New-York tribune., 1908-06-19

n.-.-.e s. as- IF A Forsytte shreve
.,+,g - 10 betting the Suburban Handicap Of
,xma Hju draw hlg crowd 10 the sheepshead
. -soerrack to-day There is certain glamour
-. the race which makes il the most talked of
= coveted fixture of III, racing season and
g. the crowd may he small in comparison TO
-. .h-ore that could have been expected except
- tha adverse legislation at Albany. il will be
- .,nueh n ali probability 10 satisfy the most
,-.t,s1 that there is something in the sport OF
- evsu without tine bookmakers
T~s,aen horses have been named overnight as
,Asble starters 70 strsIggle over the long and
.-,-ns tourney Of a mile and quarter, and from
-,-,ss 2 Keene's Ballot. which is at top weight
- " mounds 70 F A Forsythe7s Dorante
-,,,h gets n with the lightest inpost, IS pounds
-.s fed Is good enough and classy enough to
.,sfr the most captious critic Ballot, which won
ts nrlv start this season in the most Impressive
ssshion would he the popular favorite If betting
were possible. but Il has been the exception anu
-. the rule Tor z favorfte 10 win Suburban
.-.,5t,sn sns there have been favorites which
s,,os ont cutie as prominently as Ballot does TO-
cav Tie allotment Of weights is such. moreover,
,nsf Eve D six OF the others must be accounted
ss--s-ous particularly August BelTnont's Fair
Pisv c Htld-eth's Montgomery, E A For
s~he's Do-ante. Sam Emery's Master Robert.
aus Z Madden's King James. Gold Lady. Run
-ns Water and F-ank Gill must De mentioned
sso as horses which may be fighting il out IN the
var through the last fur.ong. but the others can
hardly be considered seriously any recent form
The Conev Island JocEey Club, which has done
50 much n the past 10 elevate the sport. has
maze plans and spent money with lavish hand
70 make the meeting this year the hest and most
successful in its history. and with the single ex-
ception of cutting the value OF the overnight purses
p Ter cent the ambitious programme will be car
ref or 10 the letter spite Of conditions which
ts almost sure TO make the meeting unproft-
able one. The track has been enlarged from a
nile and furlong 10 q mile and three fuTlongs,
me stands have been renovated the clubhouse
improved aud no pains spared 10 make the incios-
u-e which has been one Of the most pict-
u-esuue II the ctrcus complete in every detail
AL this was done at q cost OF s150oo9, and as a
result better or more approved racecourse would
s hard 70 find in this any other country.
James 2. Keene has never won Suburban Han
aap, ana OF his greatest turf ambitions would
b realized to-day II Ballot should conquer the
roo field opposed 70 him Mr.. Keene and Jimmy
ssEe his trainer have every confidence in the son
svote- which was ranked as the best three-year-
ttast season after the retirement Of Peter Pan.
lis is shown by the fact that the unbeaten Colin
sad Cell the winner OF the Brooklyn Handicap
both Of which are eligible. not named among
the probable starters There is bare chance that
Celt may be added az the last minute.
August Belmont's Fair Play. which the
BROOKLYN Derby last Saturday and which finished
second 10 Celt in the Brooklyn Handicap and TO
Colin in the Belmont Stakes, is sure TO give a good
account q himself n spite Of the fact that pen
atty earned IN the Derby brings his weight UP to
II pounds, condition which gives him rather the
worst q the weights He is fast game and honest,
however. and il would. not be surprising II he car
ned OF the rich prize.
Do-snte qualified fer the race on Wednesday in
beating Montgomery and Frank GIL, and at the
weights to-day and on that form he should finish
n frcnt Of them again with equal racing luck.
vii handicapped by Il
taat he is slow beginner, but the race Will be
fun with only one turn thiz should not initiate
against his chances TO any extent IL he has class
enough.
King James ran a fair race in the Brooklyn
Handicap and also IN the Brooklyn Derby, and on
strict handcapping he is not far behind Fair Play
al the weights to-day. For this reason John E
Madden has hopes. and the colt would not lack
followers II prices were posted
DandeLon. Tourenne, Blue Book Bedouin, Eli
cot and Don Enrique appear be the forlorn
hopes OF the raoe One or another might furnish
surprise but ii would be hard TO account for any
o. them winning unless perchance the race should
not be truly run. Gold Lady has some friends be
Of her runaway race Tuesday. in which
the defeated Running Water among others, and
because Of the fact that she proved herself good
fly or two or three occasions last year. It does
not look. however II she had more than al
outside chance.
fsnring Waters last race not her true
so-u- but ny going back TO her first start this
season and remembering her many brilliant races
TIE past she must get due consideration II
seernE. however as IL she would finish among the
also rams also while Ballot Fair Play and Do
Ts1te fight ont for the rich prize and the honor
sad glory OF winning the twenty-fifth Suburban
The entries. other than the Suburban Handicap.
follow
FIRST RACE-THE KINGSTON: for three-year-olds and
epwa-d. $500 added. six and half turiOnsf main