Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-12
RACES AT JAMAICA.
Four Favorites and a Third Choice
Land the Money!

Alex. Shields turned three tricks at ia
maica yesterday with Lady Amelia, Lady
Potentate and Buttons, all running in the
name of his partner, Z. r. Thomas, who is
abroad. In each case Shields placed heavy
commissions throughout the ring, setting
an example for hundreds of fortunate spec
ulators. The card was the most attractive
of the meeting. four favorites and third
choice won. and the crowd numbered fully
5000 persons. including w. c. Whitney.
Harry Payne Whitney and Herman B.
Duryea. who went to the popular track to
see the Metropolitan handicap winner, Gun
fire. run in an overnight event. which re-
suited In a hollow victory for the daughter
of Hastings.
While Starter Fitzgerald sent the fields
away in four events in excellent style his
other efforts were not so successful. 1t was
In the Phoenix Handicap Tor tWo-year- oloS
at five and a half furlongs that the send-Of
caused much fault finding. Lady Amelia
opened favorite at to 1, but went back to
10 to 5. because Of heavy play on Frank
Farrels Juvenal Maxim. who was backed
from 10 to to fives: w. c. Whitney's Min
cola at z to 2 and r. T. Wilson. jr.'s. Dolly
Spanker at 8 to 2 While at the post Full
Ter. who rode Mr.. FarreH's colt, asked to
| have one of the starters assistants TO take
hold of the bride. Juvenal Maxim kept
turning and twisting. He had the rail- po-
sition and delayed the start five minutes.
Lady Amelia got; away running. with the
others hardly In molten. and Juvenal Max
i'm turned sideways, so that he was prac-
| tically left at the post. Lady Amelia had
things all her own way until the middle of
the stretch. whenfa game rush by Dolly
Spanker forced Burns to a hard drive, Lady
Amelia winning By three parts or length
In the fast time Of LOG 40. JuVenaI Maxim
showed enough speed to warrant the belief
that If he had gotten away on even terms
with Lady Amelia he might have taken her
measure. YfsndoS
Another poor start killed the chances of
]. r. Keene's RgodoIs the faverite, In the
second race at six, fRrlongs. AS In the
Phoenix handicap, Burns beat the barrier
with Blue and Orange and led into the
stretch. where Foxy Kane. II to 1. caught
him. and even though Burns went to the
whip. little E. WALSH succeeded In landing
the Onondaga colt, winner by half length
in LA. Our Nugget,a10 to 1. after a poor
ride from Higgins, got third money. four
lengths back, by a head over Rfgodon. who
got away two from last and then had to
run around the others before Redfern could
get him clear. Athlana, second choice, also
got away poorly, and after making up the
lost ground in the run up the backstretch
stopped to nothing
Gunf1re made her first appearance since
the Saratoga meeting. She started In the
third race, handicap for mares OF all ages
at a mile and seventy yards, with nothing
to beat. The layers cllalked to against
her. 1t was gailop all the way for Mr.
Whitneys fine mare, although there was
just one period In the stretch when she
was straight. At the wire she had four
lengths to spare and was timed in LBS I'D.
When Buttons won the sixth race a ham
dicap for all ages. at a mile and a furlong.
by six lengths in LIS As. equaling the
track record. turfmen We're ready to predict
that this three-year- old SON OF the famous
Tenny would be one of the great horses
next year over a distance OF ground. L. "
Bells River Pirate opened favorite at to