Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-15
Jack AtISin Wins Metropolitan Handi-
cap at Belmont Park


NEW YORK, May l4.-In the presence of
such a throng as only fine day and the
real opening Of the local racing season
forth. Jack Atkin, carrying top weight,
won the rich Metropolitan handicap this
afternoon Restigouehe, one OF the James
r. heenes two entries, was second while
Don Creole, regarded in the betting AS a
rank outsider, was third. McCarter, the
heavily played, fayorite, Jagged behind at
the finish and King Cobalt, also heavily
played, brought up the rear, fully twenty
lengths back of the leader The time was
fast 1888. which is a new record for the
race on the Belmont course.
Don Creole's performance was the fea-
ture OF The race, Starting In last position
the hardest kind OF luck, gaining hardly an
inch until the last eighth of a mile was
IN sight. Then he shot forward like a
bolt and came down the stretch at a pace
which brought the great crowd to lis
feet with roar after roar OF encouraging
applause. At every jump he appeared to
lacked a scant half-length of shutting
Restigouche out of second honors. Sum-
First race. selling, seven furlongs
maiden. ,S-year-olds; Bonnie Allan (ill
MmnsgraTe' to u won; Imitator QO6, r.
sSIsva' sSSusap' 10 y sec9hhG, 3hfLd Dial Plate go6
Montauk, Nick stoner. Troublesome, AZ
mandine, HardpaA, slumberless and no
Second race 2-year-olds, four and a half
furlongs; Fitzherbert Q22, E. Dugan, even)
won. Joe Madden q15, Mccarthy, to i
third Time: 0:5S. Rostrum. Torbeiiiho,
Preceptor, Sister Jennie and Soil also ran.
coupled.
Third. race, Metropolitan handicap (sev-
enteenth running, 3-year-olds and up,
mile; Jack Atkin l2s Shilling, to u won,
pon efeo g. dSrdbsyr BsIdhSy to se9SGd tSI1d
Time; 1:3S3S. Salvidore, %Superman,
BBrTe9okdale, ,Nymgh. cccarter Blue Book.
Cobalt SnDOnPT
FourthN race. New FORK steeplechase
tourteenth running s4-yearIolds ana up,
II to y won; Kemp Ridgely G35, Heider,
to u second, John NJ. p. Q13, Donahoe,
II TO % third. Time; $3.50. Paul. est Keven
and Bat also ran. Percentage fell. 'Coup-
led.
Fifth race. handicap. s-year-olds and up
six cfurrhiongss sarsaisht; king James li!
E. Dugan, I TO p second, jaeobite DIS
Notter 3 to p third Time: l:ilH. 'BlacR
Oak also ran. coupled.
sixth race. S-year-olds and up selling
mile and sixteenth; Blandy Ql4, Shaw
4 to ID won. Bad News d11. Notter, TO 5
sf& r@s onoTt a W Good Passn Pnee Mase2 a s2
Craft. Cary. AucaSsin and Corn Cob alsC
| LOUISVILLE. May l4-summary:
/ First race. four furlongs: Icaria QlO
Troxler, straight $3.50, place $25, show SO
won, Malecan dl0, Martin, place $40
Sn. .2O) third. Time: 0:4s. Fair Messenger
| Acopia. Tapioca, Elysium, My Lady
1 Frances and Belle Signal also ran.
/ Second race. six furlongs. sellins
! Apache dl3, Skirvin. straight $26.7O) won
] Bill Heron uO5, Lee. place. sS4s0) second
/ Huck QOl, Franklin, show SD third. Time
/ 1:13ab Finaneier. Florida Glen, DANDY
| Dancer Tamar, Merrifield. Annoyance, r
/ T. Shipp. Judge Dundon. Gowanga an(
| Arrowswift also ran.
i Third race. purse.~one mile: Pinkola (9l
Edmiston, uO.50 straight sT.s1 place, s. s
| show won. Lotus Eater Ql7, Lee. F8
| place. $50 show second, Balbus (l06. Mar
! tin. $3.50 show third. Time: i:S9R Bottle
finished third, but was disqualified fo
Fourth race. free steeplechase. handicap
short course: Percy Green q26, Carlo. SO Q
| straight. S22s. 10 place, $3.50 show won
Gault ds5 Kohler S1960 place, 81 show
| second. Clarified dB. Pierce. $40 show
| third. Time 2;5l. Impertinence. Coal BlAcl
/ Lady, Class Leader Judith Mcbride, Bel
the Cat and Berten also ran.
Fifth race, 2-year-old colts, four and one
half furlongs: Cassowary O05, Warren
S17.S0 straight. $40 place, 81 show won
Romp 49, Franklin, $40 place, 81 show
| second. silverton no8, Pickens, $3.50 SHOW,
third. Time 0;54l4 Jack Patton Ham
metrieal ard Teddy Bear also ran.
| Sixth race mile and three siKteenths
| Water Cooler Od, Hufnagel. t6s 70 straight
| so % place, 81. 90 show won, Tivolinl dO5
] PowerL nh'0 place. H shoW) second Ava