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METROPOLITAN RACEGOERS Attend Jamaica in Large Numbers Attracted by Fine Program Damrosch Wins Garden City Sell ¬ ing Stakes Secondary Fea ¬ ture to Jack Stuart NEW YOUK N Y Juno 10 Metropolitan turf patrons attracted liy the fair weather and a prom ¬ ising program provided by secretary Edwards at ¬ tended Jamaica in large numbers today The fea ¬ tures won served in the eleventh running of the Garden City Selling Stakes the Montague Handi ¬ cap and the Lassies Purse a condition race for threeyearold fillies The now wellknown colors of Commander 1 K It Itoss were carried to victory in the Garden City Selling Stakes when Damrosch ridden l y 3 I f tits easily triumphed over Kilts II which finished a half length in advance of Rose dOr Damroschs success was easily achieved and as he was the first favorite of the day to win his victory was accordingly the most Mipiilar MipiilarThe The wise ones benefited by Jack Stuarts victory in the Montague Hacked from a high quotation of 10 to 7 at flag fall the recent acquisition to the Tlieo Cook stable defeated King 1landit and Valor which was also saddled by Win Martin trainer of the winner King 1landit conceding pounds to his opposition defeatW was not dishonored by his defeat W K Coes Terentiu again proved a big disap ¬ pointment to her admirers running unplaced in the second race for which she was a pronounced fav ¬ orite Terentia had all the bad luck of the race suffering from early interference and going wide entering the stretch She finished fast making up ground when too late The winner turned up ill Alphoe frorii the stable of John ISahtDntr Alphee is the second laughter of the celebrated French horse Sardanapale acknowledged to be the greatest race horse that ever raced in France to win in this country Hhajes from the stable of W S Kil Jner being the other Alphee won easily by four lengths witli My Friend second and Ophelia third thirdZenith Zenith carrying the silks of G W Loft was the third favorite in a row to go down to defeat when he was beaten a length by Queen of the Sea in the third race When Ultra Gold retired at the half after setting the early pace Queen of the Sea and Zenith fought it out the rest of the way the former always holding the favorite safe safeOnly Only two started in the opening dash Heyday and Oceanna the former leading by a wide margin throughout throughoutTO TO HONOK DEAD SOLDIERS SOLDIERSllacing llacing again evidenced its charity when a corps of whitegarlied nurses under command of Mrs J Waring entered the grounds to solicit contributions toward Jamaicas quota of 210000 of the 500 IMMt fund desired to erect memorial additions to the Jamaica and St Marys Hospitals of Queens County where so many turfites have found asylum The memorials have l een chosen as a monument to the Queens County soldiers who fell in action overseas and the drive for funds will continue throughout the week with the assistance of secre ¬ tary Kdwards and John Cavanaugh CavanaughIra Ira Wilson winner of the sixth race was sold s a yearling for the benefit of the tobacco fund t the Saratoga yearling sales to 1aul Fox for 20 20John John Madigin president of the Fort Erie Uacing Association is spending a few days in New York Regarding the sport in Canada said he cvery iKidy is prepared to begin as siion as peace is signed Just where the first meeting will be held I do not know but I think it will lie at Windsor Nothing has been done prematurely as regards dates They will be adjusted as soon as peace is declared declaredJoseph Joseph P Murphy of St Louis came from Balti ¬ more where he has been resting since the close of the Maryland season seasonKugcne Kugcne Wyland acting for W J Salmon has sold Teddy Honssenii and GotoBcd to Thomas Malmr superintendent of the Jamaica course courseC C A Applcgate purchased Tapageur from J E AVIdener at private terms termsTrainer Trainer 11 G Bedivell reports the deatli of a val ¬ uable yearling by Aleppo IoIIyhill she by Poly Jiielus The dam was purchased by J K It Boss in Kngland last year and brought to this country while in foal and placed on the Yarrow Brae Farm In Maryland
