Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-14

/. King james and Restixonche coI-
pied rs $. c. Hillreth's entry. Time,
1.3I A..
Won clevcris by half length. Fashion
Plate owned by Oneck stale. chestnut
colt. four years old, by Woolsihorpe-
Fashionable
NEW YORK. May 14.-With an opening
so suspicious that the ''hoodoo'' Of Fri
day the 18th sneaked' away into hiding,
real high-class racing began at the mann
moth Belmont Park course yesterday. and
brilliant sport. delightful weather and
handsome and fashionable patronage
made up about the most satisfying days
sport that the Westchester Racing Asso-
citation ever has furnished. There have
been greater crowds at the immense race
track, but for the distinction of fashion
and wealth the crowd that overlooked the
clubhouse and lawn and filed the club
balcony and the reserved boxes in the
erandstand was equal to the NEST bril-
liant showing ever made at Belmont Park.
The racing was as good as the occasion
could have demanded and as satisfying a
metropolitan Handicap as has been run
for the big stake worth 5000 for yes
terday's, in the nineteen years of the
hxture'S existence. And it saw a most
popular victory, too. when the swift
footed four-year-old colt Fashion Plate,
ridden by Jockey Matt MCGEE. in the pop
ular purple and gold squares of the Oneck
stable. that gallant Sir Walter first
brought into fame. swept past the Win
ming post first in commanding style over
the best and highest class field of the
spring.
The stout-heartcd three-year-old Prince
Imperial in the WOodhaven Stables COL
ors was second, a half length behind the
victor, and ridden out to beat the fast
OF hIr6
King James, the handicap champion OF
last year. was "A close fourth and coming
on in fine style when it was too late.
Field of Nine.
The Metropolitan, at one mile, for three
year-olds and upward. was run as the
fourth race. and field of nine horses
ran, the two Withdrawals from the orig
inal field of eleven runners named over
night, being Firestone and Far West. One
stable, that of s. &. Hildreth. with King
James and Restigouche, had two repre-
sentatives, and it was the double chance
of the Hildreth tstab ishment more than
anything else that made the stable the
favorite. James K. keene's speedy and
stout-hearted flly Maskette. the present
queen Of the turf, went to the post as
close second choice in public esteem to
the Hildreth pair.
The pleasant spring day was at its best
when the call to the post sounded for the
Metropolitan. Jack Atkin led the parade
past the stand the Hidre II entry fol-
lowing, while Maskette, the top weight
in the race under the scale. walked de-
murely in the center of the line. There
was but brief delay at the post. the
horses lining up in the back stretch be-
fore Starter Cassidy, with Prince Imperial
on the rail. Fashion Pare next to Elm.
the Hildreth holse Restigouche next, and
the second of the Hildre:h pair, King
Jares, on tie extreme outside.
With the rise of the barrier Fashion
Plate showed in front like flash, but
steadied down at once, and set ed easily
into second place. while Restlgouche
went to the front with a terrific rush to
take up the task CT making pace for his
stable mate, King James. The pace was
fast from the jump. Restigouche going on
like a quarter horse, with Fashion Plate
clinging just at his heels, Maskette TAX
ing third place close up and nicely placed
by Butwel for the first quarter of a mile
after which Butwell hurried her on in
judiciously The move may not have in
Jureu the great tilly's chance, out she got
closer Ia the front on the turn than was
necessary for a mare of her quality with
long stretch to run through.
ReStigOuche held his place in the lead
into the stretch, along down the wide
Misunderstanding straight, and almost in %
the last furlong. and then he cracked
quickly, and, his task as pacemaker for
King James done, RestigoIche fell back
into the hurrying field behind him, was
swallowed up swiftly in the ruck. and
struggled home last, while the stout
hearted and swift Fashion = ate, beside
the leader at every point until Resti-
gouche gave it up a beaten horse, swept
on in front
Prince Imperial Looms Up.
The struggling horses were almost en-
the winning post before there was new
and dangerous contention. and then
r-n1 fI1 tfxavS hn
start. and far back i'm the field until the
run down the stretch began, came on with
a tine challenge to Fashion Plate. Jack
Atkin, also unfortunate in the early
stages OF the race, as he hung at the post
liz the style that has characterized his
racing since last summer. came on at the
same moment. while King James. Oh
which Shilling always had been we'll up |
in the center of the crowd, moved for |
ward.
Prince Imperial, however, was the only |
one of the lot that looked really danger |
GUS to the Oneck stable horse in the |
final fight Prince Imperial stra ghtened
out the winner, but Fashion Plate held |
him in the very last strides, and the |
Oneck purple and gold went past the post |
first in handy style. scant length be-
fore Prince Imperial which in turn beat
the gallant veteran, Jack Atkin, a length !
with King James a half length farther |
back. Pr.scillian was fifth, and the fleet |
hlly Maskette, in the worst defeat she |
has ever sustained, was a moderate sixth,
finishing pulling up.
The time OF the race was 1.37 40 mark
ing the fastest race that ever has been
run for the Metropolitan hand cap, and
coming within three-fifths of a second of |
the worlds record for mile on a circular
track and within two-fifths of second /,
Of the wonderfully fast mare kiamesha.
carrying the same purple and gold colorS
OF the Oneck stable five years ago that
Fashion Plate carried yesterday. Fash
ION Plate. now four years old, is brother
to the fast western colt The Fad both
being by Woolsthorpe- Fashionable. The
winner of yesterdays five-thousand- dol
lar Metropolitan handicap cost the Oneck
stable 5000 as n yeaTling, he being one
the yearings selected at the sales in 1907
by William Karrick, trainer of the estab-
adjustment.