Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-22
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From All Quarters.
RAuAPO Is THE WINNER
An Exciting Struggle for
the Suburban Prize
SENATOR HILL IS VERY EMPHATIC
Populist Votes Are Preferred
to Democratic
STEAM RUSHED FROM HIS MOUTH
Roasted to Death on a Live
Electric Light Wire
STEAM RUSHED FROM HIS MOUTH


| RamaPo Wins the Suburban In One
of the Most Exciting Races Ever
Witnessed at Sheepshead Bay-Sport
Made Bold Fight Near the End.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June 2l.-The great
est Suburban Handicap in the history of
! that classic event was won to-day by
Ramapo. The battle was grand one and
we'll fought, and Ramapo, the favorite,
carried over the prize from the sterling
aged gelding, Banquet, only after a bitter
and cruel struggle. That cratic beast,
Sport, took 1t into his head to try to win
when 1t was too late. He came like shot
from cannon from the rear ranks in the
final sixteenth, and passing the other
struggling contestants as If they were
standing still, secured third place by q
comfortable margin.
At Adj O'Clock the bugle summoned the
horses to the post for the great race. They
formed in parade at the post and came
down by the stand. Then, as they lined
up, $4,000 pairs of eyes conferred on the
starter. Finally after five breaks the field
got away in splendid order. In the front
ranks were Kinglet, Banquet, Ramapo,
Pickpocket, Sir Walter and Sport, while
bring up the rear were Comsnche, King Lee,
Don Alonzo and St. Michael. The feet of tine
thoroughbreds raised the dust in clouds,
but through their midst Kinglet, who was
Ramapo's pace maker, could be seen strug-
CLING q neck before Banquet, he in turn a
length before Rsmspo, with Pickpocket,
Henry of Navarro, King Lse, Sir Walter,
Sport and Comanche running go close that
fears were entertained that some one would
be thrown on the turn. Not so, however.
All swept around the first bend in safety,
Kinglet improving his advantage to half a
length, while Pickpocket went up to Ban
quet's throat latch and ran head and head
with the old gelding Ramapo, dropping
back to fourth place and having as COM
panions Henry of Navarro, Don Alonzo |
and Sir Walter.
At their heels Numbered King Lee, o. |
manche. ST. Michael and Sport. 1t was
now a magnificent contest. 1t could be |
seen that Ramapo and Banquet were going |
easier than any of the others. Taral was |
next the rail with the favorite, and at |
every mighty stride the hooded head nod |
ded In perfect rhythm and open mouth |
told of the stout pull the Dutchman had
upon the reins.
At the end of the half mile Banquet |
went up to Kinglet's neck once more, and |
with Pickpocket at his shoulder and /
Ramapo at his saddle girth, Henry of !
Navarro and Sir Walter head and head at |
the chestnut horses TANKS, Don Alonzo
laying on the outside a neck away, nothing |
more stirring in the way of a horse race
can be imagined. AS they swept about |
the long wide turn and the struggle began
in real earnest Banquet, after short but
decisive fight, shook off Kinglet and
the paoemsfer. Gr ssfhiAHPldsaifs drew befGGI is
whip and under it's rallying Kinglet chung
to the veteran for hundred yards or 80. |
Pickpocket and Ramapo were now neck |
and neck only a few feet away and Sir
Walter and Henry of Navarro were fight
ing every inch of the journey with them. |
When only three furlongs remained to be
travelled simms, setting sail with Banquet.
the old gelding, and the moment he moved |
he was with him. Plckpocket, too, an
swered McDermott's call and In company |
with Sir Walter and Henry of Navarro |
strove to hold his own.
While the leaders were fighting for the |
mastery Sport, who bad been next to last |
on the back stretch by marvellous burst |
of speed and aided by good fortune in |
getting through on the rail passed in |
quick succession King Lee, Charade.
Comanche, Kiuglet, Don Alonzo, Henry of
Navarro and Sir Walter and the
instant the straight run for home was be-
gun he showed In third place. 1t
was now seen that the race would be
between Banquet, Ramapo and Sport. Ban
quet had the rail while Ramapo was six or
eight feet from him, and Sport was imme-
deately behind the pair. Whips were fly
ing, and Sport, with his peculiar plodding
stride, was gaining steadily upon the two
leaders, who were fighting furiously, run
ming stride for stride, answering every call
made upon them by their riders.
Shortly after passing the furlong pole
Ramapo's head was in front and Banquet,
swervipg triie toward the rail, shut off
Sport completely. Thompson was then
compelled to finish In third position, for
he was hopslessly pocketed.
Taral and Simms rode like demons
through that final distance, plying steel
and catgut every inch. 1t was rip and
slash and the game thoroughbreds strug-
gled until their flaming eyeballs seemed
l ready to burst from their sockets.
But it was the case of a four-year-old
not overdone with racing and that of an
| old gelding, and in the final strides Ramapo
drew away and was the first past the post
by q ecant half length. Two lengths away
was Sport, who beat King Lee length and
q half for third place. Henry of Navarro
was fifth. Pickpocket sixth, Sir Walter
seventh, st. Michael eighth, Don Alonzo
ninth, Comanche tenth, Kinglet eleventh
and Charade last.
Rsmspo's time was 2:06 10, which WAS
80 faster than the race had yet been run
in