The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25
REINA WINS GREAT
BROOKLYN HANDICAP
First Mare That Ever Won the
Big Stakes
FINISHED FIRST BY A NOSE
Advance Guard Came So Close That
the Crowd Thought 1t Was a
Dead Heat-5ettine on
Reina Was 40 to 1.
FINISHED FIRST BY A NOSE


New York, May 24-Under ideal wealth
err and track conditions for a great race
and In the presence of 10000 people, the
Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend was
won today by Arthur Featherstone's d
year-old chestnut filly, Reina, in 2;07 at DO
to l, with o'Connor up. Reina won by
short head, leading home thirteen of the
most noted racers of the American turf.
Advance Guard, with 7. Burns up, was
second, a length ahead by ]. e. Maddens
Penteeost, ridden by Redfern.
Frank Farrells Blues, a great favorite
IN the betting ring, fought hard with
Pentccost for third place, but finished
fourth, and Monograph, the western can
didate that had raised high expectations
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 Win
Ming of the race by Reina not only upset
all calculations, but also broke tradi-
ton. She is the first mare to win the
Brooklyn handicap. An hour or more be-
fore the race when the 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 2, while
Herbert was 4 to !, and Advance Guard
almost the same price. The race started
With the odds as follows: Reina, 40 to
/: Advance Guard, 4 to /; Pentecost 40 to
|: Blues to 2; Monograph II to /; Sadie
S. 40 to l. Fly Wheel, 20 to l; Carbuncie
30 to l; Water Cure, 40 to l. Dom Paul,
y to /; HerberS. to I; The Regent, 20
to /; Roe Hampton, IL TO /; Alcedo 10 to l.
Fourteen Contestants.
The bugle for the BrooBlyn handicap
sounded at o clock. The fourteen con-
testants in the great race were soon
lined up the starter gave them the word
and the familiar cry They're Off rang
out Monograph, the western colt by
Margrav-Monopoly. took the lead at the
start. though Roe Hampton was on the
rail Advance Guard In fourth position,
Herbert next, Blues in tenth, all between
Monograph and the rail. At the first
quarter Monograph was still first, Reina
second, Fly Wheel third, Herbert fourth,
Blues sixth and Advance. Guard ninth.
At the half Monograph still was cling
ing to the lead and Reina was second as
before. Herbert had worked up to third
place. with Blues fourth. Pentecost was
seventh and Advance Guard had begun
his rush toward the front by getting into
the eighth place. In the course of the
next quarter Refna took the lead, with
Monograph second, Blues third, Herbert
back In fourth place and Advance Guard
Up another notch to seventh place. PEN
tecost was ninth. Reina finished the mile
first the battle of the real leaders grow
ing iercer every jump. Advance Guard
had rushed from seventh to fourth place
and was flying into the stretch with what
looked like grand determination to win.
Monograph kept second place, Blues was
third and Pentecost eighth.
Down the Stretch.
Down the stretch came the great field.
Pentecost flew forward and began a bat
tie with Blues for third money. The eye
of the multitude, however, was chiefly on
Advance Guard and Reina. Could the
mare hold the lead? 1t was lessening ev-
cry jump Advance Guard made. Winnie
O'Connor on Reina and Tommy Burns
on Advance Guard began using their
whips and the fierce flashing had some APP
parent effect on Reina, but not on her
great rival The mare made one last eff
fort and flew under the wire. wit Ad-
vance Guards nose almost behind her
own So close was the finish that several
in the grand stand shouted dead heat"
It was plain to all that one or two jumps
more would have reversed the order of
finishing of the two leaders. Alcedo hav-
ing stumbled Immediately after the start
came past the grand stand riderless.
An accident in the first race of the
day caused a change of mounts in the
handicap. Odom was riding Cervera and
J. DAILY was on Lamp OLee when Cervera
crossed his legs and fell. Sterling Fox
come up, stumbled and Lamp Ol4ee, on
the outside. hit Sterling Fox and all three
went down in bad spill. Cervera and
Lamp O'Lee broke their legs and were
shot. Odom and J. Daily were SO badly
shaken up that they could not ride in
the succeeding races, including the handj-
cap In which Odom. the mount on Herbert
ana DAILY on Dom Paul, were chall1ed up.
Summary.
First race, handicap, about six furlones
The Musketeer 100 q. MARTINI 8 to s,
won; Cunard, ZIG a. Jackson) to l, sec
ond' Kilogram, 120 (Brennan) to /, third.
Time, ITO l-5.
Second race, the Empire state steeple-
chase, handicap, about 2h miles-Miss
MITCHELL 142 (Mara) to 5, won. Plato
100 lVeitch) 16 to 5, second; Jim Meggiben
l6i (finnigan) TO 2. third Time, 4:6S 2-5.
Third race. the Expectation stakes for
2-year-olds 5 furlongs-Mexioan, lis IT.
Burns) 4 to l, won; Mary Street. 112
to'connor) to l. second; Sir Voorhees,,
ll5 (Booker) 20 to 1, third. Time, 100
Fourth race. Brooklyn handicap, $4,000,
mile and quarter-Reina, 104 20 Conner)
40 to l, won; Advance Guard, III IT
Burns) to l. second; Pentecost. 100 (Red-
fern 40 to l. third. Time, 20L
Fifth race, five MISUNDERSTANDING 81
III Michaels) 80 to l, won; Decoration,
104 (Brennan) to /, second: Petit Blue.
105 (Booker) II to 5, third. Time l;02.
Sixth race, mile and seventy yards.
seling-Fried Krupp, go q. Martin) to l,
won; The Puritan, l04 CT. Jackson) to 1.
second; Raine, lis (Brennan) to l, third.