Racing May Start at Jamaica: Generally Believed Eastern Season Will be Inaugurated at Metropolitan Jockey Club Track, Daily Racing Form, 1917-02-22

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RACING MAY START AT JAMAICA. Generally Believed Eastern Season Will Be Inaugurated at Metropolitan Jockey Club Track. New lock, February 21. It is generally leelieverl racing on tin- metropolitan tracks will start next spring at Jamaica. The- date, however, will not lie known until after the ne-xt meeting of the Jockey Club ste-wards. When that will be- held has not been derided, owing to the slight illne-ss of H. K. Knapp. who is at present confined to his home. Jockey g. Byrne, who spent the winter in Tijuana, is home-. lb- s:n s tie meeting then- is improving every day ami that the attendance often times niimbi rs thousands on Sundays. Byrne will Utah ably ride for W. II. Karric k th* year. Neget iatimis for his service* are now pending. Lugene Leigh has letuineei from Kentucky.


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