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Show METROPOLITAN IMS RACE Tho feature of yesterday's card at tho Fair Grounds track was the purse race, which was practically a two-horso two-horso race betwoon Metropolitan and No Quarter. For tho entire flvo furlongs fur-longs tho horses ran neck and neol; and In tho stretch Metropolitan shook off his opponent and won by one length. Lady Elizabeth, heavily played play-ed again, failed to reward her backers. back-ers. Prince Winter was tho only favorite fa-vorite that won, while tho first choices choic-es and tho outsiders were overlooked In tho betting. The attendance was largor thun opening day. It being Ladles' day there woro many of tho fair sex present. pres-ent. Reuulls; ' First race, five furlongs, soiling Prlnco Winter, 112 (Cavannugb), 7 to 10, won, Gertrude G., 92 (Kcdoris). 0 to 1, second; Whiskey Toddy. 104. (AndorBon). 5 to 1, third. Tlmo 1:06 2-H Corlel and Byron al60 ran. Second race, five furlongs, selling Hammeraway, 110 (Cavanaugh), 1 to 1, won; Aunt Polly. 113 (Coburn). 9 to f, Bocond; Tlflis, 103 (Parkor), r. to 1, third Timo 1:04 1-5. Hal, Amargosa and Coonskin also ran. Third race, flvo furlongs, selling Zick Abrams. 113 (Coburn), 3 to 1, won; Beaumont, 112 (Cavnnuugh), oven, second; Genova, 110 (Parkor), 7 to 2, third. Time 1.01 t-5. East End, Kctchol, Osaudeuo and Grosham j also ran. I Fourth race, flvo furlongs, purse Metropolitan, 110 (Rosen), S to 5, won; No Quarter, 11C (Woods), 3 to 2, second; Novgorod, 105 (Buxton), -i to 1, third. Timo 1:03 2-5. March-monet March-monet and Dorothy Lodgett also ran. Fifth race, six furlongs, selling Gonp Wood, 110 (Lewis). 3 to 2, won, Greonbrldge, 106 (Kedorls), 4 to 1. second; Lady Elizabeth, 104 (Ander-uon), (Ander-uon), 4 to C, third Time 1:19. Chas J. Harvoy and Lady McNally also ran. Sixth race, six furlongs, selling Domllhllda, 109 (Cavanaugh), 5 to 2, won; Chief Desmond, 103 (Buxton), 7 to G, second; Joo MoBer, 113 (Reynolds), (Rey-nolds), U to 5, third Time 1.17 -1-5. Cabin and Maxims also Can. |