Evening star., 1901-01-12
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
COMPARING THOROUGHBREDs EN-.
TERED IN THE GREAT RACE.
kinIey Mack Given Top Weight, With
Ethelbert a Close SecOnd-The
Topic Among HOrsemen.

The all-absorbing topic among horsemen
all over the country are the entries, weights
and possible winner of the Brooklyn handi-
cap.
What the Derby is to the Englishman the
Brooklyn handicap Is to the American
sportsman. and months ahead parties are
made up for handicap day
This year the Brooklyn has forty-two
nominations, fifteen less than last, but what
is lacking in quantity is more than made
up in quality. as all the great horses in
training have been entered, and the field
should be a large one
|, Among the absentees is the great black
wonder, Imp. Imps memory will long live
as one of the idols of the turf and the pub
lie at large will be glad to know that she
is at last enjoying her well-earned rest,
and when properly mated with some great
sire her sons or daughters are destined to
long keep her memory green.
Another notable absentee Is the great
three-year-old Of 1900, Prince of Melbourne,
| but as his name appears in the Suburban it
is to be surmised that the great son of
Bramble is doing we'll, and the many
ports as to his having broken down are
erroneous.
Kinley Mack winner of both the Brooklyn
| and the Suburban in 19O0-a feat never ac-
compished before by the same horse-is
nominated to go again, and between him
and Mr.. Perry Belmont's Ethelbert will lie
| Brooklyn winner in 1899, is another shining
| light of the older division, and if he returns
| to his form four-year-old he should
| surely prove contender. Banaster started
| but once in 1900, but he won handily.
OF the four-year- r-oldS the most important
| are Star Bright (recently purchased from
| John E. Madden by ex-Secretary w. c.
Whitney,, Nj. August Belmont's Brigadier
| John E. Maddens Gulden (Which was third
| last year to Kinley Mack and EthelberO,
| Mrs. r. Roche's Standing and Ildrim, son
of the great Kingston. Ildrim won the
| Belmont last year, was saved for the Reali-
| zation in which he was beaten by nose
| by Prince of Melbourne. his jockey, Tur-
| ner, practically throwing the race away. A
short time afterward. when he looked the
| winner of some of the greatest of the fall
handicaps and cups, he nail in his
| foot, which practically threw him out of
| training Ildrim's chances are second to
none. He is fast, game and a great race
horse.
While a three-year-old has never won this
| great race, the three-year-olds of 1901 can
| not be overlooked embracing they do
| such grand youngsters as Beau Gallant
| (who defeated the mighty Commando), Bel
lario (both entered by Richard Crocker),
| Bonnibert (winner of $4,000 in 1900, Blues
and the western colt Brutal. owned by
| Prince Pontiwonsk.
| Wonderful accounts come from California
| the home of Brutal, as to his greatness and
| the president of the Tanforan race course
may have bright star in his stable.
| The all important official weights for the
| Brooklyn handicap are to be announced
| February !.
The following weights are given after
| most careful consideration and study, and
a comparison with the official figures fur
nished by Mr.. Vosburgh will prove most in
| teresting.
Kinley Mack, 12s lbs: Ethelbert, 127; IL
! drim, 1874: Banastar, 121; Box. 100: APP
proval, 40: Bannockburn. 119; Star Bright,
Meekin. 40: Raffaello, III; Gulden, III;
Maxine Gomez, 1l5; Brigadier, 115: Char
entus, 112: King Brandle. ia: Prince Nc
Cling. 11a; Alcedo, 112: Sidney Lucas. 112;
Beau Gallant. 10; Bellario. 10S; Bonnibert,
| 1OS; Toddy, 1O8: Couroy, 1O5; Watercure,
100; Kilogram. 100; Withers, 1902; Blues. 100:
ST. Finian. 100; Alsike. 9S; Herbert. 1O5; st:
Simonian. 9s; Vassal 9S: Brutal. SS; Al
Gold, 1O2; Outlander. So: Robt. Waddell, 95;
Militant 80: Choir Master. 80; George Ar
mold. 95: Mischievous 102.
| The weights for the Suburban and Bright
| on handicaps the next greatest handfcaps
of the eastern turf. are announced at the
| same time as the Brooklyn and are gener-
ally about the same as the BrooKlyn. out
| the addition of Jack Point and Prince OF
| Melbourne will necessarily make change.
The study of Necks.
| From Sandow's Magazine.
Palmistry being frowned on by the law,
we must tell characters In another way.
| Why not study necks? Thus the most
! STUPID animals and birds, such as the
giraffe, the ostrich. the swan. and the
goose, have the longest necks; whereas the
most docile Of brutes. the elephant, for ex-
ample, possess the shortest. Those. again,
| which are the most powerful have the
thickest necks; the most feeble generally
possess the slenderest. "A fine, strong and
powerfully outlined neck is that Of Lord
Roberts 1t tells Of dignity, self-reliance.
| frmness and resolution. This is the neck
of man who will see a job right through
to the bitter end, who could never cringe
nor crawl, and whose motives are of the
most unimpeachable kind. No man devoid
| of the high moral and mental qualification
bof .Bobs' ever possessed so upright and
| well-deyeloped a neck. No one dare take
him by the throat with impunityr'
For . Cold In the Hend