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i GOOD RACING CARD AT JAMAICA Attracts a Bigr Attendance Merry Princess Success ¬ ful in the Hiawatha Handicap I New York October S Bright skies and a fine racing card combined to attract an exceedingly good midweek attendance to Jamaica today Their patriotic inclinations were in evidence when E J I Ryan accepted their pledges to the extent of 40500 Mr Ryans effort today was to pass the 900000 mark toward the goal of Liberty A tele ¬ graphic subscription headed the days list Joseph A Murphy of St Louis one of the most popular men connected with the turf wirtd an order of 10000 Upon its recording the big crowd cheered the absent turfman lustily Claude Kyle handi capper ar excellence made Liberty Bonds so much the best in his handicap that he invested 5000 against the defeat of Kultur Charles Shongood subscribed 2850 worth H Abramson took 2000 and W C Edwards the secretary of the Metro ¬ politan Raving Association made another subscrip ¬ tion of 1000 Tom OBrien W Rosenberg Perry I Nagle Peter Araann John Carson and M C Lewis were some who had their sixth and seventh sub ¬ scriptions listed for substantial sums sumsEverest Everest which the Cuban turfman O Yzqnierdo refused to accept from the Brighton Stable sale after lie had bidden him in because Ills soundness could not be guaranteed showed the way home in the first without great effort Matin with a belated rush secured the place honors from the weakly ridden Whippoorwill WhippoorwillAfter After Everests victory an unknown advanced him to 1005 at which figure trainer Odom retained him The race also marked E Hayues return to the saddle after an absence of several months monthsMiss Miss Bryn finally succeeded in annexing a purse when she captured the second under Troises good ride Ensors handling of Manganese was feeble and unworthy of a jockey of his experience The experienceThe Liberty Bond Caledonian Handicap went to the erratic Naturalist which today ran kindlv and to his best form and led throughout without diffi ¬ culty Kashmir his closest attendant at the finish encountered some ix or racing luck at the first turn turnThe The Hiawatha Handicap the feature went to Merry Princess Knsors effort on the Clark filly was in marked contrast with his earlier efforts and it was due to his sharp tactics that Merry Princess gained victor Polygon attempted to race with her during the early stages and Ensor kept the Coe candidate closely pinned on the rail until the final eighth when the latter weakened Mc Atees complaint was dismissed after Ensor had given the stewards his explanation Terentia under her heavy imi ost closed gamely at the end secur ¬ ing second place placeKOHINOOR KOHINOOR SCORES EASILY EASILYKohiNoor KohiNoor scored a runaway victory in the fifth having a ten lengths margin over her opposition at the end After her victory Joe Vendig advanced her liM over her entered price where hep hepowner owner protected her Purchase won the final after causing his backers some uneasiness through the stretch run Lyke sent him into a commanding load shortly after the start but in the final eighth he shortened his stride perceptibly and it required hard urging to carry him over the line at the end War Kiss was weakly TapliuEdward liandled by Tapliu Edward Burke of the Havre de Orace track was a visitor visitorWalter Walter Couch wellknown eastern turfite is con ¬ fined influenzaJ in a Brooklyn hospital victim of influenza J Owens shipped the Ureentree Stable of fight head to Iimlico today todayKoumer Koumer one of the truly great horses of the American turf and one of the most popular too will do his bit indirectly to stimulate the drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan at the Jamaica track Andrew Miller owner of the game and speedy horse has offered a trophy to the man making the biggest subscription through the track committee on Saturday Liberty Day and it is one which every lover of racing will covet Roamer made turf his ¬ tory at Saratoga Springs on August 21 when he es ¬ tablished a new American record for a mile against time by running the distance in 134 breaking the great Salvators longstanding mark of 135 made at the old Jerome Park over a straightaway course Mr Miller will give one of the plates which Roamer wore in his amazing sneed test just as it came off his hoof after the struggle with Father Time together with a picture of the son of Knight Errant suitably framed The sentimental value of such a tronhy is beyond price and it is safe to say the man lucky enough to win it will have to bid high Early buying of Liberty Bonds is the buy ¬ ing that counts
