The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
COMMANDO COLT
MAY WIN BROOKLYN.
Kcenc's Supernan Has Chance tc
Show Clean Heels to Many
Runners.
HANDICAP THIS AFTERNOON
Rich Field to Contest for Turf
Classic and Ttoroughbreds
Are On Edge.

NEW YORK. May 19-If the sky
CLEANS blue tomorrow, many thous-
ands Of New Workers. will journey
down to Gravesend to witness the run
ming of the classic Brooklyn Handicap.
III it should rain. the crowd may not
be so great. but still there will be
Thousands.
Fifteen horses are announced as
probable starters for the $4,000 purse,
and the handicapers are at loss to
choose favorltc from the dozen OF
these, so evenly are they matched.
Accountant. the big money winner Of
last year: Tokalon. the Southern mare,
who won the event last season; Co
dere, Nealon and Arctic are among
these. Superman. James r. Keene's
lCommando colt, last Thursday stepped
a mile and sixteenth at Belmont Park
in 1:44 s5. equaling the worlds record
for that distance In this race he car
|r.ed 112 pounds The Brooklyn .handt-
cap is at a mile and quarter, and In
lit superman is asked to pick up only
| e5 pounds. Miller will ride him.
| Accountant, Go-Between, Salyldere
and iDandelion are looked upon as the
| horses most likely to force Superman
/ to extend himself If he is to bring the
| rich prize to the Keene stable for the
| fourth time Salvidere was a wonder
.lful performer last year. and, though
The will have his first start Of the sea-
son tomorrow, he doubtless Will nave
numerous supporters among the pet
tors, Sulvidere is asked to carry le'
pounds The rejuvenated Buttllng may
he heard from. He has been trained
on the track over which the race VIII
he run and Is thoroughly accustomed
to it. sewcll, though speedy. Is be-
llieved to like shorter course Arctic
can 90 the route. but he is n slow
he elmer. and In field like that he
viii face the starter tomorrow get
ting away at the nhsh OF the barrier
lmeans much.
At all events, no mater h h Mrd foyp Ut
race from start to finish. The probable
starters. with their weights and
Jockeys. follow: Go Between ~ aSt,, L. J:
pa RdeKer Nea1on H 1il
| Dugan; Flip Flap. liz. J. Martin; Ok
ford. 10, L. Smith; Butling, 1o7 Notterr;
salvidere, 107, ]. johnson; Arctic, ~,
"a. Lloyd; Accountant 12e, W Knapapo;
Miller; Beacon Light, 100. Murphy
Other Sporting Events
On Tuesday the Chicago National
League team will make Its first APP
pearance In New York this year to
cross bats with the Giants, Both team S
arc playing wonderful ball, and the
series of three games will no doubt be
among the hardest-fought contests Of
the season.
The New Yorhs need to win but one
more game to equal their record OF
oO5-eighteen straight games. they
hope to get this tomorrow from st.
Louis The race for the PENANG be-
tween New York and Chicago thus far
4 is q close one. Now York has won
twenty-four games and lost, three.
and lost four.
rho great Interest manifested In tho
recent show OF the American bulldog
i Club of America has led the members
show at philadelphia In the fall, The
! club has under ndvisement, with the
nrosnacts of its being carried out faN-
|orably. q plan for the holding OF sew
eral shows In various parts OF inc
country each year.
American Horses In London,
On board the steamer Minnehnha
which sailed to-day for London. Went
twelve Of the highest types Of Amerl-
| can harness horses to compete y the
international horse show q. NO Clym-
pia Lonaor lS Ia s nSSib pes Animal.
from ali parts Of the world, The horses
belong to c. ". Watson, OF Baltimore
and ans eleven OF them have won prizes Al
!. the important shows N this country
!, Kitty KITTY Gray Alfred Gwynne Wander.
bits entries have been in london fol
{ some time, and have won much praise
other American exhibitor Will be J
horses, Canada VIII BIO Represented a
whose entries Will include the. pairs
I Lord Norfolk and Lady Suffolk, ant
/ Sparkle and splendor, aDd several sad