The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
|ToN THE SUBURBAN
| - Went Away from the Field
sh.p She Started.
\, M FAyoRlIf,wAS NEVER mi
the POST Caused by
Ds... -, OF Banastar and
Briar sweet.

,r.I custom OF coming late
y. tbe people today were out
~ ',' !. noon the front rows Of
N grand stand were hliea WIN
r.re willing to wait several
"a q. big race. AS the hours
! ths crowds began to increase
! ~ time the first race was run
!, i, vacant chair in the whole
Ia when the times came for
' suburban the crowd was the l .,
!, sbsepshead Bay in years, fully
49,. nresent. The roof Of the
IA was full Of people; the lawn
!, hid we're packed and a fringe of
sussea the rail half a dozen deep
I. .' usrads Of the horses IN front OF
Y rand on their way TO the post
u IN was at the front. He re-
a'a ,.r,s applause, but the greater
- ,or Banastar, the favorite and
~, n the Brooklyn handicap, on
% many people had pinned their
!. s,sak ali records by winning the
y, Ind Suburban In one year. lie
IL sne trim and was greatly APP
4, although Bannookburn had his
IN d the hand clapping.
rsarhed the post about twenty
nsst 1 o'clock and then lined up.
J. Esene was fractions and refused
M company, kicking at everything
r,acb. AT half past 4 the starter
N h had them In line and called
BrIsr Sweet refused to break and
s,ra called back. Ten minutes later
N smother break. They were all in
Ina but Maher on Banastar did
rss bis position, and pulled his
4 10, for which he was lectured by
,arIer. Five minutes more elapsed
Bill Sweet and Banastar were the
Igs Another break came, and this
prly the inside wing moved. Briar
spoiled the next break. In the
b ninth and tenth breaks Banaslar
N chief offender, but in the eleventh
70. away in perfect order, when,
iAsr the flag fell, Banaster bolted
turned to one side amid the bowls of
usvi, and II was all over as far as
kx concerned,
vas the first to poke her nose in
81 the squad and next came George
b With the others In bunch almost
ili neck. Banastar trailed along
hi lengths behind, AS they passed
gsni the first time Previous was
Etg in front, while only a head be-
vas Brlar Sweet, the two OF them
"a safe length In front of Imp, who
head and head with Filligrane. The
N we're trailing Just behind with
81 them at an advantage.
ard The lower turn the horses went
Ugh rate Of speed and when they
Aitusd out In the back stretch Briar
y bad head the better OF George
y the pair having run practically
around the lower turn. Imp and
n'as we're locked together half a
behind Just as they were near
y. apysr turn Turner crouched on
1ol the black mare. Imp, and like
\, o. lightning, shot past Brlar Sweet
s'slse keene until she had a length
Wy Of them, and all indications to
more, The Jockeys on Briar
aug George Keene urged their
NY VIGOROUSLY, but with little effect.
Y h;ler they urged their horses the
sp'sa imp put into her going, She
~ = gather strength with every
saa Mashed around the turn into
xsea a. record speed, with every
1saa ner straining his utmost. 1t
H. psaess stern chase for first
esolge keene and Briar Sweet
n s.a gradually slid to the rear. Ban
~ ana Warrenton were the only
'.o seemed to have the slightest
lasrea 'Ousn Inc stretch they
s ~ = crowd in the inAeld surged Ia
y, Y watch the finish. and lust AZ
~ hannockburn had passed them
M .,o as rails for a distance of fifty
TAI 'S y, OF people fell over onto
NM N. +, me horses, however, were moi
f,s ~ I " rail, and no one was hurt
N. ~ .ae excitement It seemed for thu
4, a \. Bannockburn was gaining an
Ia IA aus, =. former had shot his bolt IN
4 M , ~ up with the leader, and he
n. lrs N lurther UP than two Lengths
knESurn, VINO crossed the line first
INA rushed in second. Out NJ ~
\, ~ caused by the falling raj, W. .r'
h 'u and managed to get third
u 1. .s SsasHa y. the tavorite passed tn,
y ill., me crowd did notabesitata ~
ka!tgls .. s.que at his action. for tbs
u, y seemed to fully apnrec;ata M,
lxi I'D NE lor most OF the delay a.
III As sss mat he had bolted after the
kube AZ ssend race and had Banaster
nct rs. W. IN the Brooklyn handicap
|sa .ssord would surely have hear
hssst INV l. was 2'O5 As waahung out
fha svs S'pe by 2-5 of a second III.
sSoos =, Oeen run in and within j.;
|am IN sne track record. made by
NJ l.Se suburban record IN IN r..
ElS h isd " Ramapo. who made 1t IN
h Eve Even, stake a. o. the day was tn,
|gs va N which Prince of Mel,
u No. NOT favorite and fully 4us1i.
a,a,.ss,.s' lor after indulging Colo.
Is nrs,ct with the lead to the heat
Aases. ne came away and won a.
/ l !iaas,'93s.ss.-stuart, Fleuron, Rad,
Ms. Is,, halt furlongs - swiftmas
aHs Fysa.p Time 1907 AS.
|s,gs--pr,an, $4,000, five and a hal
Pan. ee OF Melbourne. ~
hon IA Won; Mesmerlst. 10
+ chssk :" 70 ] and 4 to /. second
f lN * az lMecue) 10 TO l, third
|esa handieaps, $40 ooo milo on,
ION "a IN. Turner). s 10 i an,
y. MARI wo lengths; Bannockburn
|asl.os to ! and 2 to /, second
s,t ~. 'sims). is to / and 6 I,
sslaek ' ~ z;O5 AS. Ben Holiday
+ Tss Z, "eotge keene. Latson. Pre-
|sss,a no OF Bethlehem, Filligrane
~ a a nilar Sweet and Banaste
p Sss;. short course-Mars Chan
* Black Jimmie. Tim
.rs
n. sixteenth. seiling-Ha-
Sardner, Greyheld. Tim
p. me LOCAL PooLRooM.
~. : good crowd at the pool roor