The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-21
SHEEPSHEAD BAY SUBURBAN.
BEN BRUSH LIKELY TO DE THE FA-
V0RITE OF THE TEN STARTERS.

He Is the Top weight with 123
Pounds ON Hts -nack==ReImar Next
With 12I POunds-HaImn to Garry
100 and His Chances POOr-Havoc
10 BE Well BaclSed-VOIIey Not
Showing Good FOrm-HOwnrd
Mann Apt TO BE Dangerous IL the
Track Is Wet.
New York. June 20-The candidates for
the Suburban handicap. to be run at
Sheepshead Bay, on Tuesday next, have
been sifted down to ten starters. Ono by
one the horses have fallen by the wayside.
The four top weights gave it up some
time ago
This leaves Ben Brush as the colt with
the highest impost, and he will have to
shoulder 1913 pounds. He Is In such fine
condition, however, that he is likely to be
the favorite from this time out
This seems legitimate from his last two
race. One week ago yesterday he appear
ed for the first time this season In the
east and ran capital race. Then on
Thursday last he carried 1ls pounds and
won fine race from Belmar, at a mile
In 1:4lA, and looked as II he could have
gone In and made new figure for this
year at mile and a quarter.
Belmar Is the next in weight and his
l2l pounds look like a staggerer, as he
could get nowhere near Ben Brush on
Saturday with 11s pounds up, although he
was badly ridden.
Halma comes next with 100 pounds. but
hn had m ha a.,l
Wednesday last, carrying liz pounds. to
beat Brandywine at a mile In 1:4215, 1t
seems as If his chances are poor.
Howard Mann at d1S pounds and The
Winner at lis pounds follow, and one of
the other win represent Plttsburg Phil,
with Belmar The Winners second in the
Metropolitan handicap was good enough
to make him a strong choice. although a
few expect to see him beat Ben Brush
Howard Mann is, of course, the faith OF
the stable in case of wet track, IN which
the colt 1t as home.
1t would be strange IL Sir Walter were
not in the big handicap, as he is next In
order, with 115 pounds on his back. The
game little son of Midlothian, however Is
not as BOOu as ne once was, Dul ne sui
has a lot Of friends who will back him
through sentiment and follow him with
good wishes.
Dutch Skater Is next In weight with 10S
pounds and Is looked upon as having
fair chance. but he will be figured as an
outsider
The light weights are Lake Shore, 104 !;
Havoc, 1O2, and Volley, 80, and many are
inclined to think that the race lies here.
Lake Shore Is very comfortably weighted
for a horse OF his class, and his second to
Doggett a short time ago at mile and a
furlong with 126 pounds up, makes him
the most dangerous colt of the lot.
Havoc will be well backed in view OF his
race OF Thursday at a mile and a quarter,
when, with ten pounds more than he will
have to carry on Tuesday, he was a close
second in 2:09l5. That ten pounds is likely
to make a good deal of difference to him.
Volley ran third In the Brooklyn handi-
cap with four pounds less on his back He
has not been showing remarkable public
form lately, although this may be ac-
counted for by the fact that he IL owned
by Father Bill" Daily.
The field Is not the best to 60 to the post
since the Suburban was begun, but there
is promise of a good race. though not a
new recOrd