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JAMAICAS CAPITAL RACING MOKE PLEASANT WEATHER ARRIVES AND BRINGS AN INCREASED ATTENDANCE. The Highland Selling Stakes Fall to Killdee in a Race in Which the WicUliffc Stablss Fclicidad Has More Than His Share of Bad Luck. New York. May 25. The Wiekliffe Stable had a bit of hard lack in the Highland Selling Stakes, the feature of todays program at Jamaica. With 11 more even start PeUcidnd might have won. as he ran all around his opponents after starling last. The start was not one "of Cassidys best efforts. n« Master McGrath, after having thrown his rider, took a flying start and Garner on Keliiidad did not seem to be quite ready when the barrier was raised. Kill -.he was always prominent in the running and soon to.k the had. after M.aster McOrath retired. Polly J., as usual, showed early speed, but ijuit on tun way h/me. She has shown this disposition on more than one occasion. Gloomy Gus loomed up as a decided contender tin eighth from home, but had no chance to g. t to the leader, in fact he would have been beatea for second place in a fear more strides, as lelicidad dosed up fast. With an even start ho would have given Kill lee a much closer argument. While the weather was a trifle cool, it was fur better than fir the past three days, consequently Ian attendance was much better and the track in perfect condition for fast racing. The activities of Sheriff Mathews have somewhat sub-id I and bettors have been more careful in their tr. Bsaetioua of late, by living up to the rules nml regulations of the Juntalea management, as well as obeying the laws d mands. Jockey Obert to Ride in Toronto Cup. Jockey W. Obert leaves tonight for Toronto to ride Judge Wingfleld in the Toronto Cup and will return immediately following the running. Jockey Pickens will have his first mount of the tcasoa on the New York tracks when he throws a leg up on II. . Hallenbecks The Finn in the Long Peach Handicap tomorrow. George Smith is also named as a certain starter and Jockey Krank Kobnson will be astride the John Sanford racer. M. Dooiey will run an express line of motor vans to the liping Pock track for the accommodation of horsemen stabling at Behaon! Park and Jamaica. Preston liurch. acting for John Sanford. today sold the thre year old maiden Pierre a Pen to N". Pycrs. This coll is bj Back Band— Trigger, and has never faced the starter. Only two tWU year dds from the John Sanford stable will be added to the first sale at Pelmont Park. Both are by Voter and their dams English mar s. one being a cott, dam Light Opera, and the other a filly, dam Oppression. Jockey J. Williams was fined 0 ami suspended for the remainder of the meeting for striking Jockey T. Hunt with his whip during the running of the second race. John Whaien. trainer for the Wiekliffe Stable, is confined to ids home suffering from a severe cold.
