New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
THE TURK BY A HEAD
GETS UP IN List JUMP.
High Private also Wins by a Nod
an Hdndicap at Jamaica.

The Turk won the Lynbrook Handicap at Jamaica
yesterday by the action of nod, getting up In the
last stride to beat CheTTyOla the favorite. snort
head in a sensational finish No question could De
raised to his being the best horse at the weights
he slow to settle in his stride and was last
in the run up the backstretch, many lengths behind
Shannon, the pacemaker. which sailing along
three lengths in front Of his struggling field. The
son Of Henc was forgotten even by those who had
made oral wagers on his chances to win until he
doomed up suddenly in the stretch with burst OF
speed that set the crowd shouting
Shannon had stopped in the mean time and Cher
ryola was racing along in the van with the purse
safely won to all appearances. but The Turk bore
down on her after dsposing of the others by
one and won on the post in spite of ButweIl's best
effort to stave off defeat August Bemont's Star
bottle, highly thought of in the spring. showed i'm
provement over his races at Belmont Park and fin
ished a respectable third
:. 9. Hildreths Livonia for which he maid IS 600 a
rev days ago, was scratched. She ran into the
renee while being breezed for the race in the morn
ing and injured herself enough to make it necessary
10 keep her in the stable. Chickasaw. an added
starter, failed to prominently. Shannon pinched
Oherryola on on the far turn and opened up a gap
OF ulree lengths, but stopped so suddenly at the
nome corner that it looked as if he had been cut
down. He is a small colt and the weight told in all
probability
announcer close and stirring finish marked the run
,'ins OF the Southold Handicap. at one mile and
IuIlohg' High Private. cleverly rated by Gilbert
ioi mlie' took command at the last sixteenth
Poie' after bitter struggle With Kings Daughter
ana Beaucoup but had TO be whipped out to win
oy short head from Huck on which Glass waited
too long before making his run
Kings Daughter and Huck ran in the name and
coors of T. c Mcdowell, and many clever handi-
oappers expressed the opinion that they would run
"he' TWO They ran first and last most Of the way
and when Kings Daughter stopped almost 10
walk at the head Of the stretch Glass woke up all
TOO late to the Importance of bringing Huck up
The horse responded to the call and closed reso-
iuteiy on the rail, but Just failed 10 wear High
Private down.
Beaucoup. which raced TO the front for q few
strides at the head of the stretch. when Kings
Daughter began. TO hang. tired himself so that
Flrestone, IN spite of wide turn. finished third
Arondack was kicked at the post by Beaucoup.
which may have accounted for her poor race.
In spite Of the cold, wind. a good sized crowd
went TO the track light shower drove everybody
to cover for a few minutes. but later the came
out and made things more cheerful. Creevy jumped
into the melight by riding the first three winners
Responsible Queen Marguerite and The Turk.
Responsible was the best horse in the first race.
but she had to be driven out beat big Tim"
Sullivan's Top Notch. which had plenty of speed
and hung much better than usual. The Medder
FLY was slow to begin but Creevy rated her clev
erly and brought her along in the Strech with
well timed rush Our Hannah raced from last
place to first in quarter Of MILE but the effort
told. and she stopped badly in the last sixteenth
Anavri dull race, showing none of the form
which led John +. Madden to buy him from the
Oneck Stable on Wednesday. Perhaps Madden
pented of his bargain, he sold her on Friday to
julie Carson.
Queen Marguerite went away from the post fly
ing In the second race. and earned an advantage
which the others could never overcome. Arasee,
the quoted favorte at odds on, got caught in jam
when the barrier went up. and shuff1ed back to
last place so quickly that his chances were ruined
then and there. He made up a lot of ground in the
run up the backstreteh and turned for home head
and head with Black Mate and Patsy. two
lengths behind Queen Marguerite, but he tired in
the run TO the wire and finished outside the money
Black Mate outgamed Patsy in the drive for the
place. Just before the race George F. Johnson
bought Arasee from Samuel Emery private
terms
Fourteen three-year-olds went to the post for "A
wild scramble at five and one-half furlOngs in the
fifth race and Enfield, thanks to F. Dugan's quick
at the barrier. driving by three parts of
length from Casque. good thing" from c. De
Wits stable. With even break the latter would
have Bon Homme Of the choices, pulled
up lame. and may not again this year. FL
ORC showed a fine burst of speed in the first half
mile, running up TO third place from bad start
but the effort told.
Court Lady ran a vastly improved race under
different handling her last effort in the closing
event, mile and sixteenth. On Wednesday
Upton rushed her to the front and she stopped
badly after running six furlongs. Glass used diff
ferent tactics yesterday with startling results He
let her rate along in last place for six furongs and
then sent her fast rounding the turn that she
almost to the middle of the track In spite of
| this handicap she came to win, ridden ont by
two lengths, as the pacemakers were staggering.
JAMAICA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Selling; for twoyear-olds; $500 added.
Time. Is. Winner, b. +. by Medder-schuamte.
Closing