The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-21
JAMAICA RAGE PURSES ARE DUE
 ID TAKE JUMP

JAMAICA, May 21-Purses will go up for the second half of the spring meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club. which begins on June F. All overnight handicaps will run from S80g to S1,0O0. while all overnight purses will be $TOO.
 This quick response by Senator Reynolds and the Metropolitan Jockey Club to share with the horse men the extra money coming in at the gate thig year was warmly appre- ciated by owners and trainers.
 Many hope was expressed that the other associations would follow this lead, as like everything else, 1t cost more to train and race horses in this year of high prices
 The Metropolitan Jockey Club also is planning to enlarge the clubhouse and expects to have this improvement finished at the close of the Belmont Park meeting.
 On Watch is good looking colt all though a bit tall for his other devel- opment and little lieht in the waist. As ne ills out it is quite possible that he will hold his own with some of the best.
 Cinderella cost ". R. Coe s5.oOO IS a yearlinE. Sb, is out of a mare which has sent eight winners 10 the caces and this one gives promise of being the best Of the lot. Toots is owned by Heury Flippen and she is the only brood mare he has but each year he gets enough for her foal to pay all the expenses of his little farm. Tom Healey decided to scratch R. T. Wilson's Old Gold for an easier spot in the last race, but it is quite possible lie felt some regret over his decision as the son of Olombala- Rornan Gold showed a performance at the tail end of the program which was impressive to say the least. He just romped along within striking dis tance of End Man and Fair Colleen to the head of the stretch and then came away to win buck-jumping by eight lengths.
 Old Gold is as big now as many a three-year-old - a veritable giant among the two-year-oIds so far seen. He has great depth through his heart and remarkable driving power be- hind. Just at present he looks bit legSy, but he is quick-footed for all of his size and has that smooth action in running which bespeaks the good horse. His development will be | watched with interest.
 Eternal, which ran second to Sir Barton in the Preakness a few days ago and which ranked with the best of the t~' -year-olds last year, work ed a mile over the main course at Belmont Park yesterday morning in i the fast time of 1:3S. He will not | start in the Metr opolitan Handicap | tomorrow, unless Kimball Patterson and Jim McClelland change their minds over night.
 War Cloud and Hollister did have ] their final work for the big race, how ' ot---. at Belmont Park. and the A. K.
 per candidates were timed the
 a 1:39. George ". Lofts Papp,
 .salch is in the Metropolitan under | 115 pounds also worked the distance in 1:3S 2-5 with fair weight up-
 He was offered SIS and he immedi- | ately accepted About five minutes l later someone told him that the show | would draw in the neighborhood of l S2500. Red immediately went back to the telephone and said he would not fight. He asked for s10o. This
 money Shea agreed to give him. but | when Joe fell for this Red changed his mind ac1in, after consulting some 1 friends, and now he wants 25 per cent, which means that so far as
 Waterbury is concerned. Red Allen i: | a dead issue.
 Allen is no millionaire, nor any l where near a champion. He cannot afford to be throwing $100 away. He
 needs it. But it is doubtful if he will be able to clinch any matches or
 any dough fer that matter by insist ing that he act as his own manager spend his time running to and fro
 and at the same time expect to train
 for his batt1ea It isn't being done