The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
LOCAL RACING WILL
START ON THURSDAY
Jamaica Track VIII Be Scene
of inaugural Meeting Of
Northern Season.
STARS ARE READY TO GO
Old Rosebud, Lucullite and
Flags Among Likely Early
Starters.
STARS ARE READY TO GO

What promises to be the greatest rae
ing season the metropolitan district has
had In more than q decade will open
at the Jamaica track next Thursday.
Awaiting the call OF boots and sad
de" are more than a thousand thor
sughbreds and probably 100000 lovers
Of the horse. The meetings in Mary
land have whetted the appetites of race
roers and all are on edge for the fray.
The season viii open with the PAU
monok Handicap. a dash Mt six furiongs
for three-year- olds and upward. 1t has
q guaranteed cash value Of 5000, and
In quest OF this purse forty-nine high
class sprinters have been named to start.
Among them are q score OF horses whose
speed, stamina and courage have earned
them national fame.
Old Rosebud. the former Handicap
King. is on the list and probably viii
90 to the post. He 10 In tip top condi-
tlon and horsemen predict he ssill be
invincible in sprints and give q good
account Of himself over long routes this
season. In Maryland he won his first
two starts from high class sprinters, ana
IN his third start was beaten only =
nose by w. r. Goes. Sweep On over
the one mile course.
Luonl1ite In Condition.
Another famous entrant 10 9. C. Hill
dreth's Luculiite. the beautiful four.
year-old son Of Trap Rock and Lucky
Lass. which formerly CARED the coiors
Of Major August Belmont. He Is In
primo condition and win be hard TO
beat n he goes to the starter In n re-
cent trial at Pimlico he breezed SIX fur
longs In 1913.
Dominant. the six-year-old son Of Delhi,
belonging to Harry Payne whitney. has
been going great guns in his work, and
10 likely to start vindex, Blue Laddie,
vexatious and Pigeon also have been
named by Mr.. whitney. and II II almost
certain that the famous light blue and
brown will be borne by more than one
Of his speed marvels.
Richard T. Wilson will be represented
by either Thunderstorm or Hannibal.
Both are three-year-olds and each has
worked well enough TO warrant the be-
lief that he will give q good account Of
himself In the chase for the purse. !
Flags Has Ola Speed.
Flags, the champion sprinter of 1918.
10 on the eligible list and will probably
carry his new owners silks In this stake
He Ia now owned by the Beach Stable
In his trials this spring he has displayed
all Of his old time speed. and his trainer
ia confident he will retain the title he
earned while racing for the Brighton
Stable last year.
Others who are named to start and
are ready to give a worthy battle are
Col. W. e. Applegate's Jack Hare. Jr..
the Brookside Stables King Plaudit. p.
A. Clarks Lion dor. s. c. Hildredth's
Purchase and Lord Brighton, Walter NJ
Jefford's Routledge. George w. Lofts
Papp and Ridgers. A. X. Macomber's
HOLSTER. War Cloud and War Paint
the oneck Stables Elm Queen. Com
mander J. X. L. Ross's Motor Cop, the
Triple Springs FARMS Penrose. Joseph
E. Wiedner's Naturalist and Trompe Ia
Morte and George D. Widener's Lanius
and Abadane.
Nominations for the Paum ensk.
The list OF eligihles for the Paumonok
includes nearly every Splinter Of note. 80
there Is every indication of a large field
Of high class horses going to the post
as they are in a much more forward
condition than In previous years. many
OF them having performed on the Mary
land tracks. while the others have re-
ceived there preparation for the stake
on the local tracks.
Handicapped Walter g. vosburgh has
assigned Old Rosebud top weight. 1s4
pounds, with Motor Cop asked to carry
only one pound less. with a gradual
grading down to Delaware with the
feather OF 30 pounds. Following are the
weights: