The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-17

Twenty-Five thousand enthusiastic persons
braved the heat of tropical sun today and
visited this course to see the Suburban,
one of the great handicaps of the year. de-
cided. The weather could not have been
improved upon for racing purpose: it was
but that conld not keep the lovers of
racing from the track. The Suburban
was to be decided. Tenny, winner of the
Brooklyn handicap, was to run. That
was all sufficient, and any one who, by
hook or crook, could secure the time,
visited the Sheephead Bay track today.
The crowd was wound up to concert
pitch. Down in the betting ring fathers
and families, conservative business men
and horse plungers foughtan pulled each
other around in the mad endeavor to bet
money on Tenny. This could not last
forever, however and at 4:15 the bugle
called the horses to the post. Out they
came, ten as noble looking animals as ever
faced starter The conditions, starters,
weights jockeys ana betting were as fol-
lows:
The suburban handicap sweepstakes of
500 cash, association to add an amount
sufficient to make the amount $4,000
second to receive 81 500, one mile and a
quarter. Starters: Loantaka, weight 110
pounds, Jockey Berger, betting 40 to l
against; Major Domo, 107 (Martin), 10 to l.;
Cassius. 1l5 (Taral), 20 to l. Fitzjames, 10S
(Barnes) 20 to l; Banquet 1l0 (Hamiiton),
so to /; Tenny, l2s Qsaac Murphy. to s.;
Riley, 125 (Overton), 90 to l; Demuth, 116
(Taylor), 100 to l; Tea Tray, 10S Garrison,
to l.
They cantered up to the post formed a
good lire, and marched past the grand
stand, where every horse and rider received
more or less applause. Tenny came in for
the lions share, however, and he seemed
n nj Iu r oll II,
went to the post. with everything in readi-
ness, and they all approached the starter
on even terms Flash goes Mr.. CaldweIIS S
red flag, and the race is on.
For few strides half a dozen of them
are neck and neck; then, as they near the
stand Major Domo shoots to the 'front.' and
he sweeps by the crowd neck in front of
Cassius, who has Banquet at his heels,
while Demuth, Isaac Lewis and Riley are
all well up, and Tenny, Tea Tray and
Loantaka bring up the rear. TheyIrun in
this order around to the lower turn, where
Demuth takes second place to Major
Domo, the only other change being that
Tea Tray is last and is sulking. He will
not try yard, and in despair his hackers
tear up their tickets.
When Strengthened out for the run up
the back stretch the pace quickens. and
the interest becomes intense. Major DOmo
still holds the lead with Cassius, Demuth
and Banquet as close attendants, while
Tenny, who is now fully extended, can not
get an inch. In the meantime, Marty
Bergen, on Loantaka, loafs along side the
rails as though he had no interest in the
race whatever. Half way down the back
stretch Major Domo is still in front, and
it begins to look rs if they would never
catch him. Demuth has gone up into
second place and Cassius is third. Muir
ply is beginning to move uD with Tenny,
and takes sixth place. AS they near the
turn Garrison on Tea Tray and Bergen on
Lontaka are still trailing in the rear. On
the turn Major Dunno still stays in front.
hackers but they will Major Dunno is
beginning to falter and Taral is rushing
Cassius after him. while Demuth, FitZ
James, Isaac Lewis aud Tenny are still
urging the others.
Suddenly a roar goes up from the crowd
Bergen has wakened, and under his urging
Loantaka is cutting through the field in a
marvellous fashion: His burst of speed is
wonderful. At the sixteenth pole he is
third, right behind him Major Domo and
Cassius, and now the real struggle begins
Garrison shows some signs of life on Tea
Tray and Bergen is stealing up with Loan
TAXA. Tenny is in difficulty, still in sixth
place Murphy commences to urge him,
and his legation Of hackers gain courage,
LOT ne GdlLS Slowly. anu 10 IS HOpeu MS
wonderful burst of speed will carry him TO
the front in the stretch. 1t is false hope,
however, for on the turn for home he
falters. Murphy then tries the whip. The
famous burst of speed is not there, and
the favorite is beaten.
As they turn into the stretch Major
Domo still holds the lead in dogged fash
ion, but Martin is whipping. and so are all
the others. The crowd is yelling like
fends, and all the jockeys are whipping
aud spurring like demons. Loantaka
slowly but surely cuts down the lead, and
twenty yards from home is on even terms
with Major Domo. Martin, jockey OF the
la ter glances despairingly at the black
colt so surely going ahead and makes one
desperate effort Il is useless now Ber-
gen is AT work like machine. Under his
efforts the noble beast under him rouses
himself. and, amid the cheers and yells of
the assembled thousands, Loantaka shot
across the line, winner by length and
half in 2:01 Major Domo lasted long
enough TO get second place from Cassius,
8 length away from Fitz James, who was
in order by Banquet, Tenny.
Riley, Demuth. Isaac Lewis and Tea Tray,
whose abominabie temper had prevented
him from making better showing.
The other winners were Civil Service,
His Highuess, Port Chester. Bermuda,
Longstreet and Atlanta.
gan's track: Strathmaid, Burch, Tentine,
Heiter Shelter, Elphin.