Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-09

poorhouse door. Il IL the dream OF
scores of men to raise a Suburban WIN
ner Thousands OF air-castes have been
built on the race and all but one or these
limsy structures will be shattered.
But the men who fail, and their name
viii be legion, viii 90 on. Just az they
have for many years. in the effort to pro-
duce the Suburban winner of 1886.
Rich PRICES on the turf In this era or
reform are not as plentiful az they have
been, ami the halo Of gold surrounding
this years Suburban Is 50 dazzling In
It's brightness that the race for its pos
session will be the hercest In the his
tory OF the stake There Will be en-
tered good horses. and horses with one
chance in five hundred OF winning the
prize. No owner whose horse has the
barest chance Of victory Will withdraw.
ard many Of them will rely upon tne
luck which sometimes falls 10 the rank
outsider
OF the fifteen, and perhaps more, racers
which will sport SILK and try their ut
most TO kegp the heart-breakng pace for
the mile and quarter, skilled horsemen
argue that you can pick out three Of the
thorough ort!s, and the winner viii be
among them. The common advice - 10
set apart Domino, Ramapo, and Sir Wal
ter, and then figure on their respective
chances. But this often fails. Take. for
instance, the Brooklyn Handicap. which,
on the day OF the race, and for Two
weeks previous, was conceded 70 lie be-
tween Dr. Rice, Ramapo, ana sir Hal-
ter. The latter finished third, and the
other two in the ruCk. Hornpipe, the WIN
ner. was little thought Of, and LaZzarona,
the second to cross the wire, was a rank
outsider or course, the muddy state OF
the track and the great weight imposed
upon Dr. Rice and Hamapo tiiectualiy
anchored them In the sticky going, but
the same conditions may prevail on SUI
burban-Day. and another unconsldered
long-shot may romp in and gather up
fame and riches.
when the winner flashes under the
wire on Saturday June 18th, he Will have
placed something close 10 $1,000 to the
credit or his owner. There have b,en
Suburbans worth more money, but in
those times big stakes were more pienti-
full.
LOOK OUT FOR DOMINO.
or the horses who have a good chance
OF landing the big stake a number OF
knowing ones are very sweet on Domino.
the pride Of the Keens stable There VIII
be some doubt about Domino going 90
the post until the last moment. but II he
does 1t can be relied upon that the keenes
and his trainer-Billy Lakeland-think
that hf has a shade the best OF the
other horses; or, in other words. a GER
tain percentage of winning Will be in
his favor The Keenes handle Domino as
Sir. Haggin handled Salvador The latter
was never started when the chances were
against him, although his memorable
match races with Tenny showed that his
percentage was a mighty narrow one.
CAN HE STAY THE DISTANCE?
There Is one thing against Domino.
and that is his alleged inability to go
the mile and a quarter and keep the
terrific pace. lie Is known 10 have
enough speed FOR a mile or under to out
foot anything on four legs. and his run
ming this year shows hr 10 Ec IN as fine
condition as sVer. But can he stay the
distance? II the Keenes start him IL
will show that he can, and he Will be "A
good horse 20 have n bet on. Fred. Taral,
who has ridden the black wonder In all
of his famous races, says that the horse
II slayer ana nobody is a better Judge
than Taral. The horse Is stout OF heart,
and his dnninching courage would carry
him the distance even II hts uncertain
foreegs were on tho verge OF caving in.
Lakeland knows this, and he also knows
that he might start Domino. win the
race, and cripple the horse for life. Do
mino would run with the speed OF the
whirlwind on three legs II he were asked
to, and, feeling sure OF this, his owners
and trainer would not 90 anything that
might injure his destiny. lie can run a
mile around the turns OF the Sheepshead-
Bay course I'm 80 and on the same track
in private work has done six furiongs in
III, Should he start the race Will have