Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-16
GREAT RACE TUESDAY,
Gossip About the Probable Starters
in the Suburban Handi-
cap at Sheepshead.
TENNY TIE BIG BETTING FAVORITE
Will Continue Strongly in the Lead at
the Post, but Lots of Money
is Placed On others.
TIE PROBABLE JOCKEYS AND STARTERS
Talf That Captain Brown Would Send SenOrita, bu
Reporter is bis Choice.
ESPECIAL rrrreRAn TO rE. DIsrArcH.,


NEW YORK, June 15-Everything is in
readiness at Sheepshead for the greatest
Suburban on record, and should the day be
fine and the track in good condition, there
are half dozen horses that will come to the
post capable of running in record time or
better and present indications are that the
finish will be confined to these can
didates of superlative merit Tenny,
the greatest 4-year-old that has shown
this year, will go to the post
favorite, but the :hances are that the great
volume of money which will pour into the
ring on the other candidates will lengthen
his price materially and enable Dave Pulsi-
fer and his friends to obtain q much better
figure than they had hoped for on the day
of the race. The sway-backed colt is the
popular choice for the race because he
has performed in public this year
and has demonstrated that he is
still the possessor of that superb
turn of speed which made HIM one of the
phenomenons of the turf of lSS9. His owner
has no fears of the outcome, declaring oravely
that Tenny will win unless he meets with an &C
cident. Mclaughlin will rlde, but this is not
regarded as anything greatly in his favor, as
jimmy. while undoubtedly king among
saddle for long time, and there is nothing like
contant training in races to Keep both man and
horse in the top notch of condition. NC
Lauglin is now down to weight and one thing
can be relied upon, the colt will not be missed
during the race as Mclaughlin has splendid
pair Of hands and is judge of pace.
FOR SECOND CHOICE.
After Tenny the names of Raceland, Saliva
tor, Firenzi, Prince Royal and Longstreet are
most frequently mentioned as probable WIN
rers. Mr. Belmont will send both Raceland
and Prince Royal to the post, and doughty
team they will be. Raceland won the race
year ago. and his trainer says he can beat
Tenny when they meet. Prince Royal showed
that he is at concert pitch by the easy way In
which be established best record at
Westchester in the Rancho del Paso
handicap, and stranger things have happened
than Prince Royals winning the Suburban. Mr..
Haggin's FIrenzi and Salvador are both nit to
race for kingdom. the mare especially so.
and from the present outlook she will go 10
the post Mr.. Byrne having said that the big
colt would be kept In the stable If the track
was dry and fast and should no more rain fall
a good track is certainty. Salvador is a
superlative performer in heayy-going. and if
he has improved as much over his S-year-old
form as Tenny has, the talent need look no
further for the winner. But neither Salvador
nor Firenzi have raced in public this year. and
consequently the knowing ones are at sea.
A DANGEROUS HORSE.
Gus commodity in any company on hard, dry
track Longstreet has beaten Tenny and Sal
vator and why can't he do it again? That's
what good man said to-day. Careful consid-
Grafton of Iongstreet's public form as 3-year-
old, linked with the fact that he Is thrown into
the handicap at liz pounds-10 less than Saliva
tor IL less than Raceland and less than
-Firenzi and Tenny-and the chances of the colt
cannot be passed by unnoticed. Sir Dixon may
start If the track is muddy, in which event
Lon W s a performer
in heavy going, will not see the post. Some
persons thought Sam Brown would start
SenOrita. but Reporter. who is a sure starter
and will be ridden by Covington. will probably
carry the Pittsburg turfmans colors.
Billy Lakeland will start Tea Tray in the
mile race at Brighton Beach tomorrow Mon
day) and if the son of Rayon Dor acquts him.
self satisfactorily he will be sent to the post.
Proctor Knott and English Lady, the pair that
will represent the West, are sure starters, and
the big gelding never looked better than to-
day. The Knott has never been trained prop
erly heretofore and the sensational winner of
the Junior Champion and the Futurity in 'SS
will prove that he is not one of the has beens"
when it comesto a race. The West is solid for
the Knott and his racy-looking companion.
Strideaway is highly thought of by his owners
and Stoval has been engaged TO ride the son of
Spinaway, whose impost is but 1l6 pounds. !
Come to Taw may 90, but it Is doubtful, as he
is not within 20 pounds of his true form.
VOLUNTEERS WORK.
Volunteer is one that will show the way for |
some portion of the race. Mr.. Withers was |
strongly in favor of declaring his sensational |
Favorable colt ont of the race two months ago,
but Trainer Knapsack Mccarthy stands 10 win
a fortune if the brown colt wins. and the Sage
of Brookdale determined that Knapsack
should have run for his money. The lucky
Beverwyck stable will undoubtedly make
strong efforts to repeat their performance in
the Brooklyn handicap. Cassius and Lavinia
Belle with Barnes and CovIngton up being
their. candidates. Cassius carries but l07
pounds, and the fact that he put up ITO pounds
and ran second to Tenny who had lis up a
mile in 1403z. beating Sir Dixon at even
weights, has set folks to thinking.
The dark horse of the contest may be the
black colt Loantaka, a sensational sprinteT, but
whose ability TO negotiate distance of ground
is questioned. This colt has put up weight and
ran away from the fastest horses on the turf
for seven furlongs. His owners say he can go
3 mile and a quarter. Montague has an out
side chance with but l03 pounds up, and the |
Preakness colt, who will be ridden by Martin, |
together with st. Luke, who is named as an |
almost certain starter, will make up the field. /
This insures at least Is starters and plenty of |
excitement Frank Clark has worked right
to have a good track for the race,
and should the weather remain settled his