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NEALON WINS THE SUBURBAN : MONTGOMERY FINISHES SECOND AND BEACON LIGHT TAKES THIRD. i i Electioneer, the Favorite, Bumps Cairngorm and His Chance Is Gone Firestones Double Event 40,000 People Present. New York, June 20. Nealon, Hie four-year-old son of Sain anil Sister Josephine, owned by C K. Darnell ami Harney Schreiber, anil broil by the latter at bis Woodlands Farm in Missouri, won tin; rich Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Hay today. Montgomery, a three-year-old recently purchased front Fred Forsythe of Kentucky, by Mr. JHirnells former racing partner, Km il Ilerz, was second two li ngUis back, while Hal I. Headleys Beacon Light, which took second money in the Brooklyn Handicap, just got up to beat Nealons stable companion, Faust, for third place. It was the twenty-fourth running of the Suburban Handicap, the greatest race run over any eastern track, considered from most any standpoint, and it was a distinct western victory. C. K. Durmdl is a western man who has raced horses in the east only since the suspension of racing in the middle west, while the colors of Mr. Hera were never seen on the local tracks until this season and Beacon Light, partly owned by T. P. Hayes, runs in the interest or II. P. Headley, the Kentucky breeder. Far back in the ruck, last but one in a field of sixteen, as a matter of fact, was Electioneer, the popular and heavily backed favorite for the race, a colt which a large majority of those present expected to see repeat the success ot Africander, the only three-year-old winner of the Suburban. In the middle of the big field of horses as it swept by the winning post was Superman. The hero of the Brooklyn Handicap and, whicli, coupled with Veil as tlie entry of James 11. Keene, was second choice in the betting at 5 to 1. The Durnell entry was backed only by those connected with the stable and not by them in sufficient volume to keep the price from Roaring from 15 to 1 to 20 to 1. While Nealon had performed consistently all the season, be was not thought to be of Suburban calibre and Faust was looked upon in the light of a high elass selling plater only. Yet at the top of the stretch it looked as if the Durnell entry would finish first and second, as Fnnst was the leader throughout, while Nealon always well placed, came up on the outside and was proclaimed as the winner before the turn for borne was made. Faust, however, could not quite keep up the pace he had set for a mile and a furlong and succumbed to Montgomery a half furlong out, while Beacon Light only passed him in the last stride. A peculiar coincidence in connection with this years Suburban is the fact" that Nealons Ymtry was held up when nominations were made for the slake on January 2. There was some Haw in the ownership of Nealon, the partnership existing between Messrs. Durnell and Schreiber not having been registered with the Jockey Club. After con-Hiderable parley it was decided that the entry should be accepted on the payment of a fine by the owner for his neglect in filing notice In the partnership as provided by the rules. A half interest Iji Nealon was sold to Mr. Durnell for a price said to be 3,000. While a colt of good class, he will not take rank with many of the earlier winners of the Suburban. As a matter of faet, with the exception of the three-year-olds, the elass of the contestants for the Suburban was away below that of many fields of former years. It was not the greatest Suburban, ever run, nor yet the worst. The horses were fairly well matched under the conditions and a majorty of them were trained to the hour. The race was well contested throughout, but the result naturally was unsatis-. factory to the" majority because o the complete overthrow of the betting choices. The great disappointment of the race was Electioneer. Breaking well from an outside position lie was rapidly making his way to the front in the run to the first tnm when he bore over opposite the paddock gate, and bumping Cairngorm, very nearly bad Mr. Paget s horse on the fence. But the collision seemed to more seriously affect the chances of Electioneer than it did Cairngorm, as the favorite was knocked off his stride and never seemed to get going right again. He lost ground in the run around the turn and before the field liad fairly ulraightened away in the backstretcli it was easily .seen that Electioneer was doomed to defeat. He continued to fall back and it was apparent at the end of five furlongs that he was hopelessly beaten. The story of the race is soon told. There was a delay of seven minutes at the post. Electioneer lieing I he chief cause of the delay. Three times be liroke under the barrier and had a rider of less strength than Mountain been on his back he might liave run away. The start was fair, with Dandelion the first to show, but he was almost immediately swallowed up by the other runners in the dash for the positions on the first turn. Electioneer had drawn next to the outside position, but broke well tind with bis tremendous stride was rapidly gaining on the leaders when he got into a jam right on the turn and was knocked back, losing any chance Jie might have had. E. Dugan took Faust to the front and the thrce-yoar-old made the pace, followed first by Superman, which gave way to Frank Gill at the half mile post. Nealon was always well up and Cairngorm made a surprising good showing for the first six: furlongs. At the far turn W. Dugan began to move up with Nealon and Frank Gill, finding, the pace too liot, foon afterward dropped back. Turning for home Nealon went to the front and Jiere it seemed the Durnell entry would be first and isecond, but Sandy had worked his way up gradually with Montgomery, while Beacon Light, outrun to tills point, suddenly found his speed and closed up in surprising fashion. None of them ever appeared like reaching Nealon, however, though both passed Faust, which was tiring badly from his early efforts. The time of the race. 2:00i. was isldw as compared with recent Suburbans. Superman dropped out of the running after going five furlongs, while Running Water, although she liad clear sailing on the outside and in the middle of the bnckstretob, was in a position to he accounted as a contender, did not have the speed and tired badly iu : i the last half mile. Cottontown was at no time a contender, but Tokalon came from far back In the last three furlongs and was running fast at the end a half lengtli behind Faust. Thomas Williams Firestone, making his first start in the east, was an easy winner of the Double Event. Firestone was wel Isuported at 10 to 1 and was easily best, leading the others throughout, thoiisli Sandv, becoming anxious when a furlong out, used the whip on him. It was not needed, however, as Firestone always bad more speed than anv of his company and his showing was an impressive one. It was the first time the colors of Mr. Williams have been seen on the local tracks in many years and Firestones victory was the happy augury of a successful campaign. Uoseben was the only favorite to win during the day and the big sprinter, backed from 2 1-2 to 1 1oC to 5, demonstrated that he is again in his best form, by picking up 1157 pounds and galloping six furlongs in l:12g. The crowd was estimated at about -10,000 anil there was no trouble of any kind during the day. The story that there was a riot at the track is a deliberate and bold fake.
