Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-25
BROOKLYN HANDICAP
NINETEENTH EVENT TODAY AT
GRAvEsEND TRACK.
First of the Seasons Great Contests of
Its Class-The Horses
and Gossip.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Favored by beau
tiful weather and a fast track the nine
teenth Brooklyn handicap will be decided
today at GraveSend track. 1t is the first
of this seasons great handicaps at one and
one-fourth miles, for three year-olds and up
ward, and is worth $4,000, of which the
winners share will be $4,000 With the
transfer of the thoroughbreds from the
beautiful new Belmont Park track to
Gravesend ar increased scale of prices goes
into effect, but this will have little weight
today of all days with lovers of the
"pastime of kings for they always fill the
old-fashioned grand stand at Gravesend on
Brooklyn handicap day, crowd its lawn to
the limit and jam the betting ring to the
fullest capacity.
Twelve horses are on the overnight list,
and the picking of a favorite will be an
exceedingly hard problem. In truth the
contestants this year. as many experts
agree, are not quite up to the standard of
class which usually prevails in this rich
classic.
The Eligible List.
Many of the noted thoroughbreds eligible
to start and whose names have hitherto
given glamour to great elu.ne struggles
went wrong this year in training Among
these are Hermis, StaIwart Be!dame, Irish
Lad and The Picket, last years winner.
nave made records for fast time on the
American turf which are still unbroken.
OF these the most noteworthy is Broom
stick who will carry the colors of Cant s
). Brown, the Pittsburg millionaire. Re-
ports from the training stables, however
say that the little hero of many hard-fcught
races last year is touched in the wind
and will scarcely perform as he did when
he beat Americas cracks last year. in the
record time of 2:02 40 at one and one
fourth miles.
Delhi, from the stables of James r.
keene. vice chairman of the Jockey Club
also has the credit of many splendid vic
tories last year at distances up to one
mile, but his only public appearance this
year was disappointment.
Eorsemen's Favorites.
Among horsemen who haunt the training
tracks the race is generally thought to lie
between Proper, Dainty, Colonial Girl,
Graziallo and Lord of the Vale. The lat
ter. from the stable of August Belmont, is
splendid animal, bred in the purple, and
on his infrequent appearances last year in
variably showed the highest class
The others in the field have attracted but
little notice. Still with the short turns on
the Gravesend track every one of the
starters has chance. They have been
handicapped SO closely on last years per-
formance that if any one has the slightest
advantage 1t is not apparent. Therefore,
despite assertions that the race lacks its
| usual glamour, it is one of the most open
handicaps in many years, and unless one
| of the contestants make 1t a runaway dash
| from start to finish splendid struggle Is
assured.
Colonial Girl, winner of the Worlds Fair
| handicap at st. Louis. when she defeated
| the great Hermis. is a slow beginner, but
| has shown grand condition in her try
| outs.
| Proper, from the stable of w. B. Jen-
| nings, also is slow at the post and nearly
! always meets interference in large fields
| because of his stride. However, the Pres
| tonpans colt will be heavily backed today.
Dainty, his stabiemate, may also go and
has a fine turn of speed.
| With such fast horses as Delhi, Broom
| stick or Graziallo setting the pace, the first
| mile today should be one of the fastest
ever run in the race.
The Probable Starters.
| The probable starters, weights, jockeys,
owners and odds are:
Delhi 124 fShaw), J. r. Keene. -......... to
| Brocmstick 119 q. Martini, s. s. Brown. II to
| Lord OF the Vale, 11S CIV. Davis, August
ri Seim %ason 11s G.ynel q +. Rowe. to
| Colonial Girl, Ill "a. w. Booker, G. e.
| Rowe Observation-Disclosures. to
Dainty Ia (Odom). w. Is. Jennings. ...,. to
Proper, Jos (0'Nefl3, w. B. Jennings. to
Graziallo, 100 (Hildebrand), Columbia Sta
| Leonidas io4 lw Knapp, j. g. Yeager. 20 to /
Pasadena. 9S tDiggtnsl, Mrs J. Mclaughlin 20 to
Ostrich. 92 (Crimmfns), Boston Stable -. 20 to
Sir Brillar, OF g. Kelly, c. T. Hensall. -. 90 to