The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-23
MIKE OWYER'S RICH PRIZE
His Ben Brush Carries Of the
Great Suburban.
TWAS A DESPERATE RACE
with Vicious Cut and Frantic Rush
Sims Sends the Son of Bramble
Across the Wire Just Ahead
OF The Winner.

New York. June % AT last his luck has
changed and Michael r. Dwycr has ear
ricd on the great race OF the year. tho
Suburban, with his son Of BramhIe. Ben
Drush IN the fast time OF 2:01 -. 1t WAS
a victory for the fayorite, and consc-
Quently popular one. aud as far ns
could be- seen was a true run race Fully
5000 people dotted the lawn, two Tiers OF
the grand stand aud the paddock, aud
from the shout that went IN when Ben
Brush landed the race and Sims was
hoIstcd into the Jockeys chair, u would
seem ns II all had backed the winner.
II was 10 minutes after O'Clock before
the buglc called the nine horses 10 the
post. There WAS slight delay at the post
owing to the fractiousuess OF Semper
Ego, The Winner and Belmar. hut Within
nvc minutes Pettingill got them In line
and they were away on their journey. The
Winner was the first to show In front
followed by his stable compaion Bslmar.
the lightweight Havoc, Sir Walter, Ben
Brush and the others. although there was
little TO choose among them, The furlong
AlhuilN lnt lONft 1hltl utfull'h W ~ F''
onds. Then began the race. for Lewis saw
II was unwisc to choke Havoc and he
gave him 4 little Of his own way and the
colt became the pacemakcr. Close behind
him was Srmprr Ego, but Sch.rer was
urging him, while Havoc was going easily
aud with a lot To spare. Then came Ben
Brush. the fdyOrite. a length away, and
with his hoy doing all Ia his power to
nm all his engNh
II was in that order that they passed the
first half-milr post IN - l-i, the last fur
long of the half being run In "A i-5. the
fastest eighth OF the whole race, Behind
ben nrush were The Winner and Helmar.
while the others truiled along, with Dutch
skater holding the rear, ON the way 10
the thfce-uuarter pole condition began 10
tell. and Scmpcr Ego dropped back To the
rear ranks his place being taken by Ben
Brush. who at the six furlonss rock was a
half length behind Havoc, In ! 10 20 and
a length In front OF The Winner. all run
ming free.
Now they were beginning to enter the
upper turn with quarter dash around u
To the stretch and Sims gave Ben Brush
his head. Lewis lid the same with Havoc
and lost hut little. tor IN the - ~ seconds
required for the run to the mile pole,
his advantage OF "A neck. while Ben Brush
was "a length and a half In front OF the
Winner. he In turn a length In front of
Belmar. the others hop-lessly beaten,
with not even "a chance for third money
They rounded the turn IN safety and
straightsned out for home. Then Sine be-
yan driving Bru Brush, while Lewis was
driving but little on Havoc. Ben Brush
responded to every lash aud Inch by Inch
narrowed the space between him and
Havoc.
The danger was not all over, for IN,
crowd dropped the shout of Ben Brush
and Sins heard the Winners name N
frantic yells. lie glanced over his shoul'
der aud saw the determined Sloan driving
/ The Winner as only he can, and rapid,
gaining ground. Then he looked ahead
saw the finish only sixteenth away anc
dug his spurs into Hen Brush's sides
madly logging him II was desperate
race Nearer aud nearer drew the hnlsf
I line and nearer and nearer came The Win
n'r. one vicious cut TO Ben Brush, on'
I fTanlic push with knees and heels. and h
wus over the line In safety. winner of tbs
coveted Suburban, with the Winner hal
[ a length away and Havoc stepping int,
4 third .lacs.
| Five furlongs- clifford won Harry Rec,
I second, Sunny Slope third. time, l:Ol =,
Mile-On Deck won. Wolhurst second, ~
kin third: time ii2 l-.5 Double event. nv,
and "a half furlougs- Bowling Brook won
| Lgudeman second. Hamburg third. time
I o9 l-j, Suburban, mile and quarter
Ben Brush. i26 tSlmsi. TO and TO
won; The Winner ll5 tSloanD. ! to an,
: even. second Havoc. t0i u.ewisl. IL to
and > TO l. third. time 2:J1 l-J Bclmar
4 al WalfAF NallaN
Ego and Dutch Skater also ran and nm
ished ~ named Five fsrlongs
won. Olncy second, Wastcful third. time
| .,G 3-5. M!lc and "a half. hurdles-l'lushlni
Won. Forget second. Tuxedo third, time
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