| Show F THE FAVORI I 1 metropolitan HANDICAP WILL 7 B BERUN el R U N ladday LTd TO DAY ha I 1 L J ITC j i ys if J N sv steady rain has made the T track rack heavy Mrie nineteen teen horses will start in big handicap new ew york may alay 9 nineteen horses are carded to start ft the metropolitan handicap the first of the classic spring races of the eastern turf at belmont park tomorrow the historic race it at on one mile will be run over a heavy track A steady rain today has made fast going practically an am impossibility the horses entered for the metropolitan Metro poll are somewhat disappointing as far as class is concerned many many of the more famous racers of the east cast having been declared out on various accounts because of skin disease hermis because of lack of condition and delhi on account of the poor showing he had already made in his two appearances at the barrier some of the better three year olds olda which vere mere to furnish the real contest also aie missing artful hamburg belle and tradition are all eligible and it if any one of them should be added at the post the race would be vastly improved the metropolitan this year will bo be worth nearly and tonight david C johnsons rose ben is made favorite by every racing racine expert and he will ml be heavily played to win Rose Ro beris decisive defeat in the excelsior handicap has not shaken his owners faith in him ilis his paral ity for tho the belmont track where last year lie he wort won a worlds record at six axi furlongs fur longa and the fact that he can run just ar well on an ft n muddy track ns hr a dry one seem to make inake his chance stand out cut above the other contestants the light weighted horses would bo be tho troublesome factors in the race and it Js is adred that if israfil and grapple the more likely contestants for first honors go out to 0 o run with rosebon the first halt half male they may take the heart out of the phenomenal phenomena sprinter israfel Is ono of the best handicappers handi cappers shown this year and has been defeated but oneo once lie ho Is fast in d courageous and will havo have the benefit of millers handling grapple a john A drake candidate is regarded as very dangerous nang erous stalwart Dan dandelion dellon pegasus and ivan the terrible are starting for tho the first time thue this year the others in the 1 field have shown their form this year yea r the antl entries jes weights eights tN jockeys and blob pio able odds ads fol follow 1 1 1 odds horse wf jockey io 10 1 dandelion 1 onelli ir 15 1 ned knight mcdanial McDani cl gl G l 1 pegasus Radt hs i 31 11 3 1 1 batts 02 92 10 1 accountant 97 blandy ill J jones H I lord of the th 0 vale US W dial 11 20 1 battle axe 95 20 01 0 1 oxford i i 11 1 smith 41 4 1 israfil 9 7 miller iol io 10 l 1 tvan ivan tile the terrible ible knapp G 1 grapple 01 apple low 10 garner bol BO 10 1 l 1 Cedaris SS 98 61 6 1 Colu colonial nial girl sewell sewall 5 52 2 Ro Rosc selOn bon lyno lyne 61 6 1 rapid water vator felcht CI 1 I stalwart 3 shaw lol lo l Onn Orm Right 30 1 goldsmith 98 Ronia nelll beamont BeI mont cute entry 00 y 1 |
