New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
Sixty-nine Horses Nam,
as Nucleus for the Me-,
ropolitan Handican
BORROW, HERE FROM
ENGLAND, MAY STAB,
Old Rosebud, Pride of II. w..
Last Season, Among Other
Named TO Race

Horseren have responded val
stake offerings Of the westch.u.,
Association. and the entries. mss. -.
YESTERDAY make excellent sport c.r,.
at Belmont Park II is probabl. ~.
meeting will begin during IN, No..
May, and the plans already perf.e,.s
vide for liberal number OF stab.
The Metropolitan Handicap x,...
always the opening day feature a. -
meeting. has attracted sixty-nin. - =
best horses eligible. This one-mg. 49,.
cap was first run in 1891. when 4,
by Tristan. with Tenny second ara n.
endon third. Since that tine. mis-.
breaks. IT has been annually ren.ss -,
its roster OF winners contains tn. "a
OF some Of the best OF America, a..
oughbreds. The entry Est thi, wa.
In keeping with every tradition d, a.
running.
II will be remembered that last ya, n.
Metropolitan was won BY Harry p,-.
Whitneys Whisk Broom IT. With !.
lowed II up by winning both the p,.,
lyn and the Suburban handbags h.,r.,
out mark OF zoo fat for the n,rs A.,
quarter in the running OF the last sr.,
race. Mr.. Whitney Is going 10 try 10 ar,
cate his victory in 1914 wh,sk Bros-
had been raced in England with . a
measure OF success before he was tr.cf.
over for last seasons racing. ana M
fall several more horses were trans.-y
from Jack Joyners English stru I,
Brookdale Farm. where James Row, N
been preparing them for the rscsa
Mr.. Whitney has named six for s
Metropolitan, and five OF them raeti
England last year. Probably the ter .,
OF the quintet is Borrow. a six.yer.z
son OF Hamburg-Forget. and, acc.
ingly, a full brotLsr TO Dreamer, =.
sprinter which raced so brilliantly ycs
seasons back under the silks OF H.r-r
B. Duryea-
Borrow started nine times In ErGr:
last year and won the syr Cod Cup ~
the Challenge Stakes at the Nevniis |
October meeting. or his nine stars \
was only three times out Of the nc,s
being third three times and second era |
He was raced over the sprirting dlstro |
but is OF a quality that should make z
90 on for a mile.
Borrow is American himself, for n n
dition to being Of American parentips
was foaled at Mr. Whitney's Broek1s
Farm, IN New Jersey, although han
never raced in this country. In Es
was one OF the best two-year-olt'
England and won seven races ct
twelve starts. That year he ran tn
heat with J. B. Joers Sunstar. vinrs
the Derby the following season.
Borrow did not accomplish snythiss
a three-year-old, but he came back ~
four-year-old and won the Windsor Cr
tie Handicap and the Nottingham s'sia
In both OF these races so good h'rs
Sol Joers Poor Boy finished behind N
Mr.. whitney also has entered Nf
michi, a son Of Voter-Runnins sru,
Cabaret. son Of Delhi-Pink pc1is
Meeting House. by Yoter-Noonca5, =
Pandean, by Peter Pan-Mdse I'
were travelling companions OF B'H'
and other good ones that were 'f'4N
over from England last fall
August Belmont has entered 'un-
Rock View, which ranked among NE =
three-year-olds last year; stromoo' u
tergold and Thornhill. vulcain was
placed in the French Derby last ye1'
is said 10 be horse Of high aual'''
Much interest also centres In the ~
nation Of Old Rosebud. which sha'N
honors with n. p. Whitneys Penna
the best two year-oId OF 1913 Jen N'.
ston's Iron Mask, holder OF tne w.
record for six furlongs. is another
list.