The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
VOTER WON BY A HEAD
EXCITING RACE FOR THE METRO
POLETAN HANDICAP PRIZE.
The winner Ridden by sloane, Bare
Iy Beaten-epeaing of Racing
Season at Norris Park.

NEW YORK. May SS-This was a gala
day at Morris Park, on the occasion of the
opening of the regular racing season in the
State OF New York. The splendid race
course was never in better condition, the
buildings being spick and span. the infelds
and lawns like velvet and the track fast
and moderately hard. The grand stand
was blaze of color, Dame Fashion having
decided on gaudy reds and puppies for this
spring, and her mandates having been
faithfully obeyed. The interest was more
or less perfunctory in the first and second
races, but when August Belmont won the
Juvenile stakes there was a good deal of
applause The real interest, however, was
not shown until the Metropolitan was run.
1t was half-past o clock when the horses
arrived at the post for the big event, and
after a slight delay they started on their
journey in excellent order. -Hanwell was
first to show in the lead. but in an instant
Voter flashed to the front of him, and in the
first quarter had opened a gap of a 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, Hastings, third The
Winner was next and the others were
struggling along fairly close up, although
the game Sir Walter, hero of many of a
handicap, was bad last. In the next
quarter there was "a little change in the po-
Sition of the flying squadron. The leader
maintained about the same position. but
Casseopia the fleet flly of the Morris
string, had shot up into second place, while
Hanwell, with his bolt Shot dropped slow
Iy back. The Winner was not doing so
well, and Sloan was climbing out on his
neck, lying low to avoid any windage, and
the colt was beginning to feel the impetus,
for at the three-quarter mark when all
was Strengthened out he-was close to Hast
lngS, on whom Taral had not made a move.
1t was but a few seconds more when they
were at the seven-furlongs 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 length away,
with the home line in sight Then Taral
was hard al work on Hastings, but the
weight was telling and the colt could not
gain an inch; in fact, he was slipping back
Casseopia was doing remarkably well, and
looking as II she might land second money,
like demon on The Winner. jump or
two and Casseopia was passed and he had
but Voter in front of him. For a fraction
of a second 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
short head in front of The Winner, and
how the crowd yelled Everybody must
be taken as an Indication. 1t was a great
victory, and no less a triumph for Sloan
for he rode The Winner to perfection. Sum
Fourth Race-The metropolitan handicap;
one mile. Voter 80 0amley) to / and 8
to l. won, by a head The Winner, us
lengths; Casseopia, 95 (Powers), 10 to and
to l. third. Time, 14012 Hastings Sem
per Ego, Ben Elder, Hanwell, Roundsman
Gotham and Sir Walter also ran and fin
lSned as named.