The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-24
HENRY OF NAVARRO
In Perfect Form, Hs Wins the Great
Suburban Handicap With Ease.
CLIFFORD COULDN'T KEEP UP
In Vain Tarai Struggled to Push the
Favorlte to the rront-it Was
Grand Race and 10000
People saw 1t.

F6Opic Jaw
New York, June es.-Henry OF Navarro
Is surely himself again, for In the fast
time OF 2:o7 he woo he Suburban to-day
from some OF the b'st horses In training.
and did Il with consummate ease. For
some unknown reason he was second
choice TO clifford In the betting. and from
the time they left the post until they had
finished there was little doubt OF the re-
suit.
Great as have been the crowds at the
tracks at other days IL always remains
for the Suburban to bring out the great
masses OF the people. This year was no
exception to the rule. Standing in the In
ner field and looking toward the grand
stand IL was a sight worth seeing. Every
seat on tho first and second floors OF the
structure was occupied and up 10 the roof
there was nothing but standing room. AZ
10 minutes after 4 the buge summoned
the contestants TO the post. At quarter
after 4 Belmar passed the grand stand on
his way to the start. the great crowd re-
ceiving him In silence. Then came Horn
pipe and The Commoner, Henry OF Ma
varre following. and the crowd cheered
and yelled as long as he was In sight
Sir Walter got a ripple Of applause and
tliuofu tohsittfdoi's vHite -'1iAaRSSAs
had few friends. II was evident that Ma
varre was the popular favorite. although
the betting men had calculated that he
would be beaten by Clifford.
At the post Starter Flynn was waiting
for them. and after a few words OF cau-
ton to the jockeys got them In line. 10
was a beautiful start. all well placed
with no possibility for complaint about
the topweights being kept standing unul
they were tired. The bunch swept past
the grand stand at good speed. with
Belmar shade In advance OF the others.
Passing the judges stand for the hrst
time. tho furlong being covered In l2es
seconds, Hornplpe led the way only .
neck In front OF Sir Walter. who was
neck In front OF Navarro. ne head IN
front OF Belmar. with the others close up.
Then came the mrlong around the lower
turn. which was covered In IL seconds.
Hornplpe showing the way by length.
with The Commoner, who had moved up
from hfth place. next. Sir Walter third
by neck and Navarro fourth by q
length. As they strengthened out on the
back stretch the Jockeys began 10 choose
their positions and Clayton sent The
Commoner IN beside Hornpipe. From the
top OF the grand stand II was q beautiful
sight They passed the three-furlong pole
In Tis seconds after the start. with Horn
pipe and The Commoner side by SIDE .
length and half In front OF Sir waiter
and Navarro. they length and half
In front OF Clifford and Belmar. while .
length and half farther away was Nam
kipooh.
/ The half mile was reached In 80 In the
same order. and they were nearing the
/ upper turn. The seconds were slipping
away and 1t was time for the order; ~
had clicked on as they reached the ave
furlong pole and the order came. Navarro
was the first to respond, and a. orfmn
1 gave him bit OF bridle he slipped up 10
the two leaders, leaving Sir Walter be-
hind. Then Clifford left Beimar and took
Navarre's place beside the winner OF the
Brooklyn handicap. leaving Belmar and
Nankipooh to fight It out for last place
as they had already got enough OF kI
the pace was too hot.
But what was the matter with Cinordt
Taral was already at work upon him try.
Ing to get him TO the front. but the great
son OF Bramble seemed to be getting
ready to quit. and Il was not to bs won.
dered at. They were at the three-Quarter
pole at l:l5ia after the start and ne
commoner. Navarro and Hornpips we're
necks apart. a full length and half In
front OF him and running easily. while
he was working hard to set away from
Sir Walter. who was only q half length
behind. Around the upper turn the lead-
ers went on their way to the seven fur
long pole. when Hornpipe had rot
enough: l:2Sl5 was too much for him and
he began to lag.
Taral saw he had the Lakeland colt
beaten and redoubled his efforts to close
upon the leaders. Around the turn into
the stretch they aew. and as they passed
the mile pole at l:il Griffin gave Navarro
a little more rein and The Commoner was
only a head In front. while Clifford had
got into third place. half . length boz
hind. As they Strengthened out for homo
Taral began riding as none but Taral
can, expecting to see The Commoner
drop back outclasscd. but to his surprise
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