Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-21
KEYNES SUPERMAN.
Brooklyn Handicap Won In
 Mud by a Length.
BEACON LIGHT AND AEALOS NEXT.
0kenite Made Running For the Mile, but Tired In the stretch-Buttling and Go Between, Favorites,
 Were Badly Beaten.


 Were Badly Beaten.
 NEW YORK, May 21.-fhrough ser ried lines of cheering thousands. Su- perman, the sturdy three-year-old son of the great Commando, carrying the colors of James R. Keene and ridden by Jockey Miller, flashed under the wire the winner of the Brooklyn handi- cap over a course fetlock 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 in decisive fashion from a field of eleven starters. Beacon Light, ridden by Jockey Lowe, was second, length behind Superman, and Nealon, carrying the colors of c. E.. Durnell, was third. Superman cover- ed the course of mile and quarter in 2:09.
 The Brooklyn handicap brought out great crowd to see the running of the American Derby.
 Six horses were scratched because of the heavy going, while Okanite and Good Luck were added starters, their owners believing that they had a chance in the miry racing lane for the rich $20,O00 purse.
 The immense crowd waited for the flash of Starter Mars Cassidy's flag which started the great event of the racing season.
 Out in front shot Superman, follow ed by Okenite and Go Between and flying field in the muck and mire. Not wishing to set the pace in the sticky, heavy track, Jockey Miller held Super man in check, and Okenite, rushing up, took the lead at the quarter, with Su- perman 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 1t out with the others in the already hopeless ruck. Okenite 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 fled in storm of splashing mud. Okenite was first at the half, with Superman surrendering the place to 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 to the mile, where Okenite, fast tiring, was followed by Beacon Light, Nealon and auperman. Into the stretch they raced, and Jockey, Miller, touching Superman with the whip for the first time, sent the Keene horse out in front. Okenite bravely tried to follow, but gave up, while Beacon Light and Nealon. the only possible contenders, were whipped to final burst of speed.
 Superman was in 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 AAbhA StNOhh, q away, dlu sNed- lon third. There were cheers for the horse, horseshoe of flowers for the jockey, rush of the winners for the betting ring. and the Brooklyn handi- cap, the third in twenty years to be won by three-year-old, was a thing of the past for 1907. The winners:
 First Race.-Jack Atkin, first; voor- hees. second; Gentian, third.
 Second Race. - Tony Bonero, first; Eudora, second; St. Valentine, third.
 Third Race.-Stargowan. first: Alau- dn, second; George Considine, third.
 Fourth Race.-Superman. first; Bea- con Light second; Nealon. third.
 Fifth Race. = Killiecrankie, first; Golden West second; Barbary Belle, third.
 Sixth Race. = Spooner, first; Lady Winifred, second; He Knows, third.