Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
FOUR FAVORITES
WON AT JAMAICA

NEW YORK, May 8.-After an absence
of nearly two years from the turf H. p.
Whitney's famous mare Tanya started in
the third event at Jamaica yesterday, a
handicap at six furlongs. 1t was public
trial for the Metropolitan handicap, and
the daughter of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was
sent to the post in apparently tiptop
shape. She picked up 126 pounds and was
backed from 8 down to q but just after the
start Koerner got her into pocket and
had to pull up sharply. Tanya lost much
ground because Of this mishap, but she
soon got chance to show her speed and
ran a very creditable race. But at no time
did she have chance to beat the Brown
leigh Park Stables star three-year-old
Sewell, 8 to favorite, who broke in front,
showed a world Of speed and was Just
galloping all the way down the stretch,
with a margin Of three lengths over Tanya,
who conceded nine pounds by the scale
to the speedy Cesarion colt. Sewell ran
the three-quarters in lib and was never
extended for an instant. Tanya had five
lengths over August Belmont's Plandy, an
other Metropolitan eligible, who, with ~
to / about him, got up in time to nip third
money from Avaunteer, to /, by nose
A cheap lot of selling platers faced the
barrier for the Columbus stakes, for three
year-olds, one mile and sixteenth. Cam
paigner and Molesey were equal favorites
at to 8, but the former won rather easily
by length and half, with Molesey beat
ing The knight, q 40 to 1 shot, two lengths
for the place. The Knight led for three
quarters of mile. The race was run IN
A Double Winner.
F. A. Forsythe won both two-year-old
races with Rifle Range and Bounding Elk.
Rifle Range, backed down from 8 to 4,
breezed to the front at the head of the
stretch and took the first event, at five
Cuernavaca, 4 to 1. r. H. Schaffer's Abba,
to 1, was q poor l---rd. The Columbia
Stables Pen Cole, 8 to 10 favorite, fell In
the middle of the stretch, the colt step
ping In a hole and crossing his legs. The
time was LOO 3-5.
Bounding Elk, played from down to 4,
made q greater part Of the pace In the
sixth event, for maiden two-year-olds, five
furlongs, and was an easy winner by
Royal Vane. to / favorite. The latter
hung on long enough to beat R. T. viii
son, jr.'s., -Alauda, coupled with Sanguine,
at to 1, by a head. Alauda was off poor
ly and ran swell race.
In hard drive Garner got Killochan. 8
to 3 favorite, home a winner Of the second
race, at a mile and sixteenth, by head
nabbed the place from Shenandoah, 3 to l.
by the same margin. The time was Lao 40.
Quinn Brady, to l, favorite, was much
the best in the fifth race, at mile and
half-mile pole he won eased up by three
parts of length from Clo.steress, to l.
Flimnap. to 2. was eight lengths away;
The time was 14S 90. Four favorites and
two successful killings went over, the ring
receiving a solid drubb- ng. Notter did
the best riding, with two winners and
third. The weather was cold and the track
good.
The Summaries.
First race. selling two-year- Odds; five furlongs-
Rifle Range, 90 (Notter), to 1, won; euernavaca,
90 (Hennessy), to 1. second; Abba, 101 Mus
gravel to 1, third. Time, 1.02 35. Frivoler,
Foremost and Ben Cole also ran.
Second race, selling: mares and geldings; one
mile and sixteenth Killochan 30 Garner, : to
Shenandoah, 101 tMusgrave), to 1, third: Time.
LAO 4-5. Lord Badge. Ocean Spray. Gold Circle,
Lady Alicia and Star Cat also ran.
Third race, handicap: three yearolds and up
ward; six furlongs-Sewell, 106 tHornerl, to 8,
won; Tanya 128 (Koerner). 2 to 1. second; BIandy
AVsuntser, Horace D. and tomedenne also ran. 10
Fourth race, the Columbus stakes; three year