The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-21
A Ten to One Shot Takes the
Great Suburban Handicap.
Ne LED FROM START TO FINISH.



himself. and Won ~ he pleased
in the fast time Of essk. Terrier second.
three lengths away. while Lsmplighter
vas third. four lengths behind. Lowiander
was 10 70 l shot in the betting. and al
kinds Of prices could be obtained on Terri
Fer. Lamplighser vas =. even money.
The race was worth $500 TO the winner.
$500 70 the second horse and E. 000 TO the
third. The winner Is owned By Book
maker Fred Rowe. vho beside the rich
stake noted. won many Thousands in bets.
The day opened oppresaiveiy hot, but
the wssther did not keep the crord away.
for fully 5000 we're on the grounds when
the hrst race vas called, and people kept
coming till the time set for the big event.
II Vas Suburban day and no horsemsn
need b told what Suburban day 10. To
his mind It 10 quite ~ important as the
Fourth Of July to the rural patriot or
Christmas to children. Today the tenth
suburban handicap was run at Sleeps
head Bay. It il rapidly becoming here
what the derby 10 in England. and diff
fers only in the conditions and class OF
horses. It draws out its handicap for all
ages Of horses. while the derby il for
weight, age and race. and brings together
all the 3-year-oids. Bat in popularity and
in the interest Il Asouses aud sussains for
six months before il occurs, in the way Of
the people that rally to the track to see il,
and especially in the stamp of distinction
that Is nearly equivalent to the greatness
which he puts upon its winner, il is like
the derby. It has certainly progressed
surprisingly from drawing . crowd
Of 500 to 5000 70 see the FRS.
suburban. until it proved . ioadstone for
fully 1000 last year. It has increased in
value to the winner from a, 805, which fell
TO the first. TO $4,000. the amount it 10
worth to him this year. The greatest SUI
burban was run on June IL. 1880, and WAS
won by the fastest and handsomest horse
that ever started in it, the kingly Salvador.
Salvador WAS . public favorite and his
rival. Tenny, was well favored also. but
could only finish third. and out
Of this race sprang the great
match between him And Salvador. in
which every fraction Of . record for the
distance was shattered. the mile and .
quarter being done in 2:o5. Salvator's
pathway through lite has truly been
strewn with flowers. As the school girls
hope in autograph albums. He had
-
soundness and vigor. He MAS retired as .
stud by Hagxin. and 10 now IN California
at the rancho del Paso. aud not 20 very
At the highest prices brought in this coun-
try by those Of the retired stallion.
=. Even the accident which kept Tammany
in the stable ami robbed the public Of the
grand battle it hal expected between him
and Lsmpiighte- .ould not materially de-
tract from tho gala day, but when the
saddi;ng bell was rung there seemed scarce
a space unoccupied. Then the flyers came
out and stripped for the parade. and were
we'll worth crsning necks to see. There
was Lamplighter, the favorite, with depth
of girth. well knit muscles. strong back
and short, strong legs. rs finc as fiddle.
ready TO retrieve his failure in the
Brooklyn handicap. But ne was not the
only one the spectators approved OF.
There was Banquet, who ran mile and .
quarter on q straight track at Monmouth
in 1880. with los pounds up, in 2:03A He
was only years old then. and another
day he showed that he had no; lost speed
when he ran a mile and quarter for the
Standard stakes. st Morris Park, in a.05 y.
Then there vas RaceIand. backed
by many who remembered his victories in
times past. Another dangerous horse is
that king of sprinters. DIR. Hasbrouck. as
likely looking as any in the bunch. As
Pessara pranced up in front of the stand,
i. was said that probably this would be an
other Campbell surprise, As Pessara vas
truly an unknown quantity. Then
came Mars. to uphold the honor of
the Morris stable. in tho absence Of
Russell. who has a bad leg Cha
rade, Lowiander and Territier were
not particularly attractive to the
crowd. ~ it was believed that their
chances for winning were slim. The En-
glish horse, Iddeslcigh. came in for con-
siderable comment He is a big. long.
rangy chestnut. and fair race horse, but
he never won At suburban distance
aud Is not up with the suburban
elias exactly. The Pepper looked
formidable and had many friends.
The betting ring was the most animated
place for everybody was anxion. 70 bet on
the great event. i.ampiighter was an even
money favori,e. Banquet was next in de-
mand ~ 1. while Mars. Lowlander and
Pessara we're 81 los. T~e.vcs could be OBJ
tanned on DIR. Hasbsoaek and The PEPPER.
and COS on rerrstier and the English horse
Iadesleigh. An immense amount was
waeer-d on the result and mos. OF i: re-
NAMED with the bookcrs.
The race vas set for 50 and after sew
sral breaks the lag dropped 20 a good
start. with Dg. Hasbrouck in the lead ana
the Others in line close behind Low
lander soon took the lead, with Terrier
and Itdssieigh second and thir! respec,
lively. Ha.erouck and Lamplishter fol-
loved them, ;he others punched close be.
hind. In the middle of the back stretch
ioxlander and the leaders drew av.v
from Lamrlgaier and BanqGe, bssaa 10
make . run Loxisn9er turned into
the home stretch three lengths before
Terrier and pr. Hasbrogck who. neck
and neck, we're sxo lengths ahea. OF
LAmpligh;er. The living leader never
faltered. and passed under the wire ratse.
an easy winner. Terrier secured second
place By four lengths from L.mpligh,er.
~hc beat Hasbrousk By head. Banquet,
The Pepper. Mars. Iddesieigh and P-ssara
flashed IN the order named. The betting.
weights and jockey. OF the winner and
place horses were IS follows:
Iawisa1 ter ia5 le<, AeIsSrmctt ......... 1910
Ts.rsSr. a ia T. iAn.y. -......-....... - 20
Lar n,igh,er. l-s lsa, Sins u 20 .a
The summaries:
Five fgylcuxs-nosnins won. Aeicty seee,a.
Declare taird Tine. Ia. "a
1--WE fgrio1Ss-Amess ven, Mic Maeaaea
sscsss. Aontefoos third Tine. ] q s-&
Ss,e-I4xzae won. ficArockst sscoai. 81 Fer
ran