New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
NOW FOR THE BROOKLYN
DANDEEION rs FAVORITE.
Rich and Historic Stake VIII BE
Run at Gravesend To-day.

~, p-,o,,l,-n Handicap win be run and won az
Csravesend to-day. and with All the SOH1i''
favorable some twenty-five thousand persons wa"
- an hand 10 cheer the winner Of turf Classic
80, has ever been one Of the most talked OF
ard nopulsr races Of the season. A well balanced
aeId win 90 10 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
ere considered There is some regret in their ao-
ence as racegoers love 10 see the kings and queens
Of the turf in stirring battle They will not be
missed however. when the field lines up benino
the barrier there viii be only thought ror tnose
which are ready 70 fight the fight as only good
fhnroughhreds can
The race viii be the feature Of tho opening day
Of the first spring meeting OF 1906 Of the BROOKLYN
Jockey Club at Grayesend The change from ire
broad stretches and parkike Enclosures at Belmont
Park 10 the narrow confines Of Gravesend wan De
marked but there will be little thought for THIS as
she thoroughbred in general and the BrooAiya
Handicap in particular VIII make all else paie nv"
lnsiynf6cance Further than that, GFaVeseno mas
always been popular with the rank ana ME Oh
racing folk and there viii be falling on IN the
matter Of attendance. The meeting will run one
week when there VIII be return 70 palatlal BEL
mont Park for the second half Of its spring meet
ing ..
for The BROOKLYN Handicap this afternoon II Wiz
ba the twentieth renewal OF the historic MIXTURE
s,be distance IS one mile and quarter ana tl.o
vace has a guaranteed value OF SzaVVO' OF VIZ"
easno goes 20 the second horse and $l'S'0 70 'ii
third. Seventeen Of the eighteen horses .o.
- IN puhlic this year. and 10 a certain extern
Rave established some form for the handicappers
~ work on, but. for all that the race looks oe-
ridedly open, and gives promise Of incident ex-
fraor6irary and a finish which viii thrill the thou
sands whose good fortune It VIII be TO see It,
Roseben is a doubtful starter, and Goldsmith.
Oliver Cromwell and Garnsh might well be
scratched, for any chance they appear TO have.
Red knight, Tokalon. AdbeIl and knight ErTant
look like forlorn hopes, and will have attraction
only for the '1pkers' who Will take the long price
offered against their chances IN the hope that the
unexpected may happen. Each one Of the others
viii have a strong following. however, and each
one must be accounted dangerous Much viii de-
pend on the luck Of the in a crowded field OF
4his kind and the winner must be feet or FOOT ana
stout OF heart, it viii be GREATNESS rush from
2. =. Hifc6eock's Dandelon will probably go to
the post favorite His second in the Met1opoTIa
Handicap ana his subsequent EacaoTy f an IorG Of
the Vale and Go Between, among others. indicate
He has been doing well since HIS last start and no
excuses can be offered for him II he fails Next TO
The Picket Merry Lark won the Excelsior Handi-
oaTef m POINTED Tor this race He was said to
have worked a mile and quarter a few days ago
the distance IN 2lL which he accomplished in an
easy, fricuonless way. The Picket had a public
tTy-out at Belmont Park last week which was not
particularly convincing. He may have needed a
Hermis IN the Brooklyn Handicap OF 1904 Will have
a host OF followers to-day, and deseryedly He
looks his best, and his work for the has been
satisfactory.
Oxford. the gray son of Faraday. ran brilliant
race in the Metropolitan Handicap. and followed
81 Up by finishing third in the Toboggan. The i'm
preston is that the distance is little too far for
him, but on figures he is bound TO be in the thick
est Of the fight and right with Dandelion; Delhi
has started twice this year. He had speed his
first appearance. but stopped if shot and
chance in his second attempt. he caught
AatfoOted the start and knocked out Of his
lie got 10 racing. He won the last year. al
though the field was lacking in class as compared
with the one to-day. and he cannot be dismissed
100 lightly. u would be no surprise to him
lead the from end to end. His last work for
the race was satisfactory to Jimmy Rowe his
aStute trainer.
Proper viii share with Delhi the place AZ ton
weight. at i22 pounds. He showed speed at Bel
mont Park last week. but hung in the stretch
where ne usually runs his strongest. That race
may have been just what he needed q him on
edge. and at his best his chances would he second
10 none. He Is a slow beginner. as a rule and in
a big held this is decidedly against him Go Re-
tween s maj preparation for the was an easy
inlle IN 80 He has shown in his races that hs
IS nj, ana doubt need arise this score re
loo, Is slow beginner and will have to work his
way through firing field to reach a contending
~ me JUDGES are passed and may 90 wei with
only los pounds mp. Angus Belmont's pair Lord
n q ule fale ana flanOy ready. but while both
III ran lar races In their last starts their chance,
to-day do not look particularly bright as Dar5o
Hon seems 10 hold Lord the Vale nerfectII Ga q
and Blandy has done nothing 10 cali for
SSoIt!leehl aithough he showed Improvement IN his
Security is the only three-vear-old name, on,
~ would take 2 better youngstec than he haa
snoWn himself TO be TO beat the field opposed to
counted in his favor. e' anu '''s