New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
THE LUCK In RACING.
ROUGH RIDING RAMPANT.
-Four Horses Beaten Which Should
Hare Won at Jamaica.

In four of the six races at Jamaica yesterday the
best horse at the weights beaten in the opinion
of a majority of those present. This was due in
part 10 the big fields, which made truly run races
next to impossible around the sharp turns. and in
part to the rough and foul riding of the Jockeys
who to all appearances, settling back into
evil ways more Those who bet on Sewell in
the first race. Flavigny in the second. Don Creole
in the fourth and George s Davis in the fifth had
good to bewail their hard luck, as all four
would have with clear sailing. AS 1t was,
Sewell beaten head by Suffrage while
Favigny, Don Creole and George S. Davis had to
be content with third money
l. Don Creole played for n killing in the
Southampton Handicap, for three-year rolds, at
mile and a sixteenth Davy Johnson. Frank Far
rell and other big bettors pounded his price down
from to to as low as to l before the barrier
released. A bad miX-up the first turn and
some mpatience the part of Buxton the jockey
cost Don Creole the race however, and Faust
by bead from Gretna Green.
In rounding the first turn. after wild scramble
for position, Don Creole was almost knocked to
his knees and Buxton was pitched up on his neck
and did rough riding act in getting safely back
into the saddle When the boy got the colt straight
ened out he fully five lengths behind the
field. He tnen made the mistake of rushing UP
into the lead in the next quarter instead Of making
up the lost ground gradually. AS a result Don
Creole, after forcing the pace around the far
and into the stretch tired and finished third some
three lengths behind Faust and Gretna Green.
Faust. the son of Imp, particularly good
race, as he. too. suffered from some interference.
ana came from last place to first from the far turn
home to beat James f. heene's Gretna Green. the
faVOite. in the last stride. Wolf the heavily
Played second CnOlCe. ran n dull race for which
excuses coud be offered. Buxton went before the
stewards and made claim OF foul against Faust.
but 1t was not allowed. It looked from the stand
If Don Enrique responsible for the trouble
d the first turn and the stewards might at least
have called up some of the jockeys and asked for
explanation.
With Jack Atkin the heavily played favorte,
left at the post in the first james r. Keenes
Suffrage. showing a return to her best form, beat
Sewoi a head. She opened up gap OF two
three lengths turning for home, when Salvoate
and Cloistcrcss tired. and lasted Just long enough
TO win Sewell interfered with the back
stretch ana lost more ground turning for home. 50
that the followers Of Suffrage counted themselves
lucky the of the afternoon.
Marster, the favorite in the second race oear
Samuel II. Harris a short head. with FlavIgny
third The last named was much the best at the
weights, but was shut off and crowded back at the
far turn when Deaby tried to go up the rail
and lost fully eight lengths. She closed big gap
when settled in her stride again and did well to
finish where she did Phii Finch also had stormy
Journey IN TINS race, and Is likely TO show i'm
provenent when he goes TO the post again.
Chulita was an odds-on favorie in the third race,
for two year -olds. but Arasee and Youthful beat
her home without much trouble. Miller who had
the mount on Chulita, may have done the best he
could. but II did not look so from the grandstand
as, far could be seen, he did not make an cf-
fort to improve his position from the head OF the
stretch home.
Sixteen horses went 10 the post IN the hfth race
and Lord Stanhope which escaped most OF the
crowding and Interference. beat Kilter by the
tion of a nod. George S Davis. which finished
third, ran remarkable race, and could hardly
have lost with oven break. When the barrier
released he botcd to the rail. and was then
carried far ont TO the middle OF the track IN the
around the first turn He full of running.
however. and with great burst OF speed worked
his way to the front rounding the far turn. and
showed the way 20 the last sixteenth pole when
the effort told, and Lord Stanhope and Kilter beat
him home. Davy Johnson. who beat" Marster.
Suffrage and Arasce lost big bet Ramrod I'm
this race He and others who had the tip backed
the Duryea colt from 10 TO l to 10 !. Ramrod was
prominent for half the journey and then dropped
out OF II.
Carrollton made a show OF his field in the last
race and was graduated from the maiden class at
the expense OF Onatassa and ten others lie
I'm such demand that his price fell from o
even money, and, Judging by his manner of win
ming. lie a legitimate ! 10 shot.
Danoscara in the name and colOrs OF r. J.
Morris in the first race. She was bought al pri-
vate sale from John Sanford.