Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-17
LOantaka, a Rank Outsider, Defeats
the Hot Pets and Captures
the Suburban.
TENNY LANDS IN SIXTH PLACE.
Frank Slavin, the Australian, Knocks Jake
kilrain Out in Nine Rounds for
the $4,000 Purse.
TIE BOSTONS BEAT OUR TEAM AGAIN.
President Oyeil Says Few Words About His Players
Baseball News Of General Interest

SUEErSHEAD BAY June lG.-More than %,
OeO enthusiastic persons braved the heat Of
a tropical sun to-day and visited this course
TO see the suburban, one Of the great handi
caps of the year decided. The weather
could not have been improved upon fol
racing PURPOSES. but il was entirely toe
warm for personal comfort. 1t was of tho
close. humid kind that draws perspirltioT
out of ones pores by the quart, but all thu
discomfort could not keep lovers of racing
from the track. The suburban was to be
decided, Tenny, the winner of the Brooklyn
handicap, WAS to run. That was all sufficient
and any that by hook or crook could secure
tho time visited the Sheepshead Bay tracl
LAY. Enormous improvements had beer
made about the grounds since the last meet
ing and to-day the course is one of the hand
soonest in America The grand stand and
betting ring have both been enlarged and
improved in other ways, a new paddock
airy looking, but substantial as adamant
had been erected and the clubhouse
frightened up in Il hundred ways.
An Extremely Pretty Picture.
The whole formed one of the prettiest
pictures ever presented to an American race
crowd, AMI tina it was fullE appreciated was
shown by the cNcitemen- anI eXclamations
Of surprise and deiGhS that were heard on
all sides. OF course. nine-tentGs of those
present came TO see the Suburban. but they
were VILLA to have their enthusiasm placed
at the hiy iest pitch by horses of a smaller
Caliher.
Thus it was that when Civil Service won
the first race after a gallant fight he WAS
libCrally applaud 1 and in the second race,
thp frSi half of tho druhga event His Ui0h
ncsS WIS rhcerpd 10 the echo when he De.
Tootcd VictCr1- and Nonlad while there was
nlcntv of sympatby for st, Flnrian and his
rider. Iiirlp1ipld both of whom moi with am
accident thnt cost tben thp ,are II hon.
neprd in this way. s. Fiorior after King
aT tba 1Y,nnino vas ciosaIy nrassaJ in the
-. F,,,.i,,r,r 81 Tf.,Io,7oij = 80, = -.
Iftb ~, liz, no in+ iIS az tb frt
Iii I f., b J ,n5 ~ o1nT ~
- 10 80 - ,,i,o, he oro 80 +I1 10
inncr ,,irs roi,rr co,n,1IateI,- oyar Fo,tI.
a-oi,- bv,aTe, S,oitI,nI t,o boSc no.. incio,-
- -, = 80 VIZ 'i0i 'Nne!
vas HUI"
Anxious for the Big Race.
~. +ra +i,,,o Por, ,,,,os.or b,J ,,-o,, +ho
-, - -, - - -. ~. va - .'-o
cor+. mitch apd ,r,S nra,,orad fo. tho Su1,
,lrban. Down in the betting ring fatbe : ot
families. conservative business men and
heavy p,unrers fourbt and nuIled each
other aror3d in a mad endeavor TO bet their
money on Tennv. This couldn't go on for.
ever, however, and at 4:l5 o'clock the bugle
called the horses 70 the post Out they came,
len as noble LOOKING animals as ever faced
starter.
The conditions. starters weights jockS
and betting follow: The suburban, a handi-
cap sweepstakes OF Slpl each, the association
to add The amount necessary to make the
N'iue oi rue race SloVid. tne second TO re-
celVe S3JO7 ana the thlrd 81 ,ooO, one mile and
a quarter
Lnantaka ITO tBeTgen) 40 to l; Major Domo
lo1 Martln). 10 10 ]; CassiuS ll5 (Tal9!), 20 to
!; Ftziames no lBarneS). 20 to l: Banquet
liO lltamltonl ~ 70 J; lenny l26 (MurphN),
30. hheA ID kONertonl. !. : 10 l; Demutn llb
!daS%ettl !. ID 70 /; Isaac Lewis IOS (Iaylor),
~ TO L lea Tray us tIarrlson). ) TO !.
IheE cantered up TO the post, formed a line
ana marched past the grand stand, where
every horse ana rider received more or less
applause lenhE came IN 1or the lions
snhre however, anQ ne seemed TO fully ap-
preclate n all BACK again they went to the
post ana thcn were ready Tor the fray. But
no; some JOCKEY i down, and there is an
other delay that IS most irritating. Finally,
however. every tning is IN readiness and they
~ ~ anpr%Ic1eI me starter on even terms
! !aSn goes Mr. CiLdwcil red nag and the
Dlg race Is on.
Major Domo TO the Front
H"' it" H,IlueS % Il haIl uoHeh OF them are
neck ana neck. 1hen as they near the stand
Major Domo shoots to thc front. and as he
sweeps bv the crowd is a neck in front of
CaSs;us. who has Banquet at his heels, while
Dcmuth, Isaac Lewis and Riley are all well
up with Tenny, Tea Tray and Loantaka
plmElng mp the rear. Ihey run in this order
second Mac, ~ Noioi ,,',, +b 'tfI ti. oathcs
change being tllHt Tea Tray is last and is
sulking. lie will not try a ward, and i'm de-
spair his hackers tear up their tickets
When they Straighten ont for the run
up INC il, @ nack slretch, the pace qmckenS and
~ in boIds his ieII yiitI, n"JoT Dol.lo
md Ranguct ,S bis cl,Sos+ 1+to,,I, :! iii
rTcTn, LII, :; - r,ll,- w W tiI' WHY
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ToanT. I,,iicsiSs ~ tG,,,ii' IL on
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down tbe IacL ltrnt.b Nnio,. no,,n i .iih ~ih
in front and II beCips 20 lool, o. - en-.
y-oII,d 1,a,a,. co+cI, shi,,, Dor,J,t,, I. - S
nm TO second nIacp and C,esi,,. 20 +I,i,l e'iie
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T,unT and he e, isns sixtb ,nIoce mn MI
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Tr,T A. tli mn W,io,. n,,,.iII III 'iie
fInTt ..Tr,- ,,-iIl 49,, ~ i;. 80. 2 N ~
hackers. I,1,t .Io,- IN No.. D = i ne
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60 r., L., Ill 'iiG I,s 1i,u = I1SiilIS oaS-
Ta,c INA Tn tii InlIyaIigs,
,tbc, SdJ,i III ioii.a & .iC ] Salin uislllS me me
,.,,r,-1 i,,, ~? d - - go ~, 5 II1ln Slie
S,,i,,,- ii,s ilu uCieF ms hls
in 1arIacuS focbio,, III; b,. % vis s,,,a
is wonderful Ar tho siTteentb ,oIc bbe ~
III, L1,i," NJ r"E 49, I'll "a poIc p? nc Is
i,''''' nv N'7'i"s'
N"N the neal StruSSfe beSlns.
Garrison shows some signs of life on Tea
Tray aud Ro,,,,n,, i. st,,,,,rr -, In, -
- "i7 up WIN Ioah-
TAXA. Tcnny is in difficulties still in sixth
l3larc NIuTDl,y commences to ,,ro,o hin, ,,,J
-. ~ -, N'iO'> W "i &c MN anu
gains slowly, and it is hoped that his won
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