New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

and though he was at her throatlatch at the
last jump, her was ahead as the pair
flashed under the wire. and for the first time
in the history of the race a mare had the
Brooklyn Handicap.
And where were the others whose pros
poets so much money and so many hopes had
been staked? Blues the favorite. staggered by
the judges IN fourth place. two lengths behind
Pentecost, of the rankest outsiders. who
managed to get up at the finish and take third
place, two lengths behind the game and gallant
Advance Guard. Monograph, the four-year-old
who came out of the West purpose to win the
Brooklyn, numbered along after Blues, but The
Regent he Of the lightning fast trials; Herbert.
the much touted and Dom Paul, of the great
expectations were nowhere at all. They nm
ished amid the well merited objurgations OF
their thousands Of supporters. disgracefully
beaten. OF the whole lot Advance Guard ana
Blues were the only ones to come anywhere near
fulfilling the anticipations that had been built
up around them.
TURF HISTORY MADE.
Turf history was made in the running OF that
mile and a quarter for no mare ever won the
Brooklyn Handicap before and no mare save
Imp who won a Suburban, had ever won one
OF the big spring handicaps before. 1t was
fast mile and a quarter, too, for Relna' VINO Is
by Esher out Of Reflection, ran the distance In
2:O7. The Brooklyn Handicap has never been
run as fast except twice before, once when Dry
Monopole won the first Brooklyn, in 1887, in ZO''
and again in 1888, when Banastar ran il in 2'ooh'
thus establishing a record for the race. Reina
carried 104 pounds, two more than the handl-
capper had assigned her, the extra weight being
taken up in order to allow O'Connor, the stable
jockey to have the mount
It was not by any means a popular victory
for no horse in the was more neglected IN
the betting than was Mr.. Featherstones hIiy.
Julius Bauer who trains her, said in the morn
ing that he thought she had a good chance'
but few people seemed to agree with him. for
the flly went TO the post almost entirely un-
supported except by her owner. Mr.. Feather
stone sent his commissioner into the ring to bet
twenties with all the bookmakers who would
take them and this resulted in cutting the
mares price from 80 to l down to 40 to 1. In
some books there were longer prices TO be nad'
but the average closing odds against the win
ner were 10 TO /. Mr. Featherstone is created
with having cleared up $4,000 by Reina's VIC
tory in addition to $1,000. which was his share
of the race money.
The victory at first impressed one as a re-
versal of form almost as glaring as that OF
Alcedo, when he won the Suburban last season.
but on reflection it appears that Reina should
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come home first She started only once before
This year finishing absolutely last in the Metro
politan Handicap which won by Arsenal
her stable compaaion. But last season, as a
three-year-old carrying seven pounds more than
she had up yesterday she won the Brighton
Oaks running the mile and eighth in the
rattling good time of 1:54 As, and beating such
good ones as Sweet Lavender. Janice and Trig-
ger Morningsde beat her at a mile and Six
teenth In the Alabama Stakes. at Saratoga, but
Reina was then asked to shoulder ia pounds
The Esher mare had been bit overlooked ana
the horses with regulations and fast puphc
trials did not live up to expectations the light
ly weighted Reina, getting away with rush
that carried the field off its feet, ran at the
head OF the long procession most of the way
and, coming away when O'Ccnnor started to
drive her, just managed 10 stand off Advance
Guards determined challenge long enough to
win. and no longer.
GREAT DAY FOR BOOKMAKERS.
II was great day for the bookmakers as
most Of the big days are. Many tens of thou
sands Of dollars were bet on the big race, and
very little OF it on the winner. Frank Farrers
Bles was always the public favorite opening at
threes and going up to to 2. in consequence OF
The heaps OF money poured out by the hackers
Of Advance Guard. at fours and Herbert. at
hves and SKIES. odom TO ride the son Of
Albert, but was so badly shaken up by the
frightful fall he got when Cervera went down
in the first race that Bullnan had TO be substi-
tuted. This affected Herbert's chances for the
worse, and his odds rose in consequence from
fves TO skies
The friends of Oorn Paul, the Prince Royal geld
Ing. that had had a special preparation for the