The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31

The Brooklyn Handicap has provided
many astonishing upsets. and while It has
been won many times by truly great horses,
st has gone in other years to eespised out
siders with scarcely enough class to win an
average overnight race AS a matter of
fact, more than one OF its winners have sub
seGuently failed to hold their own with
selling platers.
Since that memorable Gay when the
Brooklyn first saw the light and Dry Mono
pole. Blue Wing and Hidalgo came to the
judges in a struggle that reused the as
sembled thousands TO the greatest enthusi-
asm, the race has held Its place in the
public regard as one of the chief events OF
the Eastern turf.
Andy McCarty. who met an untimely end
several years later at Morris Park, was
Rstride the winner, and a reproduction Of
the stirring battle between the placed
horses has adorned the programmes and
stake books CO the Brooklyn Jockey Club
10 this day. Never has the initial time for
The race been eXcelled but once in its later
history. but Reina ran in 2:01 last year and
equaled Dry Monopcle's mark.
The following year the entire turf world
conceded the Brooklyn to the Dwyer broth
ers' mighty champion, Hanover. But the
son Of Hindoo-Bourbon Belle failed to de-
liver the goods, and was second to that ster-
ling race horse The Bard, who has sent
good sons and daughters to the races since
his retirement TO the stud and gave the turf
no less a horse than Gold Heels. winner Of
The Suburban last year. and the best handi-
cap horse in training during the season.
EMILE BEAT PRINCE ROYAL.
Exile was third to The Bard and Han
1tar arI ., ha1ly .ha fp11oufpr x-oo - 80
ennex the major end Of the stake when he
and the Western espirant. Terra Gotta.
George V. Hankins, prince Of Chicago
gamblers. owned Terra Gotta, and the en-
tire West and South fell with him when he
failed to win. Those were the colder days
OF poolrooms and auction pools. and untold
thousands were intrusted to Terra Gotta
Whenever a dollar could be wascred FROM
Memphis to Detroit.
In 1880 the Brooklyn was again a monu-
mental upset. The race went that year to
one OF the Tankest counterfelts OF the day.
Castsway II. but he won in a manner that
presaged a great future for him, but which
he signally failed to fulfill. The track was
s sIasls"e 'B ahS :sie sreas n msre eo hos An.
geles, in the hands OF the famous Pike
Barnes, was the favorite, and the race on
cent daughter of imp. Glenelg and La Polka,
but she was not among the first three.
At fagfaIl. Castaway. II rushed out to
make the pace, and the further he went the
more he increased his lead. Hickey Bum, q
Western jockey, had been especially import
ed to pilot the Walcott & Campbell horse.
and while he would have been an outsider
even had Garrison been up. the presence in
the saddle Of the obscure Bum had some
thing to do with the 30 to / quoted against
him in SO small 4 field.
CASTAwAY LIKED GOING.
The winner reveled in the slushy going
and towroped his field before they had fair
ly struck their stride. winning on the bit,
of by himself. Badge. one of the public
choices, was a good second and old Eric
third. Los Angeles, the idol of California,
was never Of much account after the race.
The Brooklyn Handicap of 1901 was run
IN a rainstorm. Tenny was the favorite,
Us the loyal public still chung to the doughty
son OF imp. Rayon dor, despite his defeats
out the winter there had been many reports
about Tenny's condition, and the 3 to ]
against him in the handicap was attribut-
able to the fear that he might not stand up
TO run his race. Barnes brought him
through with a great rush after making
the stretch turn, and Tenny beat Prince
70 a turn. That sulky but fast old rogue
Tea Tray, also a son of Rayon dor, was
third. thanks to Garrison's terrific finish.
Longstreet was hailed on all sides in
1882 as the foregone champion of the year,
and seemed TO hold a mortgage on the
Brooklyn. The previous season he was by
all odds the greatest horse in training and
had won a large number of races. in one
Of which he easily defeated Tenny at Nor
Us Park in a match.
MCLAUGHLIN RODE LoNGSTREET..
Jimmy Mclaughlin rode Longstreet. 1t
was ore of McLaughlin's last appearances
IN the saddle. If not his very last. At no
stage of the betting was the Dwyer horse
as good as even money. He finished abso-
lutely last. having never been a real con-
tender, and being pulled up when it was
seen he had no chance.
Judge Morrow got the money in a furious
drive with Pessara. on whom Fred Taral
gave one of his most masterful exhibitions.
Naicott & Campbell had backed the son of
P:zarro for a small fortune. just as they
did Cestaway II two years before, when
they ceshed. but Judge Morrow was not to
80 small! that he had almost to be strapped
on the Morris horse. rode the winner.
Brooklyn Of 1888 wen, to another
BELLS good son of Eolus-Diablo. won the
race with all s%orts.of prices on call against
HIM. Lamplighter. a hot %favorite. was sec
John E. Madden ever sold on the running
turf. was third.
MARTIN LEFT WITH CLIFFORD.
THE Brooklyn OF the following year was a
highly sensational rage. 1t produced one
OF those unfortunate accidents that has left
EVEN to this day a doubt as to whether the
best horse won it. Clifford beloved of the
West. and generally accepted by the local
racing hosts es the winner, vas left at the
post Tens Of thousands Of dollars had been
bet on the big son of Bramble, and he went
to the neE. a s TO s favorite over his COM
pany. Willie Martin was on his back.
Martin had done many curious things
before, and lived to do many more that
would net stand the light. in his subse- !
Qnent career, until finally he was put out
OF the riding business several years ago at
a6aratoga by the racing officials. and has
Asver had on dix since. But, on the whole.
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