The Washington times., 1903-05-03
Romps to the Front at Start
and Was Never Headed.
Yellow Tail Makes Strong
Finish, But in Vain.
Record-Breaking Half-H
day Crowd at Jamaica
Track-Three Favorites
and a Long Shot Win.

JAMAICA RACE TRACK, L. L. May
"A chill wind blew through the grand
stand here today, making wraps and
heavy overcoats necessity.
The attendance, however, was the best
OF the meeting regular half holiday
crowd of about 10, 900 persons was pres
ent. The track was fast and all the
events caused much speculation. Three
favorites, a second choice, and three
long shots won. The feature of the day
was the Kings County Handicap, at six
furlongs, but there was much disap-
pointment at the number of Withdrawals,
no less than eight horses declining the
issue The Musketeer and Yellow Tail
opened equal favorites at TO Tor
this event, but when the horses went to
the post The Musketeer had receded TO
to and Yellow Tail was at his open
ing price.
The Musketeer All the Way.
The Musketeer raced to the front, and.
setting a terrific pace, was never caught.
Invineible chased him to the stretch
and then died away. In the stretch
Yellow Tail, who was off badly. closed
strong. but could not catch The Mus
keteer, who won by three parts of a
length. Himself was third, two lengths
awav.
The Suffolk Stakes, for two year olds,
was won by August Belmont's Ninepin,
by a nose, from Race King. who beat
Tickle length and a half for place
money. The summaries:
The Summaries
First race-For three-year- olds; SELL
ing; six furIongs Right and True (Mc-
Cafferty), 10 TO l and TO l, won; Or
loft. 107 Burns), u to and to l, sec
ond: Pageant, 107 CHicks), u TO 1 and
10 l. third. Time, lib %. Petit Bleu,
Explorer. Pittacus, Wax Candle. Alan.
and Scoffer also ran.
Second race-Handicap; mile and sew
enty yards. Injunction, 115 Cannon.
3 TO 1 and TO 5. won; Andy Williams.
ia oodoml,t 3 to > and ont, second;
Locket, SO (O'Brien), Is to 1 and TO l,
third. Time. LAC. Hunter Raine. Bar
lie Due and Belo also ran.
Third race-Suffolk Stakes; selling;
for two-year-olds; four and one-half
furlongs. Ninepin, 1O9 Bullman), to
l and q to 10, won; Race King. 1O6
CBurns). to l and even. second; Tickle,
SO g. MARTINI, 5 TO l and TO 1. third
Time. 0:55- Chockayotte, Woodshade,
Bronxs-anA Fair Order also ran.
Fourth race--The Kings County Handi-
cap; six furlongs. The Musketeer, 120
(Hoar), 2 to l and TO 2. won: yellow
Tail, 1T Waterbury, to 5 and l to 2,
second; Himself, 102 q. DAILY, 15 to 1
and to 1, third. Time. lib 3-5. IN
vincible and Wealth also ran.
Fifth race-Maiden two-year- olds;
four and one-half furlongs. Masedo, 112
tOarsonl, to and 3 to ;, won; Care
less, 112 (Gannon). TO l and . to /,
second Tim Payne, 112 Cochran, to
and even. third. Time, 0:54 10.
Crown Prince, Spring Wotan, Hoofbeat,
and Sterling Belle also ran.
Sixth race-For three-year- and
upward; mile and seventy yards. Past.
90 CDeSousa). TO l and to l. won;
Rosanco, 81 CFeichD. 80 10 l and 20 to !.
second; McWilliams. 103 (iicks), u to
and 10 l. third. Time, 1:47. Torch
light, Ivernia, Animosity, Lady Alberta.
Squanto, Drummond, Meistersinger, JUS
tfce, Dark Planet. Lee King, FaranIass,
DIR. Riddle, and Arden also ran