The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-25
TEE BRooKLYN HANDICAP.
All IN Readiness for the Great Race
ut Gra<eSeud


NEW YORK, May 25.-Everything is IL
readiness for the fifteenth Brooklyn han
Gjcap which Is to be run at the Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs track at GraveseHd this
afternoon. This is the second Of the I'M
portant and popular spring races for
horses three years old and upward, over
a mile and a quarter, a distance that is
supposed to show the stuff of which the
steeds are made and conclusively prove
their worth
From the year when the Brooklyn Han
dicap was Instituted, 1887, there has never
been a more evenly balanced field named
to start than that for the great event to-
day, nor one which promised a more open
struggle
As has been anticipated for Sc al
weeks, kinney Mack and Ethcl5ert. me
two best-remembered horses and tn, ,wo
that last season were regarded as the
Champions Of the American turf, viii be
absentees. and certainly viii be missed,
but the race in all probability viii be the
more. attractive as well as more open for
their absence, there being none Of those
left in the handicap SO far outcIassjng the
others as to give the contest the appear
ance of being one-sided-
From the top weight of the field named
ItIl A1ttlEcSldIr ffGi-44t4 VI tLAE
Handicap in 1893, and of the Metropolitan
and Toboggan Handbags this season,
down to the lowest weight, Alsike. OF
selling class, but horse that many times
IN his career has made the best straigt-
en- out and do all the racing they knew
how, TO beat him, there Is none in the
field that can be regarded as not having
a chance TO win.
All the others have been trained to the
hour. and as in addition nearly all Of the
field have appeared IN public races earlier
this season the twelve left. aside from
Prince McCIurg, give every promise of
making one Of the best-cOntested races
ever run in the history Of the Brooklyn
Handicap.
Banastar IS the popular favorite. His
advantage is chiefly that Of demonstrated
condition, his earlier races this spring
leaving no room for doubt that he has re-
gained the brilliant form that permitted
his victory in the same turf fixture Two
years ago Most of tne other horses in
the race, too, have been returned win
Hers of good races this season. Ra4faero,
Star Bright, King Bramble, Watercure,
Conroy, Blues. Herbert, AIsike, Sidney
Lucas. AMI All Gold all are seasoned
horses. leaving Standing as the only one
appearance in race this season
OF the lot ana excepting Banastar, the
most convincing performance was by Con-
roy. from the Keene Stable, who ran
away from Blues in the Jockey Club
eight for Age Stakes at Morris Park on
Thursday, that race being in the nature
OF i public trial for the Brooklyn Handi-
cap The time Of the race. Conroy win
ming with the greatest ease. was 100, the
fractions being fast enough to make the
trial most satisfactory one for his train
CT. especially as Conroy then carried eiev-
en pounds more than his weight in the
Brooklyn.
Blues had won in good style before
that. and though beaten off by COnrov
IS Still regarded as having d chance for
todaY's big prize Sidney Lucas. after an
au-vTinJtr campaign was in winning form
at the AGUcdUCt spring meeting and
though beaten twice at Morris Park has
been doing all that has been asked of
him in his preparation for the task that
has been set for him today WatCrcuTe.
after winning = race at Morris Park on
Wednesday. was worked Out the distance
of the Brooklyn Handicap, and covered
the course in PIP King Bramble gaiI0p-
ed a mile and n quarter at the SheepShead
Bay track in 2:I9. while Herbert covered
the same distance in 2-l0l2- Il IS sad
that King Rramble carried about I20
pounds when he made the move, ridden
bv EuIIHau and IS he is in the race to
day Win 1i4 pounds. he is regarded as one
Of the horses likely to be fighting it out
at the finish
Standing. While ne mas not raced TINS
wear has had a thorough preparation, and
has been tried in time satisfactory to his
stable connection. his best work for the
Brooklyn having been mile and q quar-
ter in 2:1- Star Bright has raced, but
has not won he having been something
of a disappointment to his owner, William
c. Whitney, so far
The gloom and promise Of a Wet and
muddy track are welcomed by one stable
at least. that Of NJ Murphy. in which
RaffaeIIo is trained, as RanaeIIo's chance
on a heavy track viii be improved ma
teTially-
The stakes viii be worth a total of So
J20. guaranteed by the Brooklyn Jockey
Club. 81 500 of this amount to go TO the
second horse and SEQ to the third The