The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-27
WEATHER WAS IDEAL
FOR BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Proper. Finished a Close Third.
Leaving Herlnis i'll Rear-Ex-
citement Prevailed at Finish
When It Looked as if
Irish Lad Would Repeat
Last Years Victory.
(By Associated Press.)

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along the rail In the last few strides Of
the run to the wire the Picket. the
VESTS champion in the Brooklyn handi-S
cap, snatched victory from the ever
popular Irish Lad the Brooklyn winner n
Of last year and the metropolitan wins
gner OF this year.
1t was scarcely more than the nod OF
a head. but the hardy westerner finish- n
ed stronger than the Duryea colt. whose ~
terrific pace with Hermls up TO the very 9
home stretch would have tried to the IN
utmost the stoutest Of heart and the
sturdlest of limb. Frantic cheers which
had been ringing from the threats Of
nearly 10000 onlookers died away when
it was realized tnat Irish Lad had gone
down to defeat. a az 4S5is5s 5sf4fIa a
The handicap was worth $4,000 of
which $500 went to the second horse,
and $3.50 to the third. ii
Although the weather was ideal and y.
the track swept by the cooling hreeze
from the Atlantic the Betting ring was
manity q ..83s3$, .55S e
Betting on Irish Lad.
No sooner had the odds been ostsa,
Lad. Three and three and a hal to one
we're the prevailing quotations for q
time.s but money poured steadily into the
ring, and when the bugle sounded. CALI
ing the field to the post. mo better price
than eleven to five could be had against
the favorite Herins opened I. and closed %
at four to one The Pickett was well
played, hut his price reached only two
points. From tens. he was backed 70 y
eight to one. Much OF the speculatlon
on the winner, however. was conducteo
through the winter books and large
sums were won both here and in the
West on his victory.
The Race. vita
Starter Fitzgerad lined them up back
of the barrier, and after ten minutes
DELAY sent them away in splendid order.
irish Lad, on the rail, led his field
with the Pickett second and Hern1is
third. Helgerson on the Picket. eased
his mount trfle. and when the racers
passed the grand stand. Hermls ana
irish Lad had hooked up side by SIDE tor
their heart breaking struggle, which was
to continue nearly a mlle.' Inc flckse' Ticket (
running easy In third place made q nice
pace for the balance OF the field. The
Thomas colt and the favorlte struggled
In vain, each to master the other. Across
the circular track, from the grand stand
and three-quarters OF mile from the
starting point, they were running IKE
one horse In this manner. they swung
around the far turn and made for the
last one, which headed them into tho
stretch. Shaw, on the favorite and Red
fern. on Hermis. were bringing out every
ounce of speed in their mounts, ~hlle3
Helgerson was drawing the Picket TO-
Eethcr for the final rush to the goal.
He closed a gap of two or three lengt ths.:
and before they had the last quarter
polc was close upon the tirng leaders.
EIermis had run his race and was drop
ping back, and Shaw swung the favorlte5
a trife wide. AS he did So Helgerson
shot in on the rail. ana IN q drlvlnS
finish, seventy yards from the wire. the
Picket's nose showed IN front O the
vigorous ride, brought the Jennings can
didate alongside Of Hermis. who feu
back to fourth place.
The Picket Wins.
There was scene Of excitement, which
has seldom been equalled, during the
brief space OF time which elapsed after
the struggling thoroughbreds had passed
the three-quarter pole. For few se-
conds when 1t seemed almost certain
that Irish Lad would repeat his victory
| OF last year, forty thousand persons
| screamed his name. men threw their hats
into the air ane embraced one another.
When the PicSSt won. the shouts OF
low died away in the throats OF the
vast assembago as though the onlooKers
had been suddenly paralyzed: sunlmarles'
First race--hnndicap, about SIX tur-
| longs-Reliable Is TO % first, James y.
| fso to u second. Wotan (2u to ID thlrd.
Time 100 4-5
second race-selling. one mile ana .
sixteenth-Stuyve Is to p first Charles
I,lwood Is 10 % second. Sheriff Bell q
to u third Time, lib,
Third race-The Expectation stakes,
five f,rlongs-Song and Wine @ to 10,
first, Czaraphine g 10 p second, Neto
Is TO ID third. Time, l:0l,
Fourth race--The Brooklyn Handicap
Of s2o,oOo for thee-year-olds and up
wards, one mile and auarter-The
Picket Is to y first, Irish Lad al to o.
second Proper go TO y third, Time,
200 3-5,
Hermis. Eugenia Burch, Hishbau, Glty
Bank, Runneis, Short Hose. Mizzen. To-
boggan. Hurstbourne, Lord Badge. Nc
Chesney. .Afrieander and Claude finished
as named.
Fifth race selling, about five furlonss--
Witchcraft e to u first. Letols q 20 ID
second Julia NJ. (2o 10 y third Time.
laD1-
sixth race--four furlongs-D Diamond q
Ia Z, first, Agile "a to u second. EscuS-
~aeon G to u third. Time, ilSa