The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18

yorite, Spells Several Breaks at tho start
and Finally Bolts After the Field IL Sent
Away Together-He Runs Around After
the Others, Hopelessly in the Rear
Maher Blamed, Suspended and Fined by
the Stewards-More Than Thirty Thou.
sand Spectators See the Great Battle of
Thoroughbrcds at tho sheepshead Bay
Track - Scenes Before, During and
After the $4,000 andicap-Comments.
One Of the greatest crowds ever seen at a race
track herea bouts was present at Sheepshead
Bay yesterday afternoon to witness the rum
ming OF the $4,000 Suburban Handicap. The
result was not altogether satisfactory. In
that the heavily PLAYED favorite. W. Fl. Clark's
Banastar. which won the Brooklyn Handicap
so impressively. was practically left at tho
post. This unfortunate incident occurred
after a delay OF nearly one hour. caused
chiefly by this horse and one or two
others. The winner turned up in Harness &
Brossman's black mare Imp. by Wagner
Founding, which was finely ridden by Turner,
and was second choice in tho betting. Pat
Dunne's brown horse Bannock burn. by Hay
den Edwards-Bettie Blaise. piloted by Willie
Martin. and on equal terms with Imp In the
speculation. was second. two lengths back.
Third place went to W. L. divers bay horse
warrenton. bv FIorst-Addie Warren. which
beat out Ben Holiday by neck In the last
few strides.
Clark's stable was represented by both Ban
astar and Candle Black. which were coupled in
the betting at 20 5. They were heavily
played but the price remained steady from the
time the bookmakers first chalked 1t down
until the horses went to the post. The be-
havior Of Banastar ut the post was 80 mani
testify unruly that tho crowd did not especially
blame Starter Fitzgerald when the race was
over. There were dozen breaks. at least six
OF which were spoiled by Banastar. Briar Sweet
and George Keene.
When the starters flag was dropped the big
field OF thirteen candidates got away together.
but before fifteen yards OF turf had been GOV.
cred Banastar reared on his hind legs. turned
around and boted Jockey Maher got him
around again and started after the others, but
there never was chance for him to catch IN.
and he finished far In the rear There was
some kissing as he passed the judges stand.
but there was no concerted demonstration OF
disapproval. Those who played Imp and
Dannock burn were SO enthusiastic that
they drowned out whatever display Of
Ill humor there was. The starter said az
ter tho race that Banestar had made
trouble from the time he arrived at the mark
until the field got away. He further said that
he waited as long as he could. and when in the
final break he saw that all were under way he
dropped his flag. and was, therefore, not re-
sponsible for the actions OF the favorite after
that The official blame was placed upon the
Jockey Maher, for the stewards OF the meeting.
after considering the matter. suspended him for
ten days for wfully breaking up the starts and
also In iliptp1 a fine Of 5000 for ahuRnR the
horse. The stewards further ruled that the
entry OF the horse George keene shall be res
fused in all overnight events for the balance Of
the meeting
MAGNIFICENT STRUGGLE.
The race was magnificent struggle. truly
run. with. OF course. the exception OF Banastar.
The track was in superb condition. and the
time for the distance. one mile and quarter.
which was 2:05 AS. established a new record
for this event 1t was also four fifths Of a Sec
ond slower than the worlds record made In
the famous match race between Salvador
and Tenny on the same course. in which
the little swayback" was beaten by Q
hair Those who made the trip to the track
did not regret it. II only for the reason that
they saw memorable outpouring The old
est racegoers failed to remember when such
crowd was ever seen before at such an event.
During tho running OF the Suburban the spec
tators occupied every inch OF vantage ground.
so that 1t was impossible TO move from ore
part OF the field to another.
There was narrow escape from a serious
accident as the horses swept down the stretch.
Several thousands had been permitted to cross
the track into the iniisl Id and they were press-
ing against the rail with such force that II sud-
denly gave way and fifty or more were thrown
out directly in the path OF the flying stceds.
Az lupk would hnVa n thpra " in ct IN OuUh
space between the horses and the broken rail
for the frightened people to mhle back out
of harms way Otherwise there might have
been several fatalities.
Weather indications were not particularly
encouraging before noon. as it looked like Q
series Of showers. especially as black clouds
came rolling in from the sea. But in spite Of
this the crowds swArmcd into the various con-
vcyances from this city and poured into Tho
beautiful track as early as ~ 80 O'Clock. The
steam railroads from Long Island City and
South Brooklyn did the heaviest business. AZ
Thirty-ninth street there was tho same confu-
sion which prevailed on Brooklyn Handicap day
because OF the insufficient accommodations
provided by the railroad officials. As Q
result there was no end OF GrVmblinG. and
when tickets had finally been purchn scd. after
a free fight. the trains were filled with mon and
women who looked as though they had been
subjected to rough handling. Tho trolIeys
from the bridge and various points in
Brooklyn were overloaded AS they few
along. In the drec' ion Of the track. men
hung on from the rear platforms. from the
steps. and even in some cases from the roofs,
Inside the cars. the seats were SO over
crowded that it was impossible to collect fares.
and some CT the conductors were compelled to
slow up their cars n mile or 50 this side Of
Sheepshend in order to get all tho nickels.
SCENES INSIDE THE GROUNDS.
As the crowd reached the entrance TO the
track there was tho usual hubbub. but the
management mad 10 arranged matters that
whatever trouble there was became stralRht-
ened out soon and on the whole there was very
little delay in getting inside There were
more beautiful women In evidence than was
the case on Brooklyn Handicap day. As the
sun had come out, and the weather was per