Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-23
ON THE TURF AND DIAMOND Mike Dwyer's Ben BruSt Wins
 the Suburban. SIMS RIDE OF HIS LIFE Sloan Brings The Winner Fast and Lands Second MOney-TillO Captures Lar
 tOnia Spring Prize-Base Ball.

New York June 22-At last luck has changed and the Dwyers have won one of the big handcaps. They tried for years to get there and were beaten time and time again and then tried separately after dissolving partnership, and now af- ter many years the younger of the pair, Michael F. Dwyer. has carried off the great race of the year. the Suburban, with his son of Bramble, Ben Brush, in the fast time of 2:07 1-5.
 It was victory for the favorite and consequently popular one, and as far as could be seen was a true run race. The attendance was enormous, even larger than on Brooklyn handicap day, which was the largest crowd at the race track in the east for several years. Fully 20OO0 people packed the lawn, tiers of the grand stand, the roof and the paddock and from the shout that went up when Ben Brush won the race and Sims was hoisted into the floral jockeys chair it would seem as if all had backed the win ner.
 The day was a perfect one. the track was fast and better race could not have been desired. It was half past four be- fore the bugle called the nine horses to the post and then they came out of the paddock in Indian file Ben Brush leading the way and the others following accord ing to their numbers on the card. There was a slight delay at the post owing to the fractiousness of Semper Ego, The Winner and Belmar. but in a few min utes they were on their way.
 The Winner was the first to show in front, followed by his stable companion, Belmar, the lightweight Havoc, Sir Wal ter, Ben Brush and the others, although there was little to choose between them. They were fairly strengthened out before they had run a furlong and then the boys begun to hunt for a place in whSch they wished to run the first part of the race. Curiously not even the light weights cared to set the pace, and the first three furlongs past the grand stand and around the lower turn were very slow, thirty nine seconds being required to cover the instance, all the boys pulling and haul ing at their mounts to keep them from getting to the front. The furlong around the lower turn occupied B 4-5 seconds.
 Then began the race. Havoc was given little Of his own way, and the colt be- came the pacemakef. Close behind him was Semper Ego, but h1 was being urged, while Havoc was going easily and with a lot to spare. Then came Ben Bush th- favorite, half length away, with his boy doing all in his power to prevent him from using up. all his speed so early in the race. It was in that way they pass ed the half mil= post their journey in :51 1-5 seconds the last furlong of the half being run in 12 1-5, the fastest eighth on the whole race. Behind Ben Brush were The Winner and Belmar, while the others trail@d along, with Dutch Skater holding the rear and with scarcely bit of the speed he showed a few days ago.
 On the way to the three-quarter pole conditions bsgan to tell and Semper Ego with his bolt completely shot dropped back to the rear ranks, his place being taken, by Ben Brush, who, at the six fur long mark, was helf a length behind Havoc in :16 2-5 and length in front of The Winner, all running freely. Now they were beginning the upper turn with a quarter mile dash around to the stretch, and Sims gave Ben Brush his head. Lewis did th- same with Havoc, and lost but little, for in the 24A seconds required for the run into the mile Havoc had the advantage of a neck, while Ben Brush was a length and half in front of The Winnsr, he in turn a length in front of Belmar the others hopelessly beaten, with not even a chance for third money unless a couple of the quartette in front should fall
 They passed the turn in safety and strengthened out for home. Then Sims began driving Ben Brush, while Lewis was drying but little on Havoc The crowd began to shout Havoc, and it did look for a moment as if the Canadian ren- resentative might win. The colt resEo-d- ed to every lash and inch by inch nar-
 
 Now he was at the horses saddle, at his withei's, at his ears, and now his nose shot in front, and Sims knew that an he had to do was to keep on. for he had beaten the lightly weighted Havoc The danger was not all over, for the crowd dropped the shout of Ben Brush when his nose poked in front and Sims heard the Winners nam= in frantic yells. He glanced over his shoulder and saw the determined Sloan driving The Winner as
 
 Then he looked ahead. saw the finish only sixteenth away and dug his spurs into Ben Brush's sides, madly fiogging him, as if his life depended upon It. It was deSped-ate te race. Nearer and nearer drew the finish line, and nearer and mear- CIT came The Winner. One vicious cut on Ben Brush, one frantic push with knees and heels and he was over the Nine in safety, winner of the coveted Suburban. with The Winner half a length away and Havoc stepping fasat in the third rIace fiveileEgths in nont of the rest of the field all badly beaten, with Belmar leading thsm. Summaries:
 First Race-Five furlongs Clifford. il to 10 won; Harry Reed, 13 to D. second; Sunny Slope, 12 to l. third Time, 112B. Secord Race-One mi]e On Deck. to B, won Wolhurst, to 2. second; Ellxins, ' to l. third Time, 1:42 1-5.
 Third race, double event. 51s furlongs- Bowling Brook. 5 to ?. won; Laudeman, grime, .09 1-5.
 Fourth race, Suburban, 1A miles-Ben Brush, to 1. won; The Winner, to 2. second; Havoc 7( 9 1, third. Time, POT 1-5 Fifth race, five furlongs-Archduke 2 9to l. won; Olney 15 to l. second; Wasteful 6 to 1. third. Time, 1:03 2-5.
 Sixth race. 1ia miles, hurdles Flushing 2 to 1, won; Forget 9 to l. second; Tux edo, 10 to l. third Time, 2:50 1-5. ----o------
 LATONIA SPRING PRIZE Captured by Turney Bros. Tllo-Third
 For the Season.
 Cincinnati. June 22.-Tfllo, Turney Bros, great three year old added one ]