New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-05
NO TAPS" FOR RACING
SEASON ENDS IN GLOOM
UraI Gets Fall at Jamaica, but Rides
the Last Winner.

Gloom Of stygian hue hung over the Jamaica
racetrack yesterday and the closing day of most
disappointing and disastrous season in the metro-
politan district melancholy and SAD TO q DE-
gree 10 the few followers OF the sport who were
faithful the end. The gray. lowering CLOUDS re-
fected the feelings of those in attendance and the
cold, biting wind of jamaica Bay deprived them or
any physical comfort. Nobody wanted to talk
about the reelection of Governor Hughes or what
effect it might have the sport next year, and
the optimistic appeared utterly dlscour-
eeed with the outlook
When the bugler went up in the stand to call the
horses the post for the last he refused point
blank to blow taps" as per custom and sounded
the assembly instead Of course there was no
band hand to play Aud Lang Syne" and the
crowd, pleased TO escape these reminders of the
end, filed out, wondering If the last had been
in this state, under the control of the Jockey
Club The crowd. by the way. which has dwindled
and dwindIed and grown beautifully less since the
passage of the Agnew-HarI law last June, was a
mere handful compared to the throng that saw
the curtain ruug down a year ago. Some ex-
pressed regret that the season was over, but the
majority seemed to think ii was better so under the
conditions that have obtained in last few weeks
Royal Onyx beat Cressina short head in the
handicap at six furlongs the feature of the card,
and the long, stirring drive aroused the only show
Of enthusiasm curing the afternoon Nine horses
TO the post and the race was full of action and
interest, WOODLAND made the early running, with
cressina and Saracnesca in close attendance and
Royal Onyx trailing three four lengths back
Rounding the home turn WOODLAND had enough, and
dropped back beaten, while Cressina went to the
front, closely followed by Saracinesca and Nota-
sUIsa. which moved up with rush Cressina drew
out at the last sixteenth pole and appeared to be
winning, when Royal Onyx came with rush from
behind and got up in the last stride to win by
nod Halifax, the once good Splinter, was sore in
front going 10 the post and never showed fash
OF the speed which has made him famous.
Ural. whom Jack Mctsinnis thinks has the max
ing OF good jockey. had narrow escape from
serious injury when spellbound fell inside the last
sixteenth pole in the fifth jeanette NJ. Yam
kee Daughter and Spelbound We're fighting it out
head and head, with the last named in the middle
when the Albert colt either crossed his legs or
knocked out of his stride by one of the other
horses The stewards did entertain the latter
view, however, as after talking TO the various
jockeys and considering the question of foul they
did not change the placing OF the race, in which
jeanette NJ. beat Yankee Daughter a head.
Ural was picked UP and carried across the track
but insisted on walking to the stand. where it
found he had escaped with slightly bruised leg
The younsster then showed his pluck by accepting
the mount on Sententous and riding the Dublin
fIly to victory in the last race o. the season.
Black Mary. the small but comely 1Ily by Star
Shoot-Marihel, won the first race rather cleverly
from Queen Marguerite and tours others. She
worked her way to the front turning for home. and
came away 20 win by a scant length. Queen Mar
guerite jumped away in front the start, and led
by two lengths in the up the backstretch.
Heknows moved up at the far turn and apparently
raced her into submission, as she dropped back to
fourth place swinging into the stretch. She came
again, however and forced Black Mary He
knows stopped almost walk in the last furlong.
and finished bad last
Bursher tried TO make runaway race of the
second event. at one mile and sixteenth, but
found the journey too far and give it up rounding
the turn When he stopped Bad News, which had
been Ceverly rated behind the pace raced the
front and won easily Imtator. of well
closed big gap in the run up the backsrretch and
looked dangerous at the home turn, but had TO be
driven out to beat GOlconda half length for tho
place.
John z Madden's Queen Lead the best horse
in the third race, but beaten a neck by Flor
ence II She was badly iHterfered with in the rush
to the first turn, and almost her knees.
losing three or four lengths. She made up the lost
ground gradually, and headed Florence II for a
few strides at the last sixteenth pole Rossi
little help and Florence II outgamed her in the
last few strides. Bigot had speed and forced the
pace. but hung badly in the stretch.