New-York tribune., 1907-06-21
NEALON WINS THE SUBURBAN
Fights His Way to Brilliant Victory Over Montgomery
and Other Good Horses.
ELECTIONEER, FAVORITE, BEATEN OFF.
Thyfve Thousand Persons Enjoy Racing Holiday Shepead Bay and
the Winner o Tu Classic

While thirty FIVE Thousand persons stood up
and shouted in perfect frenzy Of excitement.
induced by the battle for a turf classic rather
than the victory of popular favorite, g Z.
,"Boots') Durnens Nealon won the twenty
fourth running Of the rich and historic Suburban
Handicap at Sheepshead Bay yesterday. The
-year-old son Of Sain-Slster Josephine
fought his way to worthy victory after a race
which Was fairly studded with brilliant action,
and which was thrilling II not spectacular He
took up 1l9 pounds. and well handled by w
Dugan. followed the pace closely and came away
in the last furlone. to win ridden out by two
lengths from the stou- hearted three -year-old
Montgomery. which gave of his best and fought
on resolutey ever though to no avail.
Beacon Light which finished second to Super
mar in the Brooklyn Handicap. was third a
length away and n short head before Faust.
Nealon's stable compa.ion, which had forced the
fast pace and borne the brunt of the early battle.
Back Of Faust came Tokalon. Cairngorm. Dan
delon. Superman Electioneer and the others.
soundly and decsively beaten. Nealon ran the
mile and quarter in 2:06 3-5 time which was
compare lively slow when recent Suburban Han
diCaps are considered
It was by the revelation of the qualities which
go to make up n great horse-speed. stamina
and courage-that Nealon attained the high
honor of winning a Suburban Handicap. He
was placed in a field which has had few equals
since Cen Monroe beat War Eagle. far hack in
1884 and from first last he had to battle val
iantly to achieve what ne so richly and deserV-
edly earned The victory not received with
wild acclaim, Nealon was one of the outsiders
in the betting at 20 TO |, and the large majority
Of those present were fairly stunned by the dis
NAL showing of Electioneer the favorite, and
such well played horses as Superman Veil, Run
ming Water, Beacon Light Dandelion and Flip
Flap. There was generous applause, however,
for the winner, racegoers love a good horse
and Nealon proved himself good, If not a great,
horse yesterday
Superman the winner of the Brooklyn Handi
cap. failed utterly to live up to the promise of
that race. and dropped ont of it on the back
stretch after Faust had fairly run him off his
feet Dandelion had stormy journey, and had
10 overcome much interference to finish where
he did while ElectiOneer. which had forced
Peter Pan 10 drive in the Standard Stakes to
win in the fast time of 2:O1 3-5 for mile and
a quarter proved a grievous disappointment,
and finished next Ia last. He was knocked out
Of his stride rounding the first turn, when run
ming in a forward position. and never seemed
able to settle down again. dropping further and
further away.
HOW THE CROWD VIEWED THE RACE
A''''-Ai'
shout of They're or" and the shufIiing noise
of the hundreds standing up TO see better had
died away a hush settled the huge crowd
intensified by the hysterical cries of some shrlli
voiced persons here and there bemoanlng or
rejoicing all too soon. And so II was until the
field had rounded the far turn. when suddenly
came that peculiar ringing shout which meant
that all in a moment some thousands of keeniy
observant onIOokers had noted sudden change
f.. the aspect of the race or had come TO Iull
Vhn CHI
had come
Long before. the followers of the favorite had
realized that he was beaten. and eyes had been
turned ;oose to those which were lighting IN
the van These included Faust, Frank Gli.
NcaInn Cairngorm and Montgomery. AS tfe
l,o-ses turned for home somebody shouted,
why Nealon wins. and hundreds took up the
cry in tones which told of conviction, if not