The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-10
GLORIFIER WINNER
GETS THE COVETED METROPOLI-
TAN HANDICAP.
Great Crowd Saw Horses Splash
Through Sea OF Mud With Going
Too Heavy For Favorite
ROsebeu.

New York, May 9.-The Metropolitan
handicap was run at the opening of
Belmont Park today and one more vic
tory was marked to the credit of J..
H. McCormick's horse, Glorifier.
Okenite, an added starter, at the last
ben, the public's choice, on whom vast
sums were wagered, was third. The
time was 40 AS over a mile course
deep with mud: Jockey Garner rode
the winner and handled his mount
with rare judgment.
In spite of the fact that Glorifier
duct and ran second in the Excelsior at
Jamaica two weeks later, he was al
most a despised outsider in the bettlng
1. Okenite held steadily around 10 to
/, while Roseben's price was forced
down by sheer weight of wagers from
II to 5 to, to at post time , EvelS
and great was the disappointment When
the numbers were hung up.
more disagreeable day for the I'M
could not be imagined. Rain fell from
early morning and until almost noon
and dull grey clouds, driven by olting
most as uninviting as the grand stand.
In spite of these conditions, probably
$4,000 persons saw the fifteen thopf
mus for the $4,000 Metropolitan prize.
The big race itself was not an eX
citing one. Starting on the oPpo 81! e
a drifting haze making a clear view
almost Impossible, the fifteen was a
mere herd Of struggllng, splasn n
ed. Here the crowd caught. up the va
rious colors as it strained to locate
their respective CHOICES; 1t saWar Sew7
ell Bat Ma Msters9n' c neei pnnning In the
front nositions with Glorifier, Okenite
and Dishabille heading the others and
Improving their positions with every
AS the field rounded into the long
stretch, Sewell ran to the outsiue o.
the track and lost all Gn chi nto 81 second
shout "Roseben wins" For brieI
moment the big bay fla ns5inau info that hat
nosition at the seven eighths pole TO
Glorifier, which brought up on dnf
rail by Garner, was running tbe
effort and gradually "'uen'ne ~
Jockey Martin drew his whip b on
Roseben and for Few ssFIues' some tnn oi
MS hHi I lost advantage He was at the enc
of his best distance. however,, ana G s1I,r
ifier, without the use o. WHIP WIN VI length
came under sif in the the 3Jle lead. okenite. com
ing with a belated but resolute rI US 81
passed the firing Roseben d IN Inc, Ine i1 h,
Two Two lengths. Nealon, ran into fouff Il
nGaCe four lengths behind Roseoen Wlt[
| the others strung out. II e Wds II
day for favorites' but one liiii'''"H
! front.
First Faee .a5 six f to won Jack
l Mn log is sGa aMsrtin}. g to second
A AtSiette. i1s Z Miller. 2 to Z third
Htm,e'1 ia. Faust { ma. Horace
E.. DunYallo also ran; ,o,t Eur.
,oS SeeonSS aneninei lis (Miller). 6 to
Won; Fordello. 112 (Notter), 10 To- 10
second; Master Robert l22 ~
Dead Gone, Smoker, King Cobalt
George Considine, Complete, Kings
Plate, Eruption and Manhelmer also
ran. ,,,
Third race the Metropolitan handi-
cap, $4,000 added one mile 0i;5pita ae
l24 (Martinl. to 5 third, w Tlm "a
l:4O As. Nealon. Dandelion' w. "a
sewell superman. j C. Core. Bat Mas
terson. Go Between, First Premium
also ran. occupied. Okenite added
Fourth race the New York steeple,
chase. about two miles-Grand Pa. IS!
(Stone). Z to won; SanctHs, 10.
1872 (Grantland). 10 TO l thiEd. Time
ago Pioneer, Sir Tristan. Rocket al
so ran. Fall Aleen, Dick Shaw Ban
merit. Pagan Bey fell.
Fifth race, selling, seven furlongs-
Pontoon, los (Notter), to / won
Pins and Needles, 1O6 (Miner), 3 to
second; Ambu sh, 1Os (Horner).. 20 t.
l third; Time, 1923 IS; Allonby; San
winston. DR.. j F. Aitken also ran.
Sixth race selling, seven furiongs-
Gator. 115 (Garner), / to won; Colder
Star Cat. 30 (SwainQ. IL to I third
Time. 1923. Three starters.
Entries For Today.
First race, selling, six furlongs-
Tom McGrath, III; Jugge Denton. Bo
hemian, lis; Woods, Charlie Thomp