New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-05
THE RACETRACk.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP TO BE RUN
AT MORRIS PARK TO-DAY.

The spring meeting at Morris Park will begin
today and the occasion viii mark the first racing
Of this season the big metropolitan tracks More
nominations several Of the stake contests TO be
decided 81 the meeting have been made than in
recent years and horses ready for lively strug-
s1es are now ouartered az the course than for
ersl seasons. The interest in the running horse
seems 70 have been considerably quickened since
the fall meeting at AqUeduct in 1899 and II is
thought that the number Of lovers OF the thorough
bred viii be increased in astonishing manner
Y a zig1lar- watch IS maintained TO prevent the
vampires Of the turf from carrying out their de-
signs and II the programmes are attractive. Owing
10 the reported condition Of the majority Of the
thoroughbreds stabbed at the various local tracks
there should be excuse this year for slim field
in any race 10 be run al the meeting wholesale
scratching.
The features Of the six races 10 be run to-day al
Norris Park viii be the Metropolitan Handicap, for
rhree-yeaT-ods and upward, over the " liners Nile
and the Juvenile Stakes for twoyearolds, over the
last FIVE furlongs OF the Eclipse Course. In the
Metropolitan Handicap some Of the best performers
OF the turf viii seen. but the worth OF the horses
named as probable starters for the Juvenile honors
Is not publicly known except in regard 10 a few
uossihle candidates that have already faced the
starter 4 the reports are true about the trlaIs
o; most Of the candidates for the Metropolitan
Handicap and the Juvenile, both viii be contests
well worth going many miles TO see. AS regards
the horses named probable starters in the Met
ropolitau Handicap, the best reports have been
heard about P. J Dryers en- 6 Half Time, Perry
Beimont's b n Ethebert. n. Murphys ch- h
Raraeuo and Kilmarnock. the feet footed three
year-old son OF Sir Dixon and Miss Used: Sanles R
geeneis ch n Voter, Harness & Brosman's blk m
Imp r III Taylor's b. c. Waring and ". ShoWal-
tsr's en-. n. Box.
II was said at Morris Park Thursday that W
z Whitney had purchased kilmarnock from Johh
< Madden for go 00 one report was TO the effect
thar the purchase price was $4,000 the SAFE mas
not as YET been confirmed by either MT. Macoeh
or Nj Whitney. There was rumor current al me
course Yesterday that KiImaruock would run IN
Nj Madden's colors to-day and would not be added
n Mr. Whttnev's string OF thoroughbreds until
Monday This ruTnor was generally believed to De
that G 7 PaIterson's Juvenile candidate Hand and
work brown coli by @ S7o ~ r. Us
that the horse would run in MI patterson colois
everything is in readiness al the course for the
opening OF the spring meeting there to-tay- supSI
WORKING there for some time. so 10 have the
have eoIapl1ted before the opening day the many
Improvement begun some time age II : saLu
Only few minor improvements n me gIahos -iliI
have been made, The most important cl,ol F Te
been made better in many ways. Il i practcaIIy
new course. and it never appeared to be more
attractive than i did yesterday E. ry bank and
hedge it has been rebuilt and ne a-iHe'RU2 POD
has also been considerably improved. me 80
time the course Was open 70 horses that nave
been trained 10 the jumps was on THURSDAY, anu
not one OF me Jumpers met win d Hlls 3I@ all
order that horses stabbed al the track thtt VIZ
uight be schooied while the hurdle and steeRle-
chase course being relaiG- d half mile course
wiki regulation jumps built by SuperlnIeEdelI
German ground leased by him from John Jacob
Aston This schooling ground IS northwest OF tEe
track.
In speaking a3out the improvements made at
the course Superintendent German said yesterday
that ne thought they would be greatly appreclat Cd
By the public. = have had erected near the
jockey board a pole on which viii be displayed
after each race the numbers the saddle coth OF
the horses that finished first. second or thlrC-
said Mr.. German. These numbers will not be
the next race to the post They will therefore
be displayed long enough 10 give everybody a
chance 10 know just what horses finished in the
Stable No. = which is occupied by horses belong
Ing 20 James r. keene. has been made ike a new
building. Another Improvement is the moving OF
the timers stand. The stand stood 2 feet be
yOnd the finish line. Il Is within a foot OF
the finish line II mas also been raised I'VE feet;
The Steteker starting machine * being built, ana
VIII probably have a trial Monday. THINK
that the hurdle and sJeepeohase course Is now
one Of the best IN this any country
fresh coat paint. These buildings will prob
ably De repainted later in the season II Is also
said that the old stand erected for the 30 centers
WI! De down.
The Westchester Racing Association announces
that through the New-York Electric Vehicle Trans
portatiOn Company completely equipped auto
mobile service, with broughams. hausons ana sur
reys. between Newly OK and Morris Park, viii be
established to-day. For engagements address the
Ney-York Electric Vehicle Transportation Com
pany No. 1854 Broadway. Telephone No Ssl Co