St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-01
CharaXsus' Game Son Wins the
Metropolitan Handicap
in a Gallop.
His Highness Finished Sec
ond, Six Lengths From
the Leader.
The Comfortable Odds Of 10
to 1 Laid Against the
Winner.
A Bad Accident in the Big
Event Mars the Days
Sport.

New YORK, May 31.-The opening
day Of the New York Jockey club spring
meeting proved to be an ideal one as far
as the weather was concerned. In fact.
the weather was so unusually fine that
by noon large crowd had already
reached the grounds. These were the
ones who had come to make day of it.
With them the weather, the breeze and
the sunshine were second only in i'm
portance to the horses and the races in
which they ran. The turnout of women
was remarkably large. On the balcony
i'll front of the club house at least fifty
luncheon parties were under way at
1890, while later in the day the grand
stand was filled with thousands of lovely
women. Trains arrived every few min
utes outside the gates after l O'Clock,
and people poured into the grounds in
an overfowing stream. Never for an
instant did the tide slacken, for just as
fast as the tralnload from one route was
completed the stream of persons from
another route set in. By 2 O'Clock more
than $4,000 persons had passed the turn
stiles, but people were still coming, and
they
Continued to Come
until o'clock, the time set for the Met
ropolitan handicap, which is regarded
as second only in Importance to the
Brooklyn handicap and the Suburban.
Carriages and tally-hos and coaching
parties were there in plenty. and they
completely filled that portion of the
ground set apart for them.
Morris Park. with its broad stretches,
magnificent club house. spacious lawn
and huge covered grand stand, is con-
Sidered by New York the finest race
course in the world. and it would be
hard to conceive of a lovelier sight than
when this beautiful place is given life
and animation by huge crowd of hu-
manlty. There Is not the croWding and
Jostling met with at other tracks in this
vicinity when an immense throng is in
attendance, and it seemed today as If
twice the number of persons present
could be accommodated. There were
$4,000 people present when the bell
tapped for the handicap.
The Pepper, one of Marcus Daly's
representatives in the race, and Pierre
Lorillard's La Tosca were quickly in
stalled the choices; but so heavy was
the play on nearly every horse in the
race that to against could always be
obtained. Pessara, Picknicker, Charade
and PickpOcket were all we'll thought
of. but all the way from to 10 to
against was quoted against them. Cha
rade and Pickpocket were at los, Pes
sara at 6s and Picknicker at IS. From
20 to 100 to l could be obtained against
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
followed by st. Florian, who was
applauded. The Pepper, Steve
Estes, Charade and PickpOcket, La
Tosca, 1llume and Pickncker came
next and the remaining horses soon
followed.
After long delay Starter Rowe
dropped the flag to fairly good start.
Picknicker was in front, Pessara Sec
ond, La Tosca third and Arturo fourth,
with the others in bunch length be-
hind. The order remained unchanged |
to where the ascent of the hill begins. |
when st. Florlan. Charade, His High |
ness and others began moving up, and |
more or less crowding occurred. Sud |
denly one of the horses in the van,
Arturo. was seen to fall, and the horses !
in the rear apparently galloped over
t the PROSTATE horse and rider. causing |
the spectators to cry in horror. When |
the attention was again riveted to the |
racers, it was seen that Picknicker was
still in the lead, setting merry pace |
up the hill. with st. Flor I
ian, Pessara, His Highness and /
Charade 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
held he was clear of his opponents and
in such free style that it was
apparent that 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 nowhere. were making a
game fight for the second place.
Charade Won In a Gallop
by six lengths from His Highness, which
beat Hume half length for the place.
Iddesleigh came fast in the last furlong,
md finished fourth. Then followed La
Iosca, Pessara. Pickpocket. Fidelio,
Steve Estes, Monowai, The Pepper,
Plcknlcker, st. FlorIan, Loantaka and
Terrifier in the order named. The race
vas worth about $50, 600 to the winner,
z, 900 to the second and $1,000 to the
hird.
A sad accident marred what would
lave otherwise been a most enjoyable
lay. 1t occurred in the big handicap,
ust as the horses were making the first
urn to begin the ascent of the bill.
Arturo, by Petrarch-Belle Agnes, one
It the horses sent to this country by
'ol. North, the ''nitrate king" stumbled
I'd fell at this point, breaking his neck
nd throwing Jockey Edwards, an En-
lish boy, to the ground. The lad had
broken leg and was severely shaken
p. 1t is not believed his injuries are
atal. Results:
First race, ive-eighths of mile-Dr. Has
rouck won, Correction second, TormentOr
lird. Time, 1:00I2.
Second race, mile-Ambulance won Long
each second, Hamilton third. Time, 1 Al
Third race, ive-eighths of mile-Senella
on, Sir Excess second, Black Hawk third.
ime, 1:02
Fourth race, Metropolitan handicap for
! ages sweepstakes of $500 each, with {
O,t0o added. of which $1,000 to second and
600 to the third. one mile and a furlong- :
1arade. 1O712 (Doggett). to 1, won; His :.
ighness, 125 (Overton), Is to 1, second;
lume, 9ol2 (Nobie), 20 to /, third Time,
52A. Iddesleigh, La Tosca Pessara. Pick {
'cket. Fidelio Steve Estes, Monowai, The
epper Picknicker, St. FIorian, Loantaka,
errifier aud Arturo also ran
Fifth race, seven-eighths of a mile-Arab !
on. Sir Catesbv second, Pat Malloy Jr
ird. Time. 1:2SA. l.
Sixth race, fiYe-eighths of mie-Cataract I
on, AnaWanda second, Oporto third Time,
VI.
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