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ELMHURST TO LAURA CLAY. 0 RED RIVER DEFEATS SUPERMAN FOR PAUMONOK HANDICAP. Sepoy. However, Carries Keene Colors to Victory — Tony Bonero Wins for Barney Schreiber — Tartan Is Destroyed. New York. April 27. — U. L. Thomas, the Kentucky earner who returned to the turf this year after ■■ abaca rr of nearly two decades, won his ■rat i. mi- in the east when I.anra Clay heat her opponents for the Klmhnrst Stake-; at Jamaica this aticriiiii.ii. Laura Clay aras "■. i i j » 1 .•»! with Aunt Rose as the Thomas entry anil won easily, after making a rusli through the stretch. I lie entry was well supported an l •liniiiir tlie greater | art of the betting ■hated favoritism with Brae Ileum, the pacemaker. which took sei olid money. In the other stake feature the Paumotiok Handicap Dm lots Of I!. T. Wilson. Jr.. were seen in front af the tiuNh of a race for the first time this year. The gold and greea jacket was carried bv Bed Hiver. a fast at f I atherless. which hail not iietore tiecii area in pnhlic this season. K«l River. will supported hv the slalde conucctiotis, upset one ..I tin- holiest favorites of the day in Superman. from .lames It. Keeiies harn, which «as lic:i v i l hacked b I lie pnhlic oil the strength of uuconiuioiil.y fast work. With much more favoralde weather than on the opening day. the crowd wa- hut lillle. if any. short of that which aaw the ruuuing of the Excelsior Handicap yesterday. A good card was offered and the apart w .is fully up to anticipations, alheif the planus had the worst of the speculation, as Marathon was the only favorite to win and he was not ■lioagll supported, though always held at a short pi ice. The Kcein- stain- fomi.i -onie cmsula I ion for the defeat of Superman in the victory of Sepoy in the closing MM, wiiich won in a drive tioin company of fair quality. In the second ra.-e T:rtan hroke down on the first turn. There was BMMh crowding here ami his injury may have bee*, due to this, lie WM so badly crippled that it was decided, after a careful veterinary examination, that it was useless to try to save him and he was slot. The accidents on the first turn brought an order from the management that in future all unclosed i aces prom amined for one mile and seventy yards would he chanced to one mile and a sixteenth. This will Rive a longer run before the turn is reached. Athlete ran in mil--hi Improved form under Walter Millets handlists, hut there was no evidence that any improvement was anticipated as the hulk of the support for him tame from the followers ol Miller, who are legion with the Saturday crowds. Barney Brhreiber won his first race of the eastern season when Tony Bonero galloped away with the opening race. The lhintou BtakM for three rear olds is the principal feature of Mondays card and proamisea well. lilt the other rai es are a No attractive and with Master Robert. Sweet talre, EUa ONeill: Vervaae, Ontario. Golden West: Samson. Battling, Maxnai: Theyre oil. Malacca, Caboch— ; Ladv Alicia, Jac- iuin, I.all.v: Kordello. Woodcraft and IWsllop aasoag the probable starters, rxcellenl racing is in pree- l r.
