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ROAMER IN WINNING FORM TAKES THE EXCELSIOR HANDICAP AT JAMAICA FROM A STAR BAND. Borrow Finishes Second Again and Old Kocnig Third, with The Finn a Poor Fourth— Green Gold Wins the Greenfield Stakes. Jamaica. N. Y".. June 18. — Showing a fast and game perform nice, and a return to his best 191." fatal, Andrew Millers Koainer clipped a fifth of a second from tin- track record to score a victory in the Eielsior Handicap, the feature of the opealag of the secsad Jamaica meeting this afternoon. A leagth and a half back came the rejuvenated Hoi row. which got up in the closing strides, to take second place from the fast-tiring Old Kocnig, who gave way badly after racing into the lead. Koamers showing was the more meritorious because of the fact that he not only displayed his wonted speed, but also a bulldog gameness that enabled him to race Sortie into defeat and then dispose of the spedy Old Koenig. The Miller crack, alter making Sortie quit, was taken back on the fir turn, when Bytae shot Old Kocnig to the front and. making his challenge in the stretch, drew out at the end. Borrow, w.ll up throughout, was closing up ground on the leader at th id. The Finn. II. C. Halleiibecks black star, showed anode r disatmoiatiag performance and today he had ii" Mishaps. Fourth was his position at the end. with Slromboli a close fifth. The latter pulled up lame agaia and it seems improbable he will be raced in the near future. Die race was a trulv run one wiih Ormesdale, which was pinched ofT on the far turn, the only contestant with an excuse. The Excelsior Handican was first run in 88881 and its history briefly stated, is as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1883 Blarksteck 1 88 O. C. Fuller.fi. 730 :*8% loot Bostaad 4 185 M. Phillips. d.t;oo 1:45% 1905 Santa CataUaa.8 93 W. Miller.. 8,458 1 M% 1806 Merry Lark. . .4 1S8W. Miller.. T.ST.o 1 -47v-1907 Dr. iardner.. 4 123.1. Martin.. 7,388 1:48% 1808 McCarter 4 113.1. Hatter... 8.859 1:48 1910 Ga Fisher ...4 loo E. Taplin.. 1,823 1:48 1913 Meridian B 120.1. Olass ... 2.5T5 1:44% 191.". Addie M 3 97 J. McCain v 1,92." 1:4.1- 1910 Sand Marsh ...4 111 .1. Rutwell. 2.42.". 1 :i 1817 Koamer i 123 A. Schugr. 2.82." 1:42% Nit run in 1909. 1911, 1912 and 1911. Run at Pelmoiit Park in 1913. Green Golds Victory Cortly. A. A. Reillys Greea Gold accounted for another selling stake when he scored in easv fashion in the QtaeafleM Stakes. ■ dish of five and a half fur longs. This youngster was tiid up from his entered price of hBJ.0OO to 82,588 by W. Travers and then Oscar l.ewisohn tilted him to ?3.." 00. He was protected, b] the stable. The tabulated history of the Greenfield Selling Stakes •; here shown: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1903 Ishlana 99 Larson 81,545 1:88 1806 Sew ell 110 Sewell 1,888 1:01 1917 Wood la in- 108 Nicol 1,865 1:81% 1888 High Private ...112 E. Dug.ui... 1.790 :5S% 1910 frank Mullens ..107T.iplin 1.058 :MV-, 1913 Water Eady 103 Kightmile . . 875 148 loir. Begins 91.1. Marys. . . «i7."i 1:07% 1910 Genesis 107.1. McCahey. 1 : •! 147% 1917 Greea Gold 107 R. Traase... 1.S8S 148% No racing in 1911 and 1912. Distance a 8 mile in IS88 and 1907: 4 1-2 furlongs in tS88 and 1910. Run at Aqueduct in 1910 and at P.elmont Park in 1913. Not run in 1 .Ml 1. 190... 1909 and 1914. The attendance was excellent and there was no interference by the county officials, such as marked the first meeting at this track. Libyan Sands, winner of the second race, was bid up to .-si. 100 by W. Travers. but bought in by tin- stable for the usual 88 advance. This was a raise of 8880 aver his entered price. This race marked the firs! vh tory in the inited States for A. Lezama. a Cuban, who has been a most liberal contributor to the thoroughbred sport in his own country. Joe Murphy of St. Loui.; was an arrival from Montral and will remain to the close of the Jamaica meeting. Jockey Loftiu Roturns from Kentucky. John Loflus. who rode Liliorty Loan to victory in the Eataiia Derby, returned this morning, as did J. W. May. who saddled the Macomber colt in the big ra.e. Tbesieres pulled up lame following the running of the second race. The Breeding Bureaus stallion Shot Gun. by Artillery Princess Noyetti, which has been located at Major Wadsv.orths estate at Genesco, N. Y, is dead. John E. Madden, has donated ten per cent of his winnings during the Belmont Park meeting to th" Nassau County Red Cross. This amounted to S800. He will continue this practice at the presept meeting and the Red Cross Association in the different counties where racing is conducted will the Why benefit for the remainder of the New York season. Congressman Loft and his wife journeyed to the Jamaica track for the express purpose of witnessing the performance of Papp in the final race. Mrs. A. O. Blakeleys Brumley, the beaten choice in the fifth race, was claimed for ,700 by R. T. McKeever. Jockey Byrne was suspended until Saturday by the stewards for foul riding in the Excelsior. Jockey Caldwell was given the meeting for foul riding in the fifth race. The Olympus Stable has purchased the four-year-old Gillies from John E. Madden.
