Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07

New YORK, May b.-Racing IN =
earnest for 1899 began to-day at Al
ris Park. the spring meeting at Aq1
duct being little more than a cart
raiser for the greater events Of
year. The day was such a fine one "A
the people came in crowds, and NH
the first race was run there was scaxl
ly vacant seat on the great gran
stand and the lawn was filed. WI
the time came for the Metropollt
handicap there were at least 2).{
people at the track.
Shortly before o'clock the can1
dates for the Metropolitan. four1eI
in all, were sent out for their finah Il
long through the stretch and every 81
was full OF life. The closing OF II
betting showed Filigrane CONSISTED
fayorite all the way through. YhS.
was considerable delay at tho post. q
ing TO the act of Box, who refused
join his field, but they finally got avn
well. with Algol first to show Ffa{
GUS was close behind, Sanders next al
ST, Cloud following. They had pred
well settled into their places when
quarter had been run, and Sanders VI.
out in front. He had but head y
advantage of F'iligrane, however, win
Ethelbert was length behind, ne{
in front of ST. Cload. The others it'd
close up, although Don lie 0ro, Band
tar and Box were back In the rear. I'D
de Orc doing good bit of sullSing, q
be had been bumped and did not i'll
1t a bit. They rushed away FOR Il
quarter at a hot pace, and when thj
passed the pole IN "a seconds the re|
division was beginning 10 csack. sal
ders was a length in front, and g0il|
so well as to make him look dGngero7
10 those who had plunged on the fapo|
ties. Fliigrane was second Il length
front OF Ethelbert ST. Cloud was I'll
a neck behind him, and the others NIL
rating along some Of them heginni1
70 LABOR. The three furlongs mad lied
run in S6 seconds and the places id
net changed 70 any extent
The half mile was reached In 10 I'll
onds, and fast pace, and Sanders I'D
still sticking to the lead hy j len4tI
Those in the rear division we're sllSffr
ing themselves in 4 wild effort 70 A
up, but they could do nothing MIN
the flying leaders, who were sett{n
a hot pace for the distance. Arnf3n
the turn they rushed. and then cam
the struggle for position In the stre4cl
and Simms took no chances, for
Rugged the rail, with Sanders loSin
not foot of ground as he saw III
straight quarter of mile To home An
nothing in front OF him. Around iii
turn he whirled and Strengthened hi
In the stretch still length to the goo
Eekelbert, however. had uuickened q
pace trifie. and got hts neck Id froi
OF Filigrane. Imp haG q length n
hind him aud AIgol fourth The ot1
ers were out Of il then. Down TO til
last furlong pole went the leaders, wit
the jockeys driving hard. Simms id
Sanders were still In front, but th
laundering hoofs were getting nearf
and nearer and horse and ridf
strained their utmost TO hold the siisf
advantage that was slipping away i
fast Ethelbert was almcst at ia
throat latch furlong from home an
was gaining with every stride. and III
crowd yelled wildly for the game thfos
year-old Il YVES but for an insfAf
when the all-scarlet jacket of ClawaD
on Filigrane flashed by them as II tf1e
were standing stlll and the race WI
over.
The Morris stable had again won II
Metropolitan. and with the favorite Ii.
time. Ii WAS q Wei t.Tfssd rush of GinS
sons ana be won BY good length i
though he had TO drive hard 10 10 II ri
struggle Tor second place was lnsefest4t
as Ethelbert managed 10 get Il away fr0
flanders by the hardest kind 81 work. va
only a head TO the good Imp wan has
IL fourth place and the rest wera strnf
out through sixteenth OF milo III
time 1904, was new record for "a
track
Summary Metropolitan. ode fniltk I'll
Crane, ls2 Clausent. 10 J. and & 81
won by two lengths: Ethtberi. tgG II
Martini 6 20 ! and 2 to ]. second ~
head Sanders. 40 tsimmsl. Is 10 | and
70 /. third Time. i.SsA Imp. AlAo
Twinkler Acrobat Previous. fianaNte
Firearm. 81 Cloud. BOX GTeas,ana 10
Don &c ORC also ran and ilnigbsd ]
named.
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