Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

NEW YORK, June 17.-This is gala
| day at Sheepshead Bay, and it seemed
as if all the town saw Imp win the
sixteenth running of the great Subur-
/ ban handicap.
| Contrary TO the usual custom of
coming late to the races, the people to-
day were on hand early and even at
noon the front rows of seats In the
/ grand stand were filled with people,
| who were willing to wait several
hours for the big race. AS the hours
wore on the crowds increased, and by
| the time the first race was run there
was not a vacant chair in the whole
grand stand When the time came for
| the big Suburban the crowd was the
| largest seen at Sheepshead Bay in
years, fully $4,000 being present.
The roof of the grand stand was full
of people; the lawn and the field We're
packed and fringe of people Rugged
the rail half dozen deep on the in
fields In the parade of tie horses
past the grand stand on their way to
I the post, Ben Holiday was at the
front. He received some applause,
but the greater share was for Bana-
star, the favorite and the winner of the
Brooklyn handicap, on whom so many
people had pinned their faith to break
all records by winning the Brooklyn
and Suburban in one year. He looked
| in fine trim and was greatly applauded,
although Bannockburn had his full
share of the handclapping.
! They reached the post about twenty
minutes past four and then lined up.
| George Keene was fractions and re-
fused to join his company, kicking at
everything within reach. At half-past
| four the starter thought he had them
in line and called them. Briar Sweet
refused to break and they were called
back. Ten minutes later they got an
other break. They were all in perfect
! like his position and pulled his mount
! up, for which he was lectured by the
starter Five minutes more elapsed
and Briar Sweet and Banastar were the
offenders Another break came and
| this time only the inside wing moved
| Briar Sweet spoiled the next break. In
! the eighth, ninth and tenth breaks Ban
astar was the chief offender, but in the
eleventh they got away in perfect or
| der, but just after the flag fell Banastar
!
! the bowls of the crowd and it was all
over so far as the favorite was con-
| cerDed.
Imp was the first to poke her nose in
! front of the squadron, and close behind
! her came George Keene with the others
in bunch almost on her neck Ban
astar trailed along lengths in the rear
| AS they passed the stand the first time
| Previous was running in front, while
only head behind was Briar Sweet,
| the two of them being a safe length in
| front of Imp, who was head and head
with Ffligrane. The others were trail
! ing just behind with none OF them at
an advantage.
Around the lower turn the horses
went at high rate of speed and when
they Strengthened out on the back
stretch Briar Sweet had a head the
better of George Keene, the pair having
run practically locked around the lower
turn. Imp and Filigrane were locked
together half a length behind Just as
they were nearing the upper turn Tur-
ner crouched down on the neck of the
black mare Imp, and like a fash of
lightning she shot past Briar Sweet
and George Keene until she had a
cations to make 1t more. The Jockeys
on Briar Sweet. and George Keene urged
their mounts vigorously, but with little
effect, for the faster they urged their
horses the more speed Imp put into her
going. She seemed to gather strength
with every bound and flashed across
the turn into the stretch at record
speed, with every horse behind strain
ing his utmost. It was a hopeless,
stern chase for first money. George
Keene and Briar Sweet tired and grad
ually slid to the rear. Bannockburn
and Worrenton were the only ones who
seemed to have the slightest chance,
and down through the stretch they
Numbered.
The crowd in the infield surged to the
rail to watch the finish and Just as
Imp and Bannockburn passed them
down went the rails for a distance of
fifty feet and scores of people fell over
into the track. The horses, however,
were not hugging the rail and no one
was hurt.
During the excitement it seemed for
the instant that Bannockburn was
gaining on Imp, but the former had
shot his bolt in trying to catch up with
the leaders from sixth place and he
could not get further up than two
lengths behind Imp. who crossed the
line first Bannockburn rushed in Sec
ond. Out Of the dust clouds caused by
the falling rail, Warrenton emerged and
managed to get third place.
When Banastar, the favorite. went
past the stand, the crowd did not hest
tate to show their pique at his actions
because the spectators seemed TO fully
appreciate that he was TO blame for
most of the delay at the post and that
he had bolted after the fall OF the flag.
Imp ran a grand race, and had Ban
astar acted as he did in the BROOKLYN
handicap, the track record would sure
ly have been broken.
AS it was EOS As was hung out. the
fastest time by rs of a second the race
had ever been run in and within As
of second Of the track record. made
by Salvador. The Suburban record I'D
to to-day was held by Rampo. who
made it in 2:06 Is in 1894.
Suburban handicap, $4,000. one and
quarter miles-Imp, ia, W. Turner.
s TO l and to l. won by two lengths:
Bannockburn. liz. w. Martin. to /