The sun., 1908-05-13
Gossip OF The RACETUACK
FINE IIELD ron TO-DAY'S MET.
ROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
,lcCarer the Probable FaVOrite, WITH
supermAn and baby Wolf Regarded a.
Dangerous -Sal'idere. Jack Atkln and
kinE Cobalt Also Have Fair Chances.

Hing tODAb Also HhNo FhH NhthVess
What il populary known as real racing
sill begin at Belmont Park this afternoon,
chen the spring meeting Of the Westchester
p,rtng Association will begin. Belmont
Park, the most magnificent race course In
,tc world, has always been since its openlng
n magnet for great crowds, 80 with favor
able weather to-day II Is expected that more
han 10000 persons will be on hand 70 zee
the seventeenth renewal Of the Metropolitan
uandicap. $1,000 added one mile. For
This turf classic, v hiCh has been won by many
famous racehOrses, fifteen thoroughbreds
nave been named TO 60. 1t is the third race
nm the card and the bugle will call the field
To the post about 33O O'Clock,
because OF his splendid victory In the
lyrelsior Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth
n Jamaica, the Newcastle Stables McCarter
r,ll probably rule the favorite for to-day's
race lie has worked very fast recently
and will pick up ~ pounds, burden that
should suit him we'll, lie will be ridden by
Nlusgraye, a rising young jockey whose con-
,rart has Just been purchased from p I,
,hinn by the Newcastle Stable.
Jack Atkin, Barney Schrelber's Sain four.
,car-oId who ran second to McCarter In
The Excelsior. beaten a head, will also be
m some favor even though he picks up l2S
hounds In the Excelsior McCarter handled
lIa to Atkins 49, the latter leading for nearly
, mile. But although Atkin has handled
heavier burdens successfully the experts
said Yesterday that l2s pounds might prove
roo much for him. James r. Keenes repre-
,sntatives are the four-year-old mmando
colt Superman and the three-year-Old Hsti-
.onrhe. by the same sire. Superman got
han VHtf IA
r,s hounds on his back he was easily beaten
70, tho three-year-old llessan at a mile
and a sixteenth Supernan was not hard
driven in that event, and as he picks up seven
rounds lcss in to-day's race II is generally
believed that he will get some part Of the
none, II he does not win. RestigouChe 20
FAR ha. been something Of disappointment
and IA not very highly regarded.
lohn H. Madden, II II said, thinks that I.
Hitchcock, ,rr. = great four-year-old Salvidere
can win Sslyadere. who divided last seasons
,hres.vpar.old honors with Peter Pan, Is
asked 10 carry 100 pounds, Which Is not an
e,csssive burden. u the son Of Belvidere
u M and Madden says he ia he will be a
hard horse to beat. II he runs up to his
host form Of year ago that will make him
win, say the ring sharps =. Y, HitchcOcks
pandelion. also prepared for this race by
Madden. was 50 badly beaten by HeSsan
and Srperman on Monday that he does not
spnesr 10 he a dangerous factor. Still Bel
mont Park il A far different raceCourse from
Jamaica. and n Shaw rides Dandelion to-day
rhe son or Hamburg may show some i'm
rrovement.
NJ r. whitney has two representatives In
Brookdals Nymph and Baby Wolf, both
trained hy 4. J. JoyneT. Brookdale Nymph
IN Two previous races did not appear to be on
edge and was unpaced. but Baby Wolf, with
I1s pounds. ran second to Horace b IN
handicap sprint At Jamaica last saturday
Rshv Wolf. therefore, seems the better OF the
Two and a. The Hamburg gelding will shoulder
only ll4 pounds this time he may have
Iookln.
i /. CAROLS Blue Book. with whom two
sersationsI Killings we're pulled On last year,
uill make his fnal appearance OF the season.
over muddy track no might prove TO be a
factor hut under other conditions he is not re-
gsrded a. dangerous. r. F. Carman's Rifle
msn Who Is In excellent trim, u in light with
IA; hounds and with a good ride may be
knocking at the door.
4. ! Ciorey's Old Honesty, with 100 pounds,
s not much thought Of although he is known
10 be ready. There we're some plungers al
Jamaica yesterday who thought that the
Brownleiah Park Stables three-year-old.
King Cobalt would prove factor. King
Cobalt has a world OF early speed. and II he
gets good post position he may take part In
the early pace making.
F.B. Lemaire's Spooner, another fast three
vear.old, has been tried several times this
,prinV, but has been found wanting. lie may
be M With the early pace. but the distance
looks TOO far for him. Mr.. Earle's Don Creole,
a noted mudder. has worked fast for the big
race, and some think that he has an outside
chance. Summing up the chances OF these
starters, II looks as II McCarten Superman
and Baby Wolf might prove the best at
the weights. All the races, including the
Metropolitan, will be run the reverse way OF
the track, which may cause some upsets In
the form Of those horses that have been rae
Ing At Aqueduct and Jamaica. The entries
for the Metropolitan. together with the
weights, including penalties. the names oi
the owners and the probable riders, are as
follows:
METROPOLITAN Handicap: for three year olds and
inward: 10000 added; one mile:
UoTse and Ace. w. OpHsT, JofktH
lazy Atkin =, ia n. SchrelbeT ,.,. o, Schlllng