420 The American Thoroughbred 



every jump. The three swept past the judges with 

 Dry Monopole a short head in front of Blue Wing, 

 and Blue Wing a short head in front of Hidalgo. 

 No such finish as that has been seen in any sub- 

 sequent running of the Brooklyn, and a picture 

 of it has ever since been used on the posters of 

 the Jockey Club. The mile and a quarter was 

 run in 2.07, which in those days was remarkably 

 fast time. 



The first meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club 

 was so successful that it determined the Dwyer 

 Brothers, its promoters, to build the race-course 

 upon which the Brooklyn is now annually run. 



That was the season when we began to see the 

 class of Hanover. There were many good horses 

 racing, many performances of splendid class done 

 throughout the year, but the great one to show 

 the way to all of them was Hanover, then in his 

 three-year-old form. His story has already been 

 told. 



By this period in the history of the turf, the 

 Suburban had become the one event which was 

 looked forward to by turfmen all over the coun- 

 try, and the best horses of the time were entered 

 for it. The Bard was coming into his own this 

 season, and the son of Longfellow showed his 



