The sun., 1900-06-17
BegeaB Hb Brooklyn Triumph in
The Suburban Handicap.
e1HElBsRT FINISHES NEXT.


lea, BsrasS and Imp Set . Kinins Pse' for
nr.~auArters Of . NILE and Thsn Iall
BACK, while the Isiiasten Csit Well hid
den. Goes 70 The Front and Has Ne Trsabls
In Landing virst Money -EtAsibsrt Jestisd
q, N, First rurn aad Lesss hsoh 0rosnd
-GnIdeu, an Outsider In the Betting. osts
Third Piace-A. Innsnss Crswd Is DisaV-
,oo,.d over the Result sf the Historical
R.e.-How the Othsr Evsats were RaA.
g.ppness and sorrow regned supreme at
the beautiful shsspshead Bay racctraok yss-
..rday afternoon Happiness filed tho hearts
NJ one hundred nervous bookmAkcs and their
clsrks while sorrow psrvsded thousands OF
man and women who failed 70 pick successfully
IN. winner Of the rioh Suburban Handicap.
II looked like q certain victory for Perry Bsl-
monts maxnifiosnt horse Ethelbsrt, by Eothen
and Maori. chiefly because Of his triumph over
Jean Beraud. william c. Whitney's crack hysr.
In their recent match raos run and won easily
at Gravsssnd. II also looked a. II the great
old black mare Imp. by Wagner and Fondlins.
had rare chance to land the money beoauss
ot her vast Improvement In form during the
past two wesks. and II further appeared 70 the
talent that Jean Beraud was due 10 make
killing or at least land . part OF the money.
Ethelbcrt, Imp and Jean Bersud. Could three
such noted thoroughbreds be beaten by any
horse in the field that faced the barrier II was
question that absorbed the great crowd and
drew few Affirmative answers. But there was
horse in this historical race that tho public and
talent had apparently overlooked. The wise
mon had emphasized the fact that Kinley Mack.
the iou-year-old son Of Islington and Song
stress, winner OF the Brooklyn Handicapfrom
Ranssllo, after Ethelbert and Jean Bora I'D had
bssn scratched because OF the muddy track.
could havs no chance for this turf prize because
10 W., only Q fast traveller In heavy going.
SO Kinlsy Mack was overlooked, so to speak.
srcsvt by those who studied form more closely
than the public or those who backed him mainly
because Of his signal victory In the Brooklyn.
But Kinley Mack. riden with superb judgment
and skili by Jockey McCue won the Suburban
just the same. on dry fast track. with length
and half to spare whom the wire was reached
and was nowhere near being in distress. In
fact. had Eastin and IArabe's colt been extended
IL
famous Ethelbert up worse than he did. for
in the last few strides Mr. Belmonts horre.
under the whip applied by Maher was all but
out tho ugh taking second plaoe without trouble
from J. Z. Madden'ts three year-old chestnut
colt Gulden by Spendthrft and Tarantella- Q
70 to shot in the betting.
KrNLxY MACK AT 10 rol.
Einley Maok's price never wavered n was
leto In majority Of the books. but as much
y IS 10 could have been secured by sxtra
hard hustlinS and q moment before fAgfall
0toi. Ethslbsrt was favorits at II to 10. and
fortune was dropped In the ring because Of
his failure to win. There was q Tremendous
plunge on Imp, whose quotations wers beaten
from 10 down TO TO 2. which was second
choice, but hs finished fourth we'll back Of
Gulden. W. @, Rollinss three-year-old bay
colt Herbert. BY Albert and Bonnie Ola . 90
to chanos. finished head In front Of popular
Jean Bersud--a sad blow to Mr.. Whitney and
his friends.
Ethelberts performance wss . surprise
that completely bewidered the crowd. The
great horse was expected to mako . runaway
raoe Of It. He carried op weight, 80 pounds,
however. which was ascribed a ono Of the reA-
sons for his beating. Then, again, in rounding
the lower turn while running mock and nsok
With Jean Bersud. Imp. and Klnley Mack. there
was considerable rowdins and jostlins during
which Ethelbert got the worst end Of the srgu-
msnt and lost much valuable ground because
of the incident. Usually slow beginner, Mr..
Belmonts horse got away this time at a fast
clip and was well placed for a successful run
until he was crowded by the field. Ethelbert
had the rail at hagfall, but after getting into
the back stretch he was badly pocketed. Many
Of the onlookers who considered themselves
Competent enough 10 oitici.e said that Maher's
riding waa somewhat 10 blame, but Judging
nom the consumnats ease with which Kinley
Mack romped home II h doubtful whether
Ehelbert could have won under the most fav-
orable conditions.
Imp and Jean Beraud wue beaten of by
the pace they set Themselves for three-ousrters
ofamlls. II was nip and tuck between them.
and they travelled at q tremendous gait. d.
rctly behind them during this journey came
Tie ultimate winner. Kinley Mack from the
start was In fine position to 60 TO the front
Whenever called upon MoCue never urged
the horse for moment, but let him run on his
own courage. When tho stretch was reached
l'ington swept to the front with such free
dom OF action and heartbreaking speed that
twas all over but the shouting. which wasn't
loud enough. by tho way. to be audible. eI-
oept for few spasmodlc screams and a uni
versal groan
HAPYY BooKMAKKNs.
Ethelbert Imp and Je an Beraud beaten
No wonder happiness made the bookmakers
mug their leather satchels; no wonder the
@d-eyed men and women stood still and real
led that the sport OF kings is not always what
ts cracked up to be.
l felt confident that Kinley Mack would
Nn' said Jockey McCue after the race. -Hs
- a great horse and ran strongly from the
Nat ] could have sent him ahcad at any
uIne' hut let him run on his own courage,
and when the stretch was reached he went TO
We font with rush that needed no encourage
meht lie ia better horse than Ethelbert.
cannot see how the latter was much affected
F N" weight. IA my horse carried but five
pounds less and won so easily that there was
Nothing TO H."
II was the weight and some jostling on the
nrN turn. explained Jockey Maher. Ethel
vert lost 40 much ground that when he got
'el road Tor final rush there was too much
s'ound 10 be made up Klnley Mack was a
.upHNe to mo. Ethelbert was in the heaviest
par, o' N" going most OF the way"
49,. me race vas worth 1900 to the winner,
49, -" TO the second horse and $1,000 to the
"Iu u was run under favorable weather
A'u uack conditions and the time for the dis
.""'' mile and a quarter was 2;0e As. The
record for the Suburban is 2OS 49, made