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NEW YORK RACING BEGINS On Watch Defeats Naturalist in the Paumonok Handicap California Bred Morvich Wins WinsSuffolk Suffolk Selling Stakes Close CloseFinishes Finishes Thrill Big Crowd NIV YOKIC N Y May 0 An immense con course of people assembled at the popular Jamaica track for the inauguration of racing over the New York courses for the year 1021 The Iauinonok Handicap was the big opening day feature and V Loft furnished tlie winner of it in his Rood colt On Watch which defeated the speedy Natural ¬ ist by a half length after n gruelling finish Natur ¬ alist appeared an easy winner enteritis the stretch where he had a threelength lead He tired under his heavy impost in the fial eighth but fought gamely to the end Dr Clark was third thirdThe The Suffolk Stakes the secondary attraction fell to the Californiabred Morvich carrying the colors of his breeder and owner A 15 Spreckels The winner was entirely neglected by the public anl went to the post at 30 to 1 in the betting He dis ¬ played wonderful speed and simply ran away from his opponents ISrush Boy from the Haniocas Stable was second and Dolly Varden third 5 I AVidener furnished the first winner of IM meeting when Last Straw carried his colors to vie tory in the initial dash for Which she was faviilr She won by a small margin Care Free just failing to overtake her in a tight finish finishA A nose margin separated Marie Antoinette sn1 Election in the second race the latter tiring badly when victory seemed assured assuredFollowing Following are those who officiated at the open ¬ ing Stewards John E Cowdin William G Street and W S Vosburgh judges E C Smith and C Cornehlsen starter Mars Cassidy assistant to the starter E C Potter handicapper W S Vosburgh clerk of the scales Albert Rurlen clerk of the course Walter C Edwards paddock and patrol judge Jaines McLatighlin patrol judges E II Ilanna and William Doyle timer J D Odom physician in attendance Dr J 15 Dowd DowdFred Fred Taral formerly the premier rider of Amer ¬ ica and more recently a rider and trainer of note in Germany made his debut as a trainer in America by sending Asuncion to the post in the first race in the colors of the Riviera Stable This colt was sold by John Stanford as a yearling yearlingNoliant Noliant was held up as a starter in the first race until T O Webber his owner was able to supply evidence from Dr McCarthy that the colt bona fide sale McCarthy superintended the sale of Freemans horses at Havre de Grace
