New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
FIVE FAV0RITES LOSE.
HARD DAY At JAMAICA.
Hicks's Riding the Feature Of the
Afternoons Sport.

afternoon Sport.
If the attendance at the coming Saratoga meet
ing depended upon the success of those who went TO
Jamaica yesterday get Saratoga expenses, II Is
highly probable that one armed ticket seller would
not find mis- duties arduous or conhning. Unless
the tide turns to-day many student will md that
the Springs-for him-are remote and lnaccesslole
as Cairo As usual. there were six races at ia
rnaica yesterday and in only one lone instance did
the animal selected b. the majority deliver the
goods
II there was one feature more conspicuous than
the reversal in form Of the Hanover colt Ncrthern
Star, # was the riding of the colored boy Hicks
He accepted five mounts and won with three Of
them. The public that month ago turned
its back on any horse ridden by this solemn Wis
aged pickaninny is eager now to proclaim him one
OF the wizards Of the turf.
A selling race at a mile and a sixteenth dis
guised under the name of the Richmond Stakes,
brought out half dozen or more platers from the
older division. The Rhymer hitherto run in the
name Of the Holly Grove Stable, was entered as
belonging 10 the Devon Stable but the stewards
refused 10 accept It. the ground that the entry
was not correct and the horse was withdrawn. G.
Whittier who has been beaten with the same regu-
rity that handicappers have made him favorite,
was first choice again Yesterday. He ran third to
Lord Advocate. the extreme outsider at 10 to l. He
Eas squeezed out for the place b. Sambo, the sec
end choice, who closed with praiseworthy but be-
lated energy in the last sixteenth and almost caught
and ridden by the clever apprentice boy O'Brien.
had the best of his company the entire journey.
HICKS WINS THREE VICTORIES.
Hicks's three victories were achieved on North
star in the first Irish Jewel in the second
and Sir Roche in the fifth After the affair won
by Northern Star. which six furlongs, the
horses owner was not backward in attributing the
animals previous defeats the riding of Dang
man, and there a Tumor TO the effect that the
boys methods would be made the subject of Off
cial investigation. On Wednesdays Smiths horse
with 10 pounds up and ridden by Dangman, finished
fourth in a horse at three-quarters of
mile. With l26 pounds yesterday he had diff
Guilty in beating Syrlin, Wealth, Ilyria, Captvator
ard Others TO whom he was conceding all the way
from sixteen to twenty-one pounds.
On Sir Roche Hicks really displayed talent which
II persisted in viii keep him in engagements most
OF the time. Sir Roche was one of a big field of
b Iu eio snd M ,b ON none the zoe % Vas
when he found clear sailing he caught the leaders
In the first race Flying Buttress was badly cut
down, and will have to 90 on the retired list for
some time.
SUMMARIES
FIRST RAcE-Handioap; all ages: 6 furIongs.
81 Betting Fl
sy Smiths ss.- sh N9 ;5a stqE by
%:s5 55s5 =
tor 3 zoe Cannon 70 and 70 ! Neither One. : IS
ff4sac5 to and 3 TO l. and Bonner i65 Dreamer
cut Tine. i:I4l4,
SECOND RAcE-selling; mile and 20 yards
sr M ciEllts eh g. I[ d Jewel by
G::5,3sl5. s:; & =
RadneT = % 1,decsneTt55 j. ana / Judge Full
dsrs9n} to and even: Gibson light t T. lo8 5Wik
ana to Lazy % sts 5 So q jones' 65 TO
@ 8 50 eho 50 to and % to- 70 and a T1u 80 B 81
q e. = Gaaek) 30 70 ana 10 10 l. also ran Start poor
THIRD RACE-Maiden lilies and geldings: 2-year-olds
81 furlongs.
F.Fsn1 %sqsss sa 10 Lid; Ian sy
b BsGk o 10 no ,f S4aae FL -
Bouyier. ll2 Hoan. IS to and l. Revelation 10
Saie5ss to : and to o. Flower 10 Cwilkerson). to
L Overland 10 CcantwelD 300 100 to j. Bright
stead 10 oe souzsl ana 70 !. Pr9iieee 10
Screamer 200 to and 90 9 suy 20 n Redmsn ITO
snd 50 to l. ana % ae ei i1 6e 10 Hng 200 70
End 90 70 !. also ran start struggling Won driving
"Coupled in betting
FoUFTH RAcE-RICHMOclD SELLING STAKES. ?
years and over: l I-l6 miles.
o. l. Richards Oh C.. Advocate 3
3 Whittier 4 cannon - a.
Homestead !. lOl de souza Is to and to !: ra,,y
Green, 3, l0s Qdicks). ! ; 10 q Setauket i0S
to start good Won GIG dri9s
Iinnes 1:Ss.
FIFTH RAcB-Maidens years and over: mile and 20
yards
". J. Roche's Oh c Sir Roche by Sir
knight-Annie Bishop, 3, ia. CIlcks) Al SIS
ealora, 8. lOo lDaHgnGn) 2p-l 81
East helstor 3, CantwelD 100-I 4o-I
Stone Wall g. 11s C2eddngton) Is 10 l and to /:
Albany Girl. 3. 100 CCochranl, 4 10 s. Lady
xnighthood, 3. 100 Qiaack), 80 ]: Aminte
100 DAILY, y 10 / and 10 !; Williamstead 3 ia
ROBINSON. u 10 l and !: ROyaIst picker
u J and !; Colonel (Creauer),
and 30 !: Mollie MOnOpol. (O'Brien),
I and - TO l. Dutch Dan, D. ia lCsIlahaI), 90
nd 20 10 I; NeioZ, III Qc. WALSH, 20 u
Ben Gotta. l. ia de ScuEa) GO ! and 20
cOk 3 III (12lson). 100 l 80 Thoughtless
100 Doyle. 10 and 70 and Earl Of Norfolk, B.
II (Hoar 20 70 and 70 l. also Start fair. Won
irving Time 1:4S>s.
.TXTH RACE-Selling; 2-year-oias; furlongs
H. Cars c. Kingsboro, By Golden
n-BeneYolence. 81. .tFoley) 81 81
trhOnc, 9s.---..-..-....... o. ainWTghD 81 II
astings 9S......-....---..-.-(D de SouZaJ 81 =
Gold Tip. 80 OdcCanerty), 10 f: Eclectic
. Cochran ] and 70 /: Abel TTebla, "a &C.
mith). ~ T. Honey Bee. 30 ttaackt, / y
8; Ointment. 80 COBrten 20 10 and TO J.
The Brown Monarch. I03 iFIscher), 30 10 and 10
j. ran. Start poor Won driving. Time l;l6ts-
JAMAICA ENTRIES FOR TODAY.
TRsr RAcE-For three ear-olds and upward selling
furlongs