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Show KING JAMES FIRST WINS THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP New York, June 3. King James, first; Rcstlgouche, second, and Celt, third. Thus stands the record of the twenty-third renewal of the historic Brooklyn Brook-lyn handicap run today at Gravesend. Tho three other starters. High Private, Frank Gill and Berkeley, finished as named but were beaten off.. The time, 2:04, establshcs a new record for the race, bting one-fifth of a second better bet-ter thou the figures hung up la6t year by Celt. Coupled with the entry of Sam Hll-dreth, Hll-dreth, King James and Restigouche were quoted in the betting at 3 to 1 to win and 1 to 2 for place. Restigouche, Resti-gouche, runulng alone, was variously quoted as high as 20 to 1 to win, S to 1 for placo and 4 to 5 to show. James R. Kenne's Celt was held at 1 to 3 seemingly primitive odds and greatly disappointed a host of backers and made heartsick those of the "memory "mem-ory brokers" who did not have the nerve to lay wagers against him. ' Though mainly a race among the horses, the contest was exciting. Especially Es-pecially great was the interest when a furlong from home King James pushed his nose In front of the flying Restigouche and inch by Inch crept past him until at the wire he was leading his stable mate 'by a full length, while Restigouche was three lengths in front of the tired and floundering floun-dering Celt.. Aside from the defeat of Celt, the race run by Restigouche was the greatest surplse. Never credited with too much gameness, the Keene cast-off cast-off led from the rise of the barrier to the last furlong and with speed that amazed all those behind him save King James. The six horses were most tractable and when the wehblng was sprung went off to a perfect start. |