New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

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ond
Next Thursday afternoon, when the
metropolitan racing season is inau-
surated at Jamaica. the thoroughbred
ma his sport will not rank second to
snv of the higher pastimes of the
human race. After several months of
weary waiting those who love the
horse and the others who court the
rsme Of chance and excitement will
se afforded an opportunity to shake
sha city dust from their feet and in
s;dentaily to inhale an invigorating
draft of the ozone rolling in from
Jamaica Bay.
When the bugle sounds to call out
The horses for the first event it will
mt in commission q highly promising
season. There will be nine days of
really first class racing at Jamaica, after
which the scene will be shifted to Bel
mont Park for thirteen days, and it
will come back again to Jamaica for
six sessions of exceptional competition.
A glance at the card for Thursday
reveals a condition that should bring
ioy to the heart of every follower of
the equine sport, and Secretary Wal
ter Edwards is to be congratulated on
his arrangement of one of the best
balanced cards ever presented at Ja-
maica. In each of the six events there
Is an increase of money over last year,
snd when the conditions of q warin-
yolved country are taken into consid-
Grafton it augurs we'll for the Amer
lean love Of the horse.
Big Entry for Feature
The feature event Of the day will be
the Paumonok Handicap, a sprint of
six furlongs for three-year-old and
upward. In all there has been a string
Of more than sixty nominations, fact
which means that there will be big
field in front of Eddie Tribe when he
springs the barrier.
A year ago the race was worth $4,000,
but this year the stake has been in
creased to $4,000, and this fact alone
is indicative of success. The weights
for the event will be out to-day and
until they see the light it will be i'm
possible to determine the names or
number of the starters.
Undoubtedly one of the best known
Of the lot is Campfire, the great Amer
ican-bred four-year-old, owned by R.
7. Wilson, and horse that has done SO
we'll lately that he is billed to make
strong battle for the four-year-old
championship. In his preparatory
work he has fully satisfied both his
trainer and owner, a fact which will
impart additional interest to the sport
this season.
As juvenile Campfire was the great
rival OF Hourless and Omar Khayyam
but last year he failed to train on
although he won one good race in the
Toboggan Handicap, in which he beat
Stromboli and other good horses. He
showed no great qualities as a stayel
for journey like the mile. In tn,
Withers event, which is over the mil,
Journey, Campfire was badly beaten b,
Hourless and subsequently, he 20
sSeas ASdeuSiSN ny OIldT MIA yam.
Since the nominations have bee,
made known there has been a lot O
speculation as to the most likely can
didate to supply the first local winning
bracket-"the first lucky winner" O
the local campaign. Each of the pop
ular ones has attracted partisans, bu
among the keener brigade and thos
who are not bridled with sentimen
there is sneaking regard for He Will
the old reliable gelding owned b,
Louis Feustel. Whether He Will will
possess the speed to show in from
at the wire only time can reveal, bu
the whispering now is in his favor.
Harry Payne Whitney has made fou
nominations in the champion filly Rosi
OGrady, Bellringer, Tumbler ant
Flags. and very likely he will depend
on the tilly to carry his colors to tn.
front.
Willis Sharpe Kilmer, the Bingham
sen sportsman, who has nominated
ION McTaggart, has made extensiv,
arrangements for the stabling Of hi
norses at Jamaica and other loca
tracks. For some time he has bee1
mostly concerned with the Kentuck,
veroy, and with that big fixture of
he nook Kilmer will have the tim
20 devote all his attention to the met
fopolitan schedule
up at the Yonkers training groun,
James Butler is said to have an out
and,out wind splitter in High Noon,
sanaldate on which the stable build
i.s nopes. Then there are a number o
v.her hopeful cracks such as Bully Boy
Iankee Witch, owned by Riddle, an.
". ". Loft has last years Futurit,
crack IN Papp. Jack Hare, Jr., tn
,hree-year-old son of Marathon, VIII,
mas been showing fine form at tn
maryland circuit, is said to be OF
eoge Tor the sprint and in fettle t.
nlaineain his two-year-old form of las
year.
Andrew Miller's Roamer, the charnpio,
islb, Is expected to show to ad
rsantage, and the same might be said O
wwesty Hogan, stable mate of Oma
Anayyam, selected to carry the color
y Wilfred Viau, the Canadian turf
Major Cassatt's Last Meet
Inc red, white and blue colors o
Llor A. G. Cassat will be seen fgur
S before the starting gate for tn
ns s. time his representative bein
s.~sos. Altcr The close CT the ia
.saiea meet it is said that the entir
nng OF Major Cassatt will go unde
sus hammer, as the owner has no tim
= 1usure to devote to the idiosyncrs
w OF the running turf. There ar
.Ier good ones in Roamer, Maniste
~, Empress, Lucullite, Sunfiash
cssoenares, Kalitan, Stromboli, Hig
Sgst and Enflade.
mat the fields will be large in ever
ens Tor the nine days is a certaint.
no fewer than 400 animals of spec
ssss been quartered around the tracl