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NEW YORK N Y May 18 The wonderful field to contest the Metro ¬ politan Handicap at Belmont Park to ¬ morrow includes the following Horse Wgt WgtEquipoise Rider Odds i iR Equipoise 132 132Chase R Workman 710 Chase Me 123 123War M Garner 4 1 War Glory 117 117Ladysman C Kurtsinger20 1 1S Ladysman 118 118Faireno S Coucci 30 1 1T Faireno 120 120Good T Malley 15 1 1H Good Advice 114 H Richards 12 1 1R Mr Khayyam 119 119Springsteel R Jones 12 1 1J Springsteel 118 118Sun J H Burke 25 1 Sun Archer 106 E Steffen 20 1 BEST FIELD OF YEAR IN METROPOLITAN HANDICAP EQUIPOISE INCLUDED Champion to Try for His Third Straight Victory of Year Unbeaten Chase Me Faireno Wat Glory Mr Khayyam and Other Stars Among Adversaries NEW YORK N Y May 18 Equipoise C V Whitneys magnificent son of Pennant and Swinging will try to win the Metropoli ¬ tan for the third successive year at Belmont Park Saturday afternoon Unbeaten in his only other starts this year the Philadelphia Handicap at Havre de Grace and the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico the sturdy chestnut champion has come up to the Metropolitan running in fine fettle and will go to the post a decided favorite over his company Opposed companyOpposed to the champion are eight of the best in the eastern handicap division and chief interest centers in the fact that Mrs John Bosley Jr has named Chase Me over ¬ night The son of Purchase brought to the races the first time last fall has yet to be beaten and on all that he has shown he should give an excellent account of himself even against the champion championEquipoise Equipoise is asked to shoulder 132 pounds for the mile gallop and it is just two pounds more than he carried to victory in both the Philadelphia and the Dixie Handicaps In the Dixie Chase Me had been handicapped at 120 pounds and shortly before the run ning Mrs Bosley withdrew him to the great disappointment of the Pimlico crowd For the Metropolitan Chase Me is in receipt of nine pounds from Equipoise with a burden of 123 pounds poundsCHASE CHASE ME STATUS STATUSThe The fact that the Purchase gelding has been named through the entry box naturally suggests an intention to start but it is known that Mrs Bosley has a dread of hav ¬ ing her pet beaten and there is just a chanca that as in the Dixie she will dodge the issue at the last moment but it is to ba hoped he will bear colors colorsBut But even should Chase Me fail to appear the field is a thoroughly marvelous one and the best that has opposed Equipoise this season William Woodwards Faireno which had an excellent final for the run ¬ ning Thursday when he was just beaten by Spy Hill is sure to be a keen horse under 120 pounds Then there is Mrs James Aus ¬ tins Mr Khayyam under 119 pounds that has trained excellently for the running for Matt Brady He will have Good Advice for a running mate and the Wise Counsellor colt was unlucky in the Toboggan Another starter named is W R Coes Ladysman This good son of Pompey is good now but the Toboggan gave him ho chance to show his fitness He is handicapped at 118 pounds and S W Labrots Springsteel is under a like impost impostThe The other two that complete the field are Samuel D Riddles War Glory and Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Archer War Glory was one of the best threeyearolds of last year yearADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FEATURES FEATURESBesides Besides the Metropolitan Handicap the first Saturday of the Belmont Park meeting will also see the running of the Fashion Stakes for juveniles fillies and the West bury Steeplechase over the short course The courseThe fashion is a dash of four and a half furlongs through the Widener course and there are fifteen of the ellgiblea named to Continued on thirtysecond page BEST FIELD OF YEAR IN METROPOLITAN HANDICAP Continued from first page perform Of these Mrs Damon Runyons Angelic winner of the Youthful Stakes at Jamaica over both colts and fillies appears best of the set which have been to the races Little Lie is another of the company as well as Hilise one that like Angelic was season ¬ ed in Florida Three have been named from the Greentree Stable by Brennan in Per adventure a recent winner New Flag and Never Change C V Whitney is represented by Motto a daughter of Sir Gallahad III and Mock Turtle is another of the company that has shown flashes of form The West bury brings out eight chasers and it ought to prove a thoroughly interesting number on a program that is an excellent one
