New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-31
la i.ZARa3.t IN A DRIVE.
UFNs .ST4KE IT JAMAIC4.
Foar Fauorites Successful = Big
Cro.cd IN attendance.

IN driving finish Handzarra won the Rich
rond Handicap at Jamaica yesterday, beating
Race King Hermitage. Aeronaut and others.
She was the favorite and had host Of follow
ers so that her victory noisy and popular
one -Four favorites were successful during tire
dav Incarnation and Battleaxe were the only
two to disappoint. crowd that was excep-
tionslly large for Monday was in attendance,
and it profited by the success of the first choices
and went home well content with the sport IL
a day to bring out crowd. as more per
feet fall weather could not be desired
TIE Richmond Handicap fourth on the caro-
was at six furlonss and nine OF the best sprint
ers IN training accepted the weights 1t was for
all ages and one wo-year-old took issue with
the older horses in J. L. McGinnis's Hermitage
which ran third on Saturday to Jacobite and
KinIeydale He was not fancied particularly, even
with only lightweight pounds up, and went ."
the post at IL to l. but played quite an active
part in the race. Eandzarra, as said BEFORE
was favorite with Aeronaut and Race King III
most demand of the others True wing. Goio
Rose and Race King We're on their bad De-
havior at the post and delayed the start sew
eral minutes Mr.. Cassidy finally caught them
in line and sent them away in fair oroer.
The lightly weighted Hermitage found his feet
quickly and rushed to the front, while Aeronaut
Haudzarra and Belle Strome followed heads
Gold Rose got a bad break and never improved
her position Coming into the stretch Hermitage
vert wide. and Martin quickly took advantage
of the opportunity and sent Handzarra through
saving length more Aeronaut mad TO go
round and this settled his chances Handzarra
quickly caught Hermitage, and Race King also
moved up and gave battle, but the two-year-old
was ga me. and the three came down to the wire
under a drive. For a time it looked as If Race
t. ~ ,cA fav
strides and Martin got Handzarra home a scant
half length in front. while Race King had all
he could do tn beat Hermitage neck for the
place True Wing. slow to settle In her stride
was closing fast while Belle strome and Aero
naut were firing from their early efforts TO
wrest the lead from Hermitage.
The only other really close finish was between
Curry Jim and Battleaxe IN the handicap for
two-year-olds BattIeaxe was odds-on ia
vorite in spite of the fact that he has shown a
disposition to dog II in most of his races. and
further. had to concede from twelve TO twenty
three pounds to his opponents. Curly Jim was
the extreme outsider at Is to 1. Battleaxe had
speed and made all the running. but Curly Jim,
with an advantage of twenty-one pounds, hung
TO him and outganned him in the last few strides
and won on the post by a head. Meddlins
Daisy undoubtedly the best horse in the
at the weights, ehird.=e short length away.
She was pinched off at the start, and fully
ten lengths back in the first quarter. Notter
sent her along. but made the mistake Of going
around his field turning for home losing more
ground. When Strengthened out she closed fast
and strong. but the distance was then too short
to overcome her handicap, and she had to be
content with the small END Of the purse.
The other winners Druid. Samuel H.
Harris Reidmoore and Roycroft. Druid beat
a fair field OF sprnters in the opening race
Tongorder, the Canadian wonder, again disap-
pointed although he was closing fast after be-
ing outrun in the early part.