Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01
CHARADE WON.
Twenty Thousand Persons Saw the Metro
pOlitan Handicap.

At least 70, 600 persons were present when the
event of the day, the Metropolitan handicap,
was contested for at Morris Park yesterday.
This race, which comes next in importance to
the Brooklyn handicap and the Suburban re-
suited in hollow victory for W. R. Jones'
Charade. The game son Of Charaxus and Ada
Belle was ably ridden by Doggett. and won by
six lengths, pulled to walk. His Highness,
ridden out, beat Hume half length for the
place.
A sad accident marred what would have
otherwise been a most enjoyable day. 1t &C.
Cured In the big handicap, just the horses
were making the first turn to begin the ascent
OF the hill Arturo, by Petrarch-Belle Agnes,
one of the horses sent to this country from
England by Col ]. 7; North, the Nitrate
King, stumbled and fell at this point. breaking
his neck and throwing Jockey Edwards, an
English boy. to the ground. The horse was in
the middle of the bunch when the accident oc-
CURED and the spectators believed the jockey
had been trampled to death. Edwards. though
badly hurt was still alive. The lad had broken
leg and received a severe shaking up.
The crowd began arriving at the grounds by
noontime. The turnout of women was remark
ably large. BY o'clock more than $4,000 per-
sons had passed the turnstiles, but people we're
still coming and continued to come until
O'Clock. the time set for the handicap. Car
riages and tally-hos and coaching parties were
there in plenty. Morris Park with its broad
stretches. magnificent club house, spacious
lawn and huge-covered grand stand is consid-
cred by many the finest race course in the world.
and 1T would be hard to conceive of O lovelier
sight than when this beautiful place is given life
and animation by huge crowd Of humanity.
La ToscA AND THE PEPPER FAvoRIrEs
Soon the event Of the day, the metropolitan
huge betting ring. The Pepper, one of Marcus
nj rss ~ H..
Loriilard La Tosca were quickly installed the
choices, but so heavy was the play nearly
every horse IN the race that to 1 against
could always be obtained Pessara, Picknicker,
Charade and Pickpocket were all well thought
Of but all the way from to 10 to against was
quoted about them. Charade and PIckpocket
were at tens. Pessara at skies and Picknicker
at Fights. From 20 to 100 to 1 could be OBJ
tanned againt the others, Iddesleigh, one of
Col. North's horses, being the extreme out
slider.
His Highness was the first of the contestants
to appear on the track. He was quickly fol-
lowed by st. Florian, who literally APP
plauded- The Pepper, Steve Estes, Charade
and Pickpocket, La Tosca, Hume and Pick
nicker came next and the remaining horses
soon followed.
"a HORSE IS DOWN."
After long delay Starter Rowe dropped the
flag to fairly good start Picknicker was in
front, Pessara second, La Tosca third and
Arturo fourth, with the others in a bunch a
length behind. The order remained unchanged
to where the ascent of the hill begins, where
ST. Florian. Chsrade, His Highness and others
began moving up and more or less crowding
occurred.
Suddenly one Of the horses in the van, Ar
turo, was seen to fall and the horses in the rear
apparently galloped over the PROSTATE horse
and rioer, causing the spectators to cry In hor-
TOR.
When the attention was again riveted to the
racers it was seen that Picknicker still in
front, setting merry pace up the hill. with
st. Florian, Pessara, His Highness and Cha
rade his nearest attendants in the order
named.
Turning into the stretch Charade began to
move up fast next to the rail and opposite the
free field he was clear Of his opponents and
running in such free style that it was apparent
thPt he would win in easy fashion. st. Florian,
Pessara, the Pepper and La Tosca had dropped
back into the ruck beaten, but His Highness and
Hume the latter OF whom had come from no.
where were making game fight for the place.
Charade won in n gallop by six lengths from
His Highness, which beat Hume half length
for the place. Iddesleigh came fast In the last
furIOng and finished fourth Then followed
La Tosca, Pessara, Pickpocket. Steve Estes,
Monawai, The Pepper, Picknicker, st. Florian,
Loartaka and Terrifer in the order named.
The race was worth about $4,000 to the
winner, 81, 000 to the second and 81 COO to the
third
Fourth race-The metropolitan handicap. of
$500 each, with so, 900 added; one mile and a
furiong
Betting: 4, The Pepper; 5. La Tosca; 6, Pes
sara; 8, Charade. Picknicker. 10. Pickpocket;
Is. ct. Florian, His Highness and Loantaka; 20,
Hume and Monowai; 40. Fidelio and Steve
Estes: so, Terrifier; 100, Iddesleigh and Arturo.
Picknicker led to the top of the hill. There
Charade went tn the front and won easily by
four lengths from His Highness, who beat
Hume half length. Time, 1.52A. Arturo
fell in the back stretch and was killed. Jockey
Edwards broke his leg.
Amateur Base Ball.
The Colts won a game from the Columbias on
Decoration day by to l. The Y. NJ. G. A.