The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
The SUBURBAN,
Historic Event VIII Be Run at
Sheepshead Bay Today.
Irish Lad Goes to the Post the
Public Eavorite.

New York, June IA small field
of the finest thoroughbreds will strug-
gle today at Sheepshead Bay for the
blue ribbon of the eastern turf-the
$4,000 Suburban handicap, at one
and a quarter miles. So evenly bal
anced are the chances OF the most
prominent candidates in the twenty
first running of this classic event that
even the most expert OPINIONS as to the
probable result are valueless. An ad-
justment of weights made for the
event will decide more equitably the
merits of the first four horses in the
Brooklyn handicap. Won by the Picket,
and if that splendid racer repeats his
victory he will have to extend himself
to the utmost.
Confidence of eastern turfmen is
supreme in the belief that Picket will
be unable to repeat, and Irish Lad
will go to the post the public favorite
as he was in the handicap. Hermis,
from the sta BILE of Edward R. Thomas
is in grand form, as was demonstrated
when he won the BFookdaae at Grave
send Tuesday almost -equaiing, the
track record for one mile and Hur-
long This victory cost the son OF
Hermence an added pound to his Inn
post for the suburban, but he viii not
feel the change, as he is good weight
carrier.
Three looked a good deal alike, the
Burch and the Burns Handicap winner
Proper. This trio did we'll in the
Brooklyn Handicap Hermis LED, Win
irish Lad and he was failing at the end
Proper ran over th9 top Of MIN at the
end and Eugenia Burch was catchlns
him. The latter got off a little badly
and for over half the race was very
conspicuous in leading the rear d1V1slon-
since that race Hermis has improved
He always was a horse that was SLOW
in coming to hand and his race in the
Brooklyn Handicap bears out partlally
I Trainer Shields statement that he viii
make the $50, 900 beauty stick Eugenla
Burch has not done so we'll since that
race and Proper has not appeared III
public. but his work has been very
good
chance TO beat the choices. as he ran
the route in 2:O6 in the Burns handl-
cap at San Francisco, carrying l1e
pounds, eight more than he viii carry
! TODAY. Delhi, which will have to
carry 10 pounds, is on the doubtful
list If he could carry that weig ~
and beat the high-class field that VIII
try for the classic event he is GER
! tainlv the greatest 3-year-old that this
| country ever saw True, he carried
126 pounds in the Belmont and Went
| the mile and a quarter in 2:O6, but ne
was meeting nothing but 3-year-olds
To concede- weight to an all-aged field
| is another thing, and it is the one
/ thing that no 3-year-old has ever
| been able to do before. Major Dam
| gerfield, Claude and Africander would
| be aided by a slow track, and there
is nothing to warrant the belief that
| they will be in the running should the
horses mentioned above go to the
! post.
PuIsus has a feather on his back
but he has done nothing. The same
/ holds good so far as Ormonde'S Righf
is concerned, and Short Hose vii
have to Improve nightly. Whorlel
has yet to face the flag.
The probable starters are: Irisf
Lad, 127 (Shaw) 5 to .; Hermis. 12t
! CRedfern), to 1; Africander. 12'
(Bullman), 10; The Picket, 124 (Hel
! gerson), 3; Major Daingerfeld, u.
q. Martini 20: Proper. 10 (Odom)
6: City Bank, 100. %; Short Hoss, IL
Lyne), SO; Epgenia Burch, 11O
| (Lyne).
Several other good ones. including
John A. brakes Savable, are eligible
and may be added.
Fully $4,000 persons are expected
to visit the Sheepshead Bay track.