The sun., 1903-11-08
HURSTBOURNE WINS EASILY.
LEEDS'S COLT TAKES THE SPRING
FIELD HANDICAP.
Mutual stakes for Lady Amelia-Unmasked
sure 1hins-Ttm Stllivan's Medal .
surprise-Fullcr Rides Three Winners
on Opening Day at Jamsioa-Entries.

kurpriSe--tullcr RIDES three winners
on Opening Day al Jamaica Entries.
The last race meet of the season was begun
at Jamaica Yesterday with $4,000 persons
bravinG the wintry blasts. The track was
.i,t and dusty, but the form players did
much better than on the final day at Auue-
duet, three favorites and two second choices
coming home with victory. As several
influential politicians are interested in the
track 1t was not at all surprising that many
Tammany leading lights were seen In the
spacious clubhouse during the afternoon.
but when Timothy d. Sullivan's Medal.
Ii TO | shot, won the last race. they were
sliced by that tired feeling for the reason
that they allowed the Meddler flly to 60 to
the post practically unbacked.
The change from the wide turns and the
long home stretch at Aqueduct to the sharp
curves and the short run home at Jamaica
upset numerous calculations, while the re-
appearance OF Starter Fitzgerald, who tried
for the first time the Cassidy system OF getting
the fields away. proved IA handicap In some
instances although an Improvement is in
evitable as soon as Mr.. Fitzgerald gets the
hang OF things. But the racing was interest
ing and the crowd in spite OF blue noses and
cold feet. warmed up as the day wore on.
W. B. Leeds's Hurstbourne won the most
important event of the day, the SPRING
h'N iohu',hp loI dIi dscb dt u nu0 anu u
furlong. The 1ndio colt gave away big
weight. but he ruled favorite. receding In
the final quotation to to 5. Lux Casta
was Played down to ii to 6 with Masterman
steady at threes and Rostand lowered to
elghts. When the horses lined up before
the barrier Burns attempted to beat the
signal with Masterman and not only broke
the barrier. but also wrenched the machine
so that there was delay OF fifteen minutes
k.,ff hA -. ..l.. 4
The send OF was poor. Rostand going to the
front followed by Lux Casta The former
was beaten near the end OF the backstreteh.
where Hurstbourne proceeded to race Lux
Casta on her feet. After that II was \ big
gallop for Mr.. Leeds's colt, who won by six
lengths In ! 81 s-6. Lux Casta taking the place
from Masterman by three parts of u length.
The race was worth about 81. coo to the winner.
Another poor start killed the chances Of
r. I. Wilson. Jr. >, Dolly Spanker. the favorito
IN the Mutual Stakes for two-year -olds at five
and half furlongs The Kingston geldins
and Frank Farrell's Juvenal Maxim were
practically left at the post, while Burns 60: q
running start with E. r. Thomass Lady
Amelia. top weight and second choice at 10
to 8. l.. V. Bells Emergency hung on gamely
to the last furlong. where Redfern. who
skinned the rail at the head Of the stretch
with w. C. Whitney's Mneola, Is to /. an added
o'" tei' WeHL oitcI lJhuy nIucllh III cdIutbt.
Orthodox. third choice. who had been well
up all the way. was MOTTO be denied. with the
result that Burns went to hard drive In order
to make the Thomas filly win by scant length
in 1907 is. new track record. Mineola was
a head in front of Orthodox, with Wotan two
lengths away.
burns was also successful with Gay Boy
In the first race. a handicap for all ages ut six
furlongs. The St, Saviour colt picked UP
q ,l,,r
FIVE pounds by the scale. and was backed
down to fours. second choice. the favorite
being Ahumada at 5 to l. with Astarita at
to 2. The start was u beauty, every horse
get ting away on the word. Fuller quickly
showed In front with Ahumada. q NELL hust-
ling Astarits along close behind him. Blserta.
o0 to i. was third. while Cay Boy was back In
the bunch. shut in. on the turn burns took
Gay Boy to the outside and rushed up to the
leaders. who began to stop because of the fast
pace. Ascension made bold move. too. but
hsd he ad L
2 heavy drive to the wire after that. Gay Boy
beating Ascension A.. IS = head in iis 80. with
head before the two-year-old Grenade. Also
,hs.s head in front OF Elsie l.. backed down 70
The surest thing Of ths day. az predicted
Sy ~ %heh eh' Johs
favorite, won the second race at mile and q
sixteenth; Although he got the worst OF the
start Fuller took the Domino geldng right
up TO the pacemaker. g. Whittier. ~ to l. on
the backstretch untl @. whittier began
to falter in his stride when Wild Pirate. second
choiee. BECAME the runner up. Fuller mover
let unmasked down until ho was str aightsnsd q
out. for home, Then he shook him up q pit
Judges clever winner BY length and q hs4f
IN l:Ae., Wild Pirate finished SIX lengths IN
Frank Fsrrells Champlatn in the ffth event
for two-y ear -olds at six furlongs, SO took the
mount on the swift Henry OF Navarro tny
Silver Dream, who was a. TO fayorlte.
SSell ' II that Mr Farrell and his friends backed
him down to to l., The start could not have
been better. Dusky went to the front for the
hrst furlone. but she soon gave way to Silver
winning easily BY three lengths in l;lt. With
Cham plain second, a length and q half before
Bill Dalys Ancestor. rs to 1. Reticent, one
Of the hottest tips Of the day. was never promi-
The smart money was placed on Nevermore
and Ella Snyder, at to and to respectively.
IN the last race at mile and ,,n sisteeath IN
" c'h The "r streteh % the latter Bolns
IS 10 1, went up to Neyermore. who was clearly
tired while Fuller. who had been trailing with
Medal. urged the Sullivan flly for all he was pd
worth Msda Sos the rerd BY
q length and a half with Nevermore heaa
better than Bolina. Ella Snyder was poorly
handled throughout. Those who usually iol-
low Fu had an Burns
was also in front twice.
Handicap: for all ages; $500 added: s1 furionEs;
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