New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-30
fVVAL Of RACING
A REALITY At LAST
Bin Crowd Sure to Enjoy Keen
Sport at Belmont Park
This Afternoon.
TRACK LIKELY TO BE FAST
M Favorite Stands Out in
Renewal of the Historic
Metropolitan Handicap,
at One Mile.

at One Mile.
Fourteen horses are named overnisht
o., lace the starter i'm the historic Metro
,,,,tan Handicap of one mile al Bel
mint Park This afternoon. and the revival
n racing is e. reality Because Of the
spse Of almost three years there is less
glamour about the race than in the old
ssys when thousands went down TO see
me struggle or waited impatieutly to hear
ne result The field however. is a strong
ooe. and everything points TO as keen d
hattie as when Gloriher. Voter. Ethelbert.
Banastar and Gunfre among other good
horses raced 90 victory. Tristan beat
Tsnny in the first running far back iu
SOL
Under tho new order Of things. with
what ma be- called steuHzed betting. no
horse stands out as the popular favorite
The form Of some is an unknown guam
it's. while the ranbirds have not fol-
loved the preparations Of the various
candidates so closely as OF old. when the
news Of one good work or another trav-
eled quickly
Down Al the track yesterday morning,
however. the names Of Harry Payne
Whtnays Whisk Broom H. a good win
ner in England for two years "a 4.
Knspps SpriJc. August Belmonts Merry
Task and Frederick Johnson's Lght o
" Life we're whispered about as probable
winners Guy Fisher was liked by some
uader his .mpost OF 100 pounds while
Meridian was said 10 have been working
great guns
The track was still heavy and holding
yesterday. but was drying out fast under
tae influence Of sun and wind. TO say
nothing Of the harrows and rakes with
which the superintendent kept his men
busy. so that II gave every promise OF
being dry and even fast this afternoon
when the bugle calls the horses TO the
post for the first race az 2.3O o'clock.
Preparations have been made 70 handle
q big crowd. The gates al Belmont Park
have been closed TO thoroughbred racing
since the spring meeting OF 1910 but in
spite OF tho fact that interest has waned
70 a certain extent. indications point 10
beween 1000 and l5,00o persons going
down 10 get a taste once more Of their
iavorite sport. so long denied There is
every promise Of keen. inWgorating sport,
too. and the holiday makes Il possible for
hundreds 20 indulge who otherwise would
have 10 stay al home and read about
& all
So much has been said about the law
against public bookmaklng which will be
enforced 10 the letter, that nothing need
be added NJ this time. As previously
pointed ont. however. there is vast diff
ference under the ruling OF the courts IN
the methods Of betting, and as oral
wagering is not illegal those who want
Q, add spice 70 the competition OF strug-
cling horses can do SO among themselves
without the slightest fear Of arrest or
prosecution.
The meeting is being held under the
direction Of the Westchester Racing Asso-
cation, the Brooklyn Jockey Club the
Empire City Racing Association and the
Metropolitan Jockey Club, and the direct
ors. who no longer dread that clause I'D
liable Toy any betting on their premises
liable Tor any betting on their premises
because O. the decision by Justice Scuo-
DER are opening the gates IN the hope
that racing can grow and prosper under
conditions that Will not violate the law
in any particular II IS more or less
or an experiment. but an experiment
which promises TO prove successful
II Governor Sulzer accepts the invita-
ton 10 attend the races ne will be aoie
to see for himself that the law against
public bookmaking is strictly enforced.
Tho first race. as said before. Will be
mn Al $50 O'Clock and the Long Island
Railroad has put on enough special trains
70 insure the proper handling Of any
crowd which goes 10 the track. Trains
viii leave the Pennsylvania Station. Ne"
York and Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn,
every ter mr. fifteen minutes between ]
and o'clock
The programme Of six races Is well up
TO the standard and the entries IN fun
follow
FIRST RACF-5eHng. for three-year -olds ana