The Washington times., 1904-05-27

/ The Brooklyn Handicap for 1901 ha.
been run. That it was a-race lit Il
the gods is the unanimous verdict OF 81,
turf world today. Not race follow,
be he tout, piker, bookie. horse owner
trainer, jockey or millionaire. but is
ready and willing to pay tribute to The
| Picket, that gallant son of old Ken
( lucky, who by magnificent burst OF
! speed at the finish won from Irish Lad
and field of thoFoughbreds such as
never before faced a starter in America,
Honor is also due to Helgesen, the
! jockey who so cleverly handled the
pride of the Waldeck stable. His mas
terful work did much to bring about
victory for his mount
Victory a Popular One.
Although not the favorite, the victory
Of the Western horse was a popular pne.
Irish Lad was second and Proper third.
The others came trailing past the wire
in the following order: Hermis, Euge-
MIA Burch. Highball. City Bank, Short
hose, RunneIs. Lord Badge. Toboggan,
Hurstbourne. Mizzen, Claude. McChes-
ney. and Africander
The Handicap was run at a mile and
quarter. 1t was the eighteenth event
Value TO the winner. $4,000; second
horse. $500: third horse. $500.
A Whirlwind Finish.
The press is extravagant in its praise
of the race. Comment is made as fol-
lows:
with a whirlwind burst CT speed The
Picket. son of Faisetto-Voltarlo, pass
ed the fast firing Hermis and i'm a heart
stirring nnish beat Irish Lad a short
head, placing the classic Brooklyn Hand
leap 10 his credit after a race such as
fortunate persons see once In a decade.
The public favOrite just failed to
win. but his race was such a splendid
performance that there was not a muir
muir of disapproval. The brave hearted
Candlemas-Arrowgras colt did his best
and was defeated as a result Of 2. frown
of fortune.
Credit Due The Picket.
mot one jot is to be taken from the
credit of The Picket when It is said
that the best horse in the race passed
the judges stand a scant head behind
the winner. Few there are who saw the
running of the Brooklyn who will not
argue that weighted as they were yes
terday in dual contest Irish Lad would
dispose Of The Picket at a mile and a
quarter with ease.
There are few horses in training in this
or any other country that the same Irish
Lad cannot successfully measure strides
with on anything like even terms over
distance Of ground. And II is equally true
that there are few horses in the East
that can give a consistent argument 10
The Picket. whose name will grace the
bracket that holds the winners of the
Brooklyn. New York Herald.
Hermis Set the Pace.
The defeat of Irish Lad was gener-
ally attributed to the performance Of
Hernis. who went out in front with .he
Candlemas colt for a heart-breaking
neck-and-neek race. which lasted until
they were well into the stretch.
Then Hermis was the first to crack,
and as Irish Lad began to hang in his
stride furlong from home, The Picket.
who had been beautifully rated all the
way. stole up on the rail and nailed the
favorite fifty yards from the wire.
Many Disappointments.
THE big race bristled with dlsappoint-
ments Proper was bumped at the start.
which, by the way. was the best ever
made for a Brooklyn. and had 70 make
up so much ground that his owner was
positive after the struggle that the Pres
tonpans colt would have won but for
the accident McChesney, practically
unbacked by his owner. was never in the
hunt. Big Mac was trailing in the dust
cloud when the field passed the stand
for the first time, and had absolutely no
chance to get near the money when nc
reached the middle Of the backstretch
SO II was with the great Africander,
who was a trailer all the way and fin
lShed ast.'-NeW York Sun.
Shaw Makes Costly Blunder.
Just before Irish Lad and Hermis, the !
former still on the inner side, hit the
straight, Shaw gave the Candlemas colt !
his head and he shot away from HermIs /
IN a fash OF speed so dazzling that the /
grandstond - and Hermis - could only
gasp. But in that one binding rush /
Shaw made a mistake In judgment that 4
many viii always contend cost him the I
-ace. He swung around the turn a triGe 4
vide. giving Helgesen a chance to come
through. and the stolid Swede boy shot
nto the opening with alacrity.
From that point on TO the wire The
ticket gained almost imperceptibly at
rst-not enough to worry the conf
ent followers of Irish Lad-possibly
.ot enough to worry Shaw. who al
eady knew he had Hermis beaten. At
he sixteenth pole Hermis had surren-
ere6 unconditionally. Somewhere up