The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-23
Desperate Finish in Which The Win
ner Forced the SON of BrambIe
to His Utmost Speed.
VIEWED BY 10000 PEOPLE
WHO SEEMED WELL PLEASED WITH
THE FAVORITE'S VICTORY.
The Mile and n Quarter Run in
2:O7 1-5-DOubIe Event Almost
Won by 1OO-tO-1 Shot.

NEW YORK, June 22.--At last the luck
has changed and 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. 1t was
a victory for the favorite and consequently
a popular one and as far as could be seen,
was true run race. The attendance was
enormous. Fully twenty thousand 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 Slmms was hoisted into
the floral Jockeys chair it would seem as
if all had backed the winner. The day was
a perfect one, the track was fast and a
better race could not have been desired.
1t was 4:30 o'clock before the bugle called
the nine horses to the post. There was a
slight delay at the post, owing to the trac-
tiousness of Semper Ego, The Winner and
Belmar, but within five minutes Pettlnglll
got them in perfect line and they We're
away on their journey. 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, al
though there was little to choose between
them. The furlong around the lower turn
occupied Is AS seconds Then began the
race for Lewis saw that it was unwise to
choke Havoc and he save him little OF
his own way and the cot became the pace
maker. Close behind him was Semper Ego,
but Scherrer was urging him, while Havoc
was going easily and with a lot to spare.
Then came Ben Brush, the favorite, a half
a length away, with his boy doing all in
his power to prevent him from using up all
his speed. 1t was in that order they passed
the first half mile post in 81 1-5 seconds, the
last furlong of the half being run in IA 10,
the fastest eighth of the whole race. Be
hind Ben Brush were The Winner and Bel
mar while the others tratled along, with
Dutch Skater holding the rear.
On the way to the three-quarter pole con-
ditions 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 a length behind
Havoc, in 10 20 and a length in front of
The Winner all running free. Now they
were beginning the upper turn with quar-
ter-mile dash around it to the stretch, and
Simms gave Ben Brush his head Lewis did
the same with Havoc and lost but little, for
in the 25 4-5 seconds required for the run to
the mile pole, which was reached in ZAP 1-5,
Havoc kept ibis advantage of a neck, while
of The Winner, he in turn length in front
of Belmar, the others hopelessly beaten,
with not even a chance for third money.
They rounded the turn in safety and
Strengthened out for home. Then Simms be-
gan driving Ben Brush, while Lewis was
driving but little on Havoc. Ben Brush re-
sponded to every LASH and inch by men
narrowed the space between MIN ana
| Havoc. Now he was at the horses saddle,
at his withers, at his ears and now his
nose shot in front and Simms knew that
| all he had to do was to keep on driving.
The danger was not all over, Tor the
crowd dropped the shout of Ben Brush. and
Simms heard The Winners name in fran
tic wells. He glanced over his shoulder
and saw the determined Sloan driving The
Winner as only he can and rapidly gam
ing ground Then he looked ahead, saw
the finish only a sixteenth away, and dug
his spurs into Ben Brush's sides, madly
fogging him. 1t a desperate race.
Nearer and nearer drew the finish. line, and
nearer and nearer came The Winner One
vicious cut to Ben Brush, one frantic push
with knees and heels and he was over the
Suburban, with The Winner half length
away, and Havoc stepping fast in the third
| place five lengths in front of the rest OF
the field, all badly beaten, with Belmar
Next to the Suburban in Importance was
the first half of the double event, in which
it looked as if the 10O-to-1 shot, Laudeman,
would win He took the lead when he
rounded into the stretch, but could not
WITHSTAND the uIlNe vi AiCIACholt oli Do"i-
ing Brook. and had to be content with sec,
ond place, with as good as 40 to laid
against him for that position Summaries:
First Race-Ffve furlongs: Clifford, lib
(Sloan) II to 10 and to 5, won; Harry
eed, 126 (simms), 10 to and 3 to 3, sec;
O d; Sunny Slope, 1O5 (DoggetQ, Il to and
4 to /, third. Time, 1:ol rs. gotham, Ire,
MARCO, Set Fast, Full Speed, Eileen D. and
Kaiser Ludwig also ran.
Second Race--One mile: On Deck lib
(TaraD 6 to s and l to 2 won; Wolhurst,
ITO (Sloan), Z to and to 3, second; Elkins,
1:42 Is. Arabian, Caldron. Lady Mitchell,
Parmesan, Minnie Alphonse and ST. Mich
oas II also ran.
Third Race-Double event; five and one
half furlongs: Bowling Brook, 1l2 (-ittle-
heidl, 5 to 2 and to ., won; Laudeman,
Hamburg, 122 (Wilhite), 10 and out,
third Time. 1:09 1-5. Mr.. Batter Swango,
Briar Sweet and Prince Lee also ran.
Fourth Race-Suburban; mile ana one
quarter: Ben Brush, 123 (Simms) 2 to
and to 8, won; The, Winner, ll5 (sloan},
Z to and 2 to l, third. Time, 2:07 10. Bel
mar Lake Shore Sir Walter, Volfey,
Semper Ego and Dutch Skater also ran,
and finished named.
(Sloan), to l and to s., Won; Olney, l22
(Wilhite), Is to / and to 2 second; Wake
full 122 (Martin), 6 to l and to l, third.
Time 103 %. Athanas, Dogtown. julius
Caesar, Hairpin, Sir Gawain, Wild War
rior Syrinx, Colonial Dame, Ella DAILY,
Sixth Race-NIile and One-half hurdles:
Flushing ISL (Stack), TO / and out, won;
Forget IA (English), 10 10 and out, sec
ond: Tuxedo, las (Owens), 10 to l and to l,
third Time, 2:50 2-5 Thackeray, Phoebus
and Brown Red also ran.