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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. The Metropolitan Handicap was first run at Morris Park in 1991 as a dash of one an one-eighth miles. It was run at that distance until 1*07, when the distance was reduced to one mile. Its first running was marked by one of the grandest races ever run. The starters were Tristan. 0. 114; Tenny. 5, 129; Clarendon. 4. NT; Riley. 4. 11!; Senorita, 5, 113; Ambulance, 3. 108, and Tournament. 4. 12."i. Here were seven great race horses and at the end of one of the fastest and most desperately contested races on record Tristan beat Tenny by half a length, with the other* lapped on in a compact bunch. The time. 1:31, m a marvel then and stood as the record for eleven years, until Boiinibcrt ran in 1 :51 over the ligliining fast Brighton Roach track. In 1S97 Voter showed that a three year»old could win the Metropolitan, and his example was followed in the two following years by Rowling Rrook and Filigrane. No more sensational feature has attended its decision In any year than Race Kings dead heat with Sysonby in 1996. The great colt was not then thoroughly wound up. A month later he could have given Race King forty pounds and a beating without being extended. Its fastest record as a mile dash was when the splendid filly Gunfire won from Old Finland and I,ux Casta in 1903. but the l:38j of that race will almost surely lie reduced before the race has beea run many limes over the fast Belmont Park track. The record of the race is as follows: Year. First. Age. Jockovs. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Val. Time. 1801 Tristan 6 Taylor. .114 Tennv 9 12!» Clarendon 4. .107 ,300 1:511 1802 Pessara 4 Taral.,117 Locoha tehee 3 106 Sleipner 5 107 12,200 1:54 1803 Charade 4 Doggett . .107* His Highness 4 125 Illume 4 9SJ 13.740 1:521 1994 Ramapo 4 Taral..ll7 Roche 4 198 H.of NavaireC.i 109 0.145 1:52 j 1800 Counter Tenor 4 .. .Hamilton . .115 St. Maxim fi 1 0 Sir Walter • . .112 3.850 1:53 1807*Voter 3 Lamlev . . 00 The Winner 4 115 Casseopia 3.. 99 3.850 1:40 1898 Bowling Brook 3 ..P. Clav..K 2 George Koene 3 102 Octagon 4 110 4.280 1:44 1899 Filigrane 3 Clawson . . 102 Kthelbert 3 108 Sanders 4| ...110 6.750 1 =991 1900 Ethelbert 4 Maher ..128 Baa 0 121 Imp 0 127 0,250 1:411 1901 Banastar Hi Odom..l23 Conlestor 4 112 All Green 3 ..102 0.S10 1:42 1902 Arsenal 3 J. Dalv.. 90 Herbert 5 119 Carbuncle 5 .103 8.920 1:42 1903 Gunfire 4 T. Burns lull Old England 41 11* Lux Casta 4. .102 11.080 l:3.s?, 1904 Irish Lad 4 Shaw. .123 Toboggan 4 103 Beldame 3 98 10.880 1:40 im7ont «3;;4 raSK"1!! d*"" «* • »" **■ 1:41» 190. tRace King 4 L. Smith.. 97 1900 Grapple 4 Garner. .105 Dandelion 4 RiS Oxford 4 . ...188 18,898 1 :".:» Run at Morris Park prior to ].M 5. No --pi ing meeting held in 1S05. -Distance reduced from 1 1-8 niles. fDead heat. The Belmont Park track record for one mile, the distance of the Metropolitan Handicap, is 1 :.",7-. made by Kiamesha. as a three year old. October 9, 1985, with 104 iKiiinds up. The best winning per-fonnances of the respective candidates for the race of today, since January 1. 19O0. arc given as follows, the aues and weights being those at the time the race was run: Horse. A Wt. Hist. Track. Time. Rosetien 5 120 7 8 Belmont ... 1 22 Sewell 2 HKl 7 8 Belmont ...1:25 Dandelion 4 120 7-S Belmont ...1:25 Tokalon 5 108 1 1-4 Gravcscnd ...2:05| Dishabille 4 123 1 Saratoga ....1:38$ Nealou 3 107 1 1-4 Sheepshead ...2:03 W. II. Carey .. 4 115 1 Aqueduct ...1:40 Blandy 4 113 1 1-10 Gravesend ..1:47 Bat Masterson.. 2 112 5-8 Gravcscud . ..1:001 J. C. Core 2 112 3 4 Saratoga .. 1 12 Oloritier 4 120 1 Sheepshead ..1.394 Zienap 3 .15 1 Belmont. 1:38J Superman 2 115 5-8 Gravesend ...1:02 Rosebens best performance at a mile was 1:4*1, with 127 pounds up at Aipiedii.t. He ran seven and one half furlongs in 1 :32£ witli 133 pounds up. Following are brief histories of the horses carded to start for the Metropolitan today: ROSFREN. b. g. 0. by Ren Stronie- -Roscleaf. Hied by T. .7. Carson at Dixiana Farm, Lexington. Ky. Sold as a yearling to John A. Drake in 1902 for . NiO. Bought by David C. Johnson at Drakes dispersal sale in tiie spring of 1904 lor ,300. Trained h. y. D. Weir. