New-York tribune., 1909-10-15
MAY RIVER A SURPRISE
WINS JAMAICA FIXTURE.
Weight Fails to Stop Sir John John
son IN the Sprint.

Tom Healey fooled the handicappers by putting
Nicclai instead Of Creevy May River in the
Southampton Handicap st Jamaica yesterday. and
the Watercress gelding, showing quick improve
ment over his last at Belmont Park. fur
nished a stunning surprise by swinging into the
lead at the head OF the stretch ard winning in
mild drive from Arondacx and Mary Davis Nico-
lai, an exercise hoy. who gets mighty few mounts,
rode a clever, well judged race that would have
done credit to Sloan. He waited patiently while
Mary Davis. Wise Mason. Arondack and Emperor
William were fighting it out in front, ands when
the pacemakers began to tire sent his moWlt up
with rush rounding the last turn, and was two
lengths in the lead before the crowd in the stand
realized what had happened.
Wise Mason. the quoted favorite at odds on ran
one of his bad races. He worked his way to the
front in the run up the backstretch, closely fol-
lowed by Emperor William, but just when 1t
looked as if they would fight it out to the end
May River came booming along, and both gave up
the struggle. After that Arondack, which showed
more early speed than usual, and chased
May River home. while Mary Davis, which was
pnched off in the up the backstretch, landed
in third place by sticking TO the rail-
The mantle of the great Roseben has fallen on
Sir John Johnson, which keeps winning under all
kinds of weight. The big of Isidor picked up
l30 pounds yesterday in the handicap at six fur
longs and after racing the speedy Rose Queen into
submission had plenty left to stall off Dreamer's
determined challenge in the last furlong. Rose
Queen came perilously close To fou1ing Sir John
Johnson shortly after the start. but e. Dugani
pulled her off at the sacrifice of half length or
more. There was some talk about King Cobalt
being at his best but he outrun from the start
and could never reach a contending position The
is likely to do him good
Flying Squirrel the third event, at five and a
half furlongs. like the best horse in the world He
had poor lot to beat but was hardly more than
galloping through the stretch to win as his rider
pleased in the fair time OF los, considering the
dead track. Flying Squirrel considered good
two-year-old in Canada. but showed a disposition
to stop in two races at Belmont Park
Endymion his work. and consequently En-
dymion won the first race, for cheap maidens after
almost knocking Banbury down rounding the pad
dock turn. McCahey, who rode the latter. went be-
fore the stewards and lodged claim of foul but
it was dismissed without even calling on King who
handled Endymon, for an explanation F'autless
the quoted favorite, raced into contendng position
On the backstretch, but stopped badly and finished
a distant third
Quantico. well handled by Glass, followed up the
victory OF his stable companion, Sir John john
son. by winning the fifth race at one mile and a
1urlong He took the track at the start. and after
disposing OF Neoskaleeta, the good thing of the
race shook OFF ImitatOr turning for home and
had just enough left to hold Siskin safe in the
track and made up the ground lost on the first
turn so fast in the third quarter that the horse
had nothing left to finish with
Frank d. Wer's Galley Slave confirmed the good
impression he made in two races at Belmont Park
by running the five and half furlongs in the
last event in the fast time of lO7 Charlie Har-
grave pressed him closely in the last sixteenth
but it looked if Mcintyre drew the finish fine
and that Galley Slave had plenty in reserve, in
spite of having forced the pace. Paul J. Rainey's
RosseauX showed a lot of speed for half a mile,
and should win purse before the meeting ends
JAMAICA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-SeIIng: maiden three ear-ods; $500
added one mile and sixteenth. good
driving Time l50z6 Winner. ch. C, by Godfnch