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Show DEAD HEAT IN METROPOLITAN LonjjShotGaveFavorite Hard Rustle. Race King Bears Out His Name With Sensational Finish. Event Attracts Largest Crowd Ever Attending Puce Meet in This Country. NEW YORK, May 4 - One of the greatest crowds that ever gathered to 100 a thoroughbred thorough-bred race In America was at Belmont park today lo witness the sensational running of the Metropolitan handicap. In which James R. Keene's three-year-old Svsonby and O. L. Rlcbarde's hardy four-year-old Rare King fin- l?he l SO ClOee t'igi'ther that the Judges were unalde to separata them. Both owners announced an-nounced their satisfaction with the result, and the purse of over $14 000 was divided Sysonby the Favorite Bysonby was the favorite in the batting, his stable mate LJelhl having been withdrawn Iing odds were offered to I he publle on Race King but Ihere were few who thought highly high-ly of the Tenny colt's chances. The time of the race was disappointing, showing that the Belmont tracks are still ' new" und slow. Gicat Crowd Present. More ihnn DO 000 persons saw the race. Raiing men of prominence came from all pari ,.f the United Stales to take part In the Inauguration "f the new quarters Of the Jockey ilub, the governing bod)- of Eastern 1 aclng Added to Ihe Intense interest displayed In the new tri k came the unoxpectod result In the Metropolitan handicap, which never bo-fore bo-fore in its history, extending bak to ishi. has been mat kei by a dead beat. Enthusiasm Unbounded. The enthusiasm of Ihe great crowd was unbounded un-bounded o-s the two blghly-tratMd thorough-bnslH thorough-bnslH came pounding down Ihe long Stretch, net for nod. The .scene was thrilling. Beldame, Bel-dame, the champion nil v of In t year, was forgotten nnd In lh" ruck at the finish. Half n s.-ore of other thoroughbreds never w.-re thought of as the two leaden rushed past the Jlidfia'l stand. Even Dozen at Post. An even dojen thoroughbreds went to the post, Delhi, Leontdas, Pasadenn. Tanya and Slglight having been withdrawn. Afier the ei-rnti hlng of Delhi, Sysonby wuh mnd. the favorite, at odds of ! to 1. Beldame was heavily played nt 4 to 1. These two carried the bulk of the wagers Race King Led. After a tiresome delay at Ihe post the horses were aeni away At the start Race Kln I d with Sysonby second and Wolan third. When they reached the quarter Sysonby had pur-Msl his leaders and was a length In front of Pace King Bchlnino was third nnd Wotan fourth At the half Sysonby still had his lead by a length. Race King hod closed up and was nd b ni 1 k. Beldame still third At the three-quarter mark Sysonby hud pulled a length ahnad Of Race King, and Oxford had COmt to third. Down the Stretch. In the stretch It looked as If Oxford had n neek s lead, but Bysonbj and Race King swept to tho front and they crossed the line nose to n,,se. It was Impossible for the spectators lo 'liTmlrie the winner. There was much cheering nnd tn DiendOUS exeltement. aiqld which It became known that the Judg. s had declared the race u dead heot between Sysonby Syson-by and R-u'o Klnjr Was Royal Struggle. The shouting multitude which had been tilled for an Instant by the royal Struggle, broke OUl Into ehvers as the Ciphers w,'nl up denoting a dead heat, for tin crowd had witnessed something seldom seen In the handicaps hand-icaps nnd felt rewarded thereby, even If not successful In hacking the winners Behind Sysonby and Race King, but on Ihe Inside rail was 1'olnnlal Olii. winner of the World's Fair handicap at St Louis. Both she and hei rtalde male. First Mu.son ran a goes) rare Tin oile rs Were I-aten off fumes R Keene and 11. K l'.leh:irdM. owners of Sysonby und Race Klrrg. QUlckl) Mrttl.-d tlu question of the dead heat by dividing the proceeds. Sum-, man : First iaie. B-lmont Park Inaugural, six fur-lotibs fur-lotibs straight Ml.indv won. Oliver Cromwell second, Regui third. Time, 1:11 Second race. tout and a hah" furlongs, straight Veionez won Merry Boy second. Green Room third. Time, fifty-three and three-fifths three-fifths seconds. Third race the Juvenile ttuki-v five furlongs, fur-longs, straight First Water won Vendor second. sec-ond. Comedienne third Mime SO M seconds Fourth race, the Metropolitan handicap ont mile lo. onn added 'Sysonby. 107'tShnw). ; to 1 Ra,ce King. SO (L. Smith), 20 to 1: Colonial Colo-nial Olrl 111 (A. W Booker), li to l. third. Tim-- 1:41 l-B. oxford. Dolly Spanker. First Mason Kohullan. Wotun. Beldame, Panla Cat-allna. Cat-allna. Jacquln and Ornioriib-s Bight also ran Dead heat between Sysonby and Race King ipled Fifth race, New Tork eteeplechaae, about two tnllea QOOd e.nl Plenty won" Flying But-trees But-trees second. Hub- third. M ime. 3:64. Sixth rsce, seven futiontrs. Straight King Peppi r won. Onatas eccotld. Whorler third. Tim.-. 1:25 2-5. Sysonby was the favoiltc at S to J, backed down to I to R, while Race King at. .11 to 1. won given 10 to I In the last bitting Miller Sluggers Win. Yesterday nfl-Tnoon tie- Mlllei Sluggers, who are a bad aggregation when It comaa to nnt thing In the ball-mixing Hue. threw lire hooks Into the Fumble Mite. SO -ulkd from their ability in the Melding llne by n mean little BCOrO of 02 CO 10. It was H gOOd gami if vou -ay it quick and the winner line-up follows' Edwin Sawyer, c. 1 Flandro, p.; .Vfilmr Flnudto. p., Edwin iMirlsl.-ns.ui :i, ; Wayne Hapgood, lb.; John Blooindeld, s.s.: Albanv Herd man, rf. Mike KalaeT, c.f.; Batthemupaky Baaehllovltch r.f Western Jockey Club's Intentions. MEMPHIS Tenn . May 4 It Is reported here today thai the Western Jockey club win begin a race meeting in Memphis the day iifi.r the St. Iiuls meeting clOSCa, us piovidetl bv the new Missouri racing law. o tu it. ari-noun ari-noun cement, it is said, win be made at a meeting of the Western Ji ckey ClUD "lewur.ls In Chicago ni xt Tuesday. All Hallows and High School to Closh The league game between the Wast Side high school and the All Hullows .olkg.-, which was called off on account of rain last Wednesday; Wed-nesday; win be played on the Waal Bide campus cam-pus today at 4 o'clock Each team has a standing In Ihe b ague of 1,000, nnd Ibis game piucllcally decides who will got the pennant. College Baseball Results ,t Lawreuoa University of Kansas. 3; Fni- si dtv or 1 dorado. 4. |