The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18
IMP BROKE THE RECORD
Winner of the Suburban by Two
Lengths in 2:O5 As.
IT WAS A GRAND RACE
Banaster, the Favorite, Bolted Just After
the Flag Fell and Was Out of 1t.
The Crowd Numbered 49,
OOO-The Rail Breaks.

day at Sheepshead Bay and it seemed
as if all the town saw Imp win the
10th running of the great Suburban
handicap. Contrary to the usual Gus
tom of coming late to the races, the
people to-day We're on hand early, and
even at noon the front rows of the
| grand stand were filed with people
who We're willing to wait several hours
| for the big race. AS the hours wore on
the crowds began to increase 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 Su-
| burban 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 lawns and
the field were packed and a fringe of
people hugged the rail half dozen
lengths in the infield In the parade
| of the horses past the grand stand on
| their way to the post Ben Holiday was
at the front. He received some applause,
| but the greater share went to Banas-
! tar. 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. At the post
| George keene was fractious and refused
to join his company, kicking at every
| thing within reach
| AT 4:3O 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
another break. They were all in perfect
| line, but Maher. on Banastar did not
| like his position and pulled his mount
up, for which he was lectured by the
| starter. Five minutes more elapsed and
| Brlar sweet and Banastar were the Of
tenders. Another break came and this
time only the inside ring moved. Briar
/ sweet spoiled the next break In the
Sth, 9Th and 10th breaks Banastar was
the chief offender, but in the 18th they
got away in perfect order, when, just
after the flag fell, Banastar bolted
| ana turned the other way amid the
howls of the crowd, and it was all over
so far as the favorite was concerned
imp was the first to poke her nose in
| ifont or the squadron and close behind
her came George Keene well outside
in bunch almost on her neck Ran,
astar tralled along, 10 lengths in the
rear. AS they passed the stand the first
tinle PREVIOUS was running in front,
Mhile only a head behind was Briar
sweet the two being full length in
| front OF imp, who was head and head
| with t1ligrane. The others were trail
| ing just behind, with none having tho
| advantage '''s
around the lower turn the horses
| went at nigh rate of speed and when
they Strengthened out on the back
! stretch' Briar Sweet had a head the
pettef OF George Keene. the pair hav-
| ing run practically locked around the
| lower turn. Imp and Filigrane were
| lochea together half a length behind,
| Just as they were nearing the upper
| turn, Iufner, crouched on the neck Of
the black mare Imp and like a flash
| OF hgntnlng, shot past Briar Sweet and
/ George keene until she had a length
| the best of them and all indications 70
make 1t more. The jockeys on Briar
sweet and George Keene urged their
| mounts vigorously, but with little eff
iect' lot the faster they urged their
| horses the more speed Imp put into her
| going. She seemed to gather strenrth
with every bound and flashed around
| the turn into the stretch at record
speed with every horse behind her
straining its utmost. 1t was a hone
| less, stern chase for first money
| George heene and Briar Sweet tired.
gradually slid to the rear. Bannock-
| burn and Warrenton We're the only
ones who seemed to have the slightest
chance and down the stretch they
| numbered The great crowd in the in
field surged to the rail to watch the
| finish, and just as Imp and Bannock-
| burn had passed them, down went the
rails for distance of 50 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 farther up than two
| lengths behind Imp. who crossed the
line first. Bannockburn rushed in sec
| ond. Out of the dust cloud 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 hesi-
| 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
Imy ran grand race and had Banastar
| acted as he did in the Brooklyn Handi-
| cap, the track record would have been
broken. AS it was, 2:05 4-5 was hung
| out, the fastest time by two-fifths of
a second the race had ever been run in
and within four-fifths of a second of
the track record, made by Salvador.
| The Suburban record up to to-day was
held by Ramapo, who made it in 206 lis
in 1894
The other stake of the day was the
| Double Event, in which Prince of Mel
| bourne was a hot favorite and fully
| ing fnI 1hn fnr of ftnp ind q N q
Colonel Roosevelt with the lead to the
head of the stretch, he came away and
| won as he pleased.
First race. five furlongs-Stewa
| won. Fleuron second, Redford third;
time, 02 2-5. Second race. five and
half ADMINISTRATIONS won, NJ. Me
| CleOphus second. Lambent third; time,
I:07 As. Third race. Double event, 81 900,
five and half furlongs-Prince of Mel