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CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF SUN BRIAR Binghampton, N. Y., Septemlier 4. Ten thousand persons crowded the railroad station here yesterday to greet Sun Briar, AV. S. Kilmers grand two-vear-old, after his successful season at Saratoga. A unique parade which followed was the signal for a city wide celebration, arranged by the Chamber of Commerce. The procession was headed by the Municipal band, after which came a detachment of the 1st Ambulance Company. More than 150 equestrains followed, with Sun Briar and Willis Sharpe Kilmer, the owner, bringing up the rear. Jockey Willie Knapp was decorated with a great horseshoe of flowers.