Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-01
JANAICA RACES.
Jockey Hicks Creates Sensation by
Riding Three. Winners.

It was simply a guess at Jamaica yester-
day. as form cut q. sorry figure and long
shots were put over the plate with distress
Ing regularity. Five favorites were beaten
and the crowd, which numbered nearly
1900. went home wondering when there
would be a turn in the tide.
The Richmond stakes, for three-year-olds
and upward, at a mile and a sixteenth, pro-
vided clean up for 0. L. Richards and his
friends who backed Lord Advocate down to
Is to 1. c. F. Dryers Setauket was the
choice at two. with G. Whittier and Sambo
finding much favor at to and to l. re-
spectively. Little O'Brien. one Of Father
Bill Days boys, took Lord Advocate up
to G. Whittier in the middle Of the back
stretch and was coming home an easy win
ner, when Cochran came from the rear with
Sambo with such a terrific burst OF speed
that Lord Advocate won barely by a nose
with Sambo three parts of length before
G. Whittier. Setauket never had a chance
The time was .4S
Wallace Hicks, the colored jockey. was the
sensation of the afternoon. He rode three
winners. He began with 8. ]. Smiths
Northern Star in the first race, a handicap
for all ages at six furlongs. The Hanover
colt on his previous race was held cheaply
in the ring. but he was we'll played at the
last moment at 8 to 2. Hicks rushed him to
the front without delay, Syrlin, the cripple,
who ruled favorite, hanging gamely to him
two lengths in / IA is. Syrlin was five
lengths before Wealth. who took third
money in the last jump from Illyria by
head
ond race. at a mile and seventy yards. He
had the leg up on Irish Jewel, who was an
equal favorite with Ella Snyder at threes
Hicks rated his mount nicely until the far
turn, where he moved up on the outside and
then ran over the leaders, winning easily
by a length from Past who was backed all
over the ring by "Pittsburg Phil" Past
was five lengths in front Of Courtmaid. the
latter beating Early Eve head. The time
was l AT Is
The third triumph of Hicks was with Sir
Roche. second choice in the fifth event, for
maidens at a mile and seventy yards. He
was always near the pacemakers until he
cut the Sir knight colt loose in the last fur
long, with the result that the victory was
secured by two lengths over Salora, 20 to !.
Two lengths back a 100 to l shot, East
Kelston, got third money by half a length
from Stonewall. The time was .4S As.
Banastars full sister, Ida Leib, at odds
of 10 to 1, was the winner Of the third race,
for maiden two-year-old FLIES and geldings
at five and half furlongs. Glad Smile
blew up at the head OF the stretch giving
way to the favorite. Black Socks But Nc
Cafferty took Ida Leib up on the outside in
heavy drive, and the Farandole filly
passed the Judges length and a half be-
fore Black Socks, with Destiny. formerly
owned by w. G. Whitney. the same dis
lance behind. The time was 1 10
John H. Carr won handsomely from the
ring when his big colt Kingsboro by Gold
en- Crown-Benevolence.c carried of the last
event, for two-year-olds. at six furlongs.
The colt was played down to Fights and
was neatly ridden by Foley, an apprentice,
who waited until the last furlong pole,
where Ktngsboro disposed Of the favorite,
Tithonic. in a drive, having a length and
a half at the wire. Anna Hastings 8 to
I. was third. a length and a half behind
and a length better than Gold Tip, one OF
the hottest tips Of the day. The winner
was timed in 1915.