The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-10
keene's Horse a Hot FavOrite for
the Great Suburban.
FRED TARAL WILL PILOT HIM
There Are Other Candidates, How
ever, who Should Not BE Over
looked-CoI. Ruppert's Colt Sport
May Be Second, with Ramape and
Herald Close Up-Other Starters.

Speculation as to the probable winner
of the second of the great turf events
of the year, the Suburban, is now rife.
This race is regarded, ifanything, as of more
Importance than any of the other great
events with the possible exception of the
Futurity to which attaches special interest
as it brings out the best youngsters of the
year.
The suburban will be run at sheepshead
Bay on Saturday next and the horse that
wins the event viii be recognized as the
greatest horse OF the year. The presence
of Mr.. James r. Keene's great colt, Domino,
makes it hardly probable that an outsider
will capture the event. On paper he seems
to outclass all the other candidates so far
that the result is regarded by many as
foregone conclusion.
AN OUTSIDER MAY WIN.
or course, there is nothing like a GER
taiuty in racing and the most despised
horse in the race may return a winner.
When that old cripple Diablo cantered TO
the post in the Brooklyn Handicap of 1898
not many people out of the thousands upon
thousands who Journeyed to Gravesend
thought that he would be first under the
wire at the finish, and yet under the skill
full riding of Fred Taral, the prince of
Jockeys, he LANDED the rich purse.
Thesame thing may be repeated this year,
but there will be no Taral to ride the long
shot home, for he will pilot the favorite,
Domino. OF all the horses likely to go to
the post for the suburban the "black
whiTlwind" looks to hold the most claim
to winning the event.
Billy Lakeland, his trainer, is the man
in a thousand to send horse TO the post
in a big race and it is safe to say that
keene's colt will be in the pink of condition
when he faces the starter.
THEY MADE DOMINO RUN
The horse that the general public expect
To give Domino a race is Ramapo. He has
been working like great guns since the
Brooklyn, aud Trainer Hyland says he
| will be as fit as a fiddle the day of the
race Rubicon, Declare, and Gotham can
safely be counted out after their poor
showing in the Domino handicap on last
| Saturday. Col. Rupert liked Gotham's
| chances immensely until his utter defeat.
4 He was an absolute last, not seeming to
| have sufficient speed to make q selling
! platter run. The same may be said OF De-
clare and RubicoD.
Col. Rupert has another representative
| in Sport. Last year as ur-year-old he
| ran third to Ramapo and Banquet in the
big race, and if reports as to his work are
| true, it would seem that he will be the
horse to give Domino a race. Since he
| last appeared in public he has Joined the
majority" and is said to be going as
kindly as the best of them.
WILL CARRY MORE WEIGHT.
He is asked to take up 116 pounds, which
is two more than he carried last year. In
his race then be sulked until he struck the
stretch, when he showed a tremendous
burst OF speed, moving him from eleventh
/ n
disposition he will prove dangerous
| factor, and at long odds viii be well
worth taking a flyer on.
DR.. Knapp's game little horse will very
likely be starter, and his chances are
wonderfully rosy, notwithstanding his de-
| birds say that LazzaTone has gone
| off considerably since the Brooklyn, and
| will hardly be up to suburban shape tn
| day of the race.
Lucky Baldwin's candidate, Rey Ell
| Santa Anita, is said to be almost himself
| again, but horse with any suspicion of
lameness will hardly do in such a hard
race as be will get next Saturday.
ONE OF THE LIGHT-WEIGHTS.
"Billy" Hayward, who is training Herald,
seems to think he has a first-class chance
with his colt, and if work counts for
! anything he may be right.
! The colt is thrown in particularly easy
at IS pounds, and, as he has great
| turn of speed and can stay the route, he
may be well up at the finish.
Another probable starter is "Pittsburg
| Pills" horse, Candelabra, and while his
owner is noted for suddenly springing a
coup on the unsuspecting public, it hardly
seems probable that he can do anything
startling with his colt.
After looking over the field it looks as II
Domino should be a handy winner at the
end with Ramapo and Sport fighting fol
the place. If the latter runs up to his
work he will probably defeat Gideon and
Days Champion. Herald should not be
| forgotten, and the first three will know
I they have been to the races when they are
through with Hayward's pet,