Evening star., 1903-07-28
RACES AT JAMAICA.
Dom Paul Performs Badly and Is
Investigated.

! Predicted though 1t was, the wholesale
slaughter of the favorites on the first day
of the summer meeting of the Metropolitan
Jockey Club at Jamaica, L. L.. was not at
all palatable to those who wagered on what
seemed to be the best horses.
Only one actual favorite won. This was
Satire in the second race. Great Crossing
opened first choice in the last event. but
recedcd in the betting because two we'll
played good things in 1t were brought TO
much shorter prices at post time. Those
who had played Great Crossing were very
uneasy until she had won, for Black SOCKS
was closing her fast that IN another
stride she would have reversed the verdict.
Roehampton, strong favortte for the
Glendale handicap. pulled up very lame
after struggling home in second place 10
Hunter Raine. and Mr., Foiiansbee. his
owner. fears that the horse will not run
again this year. The track at Jamaica Is
very "cuppy and really more trying on
'dicky legged horses than was the smooth
Brighton track. All day long experienced
men kept repeating that horses which had
shown well on muddy tracks should nave
been played yesterday.
The victory of Hunter Raine was hardly
Il surprise to those who knew that his igno-
minous defeat on July IS at Brighton did
not go" If only because 1t was on sloppy
track.
ever which proved the last straw of a Sc
ries of upsets and caused the much-tried
public to openly hiss Dom Paul when that
gelding came back to the Judges stand
after being beaten at least Il furiOng. He
was the logical flvorite, but there was
lot OF money in the market for Disadvan-
tage. which fllly was making her first ap-
pearance this year.
Undoubtedly! a fly of high class. few ex-
pt.cte.l Disadvantage to show Il firSt-claSS
= fOrmanCe after her long absence from
the turf, yet she did, and 1t required all
Odom's best efforts to land Duke Of Ken
dal first home. after humping Arthur
Featnerstone's filiy on the turn for home.
Meantime those who had wagered on Dom
Paul with ainazement that. IN spite OF
Gannons persistent use OF the whip, the
gelding absolutely refused to extend him
self. His position ut the start was No l,
but though he off we'll, he could not. or
would not. settle into his stride. so much 50
that at The FIRST turn Dom Paul was last
and hopelessiy beaten.
Immediately after Dom Paul had finished
Cannon was summoned to the stewards
stand. and told the officials just what
"vcrytoGy else saw. viz, that the racer
Sulked and would not try to run. His
trainer. f. l.. Graves was also called to
the stand and could not account for the
temper Displayed Some of the horsc!nen
think that he never before ran In blinkers.
and said that might be the cause of his
palpabe suikng. willie Shaw rode him
day last year at Aqueduct and the
animal ran d very bad race. which nearly
caused his rider trouble. A few weeks ago
he was sold to Il Philadeipllian named G.
W. Richardson for sum said to b. $3.50.
just as the big field broke from the bar
ricr in the first race tiicre was a cry of dis
may when Demurrer stumbled and threw
his Jockey. Redfern, who, however
not injured. He said that the horse crossed
his legs. Demurrer continued to run on
rIderless. and finished just behind Rose
tint and Astarita, these two filies being
first and second. respectively. heads apart.
Astarita came from several lengths behind
Rosetint and did not make as good a turn
into the stretch as did the winner.
Satire, owned by Cornelius Felowes. jr..
won the second race in a drive after Ernest
Parham had led into the stretch. he having
passed the pacemaker Stroller, on the back
stretch. Satire closed a lot of ground from
the time he left the barrier until he caught
Ernest Parham. The latter was one of the
well played good things which did not quite
squeeze home first
stakes, worth 50, 2G35 to the winner. Hazel
wood was the outsider. He was, neverthe-
less backed at to 1. and after Tim Payne
and Race King each tired in succession
pullman brought HaZelyood with IA rush
in the last furlong gradually bearing over
on the other three and though Pentaur
struggled gamely. Hazelwood won by
length. with the other three in close order.
The riders Of Tim Payne and Pentaur. who
are both owned by J. l.. McG!nnis pre-
ferred Il claim of foul against Hazelwood.
but the stewards did not sustain It, 1t
was thought by some that Pentaur was
not sent along soon enough because a decia-
ration to win had been made in behalf of
Tim Payne. and the rider of Pentaur was
endeavoring to comply with the require
ments of the declaration. Still there were
others who did not agree with this view
Hunter Raine's victory in the Glendale
handicap netted his owner $3.50 that be-
ing the value to the winner. Athelroy one
Of the five starters. carried a commission
for "Pittsburg Phil but the colt was the
first OF tna five to fall out of the race
Flammula. owned by the Mexican Stable
and reported to have shown as good form
In private as her stable companion Divina-
ton. was backed from 80 to 30 less for
the fifth race. and under the vigorous
handling of Hicks won by a head from Gold
Dome. who had made nearly all the run
ming.
GRAND CIRCUIT TRoTTING.
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