The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
CLAWSON WINS
WITH FIL|GRANE
Morris Entry Takes the
Metropolitan.
TRACK RECORD GOES DOWN
SPLENDID RIDE PUT UP BY THE
CALIFORNIAN.
."Skeets' Martin Finishes Second on
Ethelbert, With Sanders at
His Mounts Throat
latch.
SPLENDID RIDE PUT UP BY THE
CALIFORNIAN.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 6.--Racing in real
earnest for 1899 began to-day at Morris
Park, the spring meeting at Aqueduct
being little more than curtain-raiser for
lhe greater events of the year. The day
was such fine one that the people came
III crowds, and when the first race was
run there was scarcely a vacant seat on
me great grand stand and the lawn was
hlIed. When the time came for the Met
lopoHtan handicap there were az least
10000 people at the track
shortly before O'Clock the candidates
Tor the Metropolitan, fourteen in all, were
sent out for the final furong through the
stretch and every one was full of life.
The betting showed Ftagrane a constant
favorite all the way through
Although there was considerable delay
at the post, owing to the actions Of
Box, who refused to join his field they
InallE got away well, with Alsol first to
show. Previous was close behind, San
Gers next and ST. cloud following. They
had pretty well settled into their places
when d quarter had been run. and San
oers was out in front. He haL but d head
the advantage OF Iiligrane, however,
while EthelUert was length behind. a
neck in front Of 81 Cloud. The others
were close up, aiilouSh Don dc orc, Ban
aSter and Box were back in the rear. Don
ue orc Giu good deal of sulking for he
had been bumped and did not ike it d
BIT.
They rushed away for the quarter at a
not pace, and when they passed the pole
IN tWtnty-tour seconds the rear division
was LtE-ALlLS 10 crack. Sanders was a
length in front ana going so We'll as TO
make him look dangerous TO those who
had plunged on the favorites Filigrane
was second. length in front OF EtheIbert
81 Cloud was SJill q neck behind him
and the others We're rafting along. some
9i them beginning to labor. The three
luro1Ss had been run in thirty-six seq
D-4i-Ss ana the places had 70
any extent ~
he half mile was reached in 40 seconds
"a last pace-and Sanders was still stick
ING 10 the lead by length. Those in the
rear QlFlsion We're straining themselves in
do nothing with the hving leaders Who
were making a not pace for the distance
around the turn they rushed and then
came the struggle for position in the
huEBed the rail with Sanders losing not
loot OF ground as he saw the straight
quarter OF a mile to home and nothing
ln front OF him. Around the turn he
stTetch still a length to the good.
Eihelbert. however, had quickened his
pace and got his neck in front of Fill
Crane. Imp. a haf length behind him
ana age! fourth. The others were out
of 1T then. Down to the last furlong pole
went me leaders. with the Jockeys drfv-
ing hard. Sims and Sanders were still
in front, but the laundering hoOfs were
getting nearer and nearer, and horse and
fCtT StrlTed the utmost to hold the slight
adNanataEe that was slipping away so
fast. Ethelbert was almost at his throat
latch, turl0ug from home, and was
gaining with every stride and the crowd
yelled wildly for the game animal. 1t
was only for an instant, when the all
scarlet Jacket of ClaWson on Filigrane
flashed by them as if they were again
standing still. and the race was over
The Norris stable had again won the
metropolitan, and with the favorite this
time. 1t was Well-timed rush Of Claw
sons and he won by "a good length. al
though he had to drive hard to do it, The
struggle for second place was interest
ing. as Ethelbert managed to get ii away
from Sanders 10y the hardest kind Of
work, with only a head TO the good
Imp was back in fourth place and the
rest were strung out for d sixteenth
OF mile. The time, l.2s2. was a new
record for the track. Results:
Five and half furlongs-Isador won. Lam
bent second, Swiftmas third. Time l.os
Seven furlOngs-Nautch Girl won, Nazarin
second, Decanter third. Time 1.o7 Is
Juvenile, five furlongs-Douhet won His
Royal Highness second, Missionary third
Metropolitan. one mile-Filigrane f02 rcIaw
SOM, 10 1 and TO >, Won Ethelbart 1Nf
Oh. Martini, TO I and > u l. second. sand
ers, ll0 Sims, Is to and to ], third Time
800 Imp. Algol. Twinkler. Acrobat Pre-
vious Banaster, Frearm. St Cloud Pow
Greatland and Don de orc also ran and finished
named.
-Four furlongs-Afich won Montanic saoond
Maribert third. Time :iSia
New York steeplechase, about two miles-Di-
version won, Baby Bill second Cock Robin
third. Time, $50.