The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-23
HES1B6RBAN WINNER.
Mike Dwyer's Ben Brush Captures
the Great Event
IN THE FAST TIME OF 2.07 l-5.

| A"ohts Ahousuhu Teopie Nlbnesseu
the Race, and the Result Was Grati-
Tying to the Large Majority, the
Winner Being the Prime FavorIte.
New York, June 23.-At last the luck
has changed, and the Dryers have
won one of the big handicaps. They
tried for years together. and were
beaten time and again, and then tried
separately after dissolying partner
slip, and now, otter many years, the
younger of the pair. Michael F. Dwyer,
has carried Oh the great mile and
quarter SubuI ban with Ben Brush,
in the fast time of 2.Ol Is. 1t was
victc.y for the favorite, and conse-
queLs.y popular one, and. as far as
could be seen, vas true run race.
The attendance was enormous, even
larger than on Brooklyn handicap day,
which was the largest crowd at a race
track in the east in several years
Fully 10000 people packed the lawn,
the two tiers Of the grand stand, the
roof and the paddock, and from the
shout that went up when Ben Brush
landed the race, and Simms was hoist
ed into the floral Jockeys chair, 1t
would seem as If all had backed the
winner.
The day was perfect one the track
was fast and better race could not
have been desired, even If the horses
engaged were not of a class that has
been seen in this classic stake in
other years. The three races that pre-
ceded the great event were watched
with more or less indifference, as
nearly all the spectators had come
down to see the suburban and were
restless in waiting for 1t to come.
1t was 4:30 before the bugle called
the nine horses to the post. There was
a slight delay at the post, owing to
the righteousness of Semper Ego, The
Winner and Belmar, but within five
minutes Pettingill got them in perfect
line and they were away on their jour-
ney. The Winner was the first to
show in front, followed by his stable
companion, Belmar, the lightweight,
Havoc, Sir Walter Ben Brush and the
others, although there was little to
choose between them. They were fair
ly Strengthened out before they had
run furlong, and then the boys be-
gan to hunt for the place in which
they wished to run the first part of the
race. Curiously, not even the light !
weight cared to set the pace, and the |
first three furlongs past the grand |
stand and around the lower turn were |
very slow, 80 seconds being required |
to cover the distance, all the boys pull
ing and hauling at their mouths to
keep them from getting to the front.
The furlong around the lower turn &C.
cupied 10 As seconds.
Then began the race, for Lewis saw
that 1t was unwise to choke Havoc,
and gave him little of his own way
and the colt became the pacemaker
Close behind him was Sempsr Ego. but
Scherrer was urging him, while Havoc
was going easily and with a lot to
spare. Then came Ben Brush, the ia
vorite, 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. 1t was in that order
they passed the first half mile post of
their journey in 81 is seconds, the last
of the half being run in - Is,
The fastest eighth Of the whole race.
Behind Ben Brush were the winner
and Belmar, while the others trailed
along, with Dutch Skater holding the
rear and with scarcely bit of the
'peed he showed few days ago.
On the way to the three-quarter pole
conditions began to tell, and Semper
Ego dropped back to the rear ranks,
his place being taken by Ben Brush,
Who at the six furlong mark was half
length behind Havoc, in 1.16 rs, and
length in front of The Winner. Now
hey were beginning the upper turn,
With a quarter-mile dash around it to
he stretch, and Simms gave Ben
Brush his head. Lewis did the same
With Havoc, and lost but little, for in
he 25 As seconds required for the run
o the mile pole, which was reached in
AZ 1-5 Havoc kept his advantage OF
neck, while Ben Brush was a length
nd half in front of The Winner, he
n turn length in front of Belmar,
he others hopelessly beaten.
They rounded the turn in safety and
Enlightened out for home. Then
INNS began driving Ben Brush, while
.ewis was driving but little on Havoc.
NE crowd began to shout Havoc"
nd 1t did look for moment as if the
anadian representative might win.
imms heard it, too, and worked all
he harder on the game son Of Bram-
lie. The colt responded to every lash,
nd inch by inch narrowed the space
etween him and Havoc. Now he was
t the horses saddle, at his withers,
t his ears, and now his nose shot in
'ont. The danger was not all over,
or the crowd dropped the shout Of
ZEN Brush, which it had taken up
hen his nose was in front, and Simms
card The Winners name in frantic
ellis. He glanced over his shoulder,
nd saw the determined Sloan driving
he Winner as only he can, and rapid
gaining ground. Then he looked
head, saw the finish only sixteenth
way, and dug his spurs into Ben
rush's sides, madly fogglng him as a
his life depended upon it. 1t was
desperate race. Nearer and nearer
'ew the finish line, and nearer and d
.arer came The Winner. One vicious =
1t to Ben Brush, one frantic push u
It'll knees and heels, and he was over
e line in safety, winner of the covet-
Suburban, with The Winner half a =
myth away, and Havoc stepping .
st, in the third place, five lengths in
ont of the rest Of the field, all badly
aten, with Belmar leading them.