Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-14
JAMAICA RACES
WILL START TODAY
Excelsior Handicap Has Big
Entry List-Track Sure
to Be Slow

New York. June 14.--Although there
will be no Man o. Wars or Cleopatras
in the races at the Jamaica meeting,
which begins this afternoon, the session
promises to be the best of the year.
Man o. War will not race again until
the Dwyer Stakes, which will be de-
ciSed the last day of the Aqueduct meet
ing, and Cleopatra probably will not
be seen in action again until she re-
turns from Kentucky in the middle of
July. She will be shipped to the Blue
Glass region next week for the Ken
lucky Oaks.
Man O. War came out of his record
breaking performance on Saturday in
perfect trim. He showed no i'll effects
Of his great race and was eager to run
yesterday morning when his trainer
took him out for little exercise. After
the Dwyer he will be shipped to Sara
toga. The colt already has earned
Sis. $50. and Samuel Riddle, owner,
and Louis Eenstel. his trainer. are con =
fident he will reach the 5000 900 mark
before the end of the fall meetings III
Maryland.
The card offered for the opening at
Jamaica this afternoon is the best of
the year. More horses have been en- :
tered than at any time since the Aque .
duct meeting last season. The feature
is the Excelsior handicap at one mile
and sixteenth. Elevefp of the best
handicap horses in training have been
named to start. including S. c. HILL
dreth's Mad Halter, Harry Payne
Whitney's Nexatious and George d.
Widener's Lanius. which have not yet
been seen under silks.
Because of the heavy rain yesterday
the track is sure to be slow, if not
muddy, and only thpse which are par.
tial to heavy going will have a chance
of success.
Naturalist. the erratic gelding belong
ing to Joseph f. Widener, is in with
122 pounds. and probably will be the
favorite. His trials have been good
and his one race when he was beaten a
few inches shows that he has lost none
of his great speed. He likes the mud,
and IL he can carry his speed over the
long route he probably will be returned
the victor. Lion dor is in with 1O7
pounds, and will have a host of fol-
lowers. He has competed only in
sprints, but William Hogan. who de-
veloped him from platter into a 500,
wv COlt, Is comment ne can travel
distance with the best horses in the
country.
Boniface. which finished half a
length behind Paul Jones in the Subur-
ban after bolting in the home stretch,
will carry III pounds. He is now at
the top of his form and runs weR in the
mud. Royce Rolls is the dark horse in
the race. If the track is sloppy, he will
have. to. be given serious consideration,
for he will shoulder only 100 pounds,
and with that weight is dangerous
against any field.
Because of the mud Corn Tassel un-
doubtedly will be withdrawn and Hill.
dreth will depend on Cirrus and Mad
Halter, both of which have been going
exceptionally we'll in their work
In the Richmond Handicap, at FIVE
and half furlongs, twenty three high
class horses are named to start, includ-
ing the great Lucullite. Every horse
entered in this event. has shown speed
enough in races orr trials to warrant the
belief that he has a good chance of vic
tory. 1t is an open race. with Irish
Dream. Peter Piper, Old Rosebud and
Lucullite having the most friends.