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METROPOLITAN AVEIGHTS AWEIGH AVEIGHTSThe The Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park is innually annually the first highly important handicap of the eastern turf and ranks only below the Brooklyn and Suburban Over its mile and an eighth route it has been productive of some memorable contests but none equal to that h artbreaking retreating flight of electric speed that marked it in 1891 when Tristan Dristan defeated such great stars of the turf as Tenny Teeny Clarendon Claremont Eiley Riley Senorita Ambulance and Tournament in 1 5H 5HThis This year it has a fine entry list The weights announced yesterday are as follows Ben Holladay Holland HolladayTillo Holland 126 Blue Devil Tillo Till 126 Handball Dr Catlett Cattle CatlettDon Cattle 124 Caldron Don dOro Dora 122 Michael III Lehman 120 George Keene Typhoon II 119 Bowling Brook Cieophus 119 Winged Foot Ben Eder Edger 117 Presbyterian Octagon 116 Demagogue Royal Stag 115 Varus Arums Ogden 115 LAlouette Aflutter Premier 114 Sly Fax Algol 112 Blue Away Tsidor Slider 111 Sensational lacy 110 Sailor King Imperator 108 Nuto Nut III Previous 107 Debride Deride Lou Bramble 104
