New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-22
SUBURBAN DAY ON THE TURF
THE RACING AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.

SMALL FELL FOR TIE SUBURBAN HANDICAP
POPULAR HORSES IN OTHER CONTESTS
Ever since It first set on foot the Suburban
has been a celebrated and popular race, and 1t mas
always attracted great attention in all par!s Oh
,ba United Stares In the list of Suburban win
nc,s are many names of note. while many horses
~ high rerown have ursuccessful.y in this
fo,,ous contest OF the best horses which were
o,,ored for the Suburban of 1897 the majority has
dronDed out owing TO the various causes which so
often disable fine animals just a; the time when
hut for these accidents they would be most useful
% their owners and would be most conspicuous
IN the public eye II they were in condition TO run
Reouital Handspring. Clifford Buck Masse. Hast
ings Typhoon II. Flying Duchman and First
Mate were all entered in the Suburban this year
II they could all so the post this afternoon, what
a glorious array they would set forth before the
eager host of spectators But every one of them
is either lame out of condition, or not up 10
the work In some way for SO long race. So every
one of them VIII be absent from the Suburban.
Every one Of them will be sadly missed
The list Of probable starters for the Suburban
sont out by the Coney Island Jockey Club last
night has only eleven names. and the eleven In
their present state are far below the average OF
Suburban fields in former years Ben Brush. Sir
Walter Hama and The Winner have all won I'M
portant stakes with stake weights In the sadie
But no one OF them at his best truly great
racer. No one of them was ever nearly equal TO
Longfellow, Harry Bassett Sensation Hindoo.
Luke Blackburn. Miss Woodford, Freeland, Trouba-
dour Hanover, The Bard, fremont. Salvador.
Firenz Kingston and many other typical Ameri-
can thoroughbreds. Moreover, IT seems plain that
Ben Brush, Halma. Sir Walter and The Winner
in their highest form, and no one OF
them is likely TO run the best race of his life
The Weather Bureau said last night that no rain
would fall to-day. Therefore the track AT Sleeps
head Bay will be in perfect condition. In the alb
sence rain, Superint endent Clark is have
II in a superb state. With favorable weather.
huge army of people will go TO the track. In the
advertising columns OF The Tribune the club tells
the routes by which the track may be reached
The first word Of advice for all persons who have
made up their minds to the Suburban to-day is:
Go early. in order 10 get good seats in which TO
enjoy the sport
The second word Of advice is: Don't bet But If
you do bet try hard TO extort the best prices you
possibly get by great effort from the ravenous
and reluctant bookmakers.
The list of probable starters for the Suburban,
with their weights and the names of the jockeys
who may ride them. is as follows:
NJ F. Dryers bay colt Ben Brush. years. l23
George E. Smiths gray horse Belmar. years, l2l
pounds. to be ridden by Tod Sloane
l95 pounds. to be ridden by Garrison.
George Smiths bay colt Howard Mann years
he does not ride Pe ma col, The Winner wears
oneck Stables hay horse Sir walter years. n5
william IS bay d SSTse v D %s4
lc5 pounds pounds. 10 be ridden by scherrer
F. l.. Parker's chestnut horse Lake Shore
years 1Oi pounds, to be ridden by Thorpe
J. z. seagram,'s bay horse Havoc. years. lo2
Da b sgSH seld b Nv yGMey
he down to the weight.
The above is certainly not a great cast for
the Suburban, but It can't be helped. When the
best horses go wrong the Suburban must inevi-
tably be comparatively weak. II 1t does not rain
to-day George E. Smith will start Belmar and
The Winner land not Howard MANN. and Tod
Sloane will ride that of the two which he
prefers TO ride. probably Belmar, while Taral may
have the mount on the other: The original weight
of Howard Mann in the Suburban was only Jos
dozen pounds penalty on him Therefore ne must
carry lis pounds if he to-day. On dry
10 win the Suburban with us pounds up but If
the track were muddy he might have a chance.
II the track is dry Howard Mann will be kept in
the stable If it is muddy he will start, and Bel
mar will be kept in the stable.
pTogramme is extremely brilliant il The other
two-year;ods John e; Maddens Hamburg the
AID one H fo6k and Mc sf Of G bwer
Previous are expected to run PRINCE Lee swan
also in the list Of probable for the Double
In the second race. which is for three-year-olds,
Arthur Whites on Deck will meet Elkins. Cal
dron. Wolhurst, Draw La and OF. ether winners
t iSeNf rst he race at five furongs those fast
horses Chord, Gotham. Harry Reed Tremargo,
james Viliepigue will be the caterer to-day and
hr,NGghout the meeting AS caterer nisO James James
among good fellows, and he will treat you all
well.
Here are the full lists of probable starters in
all the races to-day:
FIRST RACE-Purse $500; for all ages; penalties and
allowances Five furlongs over Futurity Course