The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-25
Beat Thirteen OF the Most Noted Thor
OuGhbreds on the Turf, TO the Sur
prise OF Many BettOrs.
VICTORY FOR WAIN-A-MOINEN
WHICH WON THE KENTUCKY OAKS
PRIZE IN A GALLOP.
Close of the ChurchiIr Downs and
Worth Spring Meetings-ResuIts
OF St Lonis Races.

NEW YORK, May 24-Under ideal wealth
er and track conditions for a great race,
and in the presence Of 10000 people, the
Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend was won
to-day by Arthur Featherstone's four-year-
old chestnut FLY Reina. In 2:O7, at 40 70 l,
with OCOnnor up Reina won by a short
head, leading home thirteen of the most
noted racers of the American turf. Advance
Guard. with T. Burns up, was second, a
length ahead Of J. Z. Maddens Pentecost
ridden by Redfern- Frank Farrell's Blues
great favOrite in the betting ring, fought
hard with Pentecost for third place. but
finished fourth. the Monograph. the West
ern horse that had raised high expecta-
tons after leading for the first quarter of
a mile, dropped back TO fifth place at the
wire. Alcedo stumbled soon after the start
throwing Jockey Shaw.
The winning of the race by Reina not
only upset all calculations. but also broke
tradition. She is the first mare to win
the Brooklyn Handicap. An hour or more
before the race when tGe first book on the
handicap was shown in the betting ring
Blues Herbert and Advance Guard were
the favorites in the order named, the odds
on Blues being TO , while Herbert was
10 l and Advance Guard almost the same
price The race started with the odds as
follows: Reina, 20 10 /; Advance Guard
ito !; PentecOst, 40 TO /; Blues, 10 ?; Mono
graph. u TO /: Sadie s. 20 TO /. FlyWheel,
q 10 /; Carbuncle, 80 10 /; Water Cure, 40
10 /; Doom Paul, L 10 /; Herbert, to /;
The Regent, % 10 1, Roe Hampton, Y to l;
-AlcedO. 10 TO ].
The bugle for the great handicap sounded
AT clock a few moments afterward the
fourteen contestants in the great race pa
Taded past the crowded grand stand on the
way 10 the post. They We're soon lined up,
the starter gave them the word. and the
familiar cry. They're off, rang out. Mon
Ograph, the Western colt, by Margrave-
monopoly. that had showed a mile and a
quarter at the track in Z:O6, took the lead
at the start. though Roe Hampton on
the rail- Advance Guard in fourth position,
Herbert next. Blues in tenth. all between
Monograph and the rail. At the first quar-
ter Monograph was sim first, Reina second,
Flywheel third. Herbert fourth. Blues sixth
and Advance Guard ninth.
AT THE HALF
At the half Monograph still was clinging
10 the lead and Reina was second as be-
fore. Herbert had worked up TO third place.
with Blues fourth. Pentecost was seventh
and Advance Guard had begun his rush
towards the front by getting into the
eighth place. In the course of the next
quarter Reina took the lead. with Mono
graph second. Blues third. Herbert back
"a fourth place and Advance Guard up an
other notch TO seventh place. PentecOst
was ninth. Reina finished the mile first
the battle of the real leaders growing
mercer every jump. Advance Guard had
rushed from seventh TO fourth place and
was flying into the stretch with what
looked like a grand determination to win.
Monograph kept second place. Blues was
third and PentecOst eighth.
Down the stretch came the great field.
Shouts rang out as Pentecost flew forward
and began a battle with Blues for third
money. The eyes of the multitude how
ever, were chiefly on Advance Guard and
Reina Could the mare hold the lead? II
was lesseniEg every jump Advance Guard
took Winnie O'COnnor Reina and
Tommy Burns on Advance Guard began
using their whips, and the fierce lashing
had some apparent effect on Reina. but not
on her great rival. The mare made one last
effort and flew under the wire with Ad-
vance Guard 5 nose almost beside her own
So close was the finish that several in the
grand stand shouted Dead heat" Ii was
plsin 10 an that one or two jumps more
would have reversed the order of finish
ing for the two leaders. AlcedO. which
stumbled Immediately after the start, came
past the grand stand riderless.
AN ACCIDENT
An accident in the first race OF the day
caused a change of mounts in the handi-
cap Odom was riding Cervera and ]. DAILY
was on Lamp o. Lee when Cervera crossed
his legs and fell Sterling Fox. coming up
stumbled and Lamp o. Lee. on the outside
hit Sterling Fox. All three went down in
q bad spill. CerVera and Lamp o. Lee
broke their legs and were shot. Odom and
J. Daily were badly shaken I'D that they
could not ride in the succeeding races. in
Guiding the handicap. in which OdOm had
the mount on Herbert and DAILY on Dom
Paul. II Michaels. who was on Sterling
Fox. was able 10 fulfill his engagements
and in the NTH race won on SquantO. a
b0-to-1 shot Summaries:
First Race-Handicap, about six furlOngs:
The Musketeer, l20 g. Martini. 10 g. won
Cunard. liz IL Jackson. : TO l. second:
KilOgramme, 10 (Brennan). : 10 l. third
Time, 1.l0 10
handicap; about two and a half miles
Miss Mitchell. l42 (Mara). 70 ;. won: Plato
155 (Neirch). is TO 3. second. Jim Megibbin
164 lFinniganl. 10 ?, third. Time. ass 2-5.
Third-The Expectation stakes: for two
year-Olds. five furlongs. Mexican l15 Il
nor 10 l. second. Sir VOORHEES,. rs Book
err % 10 /. third. Time. 200
Fourth-The Brooklyn handicap: $4,000:
one and a fourth mile, Reina. 1Gf (O'Con-
nor. 20 10 1, won, Advance Guard. IL tt
Burns. 8 10 1. second; PentecOst. 100 Red
1ern) 20 10 I. third Time. s:O7 Blues
Monograph. Sadie 5, Flywheel. Carbuncle
Water Cure. Dom Paul. Herbert. Roe
Hampton. The Regent and AlcedO also ran.
AlcedO fell
Michaelsl. 30 70 1. won: Decoration, 104
(Brennanl 10 I. second; Petit Bleu, 105
(Booker). 10 5. third. Time, 1:02.
Sixth-Mfe and seventy yards: Fried
krupp, g. u. Martini. 90 20 l. won; The
Puritan. 104 q. Jackson. 3 10 l. second:
Time. Ia.
Seventh-For two-year-oIds: selling: five
furlongs: Turnpike. q Shea, 10 l. won.
Kennard. 105 d. Jackson), II 10 5, second:
Wsrte Nicht. 81 (Barbe). 10 10 / third