The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-21
'KEENE'S
SUPERMAN
Brooklyn Handicap Won In
Mud By a Length.
BEACON LIGHT NEXT.
Buttlins and Go Between fav.
orites. We're Badly
Beaten.

NEW YORK, May zi.-Through ser.
ried lines OF cheering thousands, su'
perman. the sturdy three-year-old son
Of the great Commando. carrying the
colors OF james X. keene and ridden
by Jockey Miller. flashed under the
wire the winner OF the Brooklyn handi.
cap over course fetlock deep In mud
at the Gravessnd race track.
Twenty-Five thousand people saw
she mud splashed Keene horse held
back until the stretch and then sent
out In front 10 win In decisive fashion
from n field Of eleven starters. Beacon
Light. ridden by Jockey Lowe. was
second. n length behind Superman, and
Nealon. carrying the colors Of O. n.
Durnell. was third. superman cover.
ed the course Of a mile and a quarter
In 200.
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 okenlts and
Good Luck were added starters. their
owners believing that they had q
chance In the miry racing lane for the
rich 10000 purse.
The immense crowd waited for the
fash OF Starter Mars Cassldy's nag
which started the great event Of the
racing season.
out In front shot superman. follow.
Cd 10y okenite and Go Between and q
Aging field IN the muck and mlre. Not
wishing 10 set the pace In the sticky.
heavy track. Jockey Miller held super.
man Ia check. and okenlte. rushing up.
took the lead nj the quarter. with su.
perman running In steady. even stride
close behind and the oncoming Beacon
Light a short distance away.
Buitling aud Go Between. the strong
favorites for the race. hung I'm their
tracks and fought Il out with the
others In the already hopeless ruck
okenlte carried the lead In the flight
past the cheering grand stand. aud
Jockey Preston carried him nj his top
speed. Around the first turn the horses
lied IN a storm Of splashing mud
Okeniie was nrst NJ the half. with
Supcrman surrendering the place 90
Nealon and Beacon Light. The Keene
horse never varied his machine like
stride. and little Miller held him In
tight rein.
ON they ran with no relative changes
In their positions 20 the mile. whers
okeniie. fast firing. was followed by
Beacon Light. Nealon and superman
Into the stretch they raced. aud JOCKEY
Miller. touching Superman with the
whip for the frst time. sent the Keene
horse out In front okenite bravely
tried 20 follow, but gave up. while
Beacon Light and Nealon. the only
possible contenders. were whipped 10
a nnal burst Of speed.
superman was In no danger. for his
biz swinging stride carried him well
out In front. and he sped by the judges
stand an easy winner with Beacon
Light second. length away. and Nea.
Ion third. There were cheers for the
horse. n horseshoe Of flowers for the
Jockey. a rush Of the winners for the
betting ring. and the Brooklyn handi.
cap. the third In twenty years TO be
won by a three year-old. was a thing
Of the past for 1907. The winners:
First Race.-Jack Akin. first: voor.
hecs. second; Gentian. third.
Second Race. - Tony Bonero. hrst;
Eudora. second: st. Valentine. third.
Third Race.-shrsowan. first: Alau.
da. second: George Considine. third.
Fourth superman. FIRST: Bea.
con Light. second: NeaIon. third.
Fifth Race. - Killiecrankie. nrst;
Golden West. second: Barbary Belle,
third.
Sixth Race. - spooner. FIRST: Lady
winifred. second: lie Knows. third.