New-York tribune., 1909-10-19
PRACTICAL A SURPRISE
WINS SAYV1LLE STAKES.
NethermoSt Beats Paradise Queen
Head at Jamaica Track.

II was cold and and gloomy at the Jamaica
raeetrack yesterday, and the sport was of
kind to arouse much enthusiasm. Three head and
head finishes made amends in part for two practical
walkovers, but the crowd was too cold to work up
much interest August Belmont's Practical, quoted
at fancy price, won the Sayvre Stakes, getting
up In the last few strides to beat Mary Davis
head. +. Dugan rode a well judged race the
full brother to Priscilian rating him cleverIy be-
hind the pace until Strengthened out for home and
bringing him up when Mary Davis began to hang
in the last sixteenth. Practical badly inter
fered with in his last which explained in part
his apparent form somersaut.
Mary Davis, nOn-stayer, had everything in her
favor after racing to the front the paddock turn
but. try as he would, Glass could not nurse her
home DR. Holzberg a hot paddock tip, failed to
run up to expectations. He made up some ground
in the last half mile. but could not finish better
than third Racquet showed speed but stopped.
Tenpter was the best horse in the first race, but
ShoTeham, which opened up a long lead in the
early part, lasted long enough to beat him neck.
Rettig tried to squeeze Tempter through a narrow
opening the rail in the stretch and, being shut
or was forced TO pull up and take his mount to
the outside. This cost him the purse The boy
went before the stewards and lodged claim of foul
against Scovie, who rode Shoreham, but II was
dismissed. Iangenbeck and TOniata. the choices.
next to last and last, respectively in the five
horse field. The latter pnched off the start
and. after making up of the lost ground fell
away again.
Queen Marguerite enjoyed little more than good
exercise gallop to beat ImitatOr and Right Guard
in the second event. Hyland pulled Imltator up in
the run to the first turn fearing TO hold his position
on the rail- but this made little difference in
the outcome. Right Guard one of the most choice
" bred three-year-olds in training being by Ham
burg-Endurance by Right, struggled along far in
the usual, with little black negro named
Parlor up.
The two-year-old handicap was cut to pieces.
Martinez and RruShbFOWn added starter being
the only ones to go to the post with Prince I'm
perial the Orlando colt for which r. F. Little paid
$4,000 some time ago. It was practically no con-
test, Prince Imperial Just galloped in front all
the way, to win z. Dugan pleased from Marti-
nez Brushbrown the best looking colt Of the
three, badly outrUn all the way.
The Peer, which beat MOquette in his last race
at Belmont Park, proved weak reed for those who
follow the fortunes OF the favOrites, in the fifth
race. After being pinched off in the to the
first turn he either sulked or lacked the speed to
hold his position, and bad last in the run up
the backstretch Paradise Queen made most of the
running. but Nethernost her down in the last
furlong and got up In time to win by head
RockstOne dropped from the clouds in the closing
event and going away by a neck from
AdTiuche. the lukewarm favorite The latter ran
winning race she had to go around her field
after being practically left at the post She showed
in front for few strides inside the last sixteenth
pole, but was staggering and could not Withstand
Rockstone's rush. Pantouhe, which went to the
post stiff and sore, lOomed up as likely winner
when Horace e. began to STOP but she hung in the
final drive under a weak finish by Bergen.
DESTROYS jumped threw her stife out
shortly after the start that Glass pulled and
dsmounted.
R. F. Carman has decided to race his horses at
Jacksonville this winter.
JAMAICA SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE.-For maiden two-year-old colts: $500
added Five and a half furlongs. start good, Won
driving Time dO9ss WinnSr einn b; c. by Balyho0