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1 THE SUBURBAN AT HAND. The Suburban, the second of the two great handicaps that annually engage by far the greatest attention awarded suck races by patrons of the turf, will be decided Saturday. In point of interest it promises to be fully up tc the standard of its predecessors. There is a fair chance that its decision may be marked by an unprecedented feature. No horse has as yet carried off both the Brooklyn and Suburban, bnt many experts in racing problems thi nk the feat is to be performed this year. Banastars triumph in the Brooklyn was bo easily achieved and the horse has done so well since in his training that it is reasonably possible that he may achieve unusual distinction as the first winner of tbe double event, despite the twelve pounds penalty incurred through winning the Brooklyn. However, there are many good horses engaged, and the issue of such a contest is always in the doubtful list. The best that can be said of any candidate is that he has a chance. The horses deemed reasonably sure to start are Ben Holladay, 129, Banaetar. 122, Briar Sweet, 121, St. Cloud, 119, Don dOro, 115. Bannock burn, 112, Bangle, 110, Warrenton, 110. Imp. 110, Fleur de Lis now Maxine, 109, Candle-black, 107. Box, 106 and Star of Bethlehem. 95. Of this list Don dOro may be an absentee because of a recent injury. This leaves twelve apparently sure starters with such possibilities as The Huguenot, 119, George Boyd, 110, Previ-ons, 110, Tragedian. 110, Latson, 105, Azucena, 104, St. Callatine, 103, Thomas Cat, 100, Mill-stream, 97 and Jeannot, 95, as a reserve from which other stsrters may come, Filigrsne was handicapped at ninety-eight pounds, but his success in the Metropolitan Handicap raised his impost to 110 pounds and presumably made his case hopeless as far as the Suburban is concerned. George Keene, 114, is sound and favorably handicapped and may be a starter, but his running this year has not been of a character suggestive of a possible Suburban winner. The splendid young mare Briar Sweet has received a long and careful preparation for this race, and her appearance in it will add greatly to its interest. Precedents are against her winning, especially with such high weight in the saddle, but she will be sure to run a great race. If a mare is to carry off the rsce it would seem more reasonable to select Imp. It is true her showing in the Brooklyn was not encouraging, but those who have seen the shapeiy daughter of Wagner at her best on Chicago tracks know that she by no means ran up to her highest capacity in that race. Her mile and an eighth yesterday in 1 :53i with 126 pounds in the saddle suggests that she is now in her true form and bound to be formidable in the great event at Sheepshead Bay. But the fatal objection remains that great mares have often tried before for Suburban fame and none has succeeded. If the honors of the race are to come west popular Pat Dunnes Bannockburn seems more likely to be the horse to effect the triumph than speedy Imp.
