The times., 1897-05-09
VOTER WON THE HANDICAP
Metropolitan Stakes Captured by
Keene's Three -Year-Old.
HANDSPRING PUMPED OUT
The Great Son of Spendthrift Dis
appointed His Misunderstanding IS
Rare HorsemansnIp-Ga Run
ming OF The -Casseopia's
Meteoric Rush Through the Field.

New York, May S.-The Metropolitan, the |
first oc the great spring handicaps, was |
run at Morris Park this afternoon in the |
presence of $4,000 persons. James H.
Keene's smart three yeaIold Voter, by
Friar's Balsam, out OF imported Mayour-
neen, wen, after superb finish WIN
Get,ge e. Smiths four-year-old, The
Winner The three year-old filly, Casseo-
pi /. was third, with Hastings fourth.
In tie absence of Requital, First Mate,
and Handspring, Hastings was pro-
nuIiIlced favorite, and the followers OF the
/ Belmont colors lost heavily on him, par'lc-
uIarly as the regal two-year-oid Fire Arm
rad Just won the Juvenile Stakes
Voter was fortunate i'll getting clear
! of his field at the start, and Lanhey'
! who had the mount, displayed rare JudS-
( ment in letting the big chestnut rate along
=! Instead OF pulling him about The winner
! and Casseopia had to thread thelr way
/ through the maze of horses, and Powers
| made altogether too much use or the my
/ Sloan rode a most patient race on The
! Winner. and fifty yards from the turn
! he seemed to have the race, as Voter was
in trouble 1t was then that Jockey Lam
! lev proved that he is not a back-number
/ among Jockeys. Instead OF rolling in the
/ saddle or going to the whip, he rallied
| rho tnr,e-year-old in d mastery fashion,
| encouraging him with heel and hand, and
saueezed home winner by foot IN
| far the most brilliant piece OF horse
| manshin Lamley has shown in years. and
! the public gave him rousing reception
! The Winner did not SLOW as much game
ness as Voter when the real issue came,
! but racing for position probably took so
| much out OF him that he had nothing IeIt
| at the end when IL was most wanted
| The same is true of Casseopia, whose rush
| through her field in the run up the back
| stretch was little short OF neteolic The
| scarlet of the Morris stable is oonspic'l
! ous at any time, but they seemed TO DE
| the only colors in motion, so rapldly ud
| they get to the font In the 1lrst thIee
| furlongs Tarai, who lode Hastings, had
| instructions to keep the favorite 10 more
| than third al the way, and the Dutchman
found that his work was cut out Tor him,
| SO warm was the pace from the start
| 1t was a breathless scurTy, and the big
! brown son of Spendthrift was pumped at
| the end Of seven furlonss. His fallure 10
win was surprise TO the knowing ones,
| who figuring him something near Ilrst-
class, thought that 124 pounds would not
| stop him. But it did, and the Brooklyn
and Suburban handicaps give PROMISE OF
being very open races in consequence
more perfect day for racing could
not have been made 10 order. II dawned
clear and cool. the air being OF that in
vigoratin quality which ma kes mano T beast
glad they were alive and had q mission
to fulfill. As the day progressed the sun
shone warmly.
II was estimated that in all 5 600 per-
sons came to the course. The parade Of
tandems made brave showing in the
coaching ground, and with a half dozen
drags quite filled the enclosure.
large number of ladies and gentlemen
were grouped upon the lawn In front OF the
clubhouse. andthe boxes On the grand dstand
were occupied to the very last one Sum
maries:
First race-Five furlongs Lithos, III,
simms, 10 /, won: Chic, los, Lailor. :
to 1 second: The Swain. 121. Van kurcn,
2 to / thlrd. Time, 1900 1-2.
| cling; seven furlOngs Har-
rington, III: Simms, TO /, won; Our
Johnny, Ios, Neumeyer, 20 to i. second
Thomas est, 1O9, Littlefieid, 25 TO l,
third Time, 1:29.
Third ra race-Fivefurlongs: Fire Arm lis,
Doggett, to 1, won; FrofGnan, lis,
Sloane, to ], second; Varus, us, Little
field, to /, third. Time, 100
Fourth race-The Metropolitan handicap;
for three year-olds and upward; purse
$4,000; To the winner, $4,000; TO the sec
ond, 500: TO the third, $500; entrance
$50 each, half forfeit; the Withers Iniie.
Voter, 80, Lamley, o TO l, won; The Wild
ner, l15, Sloan, to o, second; Casseopii,
80, Powers, o to l, third. Time, $40 L.
Fifth race-Half mile. Marplot, 112, Lit
tlefield, 8 TO / won: Previous, 122, C"yle,
80 to / second; Makallah, liz IL, TaraL
to 1 third. Time, 0:48.
Sixth race-One and one sixteenth miles.
Deerslaycr, 119; Doggett, to 5, Won;
Divide, "a, Maher, to /, second; Cronl-
well, l19, Griffin. : to 5. third. Time, 1:5l.
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