into the backstretch Smith
sent Herbert after Conroy and foot
by foot he began to cut down the lead
of the 3-year-old.
Conroy is Game.
Standing and Banastar began to
close up, too, and as the upper urn
was reached it looked as if the young
ster had already had his measure TAX.
en-. O'Connor, however, was on the
alert and still had a good hold on
Keene's horse. The leaders rushed
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Banastar show a flash of his speed
which he exhibited in the Brooklyn
handicap of two years ago, only the
conditions were somewhat different,
but it did not last long, and he be-
gan to drop back.
Herbert by this time was on even
terms with Conroy and Standing was
but a length away and they were turn
ing into the stretch for the final rush.
O'Connor on Conroy then crouched
low and went to work. Conroy camel,
responded to the Jockeys appeal and
in a few jumps left Herbert as if he
were standing still.
BY a Length.
In the twinkling of an eye he was a
couple of lengths in front and in a
few bounds more, as far as the rest
e concerned, the contest vas over
for, struggle as they might, they new.
er could catch Conroy, and the latter
pulling up strongly, cantered past the
judges stand an easy winner by
length from Herbert, who was twice
that distance in front of Standing
and the others badly beaten.
DEALT IN PRIVILEGES.