New-York tribune., 1907-11-01
START SPOLLS A RACE.
GOOD LUCK WAS LEFT.
Fire FayoriteS Go D01cn to Defeat
ut the Jamaica Track.

The fifth race at Jamaica yesterday, in which
Good Luck was left at the post in three-horse
field caused a lot Of ugly talk and much dissatis-
faction Good Luck wheeled away from the barrier
the starter called Come on" and was left, TO
all intents and purposes, although i. Dugan sent
hlm along after the others win Good LUCK out
OF it Bad News had little more than good eXer-
else saliop 10 beat'J. T. Donahue. It was an un-
fortunate occurrence, as many racegoers went
home convinced that it was not altogether an ac-
cident
There was naturally a wide difference of opinion
to where the fault lay. Some blamed the starter
for springns the barrier when Good Luck not
straight; some blamed Z Dugan. the jockey, for
pulling the horse around, as they pleased TO say,
deliberately: others blamed the horse, while still
others blamed the hatfooted system of starting,
which under the circumstances. would not permit
the of the recall flag. In all probability, some
whim Of the horse was responsible for the fasCo.
The stewards took this view of it and Dugan
planned that the horse wheeled away from the bar
rier as il flew up BE this it may however, the
the race had an ugly look inasmuch as the betting
seemed 20 indicate that Bad News was expected to
win easily. His price was hammered down from
TO TO ID 10 20, whereas Good Luck the natural
favorire. drifted back from even money to to .,
a. the big bettors fought shy Of him. although he
did not lack for support by the rank and hIe OF
racegoers.
The followers OF Bad News shouted in gee as he
gallcped up the backstretch two or three lengths
before J. r Donahue. they had little or no fear
of the outsider in the betting, while those who
had bet Good Luck looked on in sheer disgust,
too incensed even 10 hiss or make demonstration.
When the race was over a big crowd rushed down
the judges stand. and il looked for moment as
if trouble might follow, but outside of q few
loudly expressed remarks about the starter ana
the Jockey nothing occurred TO necessitate the in
reference of the Pnkerton men.
For some reason other the stewards did not
call Z. Dugan for explanation. and so far
known, did not consider it worth investigation.
II is not an unusual thing for horse to be left at
the post. but there seemed little for it in a
three-horse field. II may not have been in the
power of the starter to use the recall flag under
the present system after the word had been given,
but if not it might be well TO give him little
latitude in this respect. and thus prevent, if pos
slble, repetition of yesterdays occurrence.
BAD News was the only winning favorite Of the
day Hooray, King Cobalt George s Davis.
Aimee c and Beardall the other first choices went
down to defeat. The failure of Georg, S. Davis and
Aimee c. was particularly costly for the form play
ers. both horses were heavily played around even
money. Aimee c. was beaten on her merits SO far
as could he judged but George S. Davis had
stormy journey and might have won with clear
sailing He in bad pocket in the around
the paddock turn and up the backstretch and was
shut of sharply approaching the far turn, when
Buxton tried to squeeze through narrow opening
on the rail He failed 10 make up any ground to
speak of through the stretch. but this not
prisng, he Is not a horse of much courage.
YOrkist the frCnt when Eudora tired. n
der smooth ride by Miller. and won rather handiy
by a length
Berry Maid won the Packer Selling Stakes in a
gallop She quietly backed from TO l to to
and never gave her followers any unea asiness. as
she was in front from end to end She shook Chu-
lita or at the far tuln and held WOODLAND and
Aimee c. safe through the stretch Aimee c. met
with some slight interference shortly after the
start. but she could hardly have beaten the winner
with a lengths advantage at the barrier Chuita
was again tried and found wanting and seems TO be
oveTrated.
King Cobalt was a lukewarm favorite in the
handicap for all ages at six furlongs. but. after
racing Sir John Johnson into submission, he could
not Withstand COmedionnes chaieuge IN the stretch
and had 10 be content with second money Okente
might have with better early luck. He
Tinched off the barrier went up and did not set
lie down TO racing until the pacemakers were six
or eight lengths away. He closed q big gap and
ran quite wei as the winner.
p T. Chinn and his friends made another kill
ing this time with Genecho in the first race The
horse was backed from y to l 10 TO I and man
aged 10 win by a head after a long stretch duel
with Hooray, the favorite. Glenecho showed such
startling improvement that the form players looked
on aghast In his recent races he has hardly been
able TO raise respectable gallop.
year-olds, last on the card AlaUda from
behind and headed him at the last sixteenth pole
and seemed 20 have the race safely won. but Bux-
ton had made his run too soon and ST. Iario came
again and won by a neck. When offered at auction
after the II. ]. Harris bid up St. Uario 500
above his entered selling price and bought him for
s l:s00.
looked for time as if the youngster badly in
Jured, but he escaped with bruised leg.
Star Zaiappa finished last in the closing event,
but kept right running, and made two circuits
of the track before Brussel could pull him up.