RACING IN AMERICA.
GRAVESEND, LONG ISLAND. Tuesday, May 15 Brooklyn Handicap, of 250d0l each ; the club to add an amount necessaiy to make the value of the stakes 25,0G0d01, of which the second horse received 5000dol and the third horse 2000dol. One mile and a-quartcr. Mr F. Foster's eh c .Dr Rice, 4yrs, 8.0, by Onondaga — Bonnie Lee (Taral) 1 Byron M'Clelland's eh c Henry of Navarre, 3yrs, 7.2 (A. Clayton) 2 Oneck Stable's b c Sir Walter, 4yrs, 8.8 (Doggett) 3 Also ran : Bassetlaw, Comanche, Copyright, Banquet, Diablo, Herald, Blitzen, Ajax, Sport, Clifford, and Lowlander. Betting: 3 (o 1 agsfc Clifford and Sir Walter, 7 to 1 Dr Rice and Henry of Navarre, 8 to 1 Ajax, 10 to 1 Banquet, 20 to 1 Diablo, Bassetlaw, and Copyright, 30 to 1 Comanche, 40 to 1 Lowlander, 50 to 1 Herald, and 60 to 1 Blitzen The three placed horses hold forward positions the entire journey, Dr Rice finally winning with something to spare by a length ; Henry of Navarre finished two lengths before Sir Walter, he the same in front of Bassetlaw. Clifford and Sport were virtually left at the post, and Lowlander actually so. Time, 2min Tjfsoo.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 32
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199RACING IN AMERICA. Otago Witness, Issue 2105, 28 June 1894, Page 32
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