The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-31
pESSARA'S METROPOLITAN.
x,r,y THOUSAND PERSONS CHEER rRE
,orR. YE4R.OLD Ar MORRIS PARK.

.o,r.e in the Vicinity of New York
p....ra was Favorite for the Handicap
an, Ills victory was Popuinr--1.oco.
,ot win. the Juvenile -Dr. lasbrouck
nun. in Record Time.
Moro than 10000 persons saw Messrs Wal
cTk Campbell game four-year- old colt ressa-
p. win tho rich METROPOLITAN Handicap ut Nor
ris Park yesterday afternoon after amost spir-
Nal contest MIR. Pierre T.orillarl's three-year-
oId 1ocphatchcc finished second. while third
bonors won. To- Mr. !. l.. Lorillard's five-year-
old horse Scl ncT. son OF Mortemor ana
j,rcrzc. r"ssara was the favoritc
IN, grand stand was ono mass OF nutter-
Inc lnccS bright gowns. bewitchinG cos
tunes. and radiant women. Tho lawn was
,c,rlcl ly thousands Of racing mon Of all de-
,rces while Tho paddock and club house. lawn
and balcony were almost impossible. The
FREQ field aires big was speedily fl!ed. and
thcn ns tn" wave Of humanity continued
rollm; in nothing remained but to scale tho
fences and take refuge in the inner field. Tho
pnllcc we're ppwcrless and were sw".. about
i.o SO many chips in n mill race
The ub!iro strovo vainly to clear tho track.
but NOR" than 5000 persons wore on Tho main
course whom Pcssara raced DOM III, home
stretch 30 victory.
The hv.n ,nrony look I'd like an ARM In rc-
t,pat as it raced back anil forth across .hc in
Go,,, The multitude ate and drank every
thing in sight.
mo METROPOLITAN Handicap vas the fourth
,arc -. Tho card. and II brought out TN FAIR
class performers. rcssnra, tho rHnncr-np in
tho Brooklyn Handicap two weeks ago. enjoy
in. the position Of !avoritr place h" never
,.,.t1lu
peerless beauty La Tosca broken down. WITH
st. nlnier', great daughter owt Of the Way. 'ts-
sara was eagerly hackrda x to',. iiuSsrl was
n strong second choice at 3 to !. ard then came
ric.uic'cr. tho speedy son of Mr.. llckw!ri;
and Shamrock. at 1 to /. Iocohntchcc. Tor
nerlv called Cunt Gum. carried Mr.. Pierre Lo:-
ilnr.is colo1s. white Fairy orc the rose ana
white :ar Of the lIo;emehe stable W:G DAY
SIoirner. and flames $. GaiWny. Liyonia; ono
OF LongtalowS hanh-um"-t daughters.
Pessar i"rohat:h" slnirns ,f, mnn t r,cn
Mr.. low. had n few minutes, delay at the
but Ia finally sent TIE ic.i away ON almost
When tIs red flag nirtcl through the, air
Ncr we're in front. while rurtchestcr was last:
Taral took les>ira lack lcavn: Russell and
Mounting the HI Fairy's nose was at EussciIs
throntlatrh. whils thunlrtinC at her heels
MSrI "s ,nn ish IN s5 arr
Around thu, nrrcr, turn. and rast the water
tower Russell and FAIRY disputed every ya ni
the others in clos" att"udancr Once around
,he turn and strairntenrl out ,, for the run
n1h sms s'o SON Of r2ar" viii ans and
h"cls it wa, evident that lie intended dying III
front.
Fairy. I.voniu. Lorohntrhce. Sleirner. and
Iicknicker a, his heels; their fect tossing the
in front Of tho stand. dismaycd hy tho wild
rush Of the horses now, only a fnrlons away.
swayed back and forth as though terror rror,:
path through which the horses must run.
Those on the lawns and in the stand were fear
jockeys guided their mounts for the only ave-
nue. that led TO victory and will Taral and Pes.
sara s pilot dasl icd niadly on towhere $1,000
was waiting for the winner.
Tarni dug the steel on his heels deep into
!essara sIuaking tlanks and prepared for ono
Hlepner and Pckni ECKER looked DANGEROUS
When only hundred yards from the iinis;hlnE
with ~ the crowd. drew away from the others.
and. displaying marvellous speed. began over
hauling rsssara with giant strides ,,
reached or would the three, ear old win?
Pandemonnm broke loos. as Tnral re-
sworc in their frenzy as they saw Iocohatchce
him a%Tn lint BY ahI the tnmut is
dcafeniug as tho pair come on t" the wire:
Pe-sarr winning by :. s'nnt thrce-Ii,arters OF
a length. whilo locohatchec beats Sleipner as
far Tor second place. lLynnih was fourth. only
q head away. with ficknickcr at her shoulder.
sixeaSth rc or " us" tho biz horse mGht
have secured third money:
Taral. after weighing put. was borne away in
triumph upon tn. shou lders OF two men. the
successful Jockey rrrosing in horseshoe OF
roses Pc. sara ran good race. but in tho
opinion of the best Judges at t he course Loco
much faster at the finish than an" other h"rs"
in the race. and Mr.. l.oriliard is to be c"nErat
uat ell upon the possession Of such IL colt AZ
this son Of nnondaga and Snphronia. IN La
Irosra he had the WHINE; Of the Meropoitan
good colt to tie post to represent i'anc@eas
when he sadded Iorohntrhec. Messrs. Wal
colt Campbell must have won nicely by Pes
future books. Tho victory was exceedingly
popular and the partners were warmly CON
Twelve Two. year olds. including the Bonnio |
lie colt; Sir rnn.iS the hall brother to l3rK-
ippr1nss 2vYr tho EcIipse COURSE. on the form
q. 'ales made him PRONOUNCED fayorite Mt
sto'. There was 1uiet tipout on Sir Fran
ci%. ut tho majority Of TIE followers OF racing
Mnnehahn,,s pull in the weights made her
some friends. but she WAS not played to any
E..at extent. although .he was. second choice
IN the betting. 3to being quoted against her
chanc :. tho Bette colt com ing next ut to j.
The others wcro Mt fuiriy long odds. When
Starter Rowe dropped his nag to n good start
tho Bonnie Leo colt. Minnchaha. Integrity.
Elsnp colt. and Bet tie colt We're no most prom
inent;, Fitzpatrick kept stcnlynG ru! on tho
'nvo,ite and cnt out tho work with
Minnehaha tho lH,tic and E!sinc colts in
cioH" "onIuany until We" into the dip. wher.
MiInchal.a AMI the Bette and Elsino rolts
were lune lnaying tn. Bonnie Lee colt to
finish alone. tiidcun * DalYs representative
winning AS lie pleased hy three lengths.
1amLi"y rushed Prime" George through tho
ruck. in the final - ynds :. and. followed BY
Perrier Jount. ~" hattl" for second money
was VAL, between v h then; I'll" igmer setting tho
smni. but very neat chestnut colt Nv |
tlnondaGa. ont Of foDnic !.rc in. dam o, On
tho Ica. lie IS well engaged. and the tins
one minute fat, shows tina, he Is n very inst
colt. as he had his iull weight llS hounds. m,
start their crack colt. Sir Matter winner 81 tI
Thursday last.
Correction was favorit for the opening race
sprint at Gvo f,irongs. but i'arrink and hi.
friends were confident that DR.. liasirnu"k
would de.rat the tllv. ltncoand WAS plav,I