New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-23
CH0ICESFARE BADLY
FIVE MEET DEFEAT.
county Far Beats Court Lady
a Head at Jamaica.

With programme made up % six selling
-,oes that was wofully lacking sn quality
40 variety the sport 81 Jamaica vester-
ssv was better than might have been ex-
reoted and quite good enough to keep the
ssir sized crowd amused. Winning favor
l,ss we're few and far between. in striking
contrast 10 Thursday. when FIVE first
choices raced 10 victory, but this did rot
,ssra 10 affect the humor of those in. at
tendance s {. Hildreth's woodcrsft.
which is one OF the most consistent horses
N training. was the only fsvorite 10 get 90
she judges In front. He won the fifth race
., one mile and q sixteenth after a sharp,
but decisive. struggle with Dr. Holzberg
half way down the stretch.
z Dugsn rode q well Judged race on the
winner in striking contrast to his effort on
siskn in The fourth event lie waited pa
IDENTIFY until DR.. Holzberg had raced Queen
Marguerite into submission and then
brought Woodorsft up on the outside TO
ufn going away by q scant length
IN the fourth race Dugan whipped siskin
away from the post and rode him so hard
eli Tire way in an effort 10 hold his position
or the rail that the horse never had
fsir chance 10 settle into his stride and
vas cut 20 the last ounce at the end OF
seven IlIluiAES. LlSdu al Elm 10 the
end however, and punished the colt so
severely that there is small chance Of his
running 10 his true form in the near fut-
IRE When Siskin and St. Joseph had
killed each other Of, Ardri came away 70
win cleverly from Belleview. which came
from many lengths hack 10 earn second
money
Gerando had a world OF speed in the
"a I'D 1,zy he
10 the last Iurlong pole. when he stopped
suddenly and was swallowed up in the
field. Cathryn Scott. which ran such a
good race behind Scarus and Glennadeane
81 Belmont Park. then took command and
osnne away 20 win cleysrly from Coonsl1in.
Rustem and Top Notch. which were close
~ punched behind her. Top Notch was
second best and might have won with bet
Ter early luck. She was pinched Of short
ly after the start and. was next 70 last and
TAR back in the FIRST quarter. She ran up
strongly on the outside and was second for
z few strides inside the last sixteenth pole,
but the effort told and she hung in the
closing strides. Rustem, the quoted favor
ite, was in close quarters most OF the way
and can do better.
court Lady was the best horse in the
second race but was beaten q head on
The post after closing big gap. She was
badly interfered with BY Turncoat at the
start and carried wide at the paddock turn,
so that she was fully eight lengths behind
sans Souci II, the pacemaker in the run
I'D the backstretch. Creevy made up the
lost ground gradually and rode a strong
finish but County Fair, quoted at a fancy
price, which took command when San
Souci II stopped. lasted Just long enough
10 win by the width Of a hand. Joe Mar
rome bought County Fair from Harry
Payne whitney esrly IN the season and
the purse yesterday was the first return
on the investment Jack Baker, of well
and IN 8 good position for FIVE furlongs.
failed 10 come in when Shilling made his
move.
Adriuche is q non-stayeT This fact was
ssrIy, demonstrated n the third race.
Eben she stOpped almost "a a walk after
aloping along IN front FOR six furlongs.
Hylsnd, who had the mount on Imitator,
saved ground on the rail al the head OF the
stretch. but this avsiled nothing, as Sum
ner Night drew out at the last furlong
poie and won rather easily.
lot o. cheap dereliets OF racing. not one
~ which had Won purse In two years,
Went 70 the post in the last event Fond
Heart was supposed 10 be the particular
good thing" but she could never get 20
the front, and finished in the ruck- De
kaib- ~ long odds turned up as the win
neT. he closed strongly when Esoterlc
tired and won driving from Goldhnn.
JAMAICA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Sellinz; for two-yeaT-oids: S4OC
sqeed SiX furlongs- starr good Won clev-
erl,- Time, l-l5+e-- Winner. en- T., by Dich
NoAes-Pssse. owner, J. D. Respess.