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JAMAICA MEETING COMES TO A CLOSE. Pleasant Weather and Spirited Racing Features of Its Last Day — Gainer Takes the Main Race. New York, May 24. — This was the closing day of the first short meeting at Jamaica and, incidentally, the pleasantest day from the weather staml|Hiint. The attendance approximated 5.000. A handicap was scheduled as the feature ami it brought out four starters only, this probably being due to the withholding of horses for lielmont Park racing. The Jamaica meeting has lieen handicapped by the sickness that prevails in many of the stables. Many horses are coughing and trainers say that it may be a week or two before those afflicted will be ready to race. Itae P. and Agon were the choices for the opening race and finished first and second as named. The former led almost from the beginning. Agon had to Ik- hard ridden to get second money, being surrounded at the finish by three or four horses. Springniass finished fast from a poor beginning. In the second Nonesuch raced Ainiee T. into defeat in a quarter of a mile and took a good lead, but began to loaf in the stretch and Pall had to go to the whip to outstay Aimee T. Many changes took place during the running of the third race. First Juliet showed in front, then Ahara. followed by Devil Fish. The latter took the lead at the right time and won. going away, from Menlo Park and Luther, the latter losing second place in the last stride. Juliet quit at the five-eighths and Ahara at the three-eighths post. Devil Fish was bid up 00 by J. Fitzsiinmous and retained by owner Kmil Ilerz. Plue Thistle appeared to have his race won from the beginning until the last eighth, but tired in the homestretch when challenged by Gainer and the latter won in a drive with the others liadlv beaten off. Humiliation was fortunate at the start of the fifth race and led from the rise of the barrier. Anians challenged the winner in the last sixteenth, but was not equal to the task. The Marrone stable today bought Wooden Shoes from the Quiiicy stable privately. Trojan, which won the Futurity of 1914. will not lie trained further at present. He was going along well until the last few days, when he develop d lameness. John K. Madden has several good prospects among the band of two-year-olds he has at lielmont Iark. They show up well when schooling at the barrier. Ruskin it is reported is on the ailing list and will hardly be a starter for some time. Probable mounts for the Metropolitan Handicap tomorrow are: F. Keogh on Short Grass; J. Put-well on Stromboli; A. Schuttinger 0B The Finn; J. Ijoftus on High Noon; J. McTaggart on Friar Pock; B. Graves on Indian Chant. Harry Shaw was an arrival from New Orleans today and reports that the affairs of tin- P.usiness Mens Pacing Association have boon satisfactorily adjusted. A. Landry has been chosen president. I. H. Hennyson. vice-president and Robert Kddy, secretary and treasurer. Work-outs with the track fast this morning were: Pabcock— Half mile in 51. Comrade-Five-eighths in 1:03%. Caugh Hill— Half mile in 52 -,. Flag Day— Mile in 1:46. Good Counsel -Three-quarters in 1:17. Grumpy — Three-eighths in 3N. Gallop — Half mile in 57. J. J. I.illis— Half mile in 50 ",f.. Magnet — Three-quarters in 1:11%. Marblehead— Half mile in 52. Polly H. — Five eighths in 1:07. Sand Marsh— Seven -eighths in 1:32. Saturn--Seven-eighths in 1 :3H. Sluinlier II. — Half mile in 50%.
