The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
RACING SEASON
IN FULL BLAST
King James Easy Winner of
Metropolitan Handicap
HOW BETTING WAS DONE
Deep Game of Trust-canadian Jump
err "Impertinence" Wins Hurdles
at Norfolk-Great Interest
Still Survives.

New York. May 13.-The opening of
the Metropolitan racing season. which
was coupled this year with the run
ming of the classic Metropolitan handi-
cap, passed into turf history today with
the winning of the blue ribbon event
by S. C. Hildreth's fleet 4-year-old colt,
King James, from a field of IL starters,
Fayette. the Madden entry, finished
second with Juggler. a 6-year old geld
ing. entered by C. S. Smith, a close
third.
eiety in particular was well rep.
resented in the crowd.
In the grandstand the attendance was
considerably sinner than on previous
Metropolitan handicap days. The en-
tire number aggregated less than TO-
900, but in view of the ban placed upon
race track betting last year by the
HartAgnew law the falling off was not
such as to create surprise.
Under cover of a decision of the APP
pelate division which permits oral bet
ting the layers of odds took up their
stations on the concourse in front OF
the grandstand and in whispers and by
mods accepted wagers and gave Odds
The method was yelled in mystery, ac-
companied - searching glances and
stealthy looks If the would-be bettor
was known to the bookmaker his bet
was accepted with muttered you're
on" No money was passed; the book
maker" trusted the bettor to search
him out after the race and pay him the
amount of his wager If he lost. and
the bettor. on his part, trusted the
"bookmaker' to look him up in the
same fashion and give his winnings
if he won Some of the layers of odds
stood outside the grounds after the last
race and others settled on the trains
coming back, but most of them put off
settling up time until tomorrow morn
ing at appointed headquarters in town.
Summary:
First race. Swear olds, six furlongs.
straight-Lady Bedford, 11s (Howard),
8 to /, even. to 2. won; Joe Madden,
121 (Burns). to 5, to 5, to s. sec
ond; Miss Kearney. 11s (McIntyre),
to J. even, / TO 2, third. Time, 1:l2 40
Second race. maidens, 2-year- olds,
four furlongs-Star Bottle, ITO (Dugan).
8 to 1, to l. even. won; Hampton
Court. ITO (RusselD. 8 to $40 to s, to
5. second; Perry Johnson, 1O7 GLASS.
Is to /, to 1. to l. third. Time,
O:47 3-5.
Third race. 2-year-olds, four and a
half furlongs-New Market, lis tMc-
Intyre). to TO- to 4, out, won; An
avri, 112 (Smith) to 2, to 10, out,
second; Naughty Boy. 115 a. Howard,
7 to 10, l to 4, out, third. Time.
s:53 3-5.
Fourth race Metropolitan handicap,
2-year-olds and up, one nile-King
James, las &C. Burns), to l. 4 to 5, 2
to 5, won; Fayette, 1oS (McIntyre). 4
to 1, to 5, to 8, second, Jugglor,
112 (NicoD, to l, to l, even. third.
Time, 40.
Fifth race. New York steeplechase.
4-year olds and upward. about two
miles-Agent. 1853 tKelleher), to /.
to 8, l to 2. won; Sir Wooster. LAG
Davidson, to 5, ] to 9, out. second;
Grandpa, 1853 (Sampson), to l, to l.,
even third. Time, 900.
Sixth race, 4-year- olds and upward,
selling, mile and a sixteenth-The
Square, los (Dugan) 8 to 2. even, to
2, won; Dandelion, ia (Burns), to
8, Z to 10, 1 to 2, second; Cowen, SO
GLASS;, to l, 2 to l. even, third.
Time, AS.