The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
Can supcrman Repeat.

But TO get back TO the three-year-oids,
let rs ask which of them can Doe elimnat-
cd as having no chance 10 win. Take
Supermau 10 start with. Can This great
Keene colt. win his 10S-p0und imp0st.
repeat his Brooklyn Handicap victory
Why not? some viii say. Then consider
EIectiouCer This last years Futurity
winner ran Peter Pan % head In the
Standard Stakes in his first appearance
of the season. Isn't IL but natural 20 sup
pose he will show an improved perform
ance Thursday Go down the line t1
Montgomery Hasn't this recent $500
purchase Of Ernest Herr rare chance
II be- goes S5lvidero. the tWo-year-0Id
champion OF last year. who has yet TO
be seen with COl0rs up. cannot De over
looked. nor can the speedy Founta'nblue.
which has been reeling eff miles iu l.g In
training
We might consider further and note the
good performances of Frank GIN and
tho nOt-tO-he-dospised Okeuite. All have
q chance. Il is this open aspect OF the
struggle that will furnish a harvest for
the bookmakers when betting on the race
begins.
While the race. as figured down TO
sheer dope, looks q prize for one Of the
three-yoar-olds. It must not be forgotten
that only once since its inception has
a three -year-old gone under the wire
first Africander ridden boy Fuller. was
the first maker of th-ee-year-oId his
tory I'm connection with The Suburban.
This was I'm 1913. Threo-ycar-olds have
been second and third but rarely. Il
Is this historical fact that makes expe-
rienced turfmen look to the older divi-
sion. despite the par excellence Of this
seasons three-year-old crop.
There are a few dark 'uns" among
the older division. any one of which may
furnish next Thursdays surprise. One
Of these is Daudelion. trained 10y John z.
Madden This five-year-old is "a race
horse all over. He was second % Go Be
tween i'm the same race last year. and be
has been pointed for the event again this
year. He was scratched from the Brook
lyn Handicap because of the mud, when
his chance was considered second TO none.
Dandelion viii be worth some attention
next Thursday IF the track be fast
Flip Flaps Chances.
Flip Flap is another, a four-year-old,
that cannot be overlooked. Flip Flap
won the Westminster Handicap last
Thursday in commanding style She sim
ply breezed home in POS 1-5. carrying 1l2
pounds. her Suburban impost. In the
Standard Stakes Flip Flap ran a credit
able third 20 Peter Pan and Electioneer
at a difference Of ten pounds i'm favor OF
the latter two. and il viii take q long ar
gumeut TO convince many who saw the
race that Flip Flap didn't lose only
through an ill-timed move on Jockey Mar
tins part This one may be tire real
goods next Thursday
TOkalOn, last years Brooklyn winner,
is not without a chance for the rich stake
when her victory Of last Monday is re-
mcmbered The Fuller mare carried l2f
pounds and won easily at a mile and
seventy yards. She is to carry 1l5 pounds
Thursday. and this gives her a big pull In
the weights.
Running Water is the hope Of the New
castle Stable, and, with Waiter Miller I'm
the saddle is given q good chance by the
"Wise Folks Running Water ran third
In the West to Flip Flap and Philander. q
creditable performance for the first start
Of the season.
Last, but by no means least I'm consid-
Grafton. is Harry Payne Whtney's Iron
sides. Able contention may be expected
from this one. He ran one grand race on
his first appearance this season. Going
back 10 that race. when he carried us
pounds. he must be given a chance.
All told, the race IS one of the hardest
that ever confronted Handicapped II
will be worth seeing and the winner Will
go under the wire only after a grueling
struggle Tho Suburban as a spectacle is
one Of the turf features Of Americs-our
Derby. With good weather cid Sleeps
head will accommodate 10000 crowd