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NEWTOWN STAKES TO VALOR Fair Play Colt Bennington Medium of Heavy Backing a Winner Chinn Horses Sold NEW YORK X Y May 9 When the seven yearold Valor was returned winner of the fifteenth running of the Xewtown Selling Stakes the stellar attraction of todays racing at Jamaica it marked another stake success for the Rancocas Stable trained by S C Hildreth Withdrawals reduced the field to five starters with Valor the outstand ¬ ing choice That he was in fine condition was soon discernible for with the rise of the barrier the son of Ballot dashed into the lead and easily held com ¬ mand throughout Fort Churchill was second and Our Roots third thirdFine Fine weather brought out an unusually large crowd for a Monday The track was fast and the racing interesting interestingJ J J Hallenbecks good mare Salvestra won the second race but she found a worthy opponent in Winneconne and the result was in doubt until the last few strides stridesPastoral Pastoral a daughter of Whisk Broom II Sylvan from the stable of H P Whitney made her initial appearance under colors in the opening dash and won like the good one she seems to be beThe The Fair Play colt Bennington which was sold for j 10000 as a yearling and made only one start as a twoyearold last year was the medium of heavy backing in the third race a rush of admirers at the last minute sending his odds down from 10 to 4 to 1 He justified the confidence by scoring in a game finish getting up in the final strides to win by threequarters of a length lengthJoseph Joseph MeLennan visited Jamaica in the interest of the stakes for the Blue Bonnets meeting and distributed condition books for the inaugural week of the Ontario Jockey Club meeting at Woodbine on May 21 21Placide Placide Frigerio is an arrival from Xew Orleans and will remain here for some time He stopped off in Kentucky to witness the running of the Derby the latter will ride for the Canadian stable on Canadian tracks throughout the year Lancaster is one of the boys developed by James Fitzsimmons trainer of the Quiiicy Stable StableSalvestra Salvestra winner of the second race was run up to 1500 and sold to B A Lane The mare ran in the colors of J J Hnllenbeck HnllenbeckTwentytwo Twentytwo thoroughbreds were auctioned in the paddock at Jamaica this affernoon Ten of them were the property of Commander J K L Ross and the remainder belonged to P T Chinn whose stable was dispersed dispersedA A large crowd attended the sale and spirited bidding resulted for the ownership of the Chinn horses although there was little demand for the castoffs from the Ross establishment establishmentShaffer Shaffer a twoyearold chestnut colt by Peter Quince Flying Frances by Planudes turned out to be the jstar of the Chinn dispersal Frenzied bidding resulted when this youngster was offered and he finally was knocked down to John Slmugh nessy for 15000 The Chinn horses were trans ¬ ferred with their stake engagements engagementsFollowing Following are the Chinn horses sold with purchasers and prices obtained Venizelos Frank Keeney i300 Wylie John Shaughnessy 4200 Opperman James Boden 4700 Lally V Vivadou 7 iOO Costigan A Blakely 2500 Shaffer John Shaughnessy 815000 Eager Eyes Charles Clioos 2fiOO Wishbone A Hallow 8500 Leghorn W Dugnn 3000 Vlan M Boasberg 500 500Beckna Beckna A Hallow 5000 Weary James Healy 1100 1100Property Property of J K L Ross War Pennant T J Carroll 00 Faisan Dore A Joss 200 Royal Jester John Johnson 50 Trench Mortar James Healy 100 Irish Dancer U S Remount Senice 500 Dancing Maid Sam Louis C50 Archegail Woods Garth 100 Keltoi John McCabe 75 Celtney U S Remount Service 325 Royal Mast Logan Denny 350 TRAINING GALLOPS AT WOODBINE PARK TOROXTO Ont May 9 Over a fast track at Woodbine Park today Royal Visitor the C H BiennerGiddings Kings Plate candidate worked a mile in 144 Royal Visitor started at the eighth post with E W Moores Besthoff and they bumped each other in the first eighth Besthoff finished several lengths in front Royal Visitors time was 25 50 11 and 144 Chief Sponsor galloped an easy mile in 145 well rated Herendesy and two other Dyment platers War Canoe and Xomis started from the barrier and went threeeighths in 35 in preparation for work tomorrow The Livings ¬ ton platers were also worked today Moll Cutpurse and Flagging Spirits made a good move a mile in 140 while Flea and Ragged Robin galloped the same distance in 147 147Gallipot Gallipot from the Seagram Stable went three quarters in 140 with Sweet Bouquet The Sea ¬ gram English horses showed speed in a half mil dash in 49 Witch Flower beat Broad View easily a mile in 140 The Davies twoyearolds worked threeeighths in 37 37The The Ross twoyearolds along with Lady Heart of the Giddings stable started from the barrier and worked threeeighths in 30 Irish Jig T P Phelans good threeyearold worked a mile in 147 under restraint restraintOther Other workouts were as follows Iron Roy half mile in 50 Hollywood half mile in 53 Incog half mile in 52 Rex Gaiety threequarters in 117 Mallowmot half mile in 51 Ina K threeeighths in 38 Joe Joe fiveeighths in 108 Pawnee II half mile in 53 Ernest A fiveeighths in 105 Lady Luxury threeeighths in 38 Tom Brooks threequarters in 120 and Rhymer fiveeighths in 109 109On On Sunday Seagrams Crown of Gold worked a mile in 144 and Xewells Greybonrne a mile and an eighth in 207 Heath Bell and St Paul worked threequarters in 115
