The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-07
FIRST MATE IN FINE FORM
Bromley & Co.'s Colt Ready for
the Metropolitan Handicap.
REQUITAL LOOKS SUPERB
Handspring VIII Not Start in To-
InorrOw's Great Event-Belmar
and the Winner Are Fit to Run
Sir Walter and Ben Eder Never
Looked Any Better.

New York, May THE Illness of The
in the Metropolitan Handicap still further
OF the original nominations probably as
many as ten will start. These are all al
Morris Park undergoing the most careful
preparations for the race. Yesterday was
the time set for letting them out In earnest
to see what they were capable of and a
large crowd of horsemen gathered at the
park To watch the work. The track was
dried cut thoroughly, and everything was
in first-cIIss shape for the trial
One OF the first animals out was the lilly
Cassiopia, owned by the Morrises, who
Will be prepared for the race, now that the
withdrawal OF The FTiar has been made
necessary. She went Inlle very handily
in 1:45 with her head bObbing all the way
and looked To be in the pink of condition.
When she pulled up looking fresh and
strong those who saw her were not altOSeth-
er certain that the illness of The Friar
put the Morrises out OF the hunt in tie
Metropolitan.
The Winner, the pride OF PittsburS Phil s
string, went the mile with Beimar in 1:46,
and easily, too. Both horses are fit, but
it is probable that The Winner will lear
Pittsburg Pills coIors in the handicap.
He is the more for ward Of the two.
The crowd was disappointed in their ex-
pectatinn of seeing Phil Dwyer' S great colt,
Handspring, and August Belmont Hast
ings Frank McCabe has been very careful
with Handspring this year, and did not
prepare tim for the Metropolitan. The
colts heels are stilla little weak, and Nc
Cabe is not taking any chances with him.
He will be content if he gets him ready
for the Brooklyn Handicap, which II IS his
ambition 70 win. If he does II Will be the
first time the colors OF either of the Dwy-
ers finish in front in that race.
Requital did his work gracefully. His
appearance was superb, proving that the
reports that have been circulated re-
Gently as to his Improvement and fitness
are not at all exaggerated.
The horse that attracted the most atten-
ton Of all was Bromley & Co. 5 colt, First
Mate he is a big, fine striding colt, and
he went his mile in l. A without the least
effort The horsemen who witnessed his
work were enthusiastic over the way
he didit Many bet will go down on him
for the event
Sir Walter excited much interest when
he made his appearance on the track, and
the way lie went at his work proved that
he lacks good deal OF being back mum
Der.
Following Sir Walter came Ben Eder, the
hope of Gravesend. The great raw-bOned
son Of Fonso looked as if he were fit to go
into a race right on the spot, and the
Gravesend contingent scattered here and
there grinned with delight when he reeled
off his mile in As. Ben Elder will bear
the white and gold silks of Mike Dwyer
in the handicap. Ben Brush is doing some
good work, but he is not ready. 1t is
likely that the honor of carrying the COlOrs
of his stable in the Brooklyn Handicap viii
also TIC Ben Elders. The others did not
attract so much attention. but they all
did good work. a great field will go TO
tue post tomorrow.