The evening times., 1896-06-22
CLIFFORD IS THE CHOICE
Prominent Turfmen Think He
Will Win the Suburban.
GREAT RACE TOMORROW
Henry of Navarro In Fine Form for
the Contest, and Sir Walters 1875
Pounds Regarded Too Much for the
Game Little Horse-COunter Tenor
May Not Start.

sheepshead Bay Race Track, June %
| Tomorrow the thirteenth Suburban Handl-
| cap will be decided on this track. In the
| Class of horses entered it promises to be
| tie equal OF IA ny OF thuse that have gone be-
| fore. Unlike the Brouklyn Handicap. the
| Suburban has nearly always been won by
| a good horse. The winners include Cen
eral Monroe. Pontiac, TIo1badour, Eurus,
| Elkwood, Raceland, Salvador, Loantaka,
Montana, Lowlander, RamapU and Lazza-
| rome.
If only Clifford and Henry of Navarro
! started tomorrow, the race would be worth
| going far TO sec and the winner would de-
servedly rank with the best of those that
| have captured the prize in the days gone by.
! No two horses on the turf have more ardent
| admirers than these two, and tie question
of supremacy between themi is still an opep
| one.
| CLIFFORD THREE POUNDS GOOD.
Clifford Will carry l26 pounds and Ma
varre l29 pouGds. Clifford will be ridden
| by Taral and Henry of Navarro by Griffin.
| Both horses are trained by the greatest
handlers of thoroughbreds in America, John
| Hyland and j. W. Rogers, SO that neither
| in riders nor IN trainers is there anything
to choose between the pair. The only
| question of fitness that can possibly arrive
is whether Henry of Navarre's illness lGSt
spring may not affect him. Hyland thinks
the horse has fully recovered. His last
work was Saturday. when be covered u
mile nd n half in 2:3S.
Curously enough Keenan,, who worked
with him, beat him very easily, but then,
KeeuaD's triumphs are all Oh the race
track before the races are run, while
| Navarres'efforts are reserved for the real
battle. Clifford is now the favorite in the
| betting.
There are other horses entered besides
these two-gallant Sir Walter, the disap-
pointing Keenan,, the uncertain Counter
! Tenor, the Western The CommoEer, the
| popular Handspring. little Nanki Pooh. the
gray Bclmar and the club-f footed HorDpipe
Out of these the field will be made. OF
the ten named at least eight, and possibly
more, will be starters.
TOO MUCH OVER SIR WALTER.
Sir Walter picks up twelve pound pen
atty, because of his Brooklyn Hanulcap
victory, ard although he is "a famous
weight carrier, and can he relied upon TO
do his utmost, II seems To be asking the
courageous little fellow to- much To put
125 pounds nD his back.
In the Brooklyn lie only beat Clifford
head, carrying lib pounds TO Clfford's
125 pounds Tomorrow there Will only
be one pound between them. keenan,
can win if he wants 10 run. He is Il horse
of extraordinary speed, but for some uD-
accountable reason he refuses TO display
il i'll races.
Counter Tenor may not start. He is
bad-tempered and unreliable, and even If
he wanted To run would not have much
chance with l19pounds up. The CommoneF
has not be EN- asked to go furtherthan IA mile
this season, but he has won repeatedly 6.
short distances, and seems to possess un-
usual speed. He may be the lookcd-for out
slider. He is in good condition, and W i'll be
ridden by Clayton.
Handspring will hardly start. He is not
in his best just now, and with l12 pounds
up looks to have much the worse of the
handicap. Belmar. Nanki Pooh and Horr.
pipe VIII all have followers, and all have
chances. Altogether the prospects are ex-
cellent fer a line race Tuesday. Sleeps
head Bay track is in fine condition.
''PITTSBURG PHIL" SAYS CLIFFORD.
Opinions of owners and trainers as to the
probable outcome of the Suburban point to
Clifford and Heury of Navarro only. The
outsiders are given slight consideration.
Here are the views OF some prominent turf
men:
John j. Hyland- Henry OF Navarro is
good. He will greatly surprise me if he
know Clifford is some horse; he showed
that in the Brooklyn; but l tell you
if he does my horse up, then put me down
for making mistake. Henry of Navarro
always was ii better horse than Clifford,
and in my hum BILE opinion he will land the
Bemton jacket first past the post. Will
Keenan, go? Maybe he will and maybe lie
won't Do / think him good horse? Well,
give him chance, and he may yet sur
prise some OF the clever people.
Walter Rollins Clifford ought to win. l
shall start Sir Walter anyhow. The weight
ought TO stop him. If he was the Sir
Walter of 1894 l would not be afraid of
all the Henry of Navarres and Cliffords that
were ever fualed.
Frank McCabe-Handspring may go. II
Ire does not, why, Clifford, of course.
Pittsburg Phil-Clifford. Nothing else in
sight If he gees to the post.
Frank 7. Clarke-Beat Henry of Navarro?
| How can they do it?
j. W. Rogers My horse Clifford is good,
and with Taral up am asking and conced-
ing no favors.
John Mackay OF Palo Alto fame-You
want my idea? Well leave Clifford in and
| scratch the balance Does that suit
W. Barretto-Put me down for Clifford.