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METROPOLITAN HAND1CAPDAY Famous Race Reduced to a Field of but Four Starters Wildair an Easy Winner from Thunderclap Big Crowd At ¬ tends Eelmont Opening KW YORK X Y May opened its gates today to admit a great crown which came to witness the running of the Metropol ¬ itan Handicap at a mile which featured the pro ¬ gram of six races including the Xew York Steeple ¬ chase chaseThe The addition of O AV Lofts Sterling colt On AVatch made up a field of four starters Purchase Mid Mad Hatter being withdrawn on account of lameness Billy Kelly Star Master and Dr Clark Iso were scratched Post tim found Wildair and the llildreth entry o iual favorites with On AVatcli the outsider Thunderclap shot into the lead at eo closely followed by Wildair until rounding into the stretch when Ambrose released AVildair from restraint The Whitney horse then drew away with every stride to win easily Thunderclap held on gamely and easily outstayed On AVatcli Corn Tassel was last and evidently not ready readyFrank Frank Patterson the wellknown clubhouse com ¬ missioner was struck by an automobile Saturday iistaining a fracture of two ribs The injured man was removed to his home on Herriman avenue Ja ¬ maica where it is reported he is resting easily easilyC C AV Fornian has purchased from Crozior Dunlay nt Baltimore a two twol l Uireoyoarold brother to Bel which will ba shipped to Jamaica JamaicaAVliile AVliile being exercised this morning the filly Greenery sister to AVildair collided witli Paddy throwing both riders who escaped injury Paddy sustained an injury to his back as a result of the
