Evening star., 1903-07-30
Sailor Knot Was the Only Favorite
That Won

4AAI " Ou.
Form was up in the air at Jamaica yes
terday afternoon. when five favorites
burned up the publics money. The last
straw was tho downfall OF Alexander
Shields Young Henry in the last event. at
a mile and seventy yards when at to
he was unable to finish in the money. There
was no end of grumbling by the crowd as
the rush to the trains began gale blew
across the track all afternoon. driving
clouds OF dust into the eyes and ears OF
the spectators in spite Of the fact that the
entire course was constantly wet down.
Young Henry's disgraceful defeat could
not be explained He carried no POUNDS
and had the benefit of Odoms pilotage. He
met Lord Badge on equal terms as to
weight, both giving away weight TO the
others. Lord Badge. with Bullman up.
was heavily backed for the place The
good thing handed around In the pad
dock. however. was John H. Carr's three
year-Old filly Courtmaid who took up only
81 pounds and had McCafferty on her
she went to the front. setting the pace with
little exertion. Odom did not make move
on Young Henry until the far turn was
reached, when he moved up to Lord Badge
and seemingly got ready to go to the front
But when Strengthened out for home Nc
Cafferty let Courtmaid down and the d.
minutive filly was ready for final chal-
lenge from Lord Badge, as the favorite.
his stride. Bullman put the whip to LORD
Badge and he got his head In front for
moment. but Courtmaid was game. and.
ridden out to the end she took the race by
a length and a half in l. 48 80. run
ming the mile in 1.42 3-5. Lord Badge
had four lengths to spare over Florham
Queen. 10 to 1. who got up In time TO beat
the favorite head for third money
The Dunton stakes. for three-year ar-oids'
at mile and a sixteenth. provided more
unpleasant comments relative to the
Shields stable when the even-money favor
ite, Duke Of Kendall. was easily trimmed
by Rosetint. The latter was well support
ed at to 2, and, with Cochran up, she
made all the running. Rosetint was hard
ly extended and had length and half
at the wire. where she was timed In l4I 30.
The favorite was two lengths before Sheriff
Bell.
A load of money was lost to the ring
through the defeat of Northern Star IN
the first race, handicap for all ages at
six furlongs. The Hanover colt picked up
122 pounds and was beaten down from
to 2 to to 8. his owner. s. J. smith,
placing heavy commission on him. Full
Ter got Duelist. who ran In blinkers, away
from the post in the twinkling OF an eye,
taking strong lead, which proved too
much for Roue, the runner-up to the turn,
to overcome. The Albemarle stables entry,
Wealth and Invincible made gallant rush
down the home stretch and Wealth rapidly
Overhauled Duelist. Fuller drew fine finish
with perfect confidence. however, and Duel
list won by head in LA, Wealth finishing
four lengths before Invincible.
But for hard racing luck Samho. the
choice in the second race, at a mile and
seventy yards. would probably have Won
He got away slowly and was so far back
at the end of three-quarters of mile that
his task seemed hopeless. Hicks had to go
to the extreme outside for the run home,
and the way the st. Saviour colt ran over
his field made the crowd wild with delight.
Ella Snyder Z to l, had the race all to her
self after dsposing of Leipsic at the head
of the stretch, but Sambo dashed up in
the last 100 yards McCafferty went to
fierce drive In order to take first money
from the favorite by a short neck. Sambo
was four lengths before Ethics For near
ly half a mile the pace was made by Far
anlass. a 100 to ! shot. The time was
LAO As
James McLaughlins NJ Theo played
down to to !, got vigorous ride from
Cdom and won the third race, for maiden
two-year-old filles. at five and a half fur
longs, by neck. The time was Los 3-5.
The only successful favorite was H. T.
Meyers Sailor Knot, 6 to s. who won the
fifth race, for two-year-olds, at three-quar-
ters of mile. Silent Water backed down
from IS to / to threes, looked like a win
ner up to the last furlong, where Hicks
got the rail with Sailor Knot, who won
in a gallop by five lengths. Ned Moore.
8 to L; Donnelly, 5 to 1, and Silent Water
followed heads and necks apart as named.
The time was 1.15. McCafferty handled
two winners