New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
Fourteen Feature
Stake Races Will
Be Run at Jamaica

Secretary Walter C. Edwards of the
Metropolitan Jockey Club has distrib-
uted the book program for the autumn
meeting at Jamaica, and a most at
tractive lot of stakes and purses have
been arranged for the twelve day
period beginning on Monday, October
and ending on Saturday, October ID.
The stake offerings are fourteen in
number, with the chief event the
Pierrepont for three-year- olds and up,
carrying an added value Of $4,000. 1t
is real test of mile and quarter
and will be decided on Saturday, Octo-
Der z, dividing the honors with the
Montague at six furlongs, which is for
three-year-olds exclusively. The lat
ter has an added value of $4,000.
Among the nominations for che
Pierrepont are Mad Halter, Grey Lag,
Kai Sang, Paragon, Devastation, Bunt.
ing, Prudery, John Paul JONES'. Bon
Homme, Emotion. Horologe, Mission
ary, Blazes, Flying Cloud and Hephais-
tos. The best of those in the Mon
tague are Kai Sang, Prudish, Calamity
Jane, Southern Cross, Missionary,
Lucky Hour, Brainstorm, Irish Brigade,
Pirate Gold, Mode, Northcliff, Little
Chief, Haridan and Bees Wax.
There is an abundance of good ma
terial in both of these events and Sat
urday, the 7th, ought to be diet
ter day in the autumn meeting at
Jamaica.
Of the other stake events the open
er will be the October Handicap for
hra al apJ
added. 1t is a dash of a mile and a
sixteenth and closed With thirty-four
nominations. The list, while not top
heavy, comprises every good horse in
training, headed by the Rancocas ag-
gregation with their Grey Lag, Mad
Halter, Thunderclap, Knobbie, Kai
Sang and Flying Cloud. The Whitney
Stable has named Prudery and Tryster.
but the latter will now run for the
Wetmount Stable, as he was bought by
that aggregation some time ago Other
eligibles are Paragon, Missionary, Bon
Homme, John Paul Jones, Sennings
Park, JANUS, Naturalist, Snob I'd,
Irish Bgigader, Hephaistos and Horo-
ioge.
The Lynnbrook Selling Stakes is
down for decision on Tuesday, October
3. 1t closed with a fine array of
entrltS, Among tHe Desl VI CHoSS Cildt
should go to the post are Silk Tassel,
Blanc Seing, Pandowdy, William Tell,
Amor Patriae, Wdldrake, Pennon, Spot
Cash, Equinoctial Anonymous and
Forest Lore. The Belgrade, a selling
affair for three-year-old and upward,
is the feature for the following day.
1t is a sprint Of six furlongs and has
some smart horses engaged. Dimmes-
dale, Hullabaloo, Muskallonge, On
Watch, 3ennings Park, Naturalist and
Modo are some Of the platers engaged,
and 1t is a merry bunch for anything
short Of a fair sort of a handicaD
horse to venture with any chance Of
success.
All of the best two-year-olds are
named for the Oceanus Handicap to
be run on Thursday, October 5. 1t is
dash at the full six furongs and
carries an added value of S2,5OO 1t
should bring out as good a field as
any Juvenile race of the autumn, and,
no doubt, bumper crowd will be out
to see Goshawk, Zev, Enchantment,
Wilderness, Cyclops, Mckee, Cherry
! Ple and the other cracks of the year
measure strides. Messenger was
among the eiigibles, but his going to
1 the post this fall is q forlorn hope
at the best. Friday and the following
Monday will have strong lot of over,
night features designed to bring out
some good-sized fields.