Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-26
The BROOK N HAND|CAP.
CONROY WAS THE FIRST THREE
YEAR-OLD TO WIN THE IA
NOUS STAKES.
FAvoRITE WAS IN THE RUcK
And the Odds Were Four to One
Against the Winner-The Weather
Was Miserable, Hut Fifteen Thou
sand Spectators Saw the MaEni-
f1cent Race-Thc Other Events ON
the Card for shc Day.

NEW YORK, May 25.-James r.
Kenee's Conroy. the first three-year-
old to win Brooklyn handicap, can
tered home winner at the Gravesend
race track to-day, with the odds of 4
to against him, while Herbert finished
second, with Standing in third position.
The favorite, Banastar, was away back
in the ruck unable to get up his speed
in the heavy going.
more disagreeable day for the
Brooklyn handicap could not have been
imagined. From early morning the
rain had been coming down with now
and then clearing signs, which gave
promise of possible fair weather by the
time the great race was run. The first
three races were run under lowering
clouds. The quintette OF runners In the
Expectation stakes had hardly finished,
however, when the rain came down in
earnest and the big event was pulled of
in driving rain.
In spite OF the threatening weather
there was big crowd at the track, fully
$4,000 persons watching the struggle in
the rain. At Ais, when the bugle call
ed the handicap horses to the post, the
track was like a quagmire. Banaster
was consistent favorlte all the time,
with Conroy second choice and Sidney
Lucas, Herbert and Raffaello we'll
backed. The candidates were applaud
ed as they cantered up to the turn,
Banaster in the lead. 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. Banaster was first to show, with
Herbert and Raffello next in line, and
Conroy close up.
Around the turn they rushed and
they had gone but a few strides when
O'Connor sent the three-year-old Con-
roy to the front and he came with such
rush that he was two open lengths to
the good as he passed the judges stand
for the first time, Banaster was in sec
ond place, Herbert and Standing lap
ping him. Without slackening speed in
the least and with the mud flying, they
scampered around the lower turn, Con-
roy holding his advantage Banaster
had been passed by Herbert and
Standing and was half a length behind
them. Coming into the back stretch,
Smith sent Herbert after Conroy and
foot by foot he began to cut down the
lead Of the three-year-old. Standing
and Banaster began to close up too, and
as the upper turn was reached it looked
as if the youngster had already had his
measure taken. O'Connor. however,
was on the alert, and still had good
hold on Keenes horse. The leaders
rushed into the turn.
Just for one instant did Banastar
show a flash of his speed which he ex-
hibited in the Brooklyn handicap of
two years ago-only the conditions
were so different but 1t did not last
and he began to drop back. Herbert,
by this time was on even terms with
Conroy and Standing was but length
away and they were turning into the
stretch for the final rush. O'Connor on
Conroy, they crouched low on his
mount and went to work. Conroy
gamely responded to the Jockeys ap-
peal and in few jumps left Herbert
as If he were standing still. In the
twinkle of an eye he was couple of
lengths in front, and in few bounds
more as far as the rest were concerned
the contest was over, for struggle as
they might they never could catch Con-
roy and the latter pulling up strong
ly, cantered past the judges stand the
easiest kind of winner by length
and a half from Herbert who was
twice the distance in front Of Standing
and the others badly beaten. The cheer
ing at the conclusion OF the race was
tremendous.
Summary
Fourth race, the Brooklyn handicap,
one mile and a quarter, Conroy, 1902,
OConnor. to i, and to 8, won Her.
bert, 80, Smith, 7 to /, and 5 to 2, sec
ond; Standing, 113, Piggott, II to l, and
to /, third. Time 200. Alsike, Sid
ney, Lucas, Raffaello, Banastar, King
Bramble and Water Cure also ran, and
finished as named.