Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-14
KING JAMES WINS HANDICAP
Hildreth Colt Has Easy Victory in
Metropolitan Event.
BETTING BY WINKS AND MODS
Form Layers Place on Honor
and Collect or Pay After taco
Summaries at Louisville
and JAMESTOWN
sTTING BY wINKs AND MODS

this year with the running of the classic
Metropolitan handicap, passed into turf
history today with the winning at Bel
mont Park of the Blue Ribbon event OF
the occasion by S. c. Hildreth's fleet A.
year-old colt King James, from a field OF
eleven starters. Fayette, the Madden en-
try, finished six lengths behind, with jug
gler, a 6-year-old gelding entered by c. c.
Smithson. a close third.
The conditions were ideal in point Of
weather and served to bring out a fash
ionable crowd, in which the gay colors
worn by the women predominated. These,
against the emerald green of the we'll
kept lawns and track Enclosure. made a
brilliant picture and impaired a garden
party flavor to the occasion. In the grand
stand the attendance was considerably
simmer than on previous Metropolitan
handicap days. The entire number aggre-
gated less than 10000, but in view of the
ban placed on race track betting last year
by the Hart-Agnew law, the falling off
was not such as to create surprise.
Oral Betting Permitted.
The betting question looms large in the
racing world and today's opening was
awaited with much trepidation by those
followers of the sport who nave been wont
to lay wagers on the chances of the horses
engaged. The net results of the day were
that under materially circumstances bet
ting Of a sort is tolerated. The new form,
however, is a travesty OF the practice
which flourished in previous years. I'm
der cover of a decision Of the appellate
division, which permits oral betting, the
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the concourse in front of the grandstand
in whispers, and by mods accepted wagers
and gave odds. The method was yelled In
mystery, accompanied by searching glances
and stealthy looks. If the would-be bettor
was known to the b~ookmaker, his bet was
accepted with a muttered you're on No
money was passed, the "bookmaker'
trusted the bettor to search him out after
the race and pay him the amount Of his
wager II he lost, and the bettor on his part
trusted the ''bookmaker to look him up
in the same fashion and give him his win
nings-if he won. Some of the layers OF
odds settled outside of the grounds after
the last race, and others on the trains
coming back, but most Of them put off
settlement until tomorrow morning, at APP
pointed headquarters in town.
Easy victory for King James.
The race of the day. the Metropolitan
handicap, was won in handy fashion, for
King James led the field by six lengths.
The eleven starters got off well, with the
Hildreth entry quoted at 8 to 5 and ? to /,
in the lead, closely followed by Nimbus,
an added starter. At the far turn King
James forged to the front, and from then
on the race was his. Fayette was well up
all the way and finished second, nosing
out Juggler, who finished a strong third.
Favorites Jared badly during the day,
only two, King James and Newmarket,
winning. The other winners, however,
were we'll played. Agent, an added starter
in the steeplechase and backed from flves
to tours, defeated the 4 to s ~favorite, Sir
Wooster, in a mild drive.
The field, where thousands have assem-
bled in former years for a cheap admis-
sion, was closed today and this was one
of the noticeable omissions of the usual
race track features.
Racing will be resumed at Belmont park
on Saturday, for 1t has been planned by
the Jockey club to have racing on only
three days OF each week, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. until the public shows
by its attendance that more racing days
are desired. Summaries:
First race. S-year-olds, six furlongs.
straight: Lady Bedford Q16, j. Howard, Z
to u won, Joe Madden OBI, G. Burns. Z
to 81 second, Miss Kearney Ole, McIn-
tyre, 3 to u third. Time, 1:12%. Lawton
Virgins, Waponocka and Mauriette also
ran. Lady Bedford and Miss Kearney cou-
pied.
Second race, maldens, 2-year-olds, four
furlongs: Starbottle Q10, e. Dugan, 5 to II
won, Hampton Court 90, c. Russell, 8 tc
81 second, Perry johnson d07. Glass II
to u third. Time, OATS. German Silver
Black Chief, Culbert, Shannon, Eta May
Responseful, Hibernica, Youngbelle. May
Florence also ran. hampton Court anC
Shannon coupled.
Third race, 2-year-olds, four and a hall
furlongs: Newmarket Q15. Mcintyre, I tC
1M won, Anavri Q12, Smith, 3 to p sec,
ond, Naughty Boy 016, j. Howard to 10
third. Time, O:532s, Chopper, Elizabeth n
also ran. Newmarket and Naughty BOY
coupled.
Fourth race, Metropolitan handicap, 3
year-olds and up, mile: King James Q25
q. Burns, 2 to u won. Fayette lGS. McIn
tyre, 4 to u second, Juggler on. Nicol.
to u third. Time, l:49. Half Sovereign
Don Creole, Turncoat. Mary Davis. Glu
cose, Footpad, Nimbus also ran. Cowar
Fifth race, New York steeplechase.s
yesr-olds and up, about two miles; Agen
n53 Kelleher' to u won Sir Wooste
= 146, Davidson, I to 81 second, Grandpa u53
Sampson, 9 to u third. Time. 400. Ken
/, lucky Beau and Waterspeed also ran
Agent an added starter.
. GlANN ldNNT - T'4dN anu IL IN
{ mile and a sixteenth: The SQUIRE 1OS, p
I Dugan, : to - won, Dandelion 114, G
Burns, Q 10 81 second, Cowen G9. Glass
3 to n third. Time, 14S. Dolly SpankeT
Sea Wolf. G0lconda Bonnie Kelso, Rock
stone and Moorish King also ran.
More Track Records Broken.
LOUISVILLE. May ls,-More tracl
records were broken ae Churchill Down
0 today. In the fourth race Green Seal ra,
I a mile and seventy yards in 1:424s, lowerin
o the best previous mark Of 1:43%. held b
Q Warfield. In the last race Edwin L, ra
q the Same distance in 1:43 flat. Hanbridg
in the third race ran six furlongs in l:l1H
= -Four favorites rewarded the players @
form. Summaries:
+, First race, selling, five and a half fur
l longs: Hyperion II an. Powers, straigi
$780, won. Come On San dOs, GiassneI
! place SCI 35l second. r. NJ. Feay oil. Nc
2 Gee. show 1880 third. Time: 1;0S. Snak
!; Mary, r. T. Ship, Seagg, Soprano, Beatrlo
X, SorTel Top. Bonnie Bard, Woodland
y Pal and Buzerine also ran.
Second race, selling, 2-year-olds, four an
a half furlnngs: Lolita Greed 0CS Ric'
straight S322. 4) won. c. A. Lehman no
q Heidel, place S1l5.sol second, Brunhilde 40
Hufnagel. show $500 third. Time: O:54a
e Harmosa Bella. Inferno Queen, HatchiC
e coon. Autumn Rose, Lou Lanier, Tawn!
Black Boy and Clymsic also ran.
Third race. nurse. six furiOnRS. HaT