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JAMAICA MEETING COMES TO AN END Norso King Defeats Thornhill in tho Chief Race of the Day Meeting Houso Bleeds New York June 25 Favored by good weather conditions the Jamaica meeting closed auspiciously today The Oregon Handicap at one mile and a sixteenth which was Hie feature of a rather dull program went to Norse King which was conced ¬ ing weight to all of the other four starters Tbe Lciuaire threeyearold went into the lead with the rise of the barrier and carrying his impost of 112 pounds easily made the pace and at the end withstood n threatening challenge from Thornhill to which be was conceding thirteen pounds At the finish he was tirst home by a safe margin with Thornhill beating the wellbacked Razzano easily foe second place Razzano was outpaced througout by the lirst two horses although Mc Cahey rode him hard while rounding the far turn in positionMeeting an effort to get him into a contending position Meeting House was asked to run against some ordinary platers in the third race and despite tlie fact that he was carrying 1111 pounds always ruled an oddson favorite After opening up a long lead he began to quit while rounding into the stretch and midway of the stretch Powers pulled him up as lie had bled It is problematical whether he would have won had tins mishap not occurred as his opposition was close to him after lie had passed the threeeighths post Talecarrier proved to be the winner winnerFrosty Frosty Face well supported took tho maiden race for threeyearolds and over by a scant head over Duke of Dunbar and Sir William Johnson came from behind and beat Minstrel in the opener Jockey openerJockey J Hutwell signalized his first appearance under colors since his reinstatement by the Ken ¬ tucky officials by riding a rousing finish on Thornhill in the fourth race raceJockey Jockey V Powers made his first appearance in a race in this country over the Hat since bis return from France when he rode Meeting House HouseSir Sir William Johnson winner of the tirst race was advanced S2UO over bis entered price by Jules Garson but was protected bv his owner ownerRacing Racing at Aqueduct Monday will not start until 245 oclock In order to enable horsemen to attend the BayThere yearling sales at Sheepshead Bay There is absolutely no truth In a rumor that Mars Cassidy is planning to resign the position of starter on tlie New York tracks He is not even consider ¬ ing such a thing There are many bad actors among tbe horses here and some poor riders Tills in the main has been the cause of many incidents at tho start of some races which have been laid at the door of Mr Cassidy CassidyOne One of the stewards of the Jockey Club in com ¬ menting on the work of Mr Cassidy said that such stories that have been published in some of tlie New York papers were absolutely without foun ¬ dation and were probably written without giving tlie subject proper consideration It is true that Mr Cassidy has had a streak of poor luck but he has had some bad horses and bad riders to contend with said tbis steward There is no reason whatever for even a thought of Mr Cassidys re ¬ signing and as for his being asked to resign the mere Idea is ridiculous ridiculousTodays Todays second race was privately timed In 1OS by several watch holders holdersHelmout Helmout Park workouts over a fast track were wereAddie Addie M Fiveeighths in 101 101Horrow Horrow Half mile in 4Sf 4SfHromo Hromo Fivefighths in 101 101Cardaminc Cardaminc Threeeighths in 30 30Damrosch Damrosch Threeeighths in 30 30Remembrance Remembrance Threeeighths Jn ISO ISORock Rock View Fiveeighths in 102 102Saratoga Saratoga Threeeighths in 3S 3SScaramouch Scaramouch Half mile in 48 48Smoothbore Smoothbore Threequarters in 120 120Jamaica Jamaica gallops on a fast track today were wereArmor Armor Threequarters in 118 118ClifT ClifT Field Quarter mile in 2i 2iahoro ahoro Threequarters in 125 125Perth Perth Rock Threequarters in 119 119Ray Ray oLight Mile in 147 147Sliaban Sliaban Half mile in 53 53Stellarina Stellarina Half mile In 54 54Vaza Vaza Quarter milo in 25 25Wanda Wanda Pitzer Quarter mile in 24
