The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-04
S0N Of LAMPbIGHIER
wins metropolitan
Arsenal Captures Handicap
Stakes at Morris Park.
VICTOR BY CLOSE MARGIN
Hardly Enough Strength Left for
Dozen More Leaps.
| ALAN DALE GETS KENTUCKY
| Son of Halrna, Winner of '95 DerbYr
Sustains His Reputation and Wins
Great Race in Brilliant
Finish = Immense
Crowds We're
| Present.
ALAN DALE GETS KENTUCKY
fBy Associated Pre.s.)

NEW YORK. nay S.-Out Of field On
twenty horses at the first eighth OF a
mile OF the Metropolitan Handicap an
Morris Park to-day, raced Arsenal. so1
OF the famous sprinter Lampiighter, TO
lead which he held to- the wire and
victory. with its reward of 1870. ha
was desperately pressed by Herbert.
Carbuncle, Chiffon and Smoke and tinisiI-
ed under whip and spur. vigorously Piled
by Johnny DAILY. with scarce strength
enough to have gone another dozen leaps
at the killing pace of the race.
1t was a sterling race. fairly started.
gamely contested tor every inch of the
| mile and spectacularly finished. Twenty
to one was laid against Arsenal and hia
splendid victory was popular one@
Jockey Daily was paraded III front of t1a
grandstand perched high on the should-
ers OF trio of admirers and Arthur
Featherstone. owner of the victor, was
enthusiastically congratulated by HIS
friends.
MANY WERE WITHDRAWN.
The great crowd that filed the grand
| stand betting rings. paddock. lawns
and clubhouse was not demonstrat tive.
! although the sensational finish brought
! q volley OF cheers. A drizzltng rain had
| fallen at intervals during the afternoons
| and tho crowd was chilled The rain
| made a heavy track and brought tree
|
/ their strs-thoroughbreds in mud. Water
/ Color. the early morning favor!te.j was
| withdrawn and with him vent Hsno,
/ Ear Rockaway. Whiskey King. Old Eng
/ land. Saturday and Smart Set The
withdrawal of Water Color and SHeno
Esomewhat dulled interest IN the contest
4 and the crowd vas hardly prepared for
/ the spirited race.
I Rain and the general cheerlessness OF
! the day were apparently without effect
| upon the attendance. and fully So.ctO
| persons were on the course When the
| handicap candidates were sent away.
| Frank Farelrs entries, Bouniberr and
| Colonel Padden. were the favorites IN
| the betting. and the quotation on them
/ was to /. Herbert. who ran true 10
form was second choice. and the moneF
on him was placed at and . TO 2 Roe-
hampton was third choice, and the fig
|! ures OF him were 6 and to : The
/ others varied from 10 to 80 to /, the
/ price OF Carbuucle, who ran third. oeins
| 90 to 1 and to /. There We're tips OUT
on every horse in the race. and the oai-s
! ance was SO even that the money was
/ widely distributed There was a heavy
| rlay, but betting on Arsenal, the "inners
{, was rather light.
KEPT IN THE LEAD.
The start was fair one. kamara
was the first away, with His Eintnence
second, Smoke thiri and the others
close up. before tne nrst eisiisi. ~
been covered. Arsenal had bounded for-
ward into the front rank and at tha
post he was Leading with a gap of a.
length and a half behind him. Down the
back stretch Smoke and Reina worked
up and claimed second and third places
respectively.
The positions of the leaders was main-
tanned to the first turn and beyond it
toward the second. At the turn into
the stretch Odom, on Herbert. began to-
make his ride that finally landed him
in second place with chance OF trst-
Arsenal wavered fifty yards from the
wire and up III the stand fifty voices
| cried: "It,s Herbert but the Feather
stone horse held his way under DAILY and
had Herbert by half a length when tneV
raced under the wire. Carbuncle was
close behind with Smoke on his side and
Chiffon Just behind. Bonnibert and Co3o-
mel Padden. the favorites, were tenth
and eleventh, respectively.