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METROPOLITAN RACING NEAR 1 ♦ Peady for "Boots and Saddle" 1 at Jamaica Thursday. i i ♦ 1 l Roamer Assigned Top Weight in Faumonok Handicap, Opening Day Feature. + — New York. May 13. — Racing in the metropolitan 1 district will liogiti here this week. It will be usher- «■ ! in wit Ii Hie Patimonok Handicap at tin- Jamaica 1 n.ik uext Thursday afternoon and from then until I late in tli«* autumn Re* York is likely to have its lieniM r turf year. Never in t.ie history ef the S|Mirt of Kings have there l een so many thoroughbreds J .:■ -.-»• eager to battle for fame and fortune. Added I tn the immense number bred i: this country. Europe lias wnt a host of sons and daughters of her most I noted racers to strive for tlie honors. As a result the crc.-un of the thoroughbred world will meet in : the various contests. While the Paumonol; is not a historic turf event, it is nevertheless an impcrtant race. It is a sprint ■ . f lhre«- niartei - f a mile for thri-e-year-olds and [ ever and has attracted t! ntries of more than ♦ hrei score of the liest Iiaudieay horses iu training. Practically every stable of no.e has named at least tf high-class horse to race for the ,000 cash prize bmMIm by the Metropolitan Jockey Club. !n tne list of nominations are several which have «:ir:n-d cliampionahip honor* and a score of others whus" speed and stamina have won national fame. !t is too early to BUM the horses wlii .h wtll go to the ]Mi.-t in the opening stake, but Walter Ed ward*, secretary of the club, said Saturday that more than a dozen will carry silks in the contest. Iu ••reparation for tie- Pautuonolt and the other i-Jake* which will !«• decided at the Jamaica uieot-iiifc.. alt the prominent trainers have been noMtfag Vielr charges. Many of the eligible* have raced at the Maryl.mil tracks during the oast sis weeks and there are hundreds of others which have remained on their home grounds at Belmont Park. Jamaica. Aqueduct. Umpire Pity and Gravosend. And, judging from the time mule in trials and in the contests .-it Howie, Havre de Grace and Pimlico, most of them are ready to do their best. Richard T. Wilsons Cauipflre, which won the two-year-old crown two years ago, is roporlod to be doing great guns ;it Belmont Park, and Tom Healey. Mi trainer, is confident he will regain the prestige jie lost last year. Para Tassel, the four-year-old statdeinate of Campfire. also is going; well, and It would not lie surprising io sec both of them start in the Paumoiiok. Major August Belmont has named laieullito. bis blown three yea r-ohl. for the event. Pnder tiie care cf Sam Hildreth be has been dling well, but it is likely that lie will Is neural fir the Withers or one of the other big Belmont Park events. R0AME2 A SURE STARTER. Andrew Millers mi-lity Roamer has made several fast trials at Craves* nil and is almost sure to be a starter. High Noon. Ix-longing to James Hutl-r, is running fast under the care of John Whalen. his new trainer, at Kmpire Pity and barring acci dent, will bo a starter in the Paumoiiok. Harry Payne Whitney has named Rosie OGrariy. tumbler. ICcllringcr aii«l Flags for the stake, but which of these hi- will start is a matter of enjee tare. Tumbler and Bcllringer have not done as well as expected at Maryland, but Flags has shown promising form. Rosie OGrariy is said to have worked fast and this grand tiir -.--ye";.r-old filly may lie called 1 on to carry the light blue and brown cap iu the Pauiuouok. W. S. Vosturgh announced today the weights for the oiK-ning da feature. Old Roamer is assigned , top weight of 133 pounds. Following are the : weights: Hoist. A.Wt. Horse. A.Wt. Pointer 7 133 old Mail 3 163 Westv Hogan 4 1J» Mr. Ned 1105 SiromlM.li 7 19 Bcllringer IMG I-ochares K 120 Flags 3 MB Ten Point » 125 Bully Boy I 104 Painpfire 4 123 Philippic 4 KM He Will « 1-1 Royal K.isigu 3 114 Hank ODay H 120 Columbine 4 104 High Noon IU Top Poat 3 103 Tom McTaggart ..4 117 Enfilade 3 103 Corn Tassel 4 117 Arrah Go On 3 103 Kathb-eu ."» 115 Etruscan li 102 Kalian 4 115 P.I Pudihee 5 102 Papp 3 115 Milkman 4 10O Jack Hare Jr 3 115 Golden King 3 100 Pickwick 4 114 Yankee Witch ...4 KHl Suiiflash II 4 113 Greek Legend 4 9S Llicullite 3 111 Green G-jid 3 ! s Tea Caddy 5 111 Turf 3 97 Bonnie Dance 3 110 Salvestra 3 97 Startling 5 110 Snapdragon II. ...3 »• Old K «enig 5 110 Pa nam .in 3 95 Diamond Rock ...4 110 Spark 3 95 Star Master 4 109 Hilttontrope 3 95 Tumbler 4 10S Daedalus 3 95 Alauister TV i 4 108 Caddie 3 95 Iiua Frank 5 1o7 Malvolk 3 H Naturalist 4 107 Empress 3 95 WTgstone 3 107 Trophy 3 92 Rosie OGrady ...3 107 Common Law 3 92 High Cost 3 106 Shauballyniore ....3 90
