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WIDENER COLORS TO FORE Messines Carries Them to Victory in Highland Selling Stakes at Jamaica NEW YORK N Y May 23 Trainer A J Joy ner saddled the winner of the Highland Selling Stakes the feature of todays program at Jamaica in G D Widencrs Messines Scratches reduced the field to ten and with the withdrawal of Billy McLanghlih left the race quite an open one There was considerable backing for Ramkin but the Wil ¬ son representative was never prominent while Mes ¬ sines well ridden by Zoeller led all the way and won by threequarters of a length his rider taking no chances driving him hard at the finish when G W Lofts Haiti threatened The latters race was on the sensational order the King James colt coining from the rear with a rush that almost brought victory victoryThe The track was not at its best rain of Sunday night dulling its spued Despite threatening weather a fairsized crowd was present presentThe The biggest disappointment of the meeting was Brush Boy from the Rancocas Stable in the first nice of the afternoon He was an outstanding choice and ran last in a field of four Miles S Un ¬ certainty and Friars Rush leading him home in the order named The favorite was hard ridden all the way but failed to respond and ran a bad race raceRegal Regal Lodge made amends for Brush Boys defeat by carrying the Rancocas Stable colors to an easy victory in the following race This Englishbred racer was making his first appearance of the year and never left the result in doubt leading from barriers rise to cross the winning line four lengths in advance of Liberty Girl which was doing her best to withstand the fast closing rush of Omer K KThe The Quincy Stable furnished the winner of the third race in Elmendorf the Ballot horse counting in the final strides of a spirited finish in which he wrested the lead from Mr X right near the end La Kross threatened to repeat by moving into the lead on the far turn but JiatliiothinE lof t and tirell badly In the last fifty yards yardsA A sudden drop in temperature cauglit a largesized Monday crowd unprepared and it shivered under its straw hats throughout the afternoon Rain fell heavily about one oclock and caused a lastminute rush to scratch There was more precipitation during the afternoon and it repeatedly drove the crowd to cover William Garth returned from a visit to his home in Cliarlottesville Va where he reported that there are thirteen foals at Engleside and eleven at Lewis Garths Inglecrest Farm The youngest at Engleside are by Wrack Trap Rock Sea King and Maintenant The other band are by Wrack Sea King and Berry II Eight of the thirteen at Engleside belong to Mr Garth
