The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-24
KEENE'S SUPERMAN.
Brooklyn Handicap Won In
Mud by a Length.
BEACON LIGHT AND NElLOy NEXT
Okenitc Made Running For the Mile
hut Tired In the Stretch-Buttiing
aud GO Detwecn. Fnvoritcs.
Were Badly Bcnten.

NEW YORK. May 21-Through scr-
ricd lines of cheering thousands. Su-
perman. the sturdy three-ycar-old son
of the great Commando. carrying the
colors of James Il. Keene and ridden
10y Jockey Miller. flashed under the
wire the winner Of the brooklyn haudi-
cap over a course fctlock deep in mud
at the Gravesend race track.
Twenty-Five thousand people saw
the mud splashed Keene horse held
back until the stretch and then sent
out in front to win iu decisive fashion
from a field of eleven starters. Beacon
Light. ridden 10y Jockey Lowe. was
second. length behind Supcman, and
Nealon. carrying the colors of G.. T..
Durnell. was third. Supcrman cover
ed the course Of a mile and a quarter
I'm 300
The brooklyn handicap brought out
a great crowd 10 see the running of
the American Derby.
Six horses were scratched because of
the heavy going. while Okcuitc and
Good Luck were added starters. their
owners believing that they had %
chance in the miry racing lane for the
rich S2OOOO purse.
The immense crowd waited for the
flash of Starter Mars Cassldys flag
which started the great event of the
racing season
Ont I'm front shot Supcrman. follow
ed by Okenite and Go Between and %
flying field I'm the muck and mire Not
wishing TO set the pace en- the sticky
heavy track. Jockey Miller held super
man in check. and Okenitc. rushing up
took the lead at the quarter, with SUI
pcrman running in steady. even stride
close behind and the oncoming Beacon
Light short distance away.
Buttling and Go Between. the strong
favorites for the race hung in their
tracks and fought It ont with the
others i'm the already hopeless ruck.
Okenitc carried the lead in the flight
past the cheering grand stand. and
Jockey Preston carried him at his top
speed. Around the first turn the horses
fed in a storm Of splashins mud
Okcnltc was first at tine half. with
Superman surrendering the place t0
Nealon and Beacon Light. The Keen.
horse never varied his machinc-likc
stride. and little Miller held him I'm
tight rein
On they ran with no relative changes
i'm their positions to the milc where
Okenite fast firing. was followed hy
Beacon Light, Nealon and Supcrman
Into the stretch they raced, and Jockey
Miller. touching Superman with the
whip for the first time sent the Kccnc
horse out i'm front Okcnite bravcly
tried 10 follow, but gave up. while
Beacon Light and Nealon. the only
possible contenders, were whipped To
final burst of speed.
Superman was I'm no danger. for his
big swinging stride carried him we'll
out in front, and he sped by the Judges
stand an easy winner. with Beacon
Light second, length away, and Noa-
Ion third. There were cheers for the
horse. a horseshoe of flowers for the
jockey, a rush Of the winners for the
betting ring, and the Brooklyn handi-
cap. the third I'm twenty years TO Doe
won by a three-yearold. was n thing
Of the past for 1907 The winners.
First Rnoo lack Akin FIRST. Eoor.
heeS. second: Gentian. third.
Second Race - Tony Bonero first;
Eudora. second; st. Valentine. third.
Third Race. Stargowan first; Alau-
da. second; George Considine. third
Fourth Race Superman. first. Pea
con Light. second; Ncalon. third.
Fifth Race. - Killiecrankie. first:
Golden West. second; Barhary Belle.
third.
Sixth Race. Spooner first; Lady
Winifred. second; lie Knows. third