The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07
RACING AT MORRIS PARK
The Morris Stable Again Wins
the Metropolitan.
IT WAS A HOT FINISH
Made a New Record for the Track
Clawson Had to Make a Hard
Drive in Order to Land
the Purse.

New York, May 6-Racing in real
earnest for 1899 began to-day at Nor
ris park, the spring meeting at Aque-
duct being little more than curtain
raiser for the greater events of the
year. The day was such fine one
that the people came in crowds. and
when the first race was run there was
scarcely a vacant seat on the great
grand stand. and the lawn was filled.
When the time came for the Metro
politan handicap there We're at least
$4,000 people at the track.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the cand-
dates for the Metropolitan, IA in all,
were sent out for their final furlong
through the stretch, and every one was
full of life. The closing of the betting
showed Filigrane a constant favorite
all the way through There was con-
siderable delay at the post owing to
the actions of Box, who refused to join
his fold, but they finally got away well,
with Algol first to show. Previous was
close behind, Sanders next and st.
Cloud following. They had pretty well
settled into their places when the quar-
ter had been run, and Sanders was out
in front. He had but a head the adj
vantage of Filigrane. however, while
Ethelbert was length behind, a neck
in front of St. Cloud. The others were
close up, although Don de ORC and Box
were back in the rear Don de ORC do
Ing a good deal of sulking, for he had
been bumped and did not like it a bit.
They rushed away for the quarter at a
hot pace, and when they passed the
pole in "a seconds the rear division was
beginning to crack. Sanders was a
n 81 Wal a n
make him look dangerous to those who
had plunged on the favorftes. F'iligrane
was second. length in front of Ethel
bert. st. Cloud was still a neck behind
him. and the others We're rafting
along, some of them beginning to labor.
The three furlongs had been run in Sc
seconds and the places had not changed
to any extent. The half mile was
reached in 40 seconds, fast pace, and
Sanders was still sticking to the lead
by length Those in the rear division
We're straining themselves in wild eff
fort to get up but they could do moth
ing with the flying leaders, who were
setting a hot pace for the distance.
Around the turn they rushed, and then
came the struggle for position in the
stretch, and Sims took no chances. for
he Rugged the rail with Sanders, losing
not a foot of ground, as he saw the
straight quarter of a mile to home and
turn he whizZed and Strengthened out
in the stretch. still a length to the
good. Ethelbert, however, had quick
ened his pace a trif1e and got his neck
in front of Filigrane and AlgOl fourth.
The others were out of it then. Down
the last furlong went the leaders. with
the jockeys driving hard. Sims and
Sanders were still in 'front.' but the
laundering hoofs were getting nearer
and nearer and horse and rider strived
the utmost to hold the slight advantage
that was slipping away so fast. Ethel
bert was almost al his throat furlOng
from home, and was gaining with every
stride, and the crowd yelling wildly for
the game Ethelbert. 1t was but for an
instant, when the all scarlet jacket of
Clawson on Filigrane flashed by them
as if they We're standing still and the
race was over The Morris stable had
again won the Metropolitan, and with
the favorite this time. 1t was we'll
timed rush of ClaWson's, and he won
by two lengths, although he had to
drive hard to do it. The struggle for
second place was interesting, as Ethel
bert managed to get it away from San
ders by the hardest kind of work with
only head to the good. Imp was back
in fourth place, and the rest were
strung out through a sixteenth of a
mile. The time. :3934 was a new rec
ord for the track.
First race, five and one-half furlongs
-Isidor won, lambert second, Swift
mas third; time. los. Second race
seven furlongs-Nautch Girl won, Ma
zarine second, Decanter third; time
:27 1-5. Third race, Juvenile, five fur
longs-Doublet won. His Royal High
ness second. Missouri third time
1:01k. Fourth race, Metropolitan han
dicap, one mle-Filisrane. 1O2 (Claw-
SOM, 8 to / and to 5. won: Ethelbert
LOG Oh MARTINI, 6 to l and 2 to l. sec
ond; Sanders, 10 (Sms), Is to l and c
to l, third; time. :39A Imp, Algol
Twinkler, Acrobat. Previous, Banister
Firearm, st. Cloud, Box. Greatland and
Don de Orc also ran. Fifth race four
furlongs-Inishfree won, Montanic sec
ond. Maribert third; time, :4SR. Sixth
race, New York steeleChase, bout two
miles-Diversion won, Baby Bill sec
ond, Cock Robin third; time, $50.
At Oakland.
San Francisco May 6.-Corrigans crack
2-year-old, Golden Rule. took up -:
pounds and easily defeated Oremus ant
Kitty Kelly. two good youngsters. in 1:G
for the Corrigan stakes 800 at five fur
longs The Ormonde tlly. Oremus. Wa
looked upon a. the most promising riva
of Golden Rule. She showed wonderfu
speed for four furlongs but sulked whel
the jockey went to the whip. Kitty I<ell,
came fast az tne end and took the place