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ORDINARY SPORT AT JAMAICA Thunderstorm Takes the Gowanus Selling Stakes and Is Heavily Bid Up Afterward. JAMAICA. N. Y., October 5. R. T. Wilsons Thunderstorm won the Gpjvanus Selling Stakes, the feature of the days program at Jamaica, but his victory cost his owner dearly, as the colt was run up to ,500, ,500 over his entered price, by L. T. Bauer, a western turfman, but was retained by his owner for the usual advance. Thunderstorm, Pickwick and Major Parke were all about equal choices and in the running Pickwick was the leader to the stretch. At the stretch bend Thunderstorm, so Turner claimed, cut across in front of Pickwick and impeded the latter. The Lafayette purse brought only three to the post, War Bond being scratched. On account of strong backing for Sweet Music,. Fair Gain receded in the quotations until he was equal choice with Sweet Music at the close of operations. In the running. Fair Gain followed Sweet Music until an eighth out, when he challenged and finally won in a driving finish by three parts of a length. On High finished fifteen lengths back. The talent met a signal reverse in the second race when It. T. Wilsons Sunny Days, with jockey Elisor aboard, could finish no better than third. Sunny 1 Days showed scant speed until near the finish. George Bovee was the first to show, but Clare Frances soon outfooted him and retained her lead to the finish. Although she only beat Machine Gunner by a nose at the end, Kummer, on Clare Frances, clearly outrode Davies on Machine Gunner. Orciis, with a small following, won the opening dash for maiden two-year-olds. Orcus began quickly and showed the most speed for the entire nice, winning -in a canter by four lengths. Jamaica Belle was the closest contender until the last fifty yards, when she tired and Thornhedge. which came from , far back, got up In a belated rush to take second I place. Jamaica Belle was an easy third. Lady Stella, the post favorite, tired in the stretch and finished fourth. Johnny 0Conuell showed a flash Of early speed.
