The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-09

New York, May. S.-This was gala
day at Morris park on the occasion OF
the opening of the regular racing sea-
son in the state of New York. The
splendid track was never in better con-
dition, the buildings were spick and
span. the infields and lawn like velvet,
the track fast and moderately hard.
! The grand sand was blaze of color,
Dame Fashion having decided upon
gaudy red and purple for this spring
and her mandates having been faith
fully observed.
The interest was a more or less per-
functOry in the first and second races,
| but when August Belmont won the
Juvenile stakes there was a good deal
| of applause. The real test, howeve4',
was not shown until the Metropolitan
was won. 1t was 4:30 when the horses
arrived, and after a slight delay they
started on their journey in excellent
order
Hangwell was first to show in the
lead. but in an instant Voter flashed
in front of him and in the firss quarter
had opened a gap of couple OF
lengths and seemed to be DESTROYS OF
making it more. nearly pulling Lamley
out of the saddle. Hanwell was in
second place, with the favorite Hast
/ ings close up. The Winner was next
and the others were struggling along
fairly close up, although the game Sir
Walter the hero of many a handicap,
was a bad last.
In the next quarter there was a little
change in the position of the flying
squadron. The leader maintained about
the same position. but CaSSeOpia, the
fleet one of the Morris string, had Shot
up into second place, while Hanwell
with his bolt shot dropped out to the
rear. The Winner was not doing SO
well and Sloan was climbing out on
his neck, lying to avoid any windage,
and the colt was beginning to feel the
impetus, for at the three-quarter mark.
when all were Strengthened out. he was
close to Hastings. on whom Taral had
not made a move. 1t was a Few sec
onds more when they We're at the
seven eighths post. and the boys who
were waiting for Voter TO come back
to them found there was a lot of run
left in him and he was half a leng IN
away, with the home line in sight.
Then Taral was hard at work on
Hastings, but the weight was telling.
and the colt could not gain an inch.
Casseopia was doing remarkably well
ard looking rs if she might land second
money; but Sloan was still in the race
and " )rKing like q demon on The Win
was passed and he had but Voter in
front of him. For a fraction of a sec
Ond he was on level terms with Voter.
/ but Lamley got to work at once and
urged his mount to the utmost. There
was a gain of a foot for the blue and
white spots and then the pair hung
together, neither able to gain an inch,
and they passed the judges eyes like
a team. Voter a, short head in front of
The Winner, and how the crowd yelled.
Everybody must have backed Voter,
if the noise was taken as an indication.
1t was a great victory and no less a
triumph foy Sloan, for he rode The
Winner to perfection.
Results:
First race. five furlongs-Lithos won
by length. Chic second by a neck,
The Swain third. Time-1:001k.
Second race, seven furlongs, selling
Harrington won by length, Our
Johnny second by a head. Thomas Cat
third. Time-l:29.
Third race the Juvenile stakes, five
furlongs-Firearms won by a length
nd a half. Frohman second by a head,
Varus third. Time-1:00.
Fourth race. the Metropolitan handi-
cap. one mile-Voter, 80 Oamley). s
to l, and 3 to 1. won by a head, The
Winner, 115 (Sloan), to l. and to 3.
second by three lengths: Casseopia. 90
lFoNSISJ, ~ 10 l. anu 10 L, tnlru
Time-1:4 O1a. Hastings. Semper Ego,
Ben Elder. HanweH, Roundsman.
Gotham and Sir Walter also ran and
finished as named.
Fifth race, half mile-Marplot won
by two lengths. Previous second by
half a length. Mekallah third. Time
AS.
Sixth race, one mile and a sixteenth
Deerslayer won by half a length, Di-
vid esecond by a neck, Cromwell third
Time-1:5l.