New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-17
THE RACETRACK.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SUBURBAN.
CHANCES AT THE MERITS OF wELLKNo"N
HORSES

c1AScEs AT THE MERITS OF WELLkNo"N
HORSES.
At the sheepshead Bay course this afternoon u,e
famous suburban Handicap will be decided Inc
Nrst mart of the Double Event Stakes Tor t"o-Seai
Odds will he SEEM and four other races VIII enns'
the attention of the spectators. The interest " w
Suburban seems 10 equal that shown IN previous
years Last evening 1t was expected that ioui'een
horses would go to the post, and IN TINS hs' Oh
fourteen several have legions Of Jealous parusahs
an various parts of the country 1t is the behel
ann,og great army tf racirg men that the s'aoie
Of ex-Corporation Counsel Clark VIII supply INC
winner Of the Suburban in the andsome ana laS'
colt Banastar, who the Brooklyn Hahuicap
with so remarkable ease In the talk ABOUT tne
Suburban yesterday and last night 1t was gereia"s
conceded that the Clark stable would be hrst
choice in the betting and that the victory OF that
stable II II should be successful would gra'iH an
important percentage of. the multitude OF speo'"-
tors who will look upon the struggle Bahas'ai
will have the aid Of his stable companion. Candle
Black who will carry only 10 pounds. ana VINO Is
feet enough to set strong pace for the dement, Vi
Banastar.
Nevertheless a considerable number Of owners
trainers and experts and others lean to the opinion
that Banastar may be defeated because he Is re-
ouired to carry l22 pounds in the Suburban much
higher weight than he carried in the Brooklyn
The votaries of Banastar stoutly assert, however
that the colt had much TO spare in the Brooklyn
that he will carry off the prize this afternoon MIL,
1t is expected that the Morris colt F1lsrane VIII
have an eager band OF supporters because ne ran
third in the Brooklyn Handicap and displayed much
one hundred pounds IN the Brooklyn, and to-day,
on account Of his penatyf9r winning the Metro o.
Ito pounds 1t will be a noteworthy achievement II
a three-year- carrying ITO pounds can get even
Hoiiaday, Imp Briar Sweet Warrenton and Ban
nockburn 30 three,,year-6ld carving so much
weight Fjligranc will carry has ever been placed
/, in the BROOKLYN or the Suburban If the distance
I were mils Filigrane would have much better
chance of defeating the older horses than at mile
and quarter, which is anexacting and exhaustilng
horses Of high class in the month OF June.
The public performances of Trsgedian Previous,
lot been sufficiently brilliant this season to justify
strong faith on the part OF owners and trainers
the mc g Se Which IS offered for the Suburban
stin the strangest incidents occur upon the turf
8 looked upon as completely outclassed and as not
having the remOtest chances Of getting places
b.. not infrequenty do surprising things and amaze
anything ever can he on the turf that Tragedian,
Previous Latson. Thomas Cat and Star Of Bethe,
hem are out of the question so far as first honors
possibility in their cases seems to be that OF
them might by wild freak of fortune slip into
Ben Holiday deserve TO be treated with re-
spect II no barrier is used and the Suburban can
then Ben Holidays claims TO high honors in this
contest must be considered excellent; but there is
horse in training I'm America that has more
trouble in getting fair start and in settling into
his stride than Ben Holiday always has had when
the starters fafooted barrier has been used. With
good start Ben Holiday may press Banastar most
vigorously. and might perhaps defeat him: but II
the barrier is used and Ben Holiday gets away in
The style habtual to him in the face OF the barrier
this powerful of Hanover with all his spee1
his courage. his staying pc and his exceptional
ability 10 carry weight, will probably not secure
place
Briar Sweet has proved her class, her wonderful
speed and her bravery in many races. She is an adj
mirabe mare. fascinating to the eye and a marvel
of speed. Her record of victories is which few
mares ever bred In America have surpassed. And
m 1nCf w o. iran
Imp has shown repeatedly that II she gets out in
from. when she Is in her best condition a stake
horse OF the highest class must do his best TO catch
and pass her. In the Suburban she will carry only
il pounds 10 the IL on Briar Sweet. Imp has had
plenty Of public racing in the last few weeks;
Briar Sweet has not. Briar Sweet has accom-
pshed wonders In her private trials. but 1t Is
doubtful whether she. can give seven pounds to
Imp in the Suburban II Imp runs well as she did
in her last Many careful and experienced
turfmen believe that the supremacy In the Sub
urban will be settled by Banastar, or Bannock-
burn. or Imp. with Ben Holiday. Briar Sweet
Filgrane, Warrenton and George keene ranking
along in about the order in which their names are
given.
The following are the lists Of probable starters
IN all the races to-day:
FRET RACE-For maiden two-year dds colts 10 carry
Iis pounds Miles geldngs us pounds. Last FIVE
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