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INCIDENTS IN THE CAREER OF BANASTAR. Han.istar. by Farandole — Rlessing, one of the best race horses of his day and winner of the Rrook -l.v n Handicap and Toboggan Handicap for W. H. lark in MBB, and of the hTliliaailUsa anil Tolmggau Handicaps in 1901 in the colors of Clarence H. M.u kay. died Wednesday at the farm of Troop A at Huntington. L. I. When he broke down shortly after important victories as a six-year-old, Mr. Matkay presented the noted rater to apt. Fred Dubois. He has done useful service since as a sin- of army mounts. Ha nas tar was a brilliant race horse, but of uncertain temper, and two years before he won the Metniiiolit.in for Mr. Mackay he was the direct cause of the loss of the services of Danny Mahcr to the Amt-.icaii turf. At that time Kanastar was owned by he late W. II. Clark, corporation counsel of New York, and had performed so well in previous races th.it he was made a strong favorite for the Suburban Handicap. Ma her had the mount ami. after a delay of nearly an hour at the | ost. the crack jockey got his mount away, only to have him abed and refuse to run. There was a scandal over the affair, and Mr. Clark, who had a contract with Maher. kept him on the ground, in addition to which he was punished on the technical ground of having beaten the horse. Mr. Clark bad paid 0,000 for Ranastar to the Oots Brothers of Kentucky, and sold him to Mr. Mackay for the same amount. lie proved his worth when he carried top weight of 123 pounds in the Metropolitan of 1901 and, in the hands of Odom. defeated a big band. A few days later he wuu tin- Toboggan with the same jockey and 130 pouuds in the saddle. Baaaster was twenty-one years old and his death was supposed to be due to heart disease.
