Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
JAMAICA RACES,
Fields Were Light and Glass Generally
Poor

There was little to recommend the racing
at Jamaica yesterday. The fields with one
exception. were light. and, generally speak
Ing. the class of horses engaged was poor
There were only two close finishes to en-
nven matters, and to make things worse,
two odds-on favorites were beaten, while
Little EN-, the favorite in the closing race.
was at prohibitive price. The day was
bright and the air bracing, which made for
the comfort and pleasure of the fair-sized
crowd. The starting in three of the six
races was bad, and even in the stake. when
only four horses went to the post, New
York was practically left
Gay Boy won the Gowanus stakes, race
at six furlongs with selling conditions.
When the scratches were all in Gay Boy,
Et Tu Brute, New York and Missing Link
were the only starters. EFT Tu Brute was
at odds-on for most of the betting, although
ne closed at even money on a strong play
on Cay Boy, the second choice.
New York had a light following at B to l,
while Missing Link was the outsider
10 bad start New York was practically
lett at the post, and a result 1t was q
two-horse race between Gay Boy and Et Tu
Brute, as Missing Link never threatened.
EFT Tu Brute, an understood gelding made
the pace on the stretch turn, where Burns
brought Gay Boy up on the outside and
after a brief struggle drew away and won
cleverly by two lengths. Et Tu Brute was
whipped out in truItless effort to keep
up, and Missing Link was third by virtue of
the advantage gained at the start over New
York.
Little EN- won the closing handicap as she
pleased, coming away a quarter of mile
from home when Ancestor tired. She SO far
outclassed her field that there was little
OF interest in the race. Sans was easy
second, and Ancestor, whipped out, lasted
long enough to beat Red Knight head
for third money. The other handicap, third
fnr
Belle Cochran got her away on her toes
and opened up gap of five lengths gong
around the first turn, when the others were
struggling and crowding for a position in
close order. Going up the back stretch
Sonoma Belle easily showed the way, with
James +. leading the others. On the stretch
turn James h. challenged but he all
out at the time and began to tire, that
Bartender, closing strong, quickly disposed
of him and went on alter Sonoma Belle.
Cochran took no chances and rode the last
named out to win by half length
The other winners were Atwood, Nellie
Russell and Akeia. Atwood won the first
race, in which the horses were ridden by
boys who had never ridden a winner. Muir
ply was graduated from the maiden class
of jockeys. and graduated in a way to
bring much credit TO himself. He was quick
at the post, rode weiI-Judged and patient
race and d strong hand finish. Burton, on
Old England, and Coane, on Right and
True, also showed some skill. The three
horses were necks apart at the end.
Nellie Russell won the second race easily,
after Edith Brown tired at the head of the
stretch, and Akela managed to beat Con-
Sideration, a 3O-tO-1 shot, a head on the
post in the fifth race. Schilling rode Con-
sideration, and rode him we'll but Hide
brand, with one of his best finishes, man.
aged to get his mount up in the last two
strides. Stolen Moments, the odds-on ia
vorite in this race, ran in such dull, list
less manner that it was cause for unfavOr-
able comment. She could not keep up at
any part of the journey, and 1t seemed to
be case for official notice.