New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
DETAILS OF THE RACE.
King James Equal to F0yette's
CHALLENGE IN the Stretch.

The Metropolitan Handicap was run as the fourth
race and eleven horses the post :. c
fin6reth scratched Restigcuche. which second
= year in the Cuiors OF James r keene. as
he had every confidence in his other candidate
King James which won the Burns Handicap in
California last winter and which also beat Roseben
and other fast sprinters in the Speed Handicap on
the Coast. when he took up l42 pounds and ran the
distance in III -. Arasee and Wise Mason we're
also Withdrawn. but George odom decided at the
last minute 10 add Nimbus under JOS pounds, in
spite Of his had race at Pimlico.
Altogether. the field was a good one, and while
the value Of the race had been cut in half over
z year ago, II had guaranteed value OF SEQ, Of
which s. Hlo weu1 10 the winner
King James the quoted favorite. al TO !.
With John Z Madden's Fayette and August Bel
rnonts Half Sovereign the most talked Of Of the
Others. There was quite tip out on old Jusgler,
however, while James r. keene's Turncoat had
followers wherever a quotation could be had. on
The strength Of a fast workout over the yearlinE
track al Sheepshead Bay.
An unusually big crowd went out 10 the paddock
10 see the horses sadded for the and Fayette
seemed 10 attract chief attention. He sur
rounded 51 a circle Of admirers five or six deep
as he was being sadGled for the fray, as many
were anxious inspect closely the horse which
many believe will develop into the best three-year-
old Of the season Fayette has developed and filed
out winter into fine, outstanding three-yeaT-
old. With clean legs and strong, muscular body.
NTr Madden seemed reasonably confident, as ne
gave his final instructions 10 Guy Burns, who had
the mount, although many good judges expressed
the opinion that the colt was rather high IN mesh
for such a gruelIins race early in the season
The horse had much the worst OF the weights: IN
fact. he was sharing the honor Of top weight with
King James. according 10 the scale, and il may
he said in passing that he lost nothing in defeat
ss he rau race which stamps him mighty good
colt
ahen the bugle blew everybody hurried out Of
me paddock to find points of vantage. and when
The horses rlsraded by the stand with King James
leading the WAY. the crowd applauded vigorously
and then settled back while the field made its way
10 the starting post across the green inheld.
There was little OF no delay at the post, as Mars
Cassidy quickly caught the field in line and sent
The horses away 70 4 good start There was soms
,-roz-dinz however, as the barrier went up Halt
Sovereign CeRsn and Turncoat being pinched OF
and crowded hack. This may have been due in
rsrt TO the fact that GoBan broke down In the
-rst few strides and vas quickly pulled I'd by J.
Bergen. who had the mount. The injury was so
serious that in al probability the good handicap
mare vii again.
GUY Burns vas wide awake al the start and got
King James of in his stride. Ninbus raced Up to
the son Of Plaudit however in the first sixteenth.
and they ran head and head up the backstretch.
With Mary Davis and Fayette in close attendance
Z. DuEan, who had the mount on Half Sovereign,
also got the marc Strengthened out quickly after
henE crowded hack at the start. and sent her up
into = contenGinE position before the turn was
reached. She looked dangerous for a time. but
rounding into the stretch the daughter OF Hastings
was shut Of again. and eventually tired and hn-
ished far back.
Turning for home. King James shook of Nimbus
and opened up a gap Of two or three lengths. but