Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-21
BROOKLYN HANDICAP
Rich and Historic Stake Will Be
Run Today at Graves
end Track.

handicap will be run and won at Gravesend
today. and with all the conditions favorable
some twenty-five thousand persons will be
on hand to cheer the winner of a turf clas-
sic which has ever been one Of the most
talked-of and popular races OF the season.
A well-balanced field will go to the post,
the equal. as whole. of any that has ever
gone to the post for the coveted stake.
though lacking, perhaps, in the matter of
thoroughbred stars such as Sysonby and
Artful are considered. There is some regret
In their absence. racegoers love to see the
kings and queens of the turf In stirring bat
tie. They will not be missed. however when
the field lines up behind the barrier as there
Will be only thought for those which are
ready to fight the fight as only good thor
oughbreds can
The race will DE the feature OF the open
ing day of the first spring meeting of 1906
or the Brooklyn Jockey Club at Gravesend
me change from the broad stretches and
parklike Enclosures at Belmont Park to the
narrow confines Of Gravesend will be
marked but there will be little thought for
this. as the thoroughbred in general and the
Brooklyn handicap In particular will make
all else pale into insignficance Further
than that. Grayesend has always been pop
ular with the rank and file OF racing folk
and there will be no falling off in the matter
OF attendance. The meeting will run one
week, when there will be g. return to palatial
Belmont Park for the second half of its
spring meeting.
starters for the Brooklyn handicap this aft
ernoon. 1t will be the twentieth renewal of
the historic fixture. The distance is one mile
ana quarter and the race has guarantee
value of 10000. Of which s., 500 goes to the
second horse and 81 500 to the third Sew
enteen OF the eighteen horses have been seen
In pubic this year, and to certain extent
have established some form for the handi-
on hut far oil
race looks decidedly open, and gives prom
ise of incident extraordinary and a finish
which will thrill the thousands whose good
fortune it Will be to see II.
Roseben Doubtful.
Roseben Is a doubtful starter. and Cold
smith. Oliver Cromwell and Garnish might
as well be scratched. for any chance they
appear to have. Red knight, Tokalon, Ad-
bell and Knight Errant look like foriorn
hopes. and will have attraction only for the
"pikers" who will take the long price Of
fered against their chances in the hope that
the unexpected may happen. Each one of
the others will have a strong following
however. and each one must be accounted
dangerous. Much will depend on the luck
or the race In crowded field Of this kind
and the winner must be fleet of foot and
stout or heart. as 1t will be q breathless
rush from barrier to Judges
r. h Hitchcocks Dandelion will probably
go to the post favorite. His second In the
metropolitan handicap and his subsen,ent
victory in overnight handicap in which
he disposed OF Lord of the Vale and Go Re-
tween. among others indicate that he IL at
his best and trained to the minute. He has
been doing well since his last start and no
excuses can be offered for him IL he falls.
Next to him in point OF favoritism come
Merry Lark and The Picket. Merry Lark
won the excelsior handicap in commanding
style, and since then has been carefully
pointed Tor this race. He was said to have
worked mile and a quarter a few davs
ago In close to 2.O6. and on Saturday he
was galioped the distance In 2.14 which he
accomplished in an easy frfctionless wav
The Picket had public try-out ut Re,mont
Park last week which was not particularly
convincing. He may have needed race,
however ana the conqueror Of Irish Lad
ana Hermis In the Brooklyn handicap of
lU4 Will have q host OF followers today
and deseryedly. He looks his best ana his
tory.
Oxford. the gray son Of Faraday. ran A
brilliant race In the Metropolitan handlcap.
and followed It up by finishing third In the
lance IL a little too far for him, but on
figures he Ia bound to be In the thickest OF
the fight and right with Dandelion. Delhi
has st started r twice this year. He had speed
shot. And no chance In his second attempt
az he was caught Aatfooted at the start and
knocked out q his stride. and badly shut
Ing. He won the race last year. aitfourh
the field WA lacking Ia class a. cornpare1
with the one today. and he cannot be dis
missed too lightly. It would be no surprise
His last work for ahs raco wAs satisfactory
to "Jimmy' Rowe. his astute trainer.
The Topwsights.
Proper will share With Delhi the place Il
top weight. ct 122 pounds. He sasewea
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