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BUCKIIORN WINS BROOKLYN R. J. MACKENZIES COLORS ARE VICTORIOUS IN IMPORTANT EASTERN EVENT. Son of Broomstick and Thirty-third Scores in Hard i Drive with Buskin and Rock View — Ten Thousand Persons Patronize Aqueduct Opening. New York. .Jinn- 23. -With the running of the Brooklyn Handicap a its feature, the opening day at Aipiciluet «uv .ill that could In- desired iu the way d hish class racing. The attendance w;is csti- III. ll I at ocr 19.999. The meeting which opened today will Muajdy :i further tesi tor racing. So far as the interest of i in- nw it pablje affects the restate then is little •li ij iii in tin- minds of those arha hare watched the .--port at Belmont Park that the meeting will be ■ mii cese. The lirst week at BelaMiai Park ■ttracted only tab crowds with the exception of the opening day mid Decoration Day. but us the public began to realize the high quality uf the contending burse* ii niidi nee returned and the daily attendance in creased until in III i losing week the stands took mi the appeal inn of otden days when raciafj was ;it ils height in tin- Metropolitan district. Racing :.s now being conducted uej a higher plane than ever before. I in sport since it-, resturatioa has assumed a sound and safe taae in which the Kaatblhur clement has beea subservient to the pleas-arc of seeing richly bred thoroughbreds niatch their speed and stamina. 1 In to waa not a comidaiul at Belmont Park ii aciount of betting and though the City authorities will lie in control at Aipiedilet there b m reasoa to believe than any radical stops will be tak.-u to interfere with the sport which has lieen so warmly welcomed hack by the citiaens of Ni u York. That high class patrons alone will be catered to is shown by the determination of the in ningeini ul to eliminate the dollar field. The grandstand will be opened at a uniform admission • it 93, aiil will not In divided off fur the benefit "i a cheaper rrowd as at Belmont. Hie tiling that will tend to improve racing at A piiiluct is the mcifjnn of stakes previously run at the meetings of the Brooklyn Jockey Cluh at Gravesend Phil .1. Owyer, president ■•! the Brooklyn organization, also controls the Ijin inn Ooeati . eke] club, whirl: runs .,ff the pro-main at Aqnednct. Tin Brooklyn Handicap, former-t a Uravesend feature of the first importance. marked today* opening, and the tarter Handicap. which usid iu feature the Asjmdnel opening, will I be isitmiI tor next Saturday. The m.-rgiug of interests also provides such well known fixtures as the Urcat American Handicap and the Astoria Dinner Slakes, for two-year-olds, and the Brooklyn Derby, for three -year-olds, the last named event being reserved fur the closing day. July !i. The i waning, of the Brooklyn resalted la one ol the iiiosi stirring contests sei-ii on a metropolitan track iu rears, the winner. Backhorn, liniiu oat to tin Hal "ninee to inai the fast r losing; Baakia, which came with his usual rush tbroagh the linal furlong. Backhorn was always a forward contender and, after Uliii luto the lead, was taken hack. Thorn-hill and Plying Fairy alteraatiag in setting the pare until well Into the stretch. Then Backhorn made his move, with Kock View in dose attendance. As tin- iw" came to the aauaauanj line, Baskin made a gallant effort and the two finished together, Buck-hurii winning by a scant head with Bnakla half ■ length in advaiui of Bock View. five lengths awaj was the nyiag fairy. The pace set iii the earl] part was slow and the race reserved itself into a sprinl through the stretch. The Brooklyn Handicap was an important featare of raeiiitf at iraveseiul from 1nn7 to 1910, when racing was suspended in New York State. Its tallied hisi.rv is as f Hows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Joeki v. Val. Time. lss.7 Dry .Moiiopolc.4 100 A. hTcChy.l 5.860 :H7 ltooj The Bard ." I--" Uayward .. 8,023 2:13 issi i.ii, 7 118 Hamilton . 8,900 -j:iii. Is.ki Castaway II... 4 imi Biiiiu li..HMi 2:10 ism Tenny ~ llis Barnes 14,800 2:10 Jsm Jnihte .Morrow. o 118 A. Oovtoa. 17.7.~ i 2:08% ivi.; Diabli 7 112 Taral I7.7."i"i l:«i IS.ll Dr. Ki-e 4 112 Taral 17,750 2:071/4 1805 Hornpipe 1 105 Hamilton .. 7.7-Vi l! : 1 1 ■ , 1M08 Sir Walter . . . i 113 Taral 7.7." l 2:08 A lvi7 Howard Mann. 4 108 11. Martin.. 7.7ol 2:00% ]s:is Ornament ....4 127 T. Sloan .. 7.800 2:19 lVitl Banastar ....4 llO Maher 7.809 2 : M".i, 1900 Kinley Mack. .4 tSJ McCiie 7.809 2:10 Iinii Coaroy .......3 102iUConnor .. 7.mmi 2N 1902 K iua 4 lnl OConnor .. 7,899 li:07 Im; Irish Lad :: 103 f. ONeill. 14,950 2:05% 1904 The Picket ...4 119 Heigesen .. Io.sihi 2:08% 1905 Delhi 4 lL1 T. Burns., lo.stin 2:1k;1-, ...h; Tokalon 5 108 Bedell 15.800 2:06% 1907 Suinrinaii ....; 99 W. Miller.. l."i.s iii l :iki 1908 Ml u 1 h; Notter .... 19.750 24% 1909 King lames ..4 1l; E. Dugaa., ::.s."i i 2rtM 1910 Dalmatian ...1 130 E. Dngaa.. 4,809 2:06% 1913 W. Broom 11. .6 130 Notter 3.023 L: i::-- 1911 Buckborn 5 Ifl J. htcCahey ;j.:;.-.u 2:iis N- racing In Itll and 1912. It was run at Belmont Park iu 1913. In addition to winning the Brooklyn Handicap, the Mai -kenzie stable accounted for the second race when Helen Barbee, which after racing close up With the leaders, outlasted Flittergold. Granite, fresh from a successful campaign in Kentucky, won his initial start with ease, when ha defeated Paw-hu-ka. Bisiini and others, in the lirst race. Am i zi hi was Mipposed to be lust in the two-year-old selling race, at Ire fartoags, which came third on the card, hut foefcey Steward allowed her to run all over the track and tiear out at the ejhow, with the result that Embroidery and Luxury, lioth of which were well handled, beat her home, the former winning by a comfortable margia. Virile was Pest backed for the fifth, a dash of one mill- for platers, hut was ontfooted from the start. Dartwortfa led to the tara for home, a hue In- ran out. leaving Minna if j to o on with Cross-ban and Progressive following moat closely. Mouo-caej won rather comfortably. Tlie withdrawal "f Gea. Baeach from the sixth race Made the held appear mom, evealy balanced. The winner turned up iu Gaelic, which was the .-i roiid winner -addled by George Odom daring the afternoon. •■ Ic displayed a hirh tara uf stM.ed, and never ierioanlj nseaaced, won with plenty la reserve. Tin style ot running .it kqaedael i- more popular wnh race-goers than the reverse style employed at Belmont; only one horse ran wide daring tue alti noons r.uing. Ih withdrawal of Lake McLuke fi"iii tin Br.H.k-Imi Handicap was caused by bis having developed a rather extensive quarter crack which may keen ban out of active racing for a brief time. lackey P. Pord lefl tonight tor Hamilton, where In will ride for -T. W. fuller.
