The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
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80 YORK, May s.-RAcing IN real
49, lor 1888 began today at Norris
-, ne spging meeting at Aqueduct b.
IL -. Stsf1e more than q curtain raiser fer
~ sreaf events OF the year. The day
3 -. r,ch = fine one that the people came
& .. ~uvds. and. when the first race vas
s = there was scarcely . vacant SEAT In
~ s.rst grand stand and the lawn was
Ge5 When the time came for the Met
1 s-sslIsnn handicap there were II least =. :
~ aeopie at the track.
{ 1;ortiy before O'Clock the candidates
ths Metropolitan, thirteen In all. were
4 - out for their final furiong through the
4 49,. and every one was full Of life. The
u 1.raux Of the betting showed F1ligrane .
--rssnf fayortte all the way through.
s>Sr. vas considerable delay at tho post,
- 10 the actions Of Boz. who REUSED
S q ~ Ms field, but they finally got away
j III With Alxoi first to show. Previous
4 ~ dose behind, Sanders next and ST.
rl.ud following. They had pretty well
11Rei into the places when the furiong
1e1 heen run. and Sanders WAS out in
1uIn4 He had but a head the ADVANTAGE
n lH1erane. however. while Etheibert was
z 18th behind, a neck In front Of o..
& 800 The others were close up. al
4 49, Dondero Banaster and Box were
4 Snnf IN the rear. Dondero doing q good
Sel e sulking. for he had been bumped
{ - "a not like 1t . bit. They rushed
euay Tor the quarter at . hot pace. and
- they passed the pole In n seconds,
e rear division was ssstnnins to crack.
= 1elI q 70 make him look dangerous to
800 who had plunged on tho fAy0rites.
YN1sanA was second. length In front oz
G1Ibert. ST. Cloud was stili q mack BE-
rSS< at
-. some Of them beginning to labor.
~ three furlongs had been run In 3
s0ooeds and the places had not changed
g ~ extent.
15s half mile was reached In - seconds.
III pace, and Sanders was still stick
- 70 the lead. Those In the rear divi-
- we're straining themselves In q wild
am to get up. but they could do MOTH
= With the flying leaders, who were set
- the hot pace FOR the distance Around
@ turn they rushed. and then came the
1frug9is for position In the stretch, and
- took no chance for he Rugged the
"a, with Sanders losing not 4 foot Of
pssnd, a. he saw the straight. Quarser Of
nile 10 home and nothing In front Of
~ Around the turn he whirled. and
anightened out In the stretch. still q
! tgh TO the good. Ethelbert, however.
~ Qu!ckened his pace tribe and got
isgsh behind him, and Algpi fourth. The
e{1Gss we're out Of Ii them
Down 70 the last furIonx pole went the
hooafs with the Jockeys driving hard
- and Sanders were still In front, but
n laundering hoofs were getting necrer
~ nearer and horse and driver strived the
HDest to hold the slight advantage that
~ slipping away 30 fast Eths!bert was
d1nGt IT his throat q furlong from home.
- was gaining with every stride, and
o. crowd yelling wildly for the game
11eibert. II was but for an instant. when
{ ~ I'll scarlet Jacket Of CIAwson on Fill
s o1ee flashed by them a. II they were again
Qn11nG etill and the race wae over The
ENaHia stable had again won the Metropoi-
- and with the favorite this time. It
80 well timed rush OF CIawson's and
hpon BY q good length. although he had
4 N6giye hard to DO IL.
~ struggle for second place was In
tGtng ~ Ethelbert managed 70 get It