The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-25
.REINA'S GREAT RACE
FEATHERsTONE FILLY PROVES BIG
SURPRISE.
WON BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
FORTY TO ONE SHOT LED AT
GRAVESEND.

Elsewhere and the BoOkies Car
ried OF the Money-The First Mare
to win the Brooklyn Handicap.
Thirty five Thousand People Saw
Exciting Race-Reina Finished
Hardly Half "A Nose in Front of Adj
vance Guard and Many Thought IL
Was a Dead Heat.
New York, May 24.-Under ideal
conditions for a great running race,
the Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend
was won to-day by Arthur Feather
stones 4-year-old chestnut FLY Reina,
in 2:O7, at 40 to 1, with OConnor up.
Reina won by a short head, leading
home thirteen of the most noted racers
of the American turf. Advance Guard,
Turns up. was second, a length ahead
of ]. E. Madden's Pentecost, ridden by
Redfern. Frank Farrells Blues, a
great favorite in the betting ring,
fought hard with Pentecost for third
place. but finished fourth, and Mono
graph, the Western horse, that had
raised high expectations after leading
for the first quarter of a mile, drop
ped back to fifth place at the wire.
The winning of the race by Reina
not only upset all calculations of the
shrewdest guessers, but also broke a
tradition. She is the first mare to win
the Brooklyn Handicap. Only a wise
few picked her to win. An hour or
more before the race, when the fl st
book on the handicap was shown in
the betting ring, Blues, Herbert and
Advance Guard were the favortes in
the order named, the odds on Blues
being to 2, and to 5, while Herbert
was and to 5, and Advance Guard
at almost the same price. 7hirty-five
thousand persons, the greatest crowd
ever assembled at the Gravesend track,
packed the grand stand and the pavil-
ion and the space between. A deep
fringe of spectators lined the inner
side of the track for quarter Of a
mile.
A few moments utter the bugle
sounded the fourteen contestants of
the great race passed up the stretch
single lille, each handsome thorough
colors. Monograph took the lead at
the start.
At the half Monograph still was
clinging to the lead and Reina was
second. 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 Monograph second. Reina
| finished the mile first, the battle of the
real leaders growing fiercer every jump.
Advance Guard had rushed up from
seventh to fourth place. and was flying
into the stretch with what looked like
a grand determination to win.
Down the stretch came the great
field. Shouts rang out as Pentecost
| few forward and began a battle with
Blues for third money. The eye Of the
multitude, however, was chiefly an Ad-
vance Guard and Reina.
Jockeys Used Their WHIPS
Winnie O'Connor on Reina and
! Tommy Burns on Advance Guard be-
gan using their whips and the fierce
| flashing had some apparent effect on
Reina, but not on her great rival. The
mare made one last effort and flew I'M
| der the wire with Advance Guard S
nose almost beside 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 stumbled Immediately after
the start and came past the grand
stand riderles. Summaries:
First Race-For all ages, handicap,
about six furlongs. The Musketeer, s
to 5, won, with Cunard, to l, sec
ond, and Kilogram, to /, third. Time
1:10 is.
Second Race-The Empire State
steeplechase handicap, full course
about two miles and a half. Miss
Mitchell, to 5, won, with Plato, 16 to
3, second, and Jim Megiben, to 2,
and even, third. Time A. S 2-5.
Third Race-The Expectation stakes
for 2-year- odds five furlongs. Mexican
to /, won, with Mary Street. to l.
second. and Sir VOORHEES,, 20 to 1. third
Time 100.
Fourth Race-The Brooklyn handi-
cap, $4,000, mile and quarter. Reina,
40 to 1, won, with Advance Guard,
to l. second, and Pentecost, 40 to l.
third. Time 2:07. ..
Fifth Race.-Selling, 2-year-old, five
furlongs. squanto, so to l, won, with
Decoration, to /, second, and Petit
Bleu, to 5, third. Time 1902.
Sixth Race.-One mile and seventy
yards, selling. Fried Krupp, 60 to
won, with The Puritan. to 1. second
and Kiigraine. 3 to l. third. Time
1:44.
Seventh Race.-Two-ye ar-olds, SELL
ing. FIVE furlongs. Turnpike, to l.
won, with Kennard. IL to 5, second
and wartennicht, 10 to 1. third. Time
1:0l.