The times., 1899-05-07
FILIGRhNE TAKES
TIE Big HANDICAP
Norris Entry Entirely Too
Good for His Rivals.
Ethelbert Finishes Second, TIVE
Lengths Behind the Winner.
Sanders Runs Three-Quarters Very
Fast, But Yields n Hundred
Yards From Home.

Yards From Home.
New York, May 6.-The classic racing
season of the Jockey Clubs circuit opened
today at the headquarters of the West
chester Association, Morris Park. Absence
of direct sunshine left the atmosphere de-
cidedly heavy, but the temperature suited
spring costumes, and no rain fell. There
were few kicks recorded on the homeward
trip outside the hardluck stories insep
| arabic from such a speculative occasion.
Numerically the throng was about the
| largest ever seen at the Westchester
grounds. Conservative critics placed the
total at $1,000, but 1t was almost impossible
to make an accurate estimate.
| The drawing card of the day was the
| Metropolitan Handicap, race over the
| Withers mile for three-year- and up
ward. The added money was $1,000, and
/ fourteen of the best thoroughbreds in
| training turned out for the event. They
| had been closely scrutinized in the pad
dock and when they paraded past the stand
| nearly every onlooker had made his choice.
Algol led the string in the march, but he
found few practical admirers and the price
| against him heightened from to to 10
to 1. St Cloud, who made his American
debut after three seasons in England, was
! played down from 6 to / to to l, and Don
D'Oro also commanded a strong following
at s to l.
| W. H.. Clark's colt Banastar did not
pass muster, and 10 to was freely offered
| against him. A plunge on ]. J. Hylands
| Firearm cut his price from 80 to / to 6 to
l. and he was well supported at that. Pre-
vious, Sanders, and Box were held rather
| cheaply, but >Ethelbert found some favor
| among the critics. All the heavy money,
| however. went in on Filigrane, A. H. &
| d. II. Morris three-year-o colt, by
| Galore-Fillette.
With the issue SO palpably open the
| liyeliest interest centred in the field as
| they led up to the post. In the first break
Don De Orc and Algol declined the ISSUE
| and Box broke up another good chance for
| an eQuable start. When they got off Algol
and Previous showed slightly in front with
Sanders and st. Cloud next in order and
the others pretty well scattered. Sanders
ran like sprinter and led at the quarter
pole In "a seconds. Filigrane was at his
throatlatch, and Ethelbert was well up in
line with ST. Cloud and Imp hanging On.
AT the half mile mark Sanders was still in
front, his time being 4S 12 seconds He
was length ahea1 OF Firearm, who showed
a shade In front of Ethelbert and Filigrane
| Sanders continued to make the running
the three quarter pole in :13 1-2 length
in front OF Ethelbert, with Filigrane and
| Imp close up. Alexander's colt held his
own to furlong from the finish but Eth
| Gilbert and Filigrane were right after him,
and the latter came away in the drive
home. a winner by two lengths over Eth
ebert Sanders struggled gamely and lost
the place by head. Imp was an easy
fourth and Algol finished fifth. The others
ceased to persevere when the chance looked
hopeless. Box, Don de Oro, Banastar, and
Twinkler got away in the rear bunch and
remained there, to the grievous disappoint-
ment of their respective admirers.
Filigrane Is the colt which was thought
to be one of the best two-year- out last
year, but sickness threw him out of work
when the plums were being distributed
His public trial over the course few days
ago was so good that he was promptly in
stalled favorite for yesterdays big race,
and he not only justified the high opinion
of his admirers, but knocked the record of
the course to pieces, coming home in
1888 ga as against Voters record of
1:401-2
The race for the Juvenile Stakes was
chiefly remarkable for the debut OF Doub-
let, by Domino-Lucy Wallace. This was
the first Domino youngster shown with COL
ors up. but his work in private must have
been phenomenal, as the odds of to 2
against him quickly dropped to even mon
ey. His Royal Highness, a well tried
brother to High Degree, opened favorite
and wound up strong second choice. The
race was run down the last five furlongs
of the Eclipse course and for half the dis
tance it looked as If the DAILY colt was
coming home all alone. When they struck
| the main track he had a clear lead of two
lengths, while Doublet was apparently
having hard task to keep his nose in
front of Missionary. When fairly straight
ened out for home, however, Dominos son
came away, and running straight as a die
won easily by length and half. Sum-
maries:
First race-Five and half furlongs
Isidor. II to 5. won; Lambent, second; +;
Swiftmas. third. Time, 1:OS.
Second race-Seven furlongs. Nautrh
Girl, to l, won; Mazarine, second; De-
canter, third. Time, 1:27 1-5.
Third race-The Juvenile, for two-year-
olds, last five furlongs of the Eclipse
| course. Doublet, even, won His Royal
Highness, second; Missionary, third. Time,
| 1:01 1-2.
Fourth race-The Metropolitan Handi-
cap, for three-year- and upward, by
subscription of 500 each half forfeit or
$40 only if declared March 4, or $40 If de-
clared April l, with 5000 added, of which
81 900 to second; $500 to third; closed
February Z, 1899, with sixty-two nomina-
tions, at which three declared at $40, and
eleven declared at $50 each; the Withers
mile. A. H. and d. H. Morris Filigrane
| by Galore Fillette, 102, Clawson, won;
| Perry Belmont's Ethelbert, 3, 106 Martin
second; F. V. Alexandre's Sanders 5, 10,
Sims, third. Algol. St. Cloud, Don De Orc,
Banastar, Firearm, Imp. Previous. Box
Twinkler, Acrobat, and Great Land, also
ran. Time, 1889 "a.
| Fifth race-Half mile Irish Free IN
2, won; Montanic, second: Maribert, third.
| Time 0:4S 1-2.
Sixth race-The New York Steeplechase
about two miles. Diversion, to g. won:
Baby Bill, second; Cock Robin, third.
| Time, $3.50.