Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-03
RACES AT JAMAICA.
Hair Raising Finishes In Five Of the
Six Events.

Hair-raising finishes prevailed in Ave out
Of the six races run at Jamaica track yes
terday afternoon. More than 10000 race
goers were on hand. attracted by the fine
weather and an unusually good card for
Monday. Four favorites were beaten, how
ever, which served to put a damper on the
enthusiasm Of the crowd. The track was
fast and the scratches few.
The feature was the Montague stakes at
mile and sixteenth, weight for age. e.
R. Thomas Andy Williams and Buttons
opened equal favorites. with W. B. Leeds
Major Daingerfield at to 5, but the
Thomas entry went back to 2 to /, while
Daingerf1eld closed the choice at Ii to TO-
The Boston stables three-year-old Ostrich
opened at 5 to 1, but was hammered down
to 16 to 5. while James r. Keene's Care
less, maiden, was a II to 1 outsider. The
start was excellent, Burns taking Careless
to the front. Going up the backstretch
Buttons became the runner-up. with Os-
trich third under tight pull. Daingerfield
and Andy Williams trailed neither showing
much speed. Careless drew away from But
tons on the far turn, but Fuller then chal-
lenged with Ostrich, who hooked up with
the Keene gelding for long. hard drive
through the stretch. In the last twenty-five
yards CARELESS hung In his stride and o.
head In LAT 3-5 Andy Williams ran over
the others and was third, ten lengths be-
hind.
The Musketeer was a Not fayorite in the
lightweight handicap at Ave and half
furlongs, holding steady at to 1. Bar
dolph was played to beat him at ID to 5.
Lord of the Valley, IL to 1. rushed to the
front at the start. but The Musketeer was
not to be denied, and together they raced
neck and neck to the head Of the stretch.
pullman put Lord of the Valley under a
fierce drive and got him home winner by
head, Schoharie, 10 to 1, closing so strongly
that he beat the leg-weary favorite by two
lengths. The rest of the field was strung
out. badly beaten. The time was LOT 2-5.
w. G. Days Madrigal, to /, after
heartbreaking duel for half mile with H.
K. Vingut's Belle Of Setauket. 10 to 1, got
the verdict in the second race for maiden
two-year-old FLIES and geldings. five fur
longs, by a neck In 1.O2 3-5. Bell of Setau-
ket was second, a half length before the
favorite, Danseuse to S.
Mart Mullen. II to 1, made all the pace in
the first race at six furlongs and beat
Morokanta, 20 to 1. a head in 114A. Elsie
L., 15 to 1, was five lengths away. All
Gold. the odds-on favorite, was shut in
early and McCue never had chance to get
him going. aa
The most sensa tional finish of the day
was in the fifth event. for two-year-olds at
five furlongs. Frank FarrelPs First Born,
8 to favorite. won by a couple of inches
from Sydney Paget's Ben Lala, to 1. who
was head in front ofiW L. divers Haw-
trey. to 1. with H. F. Meyers Muozon 5
to 1. a head back The time was 102 3-5.
Redfern put up a magnificent ride on
James R. Keene's Kohinoor. II to ia
vorite, in the last race for maiden three
year-olds at six furlorgs He was in all
sorts of pockets, but, hugging the rail, he
managed to get through in the stretch, the
Kingston colt winning by length and a
half from E. r. Thomas Bound Brook 10
to /. The latter was length in front of
sydney Pagets Waterford, to 1.