New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
THE RACETRACK.
BANASTAR LIKELY TO BE A FAvORITE
IN THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.

Thirteen horses were named last night to face the
starter to-day al Gravesend for the Brooklyn
Handicap long among the popular of the
great races for thoroughbred racehorses. three
year-olds or upward. While neither Ethelbert nor
Kinley Mack will start. the racers named are
among the very best in training and should furnish
such will amply repay the thousands
who will jorney TO Gravesend for the first day
of the spring meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club
The list of starters is headed by Clarence H
Mackays splendid horse Banastar. who won the
Metropolitan May and the Brooklyn Handicap
Of 1889. If he puts the big his credit again
to-day he will be the first horse 10 win It twice
and his fame will be made by so much the greater
The FarandoIe horse Will carry the top weight
conceding from nine 10 thrty-ive pounds TO his
field, but he is it, and his friends believe he can
accomplish the feat. Banastar will probably 20 to
the post at odds on. in strong contrast to the Is
10 offered against him before the Metropolitan
William c. Whitney's Star Bright is down to 60
but unless he improves vastly over his last races
ne can scarcely get into the money. RaffaelIo NJ
Murphys good weight carrier. Will have many fol-
lowers. and if the track is heavy his chances Will
be more than good for he revels in mud Bana-
star Is conceding him eleven pounds which are q
good many TO horse Of Ranaeo's class RAT
laeIlo. sidney Lucas, Watercure, King Bramble and
All Gold all ran in the Metropolitan. Banastar
conceded weight to all of them and beat them
King Bramhle mas not improved, but Sidney Lucas
ana Watercure are certainly in better shape and
Sidney Lucas ran good race and finished fourth
IN the metropolitan Conroy and Blues the only
tAree-year-olds entered, both TO carry 9s
pounds. Conroy gave Blues a bad beating on
Thursday over a distance, and stamped himself az
q high class colt He Will take lot of beating to-
day Alsike ran good second to First Whip at
motifs Park on Tuesday in long distance affair."
leaving Star Bright far in the rucR will hardly
class with his field. the weights Prince
McClurg and Standing have not raced this year
and are probably not in shape for bruising gallon
sun, James Rowe has proved with Commando that
it is possible send colt the post for his first
race Of the year fit 10 for a mans life 1t is
not, however, easy thing to do Herbert has
often proved his class. He very Hight i'm
post, % pounds tomorrow and In discussing the
candidates II is impossible to overlook him. He
beat Decanter and others the Withers Mile al
Morris Park, getting off last and running through
the entire field in 1:41 %. three-hfths Of second
faster than Banastar's Metropolitan mile and he
carried seven pounds than he will take up to-
day. Watercure just managed TO beat him later
over the same distance, but Herbert conceded him
ten pounds and would have had he been well
ridden To-day Watercure carries more weight
than Herbert
The Expectation Stakes, of S5,OO0 will be run Just
before the Brooklyn, and will attract, among other
good two-year-olds. The Hoyden, Whiskey King
Firing Line Goldsmith. OF whom great things are
expected; Highiyer as yet untred; Godlnder and
Sir Tom Tiddler.
. While many race-goers will turn with regret from
the beauty of Morris Park they bound TO
g0od racing al the nome OF the brooklyn Jockey
Club, and they will no longer have to suffer the
road. The New-York. New-H Haven and Hartford
Railroad handled its end of the Morris Park jour
poared studiously to neglect the comfort and CON
yenence Of its patrons. Gravesend is comparative
ly accessible. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany runs many express trains to the track. No
body ever heard Of express train to the races
the Manhattan elevated road.
The entries follow:
The entries weights and probable Jockeys for the