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t — + TWO RICH STAKES AT GRAVESEND THIS AFTERNOON +- ■ + The spring meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club l cgins at Cravesend this afternoon, with the Criterion Stakis and the Brooklyn Handicap as the petechial and sufficient features of the days card The Criterion is tor two-year -old fillies and will 1«- run for the twelfth time today. It has always attracted the crack fillies of the years as they came and numbers among its winners such fleet creatures as Cap ami Boll. Mamari. Hamburg Belle. Flip Flap. Court Dress. Field Mouse, ami Ocean Bound. Cap and Bells was good enough to In- sent over to Kngland and win the Kpsoin Oaks of 1!KH and Hamburg Belle was one of the Ix-.t mares of recent years. Of the Brooklyn Handicap it is sufficient to say from the time of its first running in 1SS7 it has shared with tlie Suburban the distinction of being one of the two foremost handicaps of American racing. It has been contested by the grande.t racers of the last quarter of a century and in its list of placed boraee arc such great names as those of Dry Monoix.lc. The Bard. Hanover. F.xile Terra Cotta. Tenny. Henry of Navarre. Sir Walter. Clifford. Ornament. Ben Holladav. Kinlev Mack Advance .uard. Irish I.ad. The licket. Delhi. Celt and King James, p, sav nothing of others scarcely less famous The records of the two events are as follows: CRITERION STAKES. Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Vat. Time. ]s »! Virginia Baric Six-ncer. . 1 12 Primrose Dav 112 Oneck Qacea ..112 $ 2 "." • •" .".: 1900 Cap and Bells Spencer. . 1 14 Luerana 114 Ashes 114 2 !HJI» :55S 1901 Jrail Landry. .114 Blue Girl 124 Hanover Queen.. Ill 2.750 1 :ol i 1902 Mamari IK ggett . 1 1! Bitiirica 114 Martie Lewia ..111 4 2S0 To:: 1908 Hamburg Belli . . . . F. ONeill. .114 Dimple 114 Contentious m I.ClO 1 M : 1904 SVhulatnito Ilildebrand .. 1 14 Chrysitis 114 Simplicity 114 4 410 l*ttl 1!MC Flip Flap Shaw. .114 Hiizelthorpe 114 Sue Smith .... 114 I M0 1 - r i tfOS Court Dress Bad the.. 1 IB Soprano 114 Adoration Ill 5.085 1 -01 l.Nl- Lady Winifred Radtkc.114 MeggsHtll 114 Klla ONeill ...114 5 805 1 -02 1908 Field Mou:e R. MeDaniel . . 1 1!» Suffragette 114 Melissa 11J ti ::75 |-0M 1901* Ocean Bound Scovillc- . 1 14 Augerona 122 Jreenvale Ill L170 1 OIJ Run at 4 1-2 furlongs in 1S9» and 1900. BROOKLYN HANDICAP. Year. First. Age. Jockeya. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 18S7 Dry Monopole 4 A. McC*hy..lOG Blue Wing 4 112 Hidalgo 0 ...115 ,850 207 1888 The Bard 5 Hayward..l25 Hanover 4 125 Exile C 114 P 025 213 1889 Exile 7 Hamilton. .110 Brince Royal 4 129 Terra Cotta 5125 6.900 2074 1890 Castaway II. 4 Bunn..l 0 Badge 5 114 Eric 4 110 6,900 210 1S91 Tenny 5 Barnes. .128 Prince Royal 6 117 Tea Trav 6 ..116 14 800 210 1892 Judge Morrow 5A. Covingtn. .116 Iessara 4 115 Russell "4 114 17 750 20SI 1893 Diablo 7 Taral..ll2 Lamplighter 4 125 Leonawell 4. .110 17.750 209 1894 Dr. Rice 4 Taral.,112 Henry of Navarre 3. 100 Sir Walter 4. 120 17 750 2071 IS95 Hornpipe 4 Hamilton. .105 Lazzarone 4 114 Sir Walter IS. 124 7 750 211 1S9C Sir Walter 6 Taral..ll3 Clifford C 125 St. Maxim 5. 108 "!750 2:081 1897 Howard Mann 4 II. Martin. .100 Lake Shore C 100 Volley 4 .... 95 7 750 2093 1898 Ornament 4 T. Sloan. .127 Ben Holladay 5 121 Slv Fox 3 ...92 7-.S00 2:10 1899 Banastar 4 Maher.,110 Lanky Bob 4 105 Flligrane 3... 98 7.800 206] 1900 Kin ley Mack 4 McCue..l22 Raffaello 4 113 Herbert 3 ...99 7 S00 2 10 1901 Conroy 3 OConnor. .102i Herbert 4 99 Standing 4 ..113 7.800 209 1902 Reina 4 OConnor. .104 Advance Cuard 5 ...117 Pentecost 3. .100 7 800 2 07 1903 Irish Lad 3 F. ONeill. .103 Gunfire 4 Ill Heno 4 113 14.950 2:05| 1904 The Picket 4 Hclgesen.119 Irish Lad 4 125 Proper 4 110 15 800 2:06i ?££ £?ibA 4J?»: T. Burns.. 121 Ostrich 4 96 Craziallo 4. ..109 15.800 2:061 1906 Totjalon 5 Bedell.. 10S Dandelion 4 107 The Picket 0.120 15.800 2:05 190, Superman !t W. Miller.. 99 Beacon Light 4 100 Ncalon 1 114 15 800 2 09 •J* £** * /A"--.-Sotter-1.o6 fair Play 3 39 Mast. Robert 3 95 UVfno 2:04* 1909 King James 4 B. Dugan .120 Restigouche 1 114 Celt 4 127 3,*So 2:04 + — —