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SARAZEN AT HIS BEST Adds Metropolitan Handicap to Long List of Victories Scores Notable Triumph Over OverStars Stars of First Water Before BeforeBig Big Crowd at Belmont Park NEW YORK N T May 31 Sarazen Mrs Vanderbilfs great little gelding added the Metropolitan Handicap to his long string of victories before a big Memorial Day crowd at Belmont Park The son of High Time and Rush Box was set a severe task when he was carried along at a terrific pace all through the early stages and at the end he had enough left to withstand the rush of Richard T Wilsons Senalado The mile was run in 1 38 excellent time considering the track conditions and the prize was worth just 9125 to the winner winnerConditions Conditions were disagreeable for a holiday of sport and a drizzling rain fell most of the day This had its effect on the gong naturally though the footing underneath the surface remained firm so that good time was possible possibleIt It was to be expected that the weather conditions would have its effect on the atten ¬ dance but in spite of the rain there was a tremendously big crowd out and the sport was worthy of the crowd The changed track conditions resulted in several with ¬ drawals from the card but altogether it was notable racing racingThe The Metropolitan was reduced to ten starters before post time those declining being Silver Fox Cherry Pie and Macaw But the ten that remained furnished a great race raceSarazen Sarazen was on his bad behavior at the post and he caused some delay but he left cheerfully and in his stride as did all except Frederick Johnsons Quatrain which for the third time in succession wheeled and was left at the post postSun Sun Flag beginning from an outside posi ¬ tion was first away and Sande sent him along at a sizzling pace Sarazen was a couple of lengths back of him and Turf Idol for an instant was leading the others Amer ¬ ican Flag had started well but he almost at once dropped back badly and it was evi ¬ dent that he was to cut no figure in the running runningWith With never a letup in the pace Sun Flag continued to set a fast pace and Sarazen held to his place back of him not showing any signs of wavering This pace took the pair Continued on sixteenth page SARAZEN AT HIS BEST Continued from first pace of them out four lengths before the others in the field and it seemed inevitable that such a pace would kill both of the leaders off Rockstar had moved into third place heading the others and he was going so strongly that for just an instant it seemed that he might run both of them down Turf Idol and Senalado followed in fairly close order arid the others were far back backIt It was not until the stretch was reached that Weiner made his first real move with Sarazen and as he did the little gelding circled around and headed Sun Flag But the Cochran horse was not through and he battled along gamely and lapped on Sarazen until inside the last eighth There the pace told its tale and he weakened Maiben charg ¬ ing through with Senalado Rock Star had lost some ground by bearing out in the stretch and Senalado had him headed Weiner realized the danger and he sent Sarazen along athis best pace The gelding responded with the result that he was still a length clear at the end endSenalado Senalado had beaten Rock Star half a lengtli for second place and two lengths farther1 back came the tired Sun Flag FlagThis This was the first start for Sarazen since his victory in the rich Dixie Handicap at Pimlico early in May and it was one of his notable races when he took up 129 pounds to win from such good opponents As for American Flag he will have to improve greatly before he can be considered seriously among the best of the handicap division divisionAfter After the finish Chilhowee was worked out the full mile and a quarter covering the route in 210 210STEEPLECHASE STEEPLECHASE TO TASSEL TASSELThe The steeplechase of the day was a handi ¬ cap over the short course and it saw Mrs F Ambrose Clarks Tassel first and her Minata second The only other to complete the course was Morning Mist from Thomas Hitchocks Broad Hollow Stable Joseph E Wideners Saint Pancras went down at the water jump with Dolly Byers when he was in a contending position positionThe The victory of Tassel was something of an improvement over her last previous start when she was pulled up when she became so tired that there was doubt if she could make the last few fences fencesIn In this race TJassel went out to set the pace and Byers was content to rate Saint Pancras back of her Both Minata and Morning Mist were going strongly back of the pace and until Saint Pancras made his fatal mistake at the water it appeared that he askingWith could go to Tassel at the first asking With Saint Pancras out of the way it left Tassel with a good lead and Minata was in second place Then three jumps from the finish Minata made a bad landing and when Holley drove Morning Mist up to him there was a sharp duel but Minata held to second place In the meantime this had cut down the lead of Tassel considerably and after being safely over the last jump Smoot rode the mare out vigorously to have her beat her stablemate stablemateMorning Morning Mist ran an improved race and he was not far back of the Clark pair pairAmerican American Son a recent arrival from Ken ¬ tucky was winner of the handicap for three yearolds He was ridden by Sande raced into defeat George D Wideners Hardwood and was going away at the end The Brook meade Stabes Flyman was rather a distant third beating the Sage Stables Applecross for that part of the purse purseAs As the race was run Flyman was much the best for he left the post so slowly as to be virtually left He closed an immense gap to be third when any other jockey would have considered his mount left and would not have raced him after the others
