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JAMAICA MEETING BEGINS H F CARMANS MERIDIAN IS RETURNED WINNER OF THE EXCELSIOR HANDICAP HANDICAPDashes Dashes to the Front at the Start Is Headed by Cock Cocko o the Walk in the Stretch but Regains the theLead Lead Right at the End New York July S The twelvedays meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club which will take al ¬ most four weeks to run off owing to the fact from now until the cud of the inontli racing will be held for only three days each week began at the Bel nuiiit Iark track this afternoon Usually the meet ¬ ings of this club have been held at the Jamaica track but at tin request of liorsemen it was de ¬ cided to run this meeting at Belmoiit Iark The Excelsior Handicap for threeyearolds and upward was the main event decided and It F Carman fur ¬ nished the winner in Meridian The crack sou ot Broomstick which had much bad luck in the run ¬ ning of the Suburban Handicap hounded to the front right after the start today and obtained a command ¬ ing lead which he held to the stretch Then he began to tire and at the eighth post he was passed by Cock o tho Walk The latter had been interfered with at the start and also involved in several jams He weakened after getting the lead so that Meridian was able to repass him in the last tiftv yards and win lengthThe in a drive by half a length The tabulated history of the Excelsior Handicap is as follows TimeJltt Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time Jltt IHackstock 4 US Fuller G730 304 Rostand 4 105 IT Phillips 0000 145 145JW5 JW5 San Catalina 9 W Miller 5450 140 IKX Merry Lark 4 Ki W Miller 7350 l47Vi 107 Dr Gardner 4 123 J Martin 7350 l4SVf 1OS l4SVf1OS McCarter 4 liy Nolter 0850 14G J90 Not run this year 1910 110Tli Guy Fisher 4 100 Taplin J025 110 Tli Meridian 5 120 J Glass 2575 144 144No No racing in 1011 and 1912 1912lu lu addition to winning with Meridian Mr Carman also won the closing dash with Water Lily and be Vw finished second with Kaiinku and third with fi BiysonLady Biyson Lady Grant which was one of the horses sold at tlie Kohler sale was a starter in the second race In which she carried the colors of Dave Leary who formerly trained the Kohler horses She led all the way but her victory did not yield any profit to lier owner as she was bid up after her victory and it cost 405 over her entered price to retain her Jack McGinnis and E Iliehin trainer of the Quincy Stable were the bidders biddersCaptain Captain I M Walker won two purses with Isi ilorn and Oakhurst