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1903 ... 2 1 0 0 0 1 1904 ... 3 9 3 2 1 3 $ 2.380 1988 ... 4 28 19 5 2 3 22,080 1900 ... r, 22 11 5 3 3 27.S!W 1983 ... 0 1 o 1 o o 1,588 Totals ...02 33 13 0 11 3,850 SEWELL. b. c. .:. by Cosarion Ora Baiiev. Bred by Milton Young. McCrathiana Stud. Lexington. Ky. Sold as a yearling to C. F. Kowe tor .$].! 00 and sold by him to Grant Hugh Browne of the Browrnleign Park Stable for a big price. Trained by A. W. Claxoii. Year. AfC.8ta.let. 2d. 3d. Flip. Won 1!mn; ... 2 14 5 2 3 1 811,023 10O7 . . . :: 1 1 o « o 8T5 Totals ...15 0 2 3 4 1.7 H» DANDELION, Hi. h. :.. by Hamburg -Pansv. bv St. Blaise, was bred and is owned bv W. B. Hitchcock of New York. Trained by John E. Madden. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Clip. Won. 1884 ... 2 28 4 5 4 7 $ 8.080 1805 ... 3 11 2 4 2 3 13.480 1808 ... 4 1 1 0 4 0 4 3 ,7.;o 1987 ... 5 Has not started. Totals ...45 12 13 0 14 2Tl»0 TOKALON. b. m. 0. hjj Tammany Fnid. Bred, owned and trained by J. W. Fuller of Texas Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. I up. Won. 1«H»3 ... 2 IS 7 4 2 5 $ 2!l7H 1!H»4 ... 3 13 9 2 0 2 10.1,0.-, 1986 ... 4 9 2 2 » 5 1.140 1908 ... 5 14 2 2 1 9 19,453 MOT . .. « 1 1 0 0 o i;sn Tolals ...55 21 lO 3 21 ".9li DISHABILLE, br. m. 5. by Kings Counsel Night Oown. Bred and owned by Oeorge C. Bennett, Memphis. Tenn. Trained bv haies Mulholbind. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Cup. Won. 1904 ... j 17 8 0 2 1 $ 5.3011 1905 .. . 3 20 13 3 1 3 7.900 1900 ... 4 21 10 3 4 7 19.120 19117 ...510010 75 Totals ...62 31 12 S 11 2,515 NEALON. br. c. 1. by Sain Sister Josephine. Bred ami partly owned by Barney Schreiber, Woodlands Farm. Bridgeton, Mo. Partly owned and trained by C. E. Durnell. Year. Age. St-. 1st. 2d. Mi Cup. Won. 1998 ... 2 14 3 3 2 6 $ 2,050 1988 ... 3 28 0 4 8 10 15.450 19OT ... 4 7 2 1 1 3 075 Totals ...49 11 8 11 10 8,475 W. H. CAREY, eh. c. 4. by Ed. Farrell— Bet tic Bramble. Bred by Col. W. L. Simmons at Ash Crove Farm in Kentucky. Sold .is a yearling to Robert 11. Harris, who sold him last winter lor 93,009 to K. F. Carman, Brooklyn. N. Y. Trained by James Blute. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 9998 ... 2 39 3 7 S 21 ,450 1900 ... 3 14 3 0 2 9 2.455 1907 ... 4 14 8 3 1 2 11,315 Totals ...07 14 10 11 32 5,220 BLANDY. eh. h. 5. by Hastings— Belinda, by Kingfisher, was bred and is owned by August Belmont, being a product of Nursery Stud near Lexington, Ky. He is trained by John Whalen. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1964 ... 2 17 7 5 1 4 $ 7,585 1806 . .. •". 12 5 12 4 12.440 T.MMi ... 4 12 2 O 2 8 4.S.V, 1981 ...510010 75 Tolals ...42 14 « 6 16 4,955 BAT MASTEHSON. ch. c. 3. by Frankfort— Vanessa. Bred by John E. Madden and sold by him last sprint to M. L. Schwartz. Trained by John Miller. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Clip. Won. 1908 ... 2 10 3 2 1 9 $:;.17o ].M 7 ... 3 Has not started. Totals ...10 3 2 1 9 ,170 J. C. CORF, ch. g, 3. by Carry Hermann — Purity. Bred by the late Captain S. S. Brown at Senorita Stud in Kentucky. Owned by Newcastle Stable. Trained by Thomas Welsh. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1908 ... 2 13 0 2 1 4 $ 7.470 MOT ... 3 1 0 ll n 1 T t a Is ...14 0 2 1 5 $ 7,470 GLORIITER. ch. h. 5, by Hastings -Glory. Bred by August Belmont at Nursery Stud, Lexingtiai, Ky. Owned and trained by James H. McCormick. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Unp. Won. 1901 ... 2 13 4 4 3 2 4,475 1886 ... 3 Did not race. 1908 ... 4 7 1 2 1 3 3.348 1907 ... 5 7 5 1 0 1 11,158 Totals ...27 1 » 7 4 8 8/989 ZIENAP. a. f. 4, by Florist — Alleviate. Bred and owned by W. F. Schulte. Argyle Stud, Louisville. Ky. Trained by R. P. Brooks. Year. Age.Sts.lst. 2d. 3d. Flip. Won. 1906 ... 2 33 S t; 5 14 $ s.jsii 180S ... 3 41 9 9 4 19 7,420 1907 ... 4 3 O O 1 2 75 Totals ...77 17 15 10 35 5,775 SI PERMAN, ch. c. 3. by Commando— Anomaly. Hied and owne,l by .lames K. Kcene. Castleton Stud. LoxUigton, Ky. James Rowe. trainer. Year. Ase.8ta.laL 2d. 98. dip. Won. 1999 ... 2 !» 1 2 3 3 .!hhi 1997 ... 3 1 o 1 o o 269 Totals ...10 1 3 3 3 ,150
