Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-10
RACING AT JAMAICA.
Four Favorites in Front Reward the
Talent


Talent.
For the first time in many days the talent
had much the better of the argument with
the layers at Jamaica yesterday afternoon
Four favorites won and a majority OF ohe
second and third horses were we'll sup
ported. The weather was perfect for rae
ing and fully 1900 persons made the jour
ney, the field stand being packed The
sport was comparatively high in class and
several finishes brought the spectators to
their feet.
Jockey Higgins came in for some warm
criticism, after the running Of the Green
point stakes for three-year-olds and upward
at six furlongs, for the way he handled E. E..
Smathers' Irene Lindsey. Mr.. Smathers
was at the track and backed his mare with
a $4,000 commission. John A. Drake. who
was also present, followed suit, together
with many other big betters. Higgins was
ordered to take hold Of the st. George mare,
who was favorite at to s. outstanding her
speed and energy until the stretch was
reached. But the boy went to the front for
a fierce duel with Frank FarreHs King
Pepper, second choice the pair running the
quarter In 024 and the half In DAT 3-5.
Then King Pepper began to stop while
Sweet Alice, to l, became the runner up.
Higgins kept on urging the Smathers mare,
however, so that when Sweet Alice, who re-
tice O'Brien, overhauled her at the last fur
long she had nothing left and was beaten
a nose in 1.12 80, a new track record.
King Pepper was three lengths back, beat
ing Monograph neck. Young Henry,
backed down to tours, ran a poor race
throughout.
L. V. Bell scratched francesca and sent
River Pirate to the post for the fourth
event, handicap for all ages at a mile
and a furlong The Piraue of Penzance
To < 70 -orif CHI
a big Improvement by galloping home to a
victory by five lengths in 154. Tribes Hill,
second in favor had no trouble in taking
place money by length and a half from
Brigand.
The choice for the second race at a mile
and sixteenth, lay between John McCue S
Unmasked and w. L. divers All Gold,
both of whom had been well nigh invincible
in recent selling races. There was differ
ence of Only one pound in favor of All Cold.
but Unmas ked was backed down to even
money, while the Rayon dor horse went
back to to g. All Gold showed nothing of
his old form, while Fuller, usual. pro-
ceeded to make easy running with the
Domino gelding, who drew away from a
bold challenge by Lady Potentate, lowered
to fives, In the stretch. and won easily by a
length and a half in 1.47. Lady Potentate
was six lengths before All Gold
For the first time in her career, Jacob
Worth's high-class FLY. Mamie Worth. was
sent over a distance of ground in the last
race, at mile and seventy yards. With
only 1O4 pounds on her back. the big bet
tiers regarded her moral She opened
at 1 to 2. but later on there was a heavy
play on E. r. Thomas Buttons, and the
st. George filly went back to to 10. After
several false breaks they were sent away.
with Satire, 100 to /, left standing still.
Burns took the rail with the favorite. and
made the pace. But she began to tire in
the stretch. and Burns went to the whip,
Buttons coming next with great rush.
Both were under a fogging at the end.
where Mamie Worth got the verdict by a
neck, at the same time hanging up a new
track record of LII 30. Buttons was fif-
teen lengths before Satire
Race King, with top weight was tho
ShOice in the first race, for two year-olds,
at five and a half furlongs. and he not only
landed the money by length and a half.
but also equaled the track record of LOT
10. W. H. Snyder's Oriskany, leo to l..
prominent always, was second, three
lengths before Reliance. second choice, who
beat Pol Roger a head.
A good thing was sprung by the keene
stable in the fifth race, for maiden two
year-olds. at six furlongs, when Robin
Hood, a sluggish-looking son of Kingston
Belle of haywood, made all the running
and won by neck with 10 to l about him
Rob Roy, to /, took the place from Belle
Of Portland, s to 1, by half a length The
time was 1.15.