The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-15
TWELVE FOR The SUBURBAN.
DELHI AND DELDAME BOTH IN
POPULAR FAVOR.

But Proper. ostrich. Alan.a.Dale. Adbell
and English Lad Are Well Thought or
for TO-day's Big Handicap at Sleeps.
head Daytime Field or Double Event.
The 100000 Suburban Handicap. the most
popular turf classic Of the year, will be in at
Sheepshead Bay this afternoon, the annual
spring meeting OF the Coney Island Jockey
| Club opening with this magnetic attraction.
| Twelve horses have been named to 20 the
! route. one mile and quarter, David c. John
sons Joaquin being added last night after
the official list was sent out over the racetrack
wires. According to a majority OF turf
| sharps who have figured it all out, James r.
keenes Delhi the winner Of the Brooklyn
Handicap. will rule favorite to-day. even
though he must take up the top weight, 1925
pounds. This impost includes three pound
penalty for winning the Brooklyn. an achieve
ment that was not OF much import consider
Ing the class Of horses that finished behind
tho Keene colt. But Delhi has improved
steadily in his work and will 20 to the post
this afternoon in shape to run all day. He
Is essentially front runner and has q world
OF speed. IL he gets of well and can set the
pace his followers believe he can hold II to
the end. as he Is game and has been put to
the test before this lie will have Tommy
Burns In the saddle which means that he
will receive a hustling ride from start to
finish
But while Delhi may be the choice, IL is
already foregone conclusion that August
Belmont's mare Beldame will come near
dividing the public's favor with the Keno
representative. Beldame has been slow
coming to hand. but her triumph In the
Standard Stakes showed that she was pretty
close to her wonderful form OF last year.
Like Delhi. she will carry heavy impost.
i2S pounds. and is a front runner. though In
,ler iast race sue won aiter coming from De-
hind ONeill will have the leg up. and as
he has always ridden the mare in all her
races race, she is certain to receive expert handling.
u ~ ~! anu 'tlua,ne may actually hsh. !. OUT
will result
Yet the smart calculators in som. in
stances are inclined to pass both Delhi and
Beldame up and turn to W. B. Jennings g
Proper. the horse who was left at the post
,,.,, w 49,, i ~, ~, nos 'Ao" 800, .h.
improved I'M form IN all hts races since then
.nsv pfoptr ran he so mpEss
ia the suburban winner"
Win ,no Wounds ~ narrv prorsr mov nrov.
dangerous. He is always a slow beginner.
but a powerful stretch runner Willie Knapp
WIN nave the leg up. ana ne is an excellent
JOCKEY Mex, 10 PROPER 'ohh T. MAIDEN
last star, in handsome stvle and has been
nonted for tho hig bandiran ever since Mad
poin'eu io' 'he DIX nahu''ap ever s'h'e Man
den brought MN East. ne Is IN with 100
pounds. ana rountaln VIII nave the mount.
suitlnR the figures, have hahded a royal chance
to Ostrich to win today. his horse ran
was difference Of twenty eight pounds be
tween them Delhi finished length and a
hall IN front OF ostrich on that OCCASION sftrr
the latter had got away badly. IN to-days
race there Is difference OF thtrty-four pounds
between In5,,i fhefe horses. Snoch NAY prove
Wonderlnl help 10 ostIIon consistent, game
performer over dist anre under favorable
circumstances. Ostrich Will be ridden by
Crimnins:
!. {. MoDoTelrs Alan-a-Dale. who pa
been a bitter disappointment in az ol MS
races hero. may loom up WIN form re,
versai II Is sad, lnasmuch as ne ,"orSed
lrile ana Quarlssr " piI'alt On uesuds
n DeUer tnan Zoi Lyme, VINO VII roe
MN to-day. was IN me saudle ara tolo Some
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