The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-24
THEY'RE OFF.
Big Brooklyn Handicap Event
This Afternoon.
Advance Guard, Blues and Her.
bert the FaYOrites.
BETTING Is HEAVY.
Dom Paul is Regarded as a
Prominent Factor,
The Attendance is Larger Than
Ever Before.

Ever Before.
New York May 24-Conditions were
favorable today for one of the greatest
Brooklyn handicaps ever run. The list
of probable starters was large and of
extra high class, and. according to the
card, if ali Is go. it win be the second
largest field in the history of the race.
A conservative estimate of the crowd 10
attend the race placed it at $4,000. The
sport of racing has grown SO in the es-
timation of the public that the attend
ance this year has been enormously In
creased, even on the most ordinary
cases, while the programmes have been
duh and unattractive.
Those who have tried to pick the win
ner, were divided in their opinions as to
the merits of the horses entered. APP
parently first in favor were Blues. Ad-
vance Guard, RosehamptOn, Herbert
and 3-year- -olds Dom Paul, Fly Wheel
and Pentecost. But little is known of
the western horse, Monograph, but his
races at Delmar Park last fall were
good The Regent, Sadie S, Ethics,
Reina, kamara and Carbuncle, were
lightly weighted and therefore had the
support of those who believe that
weight tells against the horse that has
to carry it.
The morning weather was bright and
warm but there is good breeze blow
ing From 10 O'Clock on, all lines Of
transportation were crowded with per-
sons bound for Gravesend.
The weather forecaster predicteslEain
for the day and this encouraged Her
bert's supporters, who said no rain
could be too hard for their favOrite. who
had been called the mud domino On
the other hand, the supporters of Blues
and Advance Guard hoped there would
be no rain.
It was thought likely that at least
civ Il
During the winter Blues was favorite
and was favored by many horsemen
until a few days ago. Then Advance
Guard, by his great work during his
last few races. went into the lead and
was quoted at four to one in the bet
ting This horse, on Thursday, at Nor
MS Park, raced agSinst Heno and Dixie
Line and covered the distance, over q
N lie and an eighth, in 1855 is.
Many thought Advance Guard a slow
beginner, and that it was foolish to
start him against such horses as HenO.
and Dixie Line and give both of them
20 pounds. Yet with his big impost Of
129 pounds, he made all his running,
from start to finish, stood off a great
burst of speed by Heno and won in
drive by neck He will have Tommy
Burns up. Blues was beaten in his first
race this year but he made the winner.
DR. Riddle. travel at great rate and
break a track record for a mile and a
sixteenth over the hill. He has speed
and gameness and there is no question
that the horse is able to go the dis
tance. Blues, in his final preparation,
is said to have gone over the handicap
distance in 2:053z
Roehampton. who has not done so
well this season, is reported to have
done the mile and quarter in 2.O1lz
in good shape.
Herbert was expected to hold up well,
and should the track be heavy he
should prove dangerous. He was in the
best condition and has done everything
1-s--
try-out was a mile and a quarter in
2:07
Dom Paul, the s-year-old was anoth-
er prominent factor. He was in grand
condition.
Water Cure is a doubtful starter. His
trainer has announced, should the track
be heavy, he viii send the horse to the
post.
Aicedo. winner of last years subur-
ban, is down as starter and will carry
125 pounds with Shaw in the saddle.
Ten Candles viii probably not face
the barrier.
Ethics and Northern Star were
scratched.
The early track betting follows:
Alcedo, 125, Shaw. Is to and to 1.
Blues, 124, Turner, 8 to 1 and to 8.
Herbert, 121 Odon, to l and 8 to s.
Ten Candles. 119, -, 25 to / and 10
Roehampton. 11s. Brennan. 10 to and
4 to l.
Advance Guard, III, burns, TO ana
to 5.
Water Cure, 11o. Jackson, 25 to 1 and
TO to L
Kamara, 105. -, SO to and 20 to L
Carbuncle, 104. Shea. 25 to 1 and 10
to l.
The Regent. 1Os. -. 20 to and s
to l.
Reina, lo2, o'connor. 80 to 1 and p
to l.
Pentecost, 100. Redfern. 80 to L and Z
to l.
Monograph. 100. Woods. 10 to and
to 1.
Sadie S. es. Waldo 40 to 1 and Is to L
/ Fly Wheel, 81. Booker, 20 to 1 and 10
to L
Dom Paul. 100, ]. DAILY. 10 to and 4
to 1.