The sun., 1893-06-21
PRIZE.
The $4,000 Suburban Won by a
Poor Mans Horse.
IT WAS 10 TO I AGAINST HIM.
$4,000 Persons at sheepshead Bay
to See Lamplighter Win.

H.rdicap-.AI Records for the Suburban
Broleu, the First Mile Beiur Timed
,r1se J5 - Terrifer Gave the Victor
Fight. hut Inmpiighter Was Never
Better Than Third - A Horse and mn
Owner Who Have Ead Many Ups and
Doups-The Race WA. worth SIS. 900
10 the Winner. $1,000 to the second
Horse. aud $1,000 to the Third-A Per
feet Day aud u Typical Crowd-Mr. Gro.
ker'. Dobbins Wins the Fonm Stakes.
The suburban Handicap OF q guaranteed
value of So 900. was decided at Shecpshead
Pay Yesterday afternoon in the presence OF
ohOOU persons. and for the fourth time in the
history Of this race 1t was won by poor
mans horse. Lowlander. the property OF Fred
Lowe young man scarcely % years OF age.
with ". C. Daly's Terriler second and tho IA
vori,e, Mr.. Pierre Lorilard's Lamplighter.
third The race was honestly run. and there
vas an entire absence OF crowding. josting. or
crossing. and the best horse at tho weights was
victorious. The time for the mile and quar-
trwas logs. 1t was the fastest Suburban ever
run. Tho leld was small. only nine horses
going to the post, and Lampliehter carried
thousands and thousands OF dollars for the
talent and tho holiday throng. but the cheers
pos. with Terriner at his saddle Girths. were
genuine. and had n true ring rs they rever-
berated across the emerald plain Of pictu-
resque Sheepshead and were lost on tho
broad Atlantic. The race was worth $4,000
10 the winner. 5000 to tho second horse. and
5000 to the third.
The Suburban was the first OF the great
handlcaps offered by the large racing assoca-
tons. and from its inception the public has
taken an enormous amount OF interest in the
race. 1t is always a signal for an outpouring
Of those who love tho horse for himself
IS we'll as for his prowess. and It 10
such events that keep what little sentiment
there is in the turf intact. racing. unfortu-
nately. being viewed by many In a cold.
hard. businesslike way. The fresh-faced
young girls. the lovely women. and the
staid matrons who see but one or two races q
year. are always in evidence on Suburban day:
:hen. too.the man OF business. whose cares keep
him at his office In town six days q week and
who can only snatch few hours by special
effort. helps by his presence to encourage the
sport and relieve the dread monotony OF the
regulars who go day after day to speculate
and who ind fortune all too flcxle and uncer-
lain when wood in that fashion.
LAMPIIoHTER THE PUBLIC Idol.
Each year the public selects some favorite
horse to place their money upon. and tho fu-
ror made when Salvador won for Millionaire
]. b Haggin a few years ago will be recalled.
the great son OF Prince Charlie being one Of
the few !avorites to carry OF the rich prize.
This season Lamplighter Is tho public idol.
and. although he Is game. speedy. and as
honest as any thoroughbred that eyer wore a
bride. 1t was.s asking o great deal OF
him to put on up 100 pounds and defeat the
horses no was meeting yesterday. Tho
public had seen him run second for
the BROOKLYN Handicap after being last
at the head OF the homestretch. and their
allegiance was as answering and steadfast as
the course pursued by the gallant brown horse
himse!fin the last quarter OF a mile on that oc-
easion. When the betting began yesterday the
general public had no eyes or thoughts for any
ether candidate than Lamplighter. and for the
first time in the history Of the race the favorite
went to the post at odds on. There was
delay at the post but when Mr.. Rowe de-
spatched the field. after twenty minutes.
the start was perfection. There was
no excuse to offer for any horse in the race.
and the followers OF Lam plghter knew, after
consulting their watches. which registered
l:39S for the first mile that the brown cham
pion would not be able to live that pace and
carry his heavy impost to the front at the fn-
feetsst thoroughbred that ever wore iron. and
hmplighter was simply unable to give Low
hnter25 pounds and Terrifer "a pounds and
win. Tha. is why Lamplighter lost the race
and was third at the end.
The horse was trained by an expert and sent
the post as flt Is hands could make him.
hewa we'll ridden by Jockey that is at his
best in small field. and there were no OK
suses to offer after the race.
HOW THEY WENT.
Just like any other Suburban crowd. the
people went early and stayed late. and went
late and came away early. and they chose all
routes and all means OF conveyance. There
were others. and they were In the thousands.
who went and came neither early nor late
Those who went early were OF two sor ts the
easy eoess who wanted to do the thing in the
most comfortable fashion. and those intensely.
practical individuals who make business OF
amusement and always get their moneys
worth Tho easy goers. for the most part,
went early so as to 60 across to Manhattan
Beach for lunch They lolled in tho broad
'efahdas. enloyed the soft. cool sea breezes.
ana went over 10 the track at race time cool
and COMFORTABLE, Just in time to see the
sweat!ng th9usands who left tie city neither
M Mts nor early roll up. hot, but good -na,ured
gates. 'Aos" '"o
;, me other sort a. carly Coers went straight to
70. uark., Ihry had things Il importance to |
pthric. the best seats tp'-"lert tins and other
.llnFAatoil 70 get from !urhc,S stntfe boys
s,I sCII, iat nhr.s, Anynody who would give It,
hil lhey had the great l"tt!n-. ring To- WANDER |
cover. "'F' h''shl uls-
Tho easy socrs didn't care copror who,,or
Shey won or not, as far as IN" m nav Wa ,mr
CerEcu. NAT !. matter III s,onnia ~ ~ -
tance with th"n The strive for tta lImi
Hi winning Tor winnings sake. The irnsut:, iw,
me klnd that STAY 80, late, They either ,D. n.
over to tho beach Gea!n ior dlunnr W'tt |
satisfactorily wind ~ the dag Thn Ht,eI' |
lass ones seemed 10 get enough uf IL y.s.ori,' |
tnd they helped TO swell the crowds TIM, ie,,
JUST after the SI,Ourtan. though II few of than
stuck II out. Those who went late ana in,t
early were the suburban nrnd, who yi.i'.f
r beautiful sheopshead BAY track Just fnr
The purpose OF seeing that ona racs and thnn
.going home som" Of 'em seemed to wiLh
ttout II.
was at noon that the real rush began. The
ia.i' ~ i were like arms II a giant cuttciish
tatsESinS u" people into the caLacious NAV
Ni""! i'y the race trac; gates. No sooner did
hM,l Approach tho Thirty fourth street ferry
t''lh"ru those at the Battery leading to tLa
tua'k thal! lac was sue kcd into crowd Of his
Mi.2"e - = chip which floats around in the
tlNN until IA hullpnly Uisor,pIgra in tho ,.bisI