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JAMAICA OPENS NEXT FRIDAY Meeting Will Continue for Thirteen Days Attractive Stakes to Be Decided. NEW YORK. N. Y., September 27. While racing on the metropolitan courses is drawing to a close, there is enough of interest in the sport which gives promise of maintaining its hold on the New York public to the end of the season. In point of attendance and enthusiasm displayed at the various meetings 1920 set a high-water mark for the thoroughbred in the Empire State. The coming meeting at Jamaica, which will last thirteen days, will begin next Friday and continue until October IS, when the horses will go to Empire City for the final period of the season. There are thirteen stakes on the Jamaica list, none having an added value of less than ,000, while many have from ,500 to ,000. The purses for tho first day have been enriched by a surplus of .,843.50 from excess bids in selling races during; the last two days of the spring meeting. Tins makes each of the five purse races on October 1 worth ,7GS.70. This guarantees a bumper program for the opening day, when the Montague Handicap for three-year-olds, ,000 added, over the three-quarters of a mile will be run. There is considerable quality in the Montague Handicap, nominations jncluding On Watch, Domi-riiqiio, Donnacona, Sea Mint, St. Allan, Pilgrim, Round Robin, Yung Cliing, De. Clark, Panoply, Pontypridd, Afternoon and Neddani. For Saturday, the Picrrepont Handicap, ,000 added for three-year-olds and over at one mile and a quarter, should furnish one of the best contests of the autumn. The nominations include Exterminator, Naturalist. On Watch; Or. Clark; Cirrus, Cleopatra, Mad Hatter, Audacious, Wildair, Fair Gain, Gladiator, Paul Wcidel, Donnacona arid Thunderstorm. The Lynbrook Selling Stakes, ,000 added, will attract some good platers from the two-year-old-division Monday, October 4. The Gowanus, a selling stakes for three-year-olds and over at a mile and a sixteenth, with ,000 added, should bring the best of the older division to the post. Pilgrim, Georgie, Krewcr, Major Piirke, Tippity Witcliet, Coaler, Captain Alcock, Wyoming, Yellow Hand, Tom McTiiggart, Claquer, Pickwick and Thunderstorm are some of the eligibles. Wednesdays feature will bo the Remscn, ,000 added, for two-year-olds at three-quarters. Most of the good juveniles are in it arid a fine field should go to the post. The Mineola Handicap, ,000 added, for three-year-olds at one mile and a sixteenth, will be decided on Thursday. Wildair, On Watch, Cleopatra, Fair Cain and other good ones are named. The three-year-olds and over will meet in the Continental Handicap, ,500 added, Over the mile and an eighth route on Saturday, October 9. Every performer of note except Man o War and Sir Barton is named for this prize. For the closing week the Oceanus. ,500 added, for two-year-olds at three-quarters; the October, ,500 added, for three-3foar-olds and over at one mile and a sixteenth; the Belgrade Selling, ,000 added, for three-year-olds and over at three-quarters, and the Hiawatha, ,500 added, for two-year-old fillies over the five and a half f urlonsrs route, will be decided. All are handicaps with the I exception of the Belgrade, and each has received liberal patronage. I
