New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18
AT THE RACETRACK.
THIS rs SUBURBAN DAY.
CHANCES IN THE FAMOUS HANDICAP.
o.xn1nArEs roR HoNoRs Ar sHEEPsHEAp BAY.

.,,g 81 tho Concy Island Jockey Club will open
,h,. afternoon on its charming grounds at Sleeps
,esd Bay and the great feature OF the sport will
:. the celebrated Suburban Handicap. Wea her
-onh.,s said yesterday that showers might pos
blv fall to-day. but they expected no heavy
s,orrn II the weather is agreeable this Suburban
nav vii compare well with any Of the past Sub
nrbans IN the gathering Of a multitude OF excited
s,.ctstors and In the evidences OF intense public
t,,e-cst in this famous race There have been
srhurbans in which the fields small and in
,h,ch the majority Of the starters horses Of
~ treat value. This is not the case with the Sub
urhan OF 1895 Horses Of class and quality. Of high
.reed and noble form will take part in this splendid
,urf battle while at the same time there is no
s,nsle horse IN the whose chances are so
oyervheIrrlngly superior 10 these OF every other
that a Wild and inflated speculation at odds on
will run riot At the racecourse.
The officers and members of the Coney Island
Jockey club and racing generally may we'll
,ook forward 10 afternoon OF exceptional sport
and endowment. The list Of probable starters for
the Suburban is so fine that IL called out hearty
praise last night at every place where the entries
we're made public. and when turfmen hundreds OF
oles away from New-York scan the table of
suburban candidates this morning they will be
Glad that so excellent a group OF racers will he
gathered At the pos; this afternoon Before
,erng into Suburban details mention should be
made Of the fact that. while the Suburban is. OF
contest for the Double Event the Futurity
Course in which Glenhcim Counsellor Weinberg.
Kingcor Miller and Ethebert are entered. Will
he a lively affair. In the first. second and ffth
racfs also the club has been fortunate in secur-
Ing rich collections OF probable starters. and with
far weather it j. obvious that there Will not be
3 dull moment at Sheepshoad Bay this afternoon
The thousands upon thousands OF recreation seek
ers who will visit the races to-day VIII naturally
desire Information first Of all, as 10 the routes by
when the track can be- reached. II they turn 10
he advertising columns OF The Tribune they VIII
YET complete details 10 the various routes and
can de de whether they prefer to go by way OF
Long Island City, by way Of Nationalist or by
way Of the Brooklyn Bridge. To-day. for the first
time. the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad cars will
and NIL be run directly TO- TIE track CSnU ven M
sa Feot OF Whtehallst and The Tribune adyer-
;isements give ell the facts about these various
saS nv the music OF Lander's excellent band.
Lander and his band are tavorites among me IACe-
ssySnled me music. While al the Brooklyn Jockey
GLIB meeting no music was furnished -. A.h,.
..ar,ers IN The Suburban was studied with zeal and
care last evening This list viii be nc foIn Sef n run!
The Trbunes regular list OF of ibe
al the races: Ornament. the winner ~. q, M
creates, horses ever in America, Will be nrst
IN favor with the public and first in me eet'hs
tbe POPULAR jockey Sloan. who rode him so well
il he Brooklyn Hardicsp AS rse sI6an has
beer extremely anxious 10 Ede RTn1mIen H M5d
lnarns who have first call upon Sloan's services
are also DESTROYS that Sloan should ride Ornament
but Bromley & Co. who have secono ca On So az
have been insisting that unless Sloan rldes Ia me
Suburban FOR the FleisShmanns' %no bsir horse
Semper Ego who Is in the Suburban at 100 pouhus:
iher colt George Keene, although they DO no, con
s!der George Keene's prospects at all encourasing
T r qT he sha not ride one Of tn.
ley horses. Therefore Sloan may De on ne OIL
s y tide 0THanent 1t Is conceded by svery turf
man that Sloan Is far ADLER JOCKEY man
was 60 Impressive and so easy that many OF the
racing experts think that ornament may DO ne
vjssoy IN the Suburban. even although ne must
car. III pounds and even although Spencer may
ri3e aim Ornaments work in preparation ior ne
stsTnoon in as fine condition as that in which ne
ssI,ed for the Brooklyn HANDICAP S. No better con-
r Hef +. %a. seednd 10 ora
10 the PC Sfoosn aa No TUT
incbhed to think that Ornament ought 70 defeat
hads IL Ilrh in hand when he defeated him In the
Bropkr0 Handicap. ,-,. go .u or, ,,o
hounds. and have Taral on his back Bromley, 4
Go. pursuing puzzling policy IN startn8 Inis
extremely poor. and who has done nothing IN pub
Ne this year to justify any hope that he o can p run
nat won several brilliant ast year he might
have given even Ornament sPlenaa Ing nght o be5S
wt,hih 'I many points Of his best form in 1897 and
few people Will CONSIDER MN QdUSeIOus lO-Ody
high-cass racer in certain contests last year. but
he erst thres in the Suburban many careful OBJ
servers OF racing VIII be surprised.
tends to run both Havoc and Trasedisn Or the
pair Havoc Is probably the faster put he must nus,
Trs gedan. II either OF the two is conspicuous
yeen ns horses oby b 5 Havoc B me
stab'e will scarcely have an extensive following.
and the seagram entries will be outside price
August Beimont's Don De ORC is the pOssessor
u the sulkiest ternpers ever known. lie might
possibly take IT into his erratic mind TO do his
seul. horse 10 conquer. as he will carry only liz
pounds Several OF the Nghtweights however.
are expected 10 make so tremendous pace IN the
early part Of the Suburban that Don De Oros
sulkiness is almost sure to assert ITSELF
his last race and must not be ignored IN consider
ng the prospects Of the horses which VII run TO-
srs ee Success D1g n his only race his season il
IS known that Peep o Days private work has been
him to-day: ana while he is likely be prominent
for the greater part Of the Suburban. ho may not
b. battling al the end with Ornament. Ben Ho!!a-
day. Havoc Royal Stag Ogden: ....
colt Cedcn. winner Of the Futurity OF 1896, the
possibilities In regard 10 Ogden should not ps
pssed over hastily Ths coli was tw9yeer r0a
ment in the Futurity. Moreover, in number, OF
play high speed and TO carry weight, Last year
he was sadly out OF form all the time s,,, IN mr.
single race this year. when ne ucleateu Inv "a a.
great advantage In the. weights he went out IN
'front.' with Sloan on his back at a whirlwind pace
and kept the lead 10 the end. Sloan cannot noe
him to-day ana no other jockey in the country
ride a horse OF the peculiar temper OF ogden
% well as Sloan can. Still. Ogdens exhibition o.
speed when he beat Tillo was so striking that tnlS
Futurty winner may perhaps get place ths
afternoon. ~,
Bromley Co.'S semper Ego seems 20 be able
70 run about as fast with i20 pounds or more On
bis back as he Is with only LOG. On THURSDAY nc
ran creditsbly and won a neat victory with Taral
Is his Jockey Tsral must ride On Deck ne car,
not get down 10 Semper Esos weight AHnonsh
his race on Thursday indicated that Semper fHo
was In his best form Il is doubtful II ne Is sum
GENTLY feet 20 be formidable In the Suburban
sydney Pa1ets Bulla was Formerly known
as Lou Brarnblc Nothing that che has ever oono
n public would suggest that she mss ch""''
ior q place in the Suburban. 80 - A..
The feet Western mare Imp will have lH POUNDS
his afternoon She convinced every one VINO saw
ner first I'm the East few days ago then heI
,sesd was cyclonc. 1t II thought that she VIII oe