Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-19
RACELAND THE WINNER,
The Bay Gelding's Victory In the Great
Suburban Handicap.

The great suburban handicap at Sheepshead
Bay yesterday was won by Raceland amid the
greatest enthusiasm. The men cheered the
women waved handkerchief and the crowd,
having grown until the officers could not con-
troll them, rushed on the track and almost
pulled Snapper" Garrison out of his seat.
The excitement ran high. but the result was SO
generally expected that the wild scenes of
last suburban day we're not reacted. Sleeps
head Bay race course, which is considered
ample for all occasions. was found entirely too
small for the number of persons present, and
placing even winning bets was an incompat-
able operation, and only effected with much
Inconvenience. Thirty thousand people were
present. Boston, PHILADELPHIA Washington.
Baltimore and all the intermediate towns of
note sent representatives to swell the throng.
In the executive committees box were the
members of the Chinese legation.
| THE STARTING ODDS.
| Before the race began bookmakers opened
on the Suburban, offering the following odds:
Terra Gotta, 5 (McLaughlin), 100 lbs., Is to 5
straight, to place; Eurus, 6 (Haywood), 1913
lbs, 40 to l and IL to / Raceland, 4 (Garrison),
100 lbs, 9 to and to 5; Badge, 4 (Anderson),
12O lbs, 2 to l and to 2; Elkwood, 6 (Fitzpat-
rick, 100 lbs, 20 to / and II to /; Bella B.,
| CTaylor), ITO lbs, to l and 2 to 1; Gorge,
(Hamiton). ITO lbs, 20 to l and 8 to 1; Volun-
teer III, 5 (Mosher). 100 lbs, IL TO and to l.;
Brian Boru, 5 Bergen), 9s lbs, $50 to and 60
| to1.
The track was trife lumpy, but in good con-
dition for running The field was much smaller
| than 1t has been for years.
| THE GREAT RACE.
| The flag fell and away they went, with Gorge
in the lead, Elkwood, Eurus and Badge next
| Coming to the stand Volunteer led by a nose,
with Gorge two lengths before Eurus, who was
two lengths before Badge, who had Bella B.,
| Raceland Brian Boru and Terra Gotta next
At the quarter post Volun teer led by a
| length. Gorge was second. length and half
| before Bella B., with Badge, Eurus. Brian
Boru, Terra Gotta and Elkwood next. Going
| up the back stretch Gorge went to the front,
and soon had lead OF two lengths from Eurus,
| second.
Its Gorge, sure" shouted the crowd Then
came Bella b., Volunteer, Brian Boru, Badge,
Terra Gotta under the whip. and Elkwood
| Gorge led until they were well in the home
| stretch, with Raceland next on whom Garri-
| son was sitting like marble statue
| AS they entered the home stretch the Snap
per gazed right and left. and pleased with the
survey, kept Raceland to his work as steady as
| clock On they came like whirlwind Gorge
still in the lead. Still like a statue sat the
Snapper, and as immovable as fate.
Now watch the snapper draw the whip"
rush. He did not. With a confidence grand
in itself, but almost heart-breaking to his
hackers Garrison merely sat down and urged
this noble animal the slightest bit He seemed
to feel that 1T was all over by the shouting, and
so it was Amid the plaudits of 10000 throats,
Raceland dashed past the judges stand an easy
winner by length and half in 2:O9 4-5
Terra Gotta. second, was half length before
Gorge. third. Eurus, Brian Boru. Badge, Elk
wood Volunteer, and Bella B., who ran wide,
nI nnr ont of tt,r,,
lowed as named Elkwood pulled up very
lame.
The winners neck was encircled on his re-
turn to the weighing stand, with a gigantic
horal horseshoe. on which the legend
Suburban" was worked with flowers and those
who had safely backed the Belmont horse, at
meager odds. went to get their checks cashed
Ihey received s9in return for the five invested,
small profit of "a. Those who shot at long
range, expecting some rank outsider to win,
were sore. An incident that did not escape
comment was the fact that Garrison, when the
eighth furlong was reached, looked around at
Terra Gotta, and, seeing the distance, ceased
urging Raceland. The race was about as easily
won as any rider could have wished.
SKETCH OF THE WINNER.
Raceland is bay gelding, four years old, by
Billet. dam Calomel He was purchased by
Joe Ullman, st. Louis bookmaker, as a year
ling. Ullman got him with hardly an opposing
bid for 1920. His career as a wo-year-old was
most brilliant Starting twelve times, he was
hrst nine times, second once and unplaced
twice. He met and defeated all the best
Youngsters of his age in the country, and
placed to the credit of his owner about SIS, 500
Raceland made his debut in the Harold stakes
at Latonia, which he won, carrying 107 pounds
and ridden by Harry Blaylock. in lO.L Then
came the Manufacturers stakes, at st. Louis, in
which he carried III pounds to the front in
l:l712. and three days later followed this up by
winning the st. Louis sweepstakes, 5 furlongs,
IN lO212. His first defeat was for the Lake
View handicap, at Chicago. won by Lucky
Baldwins Emperor Of Norfolk in 1:l614. But
Raceland had his revenge a few days later in
| beating the Emperor for the Quickstep stakes
at half mile in AS seconds. with III pounds IN
the saddle. He was then brought east. and won
a sweepstake at Sheepshead bay from field
of fifteen in 1:14sl. Later he made them all
| see stars by carrying the top weight home first
III the Great Eastern handicap, six furlongs,
| over fair track III 1:l524. His old enemy, the
! Emperor of Norfolk, doomed up again, and
lakeland was compelled to play second fiddle
to him for the Algeria stakeS at Brooklyn,
| which the Emperor won i'll l:lGln
| Ullman then determined to take him to
| Washington, but before going won a small
| sweepstake. At Washington Raceland and
Emperor Of Norfolk met in the Arlington
| stakes, and the Californian was obliged to
| lower his colors to the son of Billet, who, with
ll5 covered the six furlongs in 1:1i1l.
htcelaIu 3 last appearance Tor the year was
| in the Capital stakes, where he carried l2O
| pounds home in Liza. The time was the best
ever made on the Ivy City track by either
young or old horses. and it was this no doubt
which caused Mr.. August Belmont to pay
| SIT 800 for him. As three-year- old Raceland's
form was hardly the year before. At the
first try he was defeated for the Carlton stakes,
| rs miles, by Sir Dixon. At the next effort he
was unplaced to his old enemy, Emperor Of
Norfolk, for the Brooklyn derby, won in 2:OS$l.
His first win for the season was small purse at
a mile, which he won in :44S4. Then came the
Emporium stakes, IL miles, which he won
from field of seven in 2:42. He carried III
| pounds and won in common can
ter. Two days later the Spendthrift stakes, one
and a quarter miles, also went to his credit in
ZAP. Raceland followed this up by adding the
Barnegat stakes, one and half miles, to his
credit in 2:451a on track deep in mud. His
next victory was the Raritan stakes when he
carried 120 pounds home first ON fast track in
2:l3. Then came defeat, and he had to plav
second fiddle to Badge for the Palisade stakes.
one and one-third miles, which the son of
the Ill-Used won handily in 1:56. He could
| do no better than run third. with 119 pounds,
to Los Angeles, 118; and Badge, lI8, for the
Jersey handicap, won in 2l11l. With l16
pounds he was again third, this time for a
sweepstake at one mile and quarter, won by