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NEW YORK RACING TO OPEN JAMAICA MEETING INAUGURATES METROPOLITAN CAMPAIGN TODAY WITH FINE CARD. Every Promise of Remarkable Racing Held Out but Many of the Horses are Backward in Condition. Now York. May 17. — That racing will romo into its own again in this state is unquestioned and this will be shown as soon as the gates are opened tomorrow at Jamaica for the season of 191»i. Never before eren in the heyday of the sjiort did folk win so anxious for racing to begin. This was demonstrated forcibly at the two Hunt meetings recently held at Hewlett Hay Park and Itelmont Turk Terminal. lixm these occasions at least five times as many eager patrons of the sport were present as formerly. It was not an assemblage of regulars, either. The crowd was practically one of new faces and made up of highly desirable elements representing wealth and influence. The importation of many Kuglish and French horses has hud much to do with the pronounced interest that is being displayed. Then, again there are many new and wealthy owners attuehing themselves to the sport. All these things point to success and ■ greater general sentiment in favor of the sport. That there is a better class of horses to take part in the races is assured by what has already Iwen shown ami what will be displayed later. The racing will be of international interest. This is due to the meeting of horses of foreign breeding and those from our own breeding establishments. The fields will bo much larger this year than last, there being at a conservative estimate l.KM thoroughbreds booked for stalls on the Long Island tracks, with more to be heard from. It is to be deplored that many of the horses which wintered hereabouts will lie a trifle high in flesh and hardly ready for gruelling contests for the first few days. Some trainers declare they are at least a month late with their charges. These facts will give horses that have b-en through an early racing campaign in Maryland a better chance to win. It is predicted, however. by the more conservative owners and trainers that as soon as Itelmont lark opens at least four-fifths of the racing material will be in fairly good condition. Some of the latest arrivals at Belmont Park i.re the Kentucky Stable and the horses of Captain E. It. lassatt, which are trained by J. Simon Ileiily. Tie majority of the former were purchased abroad last year and wintered at Charleston, where they were broken and received their l early training. They were shipped to Lexington, Ky.. early this spring, where they received the finishing touches before being brought east. Among the youngsters are four fillies, on of which is by Peep oDay. a home-bred. The others are a bay filly by Lemberg. a bay filly by Joe Chamberlain sire of the three-year-old Neville II. now in the stable of W. It- Coe. and a bay filly by Hadium. Of the colts there is one American-bred by Hen Itrush. The others are all by English and French sires. There nre fifteen in the Cassatt string from the owners farm at Chesterbrook. Pa. The older division consists of the good mire Flying Fairy, for which hopes are held out that she will again display the form which made her one of the l est stake man-s of the last few years. Then than are Trial by Jury. Sun God. Garbage and Spearhead. The two-year-olds, live in number, are all by Aeronaut. August Itelmont. chairman of the Jockey Club, lias thirty horses stabled at Itelmont Park under the charge of Sam Hildreth. Many of the more prominent have been entered for the stakes which will feature the opening meeting at Jamaica. They include Stromboli. Fernrock. Deer Trap. Hourless. Lord Rock Vale and a number of other fast ones. Roamer. Andrew Millers champion, is quartered at Jamaica. The same owner also has a promising band of two -year -olds which are in charge of trainer A. J. Goldsborough. James Itutlers string. in charge of John MiCormack. includes a number of new two-. ear-obls. as well as many in the older divisions. One of the largest stables at Itelmont Park is that in charge of George M. Odoni. who has twenty -five head, many of which are two-year-olds. He will send a number to the post at Jamaica. Seven of the youngsters are entered tor stakes, including Whitney Itelle. Sargon II.. Water Dame, Tonilinsou. F.J Garrison and Tom McTaggart. Sprint, a good two-year-old of last year, has grown into a fine looking horse and is so promising that he will figure in slake racing. F.ddie Taplin will do the riding for the stable and has rejtorted for duty". Among some of the otheY stables there are those of Richard T. Wilson. John E. Madden, Thomas Hitchcock, John San ford. George 1*. Iturke. OlllCh Stable. W. P. Coe. Grccntree Stable. Gif-ford A. Cochran. Silas Veitch. Jesse Williamson II. P. S. P. Randolph. A. C. Schwartz and Mortimer L. SchifT. The dem-jnd for stable rmun is almost as great at iravesend. where many horses have wintered. Among the trainers then is John Wiialen. who will send his old campaigner Buskin to the races again this year. Among others are Qainey Stable, Grosveior ram Stable. Daniel Douglass. W. S Kilmer. J. McDonald. II. H. Hewitt. H. L. Pratt and James Mtaahaaaaaa. The Jam lie;; meeting, which will inaugurate the season, will conn in tWC divisions. The second will begin en June 15. immediately following the rating at I.ela out Park.
