The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-14
KING JAMES
WINS EASILY
Metropolitan Handicap
Belmont Park.
FAYETTE COMES IN SECOND
King lanes Crossed Tape Six
Lengths to the Coed.
The wasers Opened Two To o.s, Bat
Backed Down To Two To i've
-Burn. was rhe
Mount.
fAYETTE COMES IN SECOND

New York, May l2-The opening OF
the Metropolitan racing season, which
was coupled this year with the rum
dicap. passed into turf history today
with the winning Of the blue ribbon
event OF the occasion BY 8. G. Hii-
dreths fleet four year old colt King
Fayette. the Madden entry, nnIshsd six
lengths behind with JugSier. q SIX year
old geldtng entered by G. G. Smith
Society in particular was we'll rep
resented In the crowd.
In the grand stand the attendance
was considerably simmer than on pre-
vtous Metropolitan handicap days. The
entire number aggregated less than
10000. but In view Of the ban placed
upon race track betting iast year BY
the Hart-Agnew law the failing on
was 1,, not such such az 70 create surprise.
pellate division which permits oral bst-
ting, the layers OF odds took up their
stations on the ooncourse In front at
the Grand stand and In whispers ard
ODDS. The method was yelled in nays-
terry. accompanied by searching siances
and stealthy looks. II the would-bs
Ms bet was accepted with muitefsd
You're on" No money was passed:
the "bookmaker" trusted the bsttor "a
search him out after the race and pay
MIN tHS &tu1UAt o2 MS wager IL ne
lost. and the bettor. on hts part, trnst-
ed the "bookmakers" to LOOK him up
In the same fashion and give his vim
nings--tf he won Some Of the layers
after the last race. ana others sst-
tied on the trains coming Dsck. Out
most Of them put OF settling up time
until Tomorrow morning at appointed
Racing win be resumed at Bslment
Park on Saturday for Il has been
planned by the Jockey club 10 have
racing on only three. days OF each
day. until the public shows b. is at
tendance that more racing days are
First race; s-year-olds; SIX furionss
. to !. even, TO won. Joe Madden,
second: Miss Kearney. i1s (MoIntyrel
9 TO 1. even. TO 2. third. Time ia
Muriette also ran, Lady Bedford and
Miss Carney coupled.
Second race; maids years: four fur
iongs-star Bottle. 40, lDuganl g
iio. tRusseii, ! 70 :. : 70 %
second: Perry johnson. i07. tGlaDs) III
70 l. . to 4, TO third. Time ~ IS.
9srmaia silver: Black Chief. cntnosrS
Hibernica. Young Belle May Florsncs
Hampton Court and shannon coupled
Third race; year olds; I la fur
longs--New Market, LIS .tMannl to
10, i to 4, out won; Anavri. III tsmithb
10 Z, 20 10, out second: Naughty
Boy. lis, q. Howardl 70 10. ! TO 4
out third Time 80 as: 0aoppek
Elizabeth N. ran. New Market and
Naughty Boy coupled
Fourth race. Metropolitan handicap
three-year -oIds and up. one miie--Kfnk
lanes. 12k. %. Buxns), 4 to !. 70 5.
Z TO s, won; Fayette. los. (McTnkyFs1,
4 10 !. 8 to 5, TO 5, second: Jug9lers
ia tNicoil. Stot.s 20 ]. even. Third
Time, i:s0. zaif Sovereign. Don cree
Ole. Turncoaf, Mary Davis GLUCOSE
Footpad. Nimbus. also ran. cowsa
pI Fifth Face, New York stespieehass.
four-ysar- and upwards about
two miles Agent. (kelieaerl.
TO 1. to s, / to z, won: Sir Wooster
i4e, (Davidson), I to5, 70 8, out. sec@
ond: Grandpa, 1873, tSampsonl, to L
4 10 /. even. third. Time, 400 KEN
lucky Beau and Water Speed also ran
Agent added starter.
Sixth race. four-ysar-olds and ups
wards, selling. mile an dons-sixteenth
THE Squire. los. kDuganl, to q
even. to 3, won: Dandelion. 11fs
Cowen. Be. (oslassl. 8 to !, 70 l. even
third. Time. 1:4s. Dolly Spanker. Sea-
wolf, Golconda. Bonnie Keisc. Rocks
stone, Moorish King. also ran.