Evening star., 1909-06-21
CLASSIC SUBURBAN
TO BE RUN THURSDAY

NEW YORK, June 2l.-Gravesend'.
spring meeting will end with racing today
and Wednesday, and Thursday Sleeps.
head Bay will become the scene Of loca
turf contests. The card for the opening
will be more attractive than any other
presented up to date this season
Since it's introduction, in 1884, the Sub
urban has been the most important
classic of the American turf for handicaI
horses. Formerly its value corresponded
to its Importance. This year. owing to
depressing conditions that prevailed In
racing circles when the Coney Island
Jockey Club decided to hold June meet
ing. 1t is a guaranteed stake. with a
value of 5000, of which the winner will
take $1,000, the second S7OO and the third
$500. The field will also be limited. Prob,
ably not over six will run.
There are, according to present calcu-
lations, eight possible starters. They are
James r. keene's Celt. ia pounds. the
top weight Samuel c. Hildreth's Resti-
gouche. III. and Fitz Herbert, 1O5,
Thomas c. McDowells Kings Daughter
105: G. L. Harrisons Alfred Noble. 80:
John f. Maddens Fayette. 81 the Oneck
stables Fashion Plate, 81, and w. T.
Ryan's Effendi, 81
More interest is centered in Celt than
any of the others. He is in at three
pounds less than when he ran third to
King James and Restigouche in the
Brooklyn. while Restigouche will have t6
pack seven pounds more than he did in
that race. To close observers Celt ap-
pears to be ready. James Rowe, however
will decide whether not he will start
The colt will be worked today or tomor-
row. and if his performance pleases Rowe
he will go to the post. Otherwise he will
remain In the stable.
That Restigouche and FitZ Herbert are
as fit as their owner and trainer can make
them is evidenced by their recent public
performances. At the same time. nobody
outside of Hildreth knows just how good
either is. They are both nominated t0
start today at Brooklyn, in the Parkway
handicap. which will be worth 5000 tC
the winner. This may be the final Sub
urban work of the pair.
Tom McDowells friends out west be
lieve that he has great chance to see his
colors finish first in Thursdays classic
His always-Speedy six-year-old mare
Kings Daughter is said to be better thar
ever before. She is in at 100 pounds
which is considered extremely favorable
inasmuch as she won the Decoration da.
handicap at Latonia. one mile and six
teenth, in LA 40. when carrying Il.
pounds Powers, the best of the western
Jockeys. will come on to ride her.
Alfred Noble Is a big horse of great
speed If lie can go the route he has a
chance that must be respected. Peter
WINNER who trains him, maintains that
his chance is second to none.
Whether j. f. Madden will try TO win
the Suburban with Fayette, with the lish,
mpost of 81 pounds. or reserve him fol
the Tidal worth $4,000. to be run Satur-
day, and in which full threeyear-old stake
weights will have to be carried, is a
question that even he is at present un-
able to~answer. That the colt has beer
shocking disappointment to all who
have witnessed him work is public in
formation He has worked as fast as
any other horse of equal age. but in races
his deterioration is SO pronounced as to
be unaccountable.
Fashion Plate is speedy horse that
does not seem to like long journey With
only 81 pounds on his back he may be a
factor Effendi is another of the Fayette
sort. He has been doing sensational work
at Gravesend and racing indifferently