The morning call., 1893-06-19
CHAT OF THE TURF
The Suburban Will Be
Run To=Morrow.
CONEY ISLAND THE SCENE.
A Reporters Derby Being Arranged
for Next Saturday-Doings of
Trotters and PAGERS.
ONEY ISLAND THE SCENE.

will be decided this week. Tomorrow
afternoon at Conev island the famous all
aged race. the Suburban handicap, will
take place. Then on next Saturday the
much talked of American derby, worth
$4,000 to the winner, will be run at
Chicago.
The Suburban handicap, which is mod
eled after EnglaDd's greatest race for
horses of all ages. is the most sensational
event decided each year on the American
turf. The distance is one mile and a
quarter, and The weights are supposed to
be allotted so every horse in the race will
have an equal chance. From the time
General Monroe won the first Suburban to
last year. when the copper king's-Marcus
Daly's-great horse Montana won it, the
finishes have always been very exciting.
It brings together the cracks of the
world. and it is such heart-breaking race
that few horses that run well in 1t ever
show as good afterward.
The probable starters were named in
this paper last week, but since that time a
report has become current that Marcus
Days Tammany had broken down, and
therefore he would rely ON The Pepper.
who seems to have good chance at the
weight.
The withdrawal of Tammany naturally
lessons the popular interest in the race.
for racing enthusiasts throughout the
country are anxious to see or hear of him
giving Lamplighter battle at equal
weights. They wanted the two kings to
meet to determine who is entitled to the
crown. It will be a great race anyhow,
and as usual 10000 or $4,000 people will
witness it, and a million dollars will
change hands on the result.
While Lamplighter is conceded victory
in the Suburban by the majority of pao-
pie, every one is at sea regarding the
probable outcome of the American Derby.
The list of probable starters has dwindled
down considerably, but what will be lack
ing in quantity will be made up by quality.
Charley Fairs Floodgate, The principal
California representative, will not cut
much of figure II reports OF his work are
correct.
His runs at St. Louis were in no way
brilliant performances. Lookout and Cliff
ford are showing the best of the West
erners. and the performance of Clifford
few days ago at Lato MIA, when he spre d.
eagled his field in a mile dash in l :40A,
breaking the track record for the distance,
and being worked out, c0mpassed a mile
and quarter in 2:06A, has keenly in-
terestPd the Eastern turfmen who will
send out three-y ear-olds TO compete in the
classic event.
Clifford fancies a distance of ground
rather than sprint, but the Fasteners
question his ability to take up stake
weight and 90 the derby route. one mile
and half. Still the opinion prevails that
IN Clifford and Lookout, the Eastern
champions, Don AlonZo and Chorlster,
Will find their most dangerous antagonists.
Rain bow is still fatteriDg his friends.
He worked mile ap1 q half several
days ago IN 2:37, but the son of LoDgIellow
does not race as well as he works. He may
take different notion at Chicago. and
then he and Don AlODZo and Ch0rlster will
make very interesting trio in the big race.
Don AlonZu's derby work has been up to
the expectations of his owner, Mike"
DWyer, and the Messrs. keene's colt,
Chorl- ter, has also done remarkably well.
No doubt the respective owners of these
horses. who are milliOnaires and plunge
heavily, will make the event lively from a
speculative point of view.
About two hours before the American
Derby is run in Chicago. a derby will be
run al the Bay District in this city, and it
promises to be very exciting one. 1t is
called the "Reporters' Derby" and it is
expected that the turf reporters of the
various newspapers in the city will ride
the best horses procurable at the track.
Mr.. Schwartz, thinking that il ought to bs
very interesting and exciting event,
offered purse to be raced for of sufficient
entrust their steeds TO the scribes
The Breeder and Sportsman in COM
menting on the matter, says: 1T is
shillingS to pennies that two thirds Of the
riders fail otf before the Darby is fin
ished." As this seems to be the prevail
ing opinion in horse circles, it should be
very exciting affair. Several surgeons
have promised to be in attendance. as well
as several veterinaryS, who have been en-
gagged by the horsemen TO care for their
SeedS after the race is over. As The re-
pOriers came 10 the conclusion that the
derby distance. mile and half. would
make the affair drawn out one, they
agreed, after considerable opposition. To
make the race q mile. The opponents of
the mile arrangement, although they
claimed to be good gentlemen riders, did
not fancy making the start in front of the
grand stand.
The starter, weights and riders have
been announced as follows:
Red Cloud 100 (Ben Benjamin of the
Chr0nicle), Jackson 100 &C. E. Trevanthan),
Bronco 153 Oh. F0Island Of the Examiner),
Adj p 145 (F. T. Cusack of The CALL),
Merton 40 (G. w. Laying OF the Breeder
aud Sportsman, Nero 140 (E. Morphy of
papers may also he represented
The Sporting World has the following to
say of trainer, rider and owner John Nc
Cafferty, who is regarded as the shrewd-
est D0rseman III the country and who is a
terror of b0okmakers:
johnny McCatferty has again fooled the
oookmakers in grand style. There isn't
man In America that fools both the public
and the ring as often as does this same
slender, oniet-appearlng fellow from Genr-
gia. Whenever you see one of McCatferty's
horses in race you can bet that that is a
good race to let alone. You can't tell
whether he Is out to win or not; in fact.
YOU cannot even tell whether or not he is
backing his horse. He may let him alone
at the track and play him in the p0Orooms,
or vice versa. The other day al ST. Louis
be started Volunteer III 10 the third race
oil the day. On form he should have been
TO 10 shot. The books, however.
started out by laying to 5 against him,
and then. as no money came in, they
boosted the odds until it was even
money Volunteer II all over the ring.
McCafferty's checks amt do wn on the
old horse TO-DAY, was the current remark,
and so these smart knights of the pencil
took all the money that was offered on the
son Of imported Mortimer. Volunteer
went right to the trout the moment the
flag fell and before the horse had gone
quarter OF mile he was twenty lengths to
the good. He won walking by sixteenth
of mile and the ring groaned in anguish
be came right back in the fifth race and
won with Belfast, and again the ring sui
fered. A very shrewd individual is johnny
McCafferty.''
w. OBJ. Macdonough, the young Cali
few days ago that he had too mapy race
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