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SMALL CROWD AT JAMAICA u ri ra Cool Weather and Rival Attraction Keep Attendance Down. Mineola Handicap to Chateau Thierry Accident to Summer Beats Grey Gables. n ri NEW YORK, X. Y., October 5. A rather poor, racing offering, coupled with chilly weather and the counter attraction of the worlds series baseball game, served to reduce the attendance at Jamaica today. Those who did journey to the course were treated to racing conspicuously lacking in thrills. Most of the dashes were won easily. John Sanfords Chateau Thierry defeated Sedge-field and Knobbie with considerable ease in the Mineola Handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, which featured the card. McAfee did not allow Knobbie to draw away into his usual long early lead. He kept Chateau Thierry within a length or two of the Rancocas sprinter through the early part of the race and had little ground to make up when he was ready for his move. He took the Sanfprd, filly to the outside of Knobbie at the turn into the stretch and passed him entering the straightaway. Chateau Thierry rapidly drew away and was under restraint in the final sixteenth. Knobble was a tired horse when Chateau Thierry passed him, and Sedgefield in a fast closing drive took second place from him. Crack o Dawn ran away a quarter mile around the lower turn before the start of the race and was tired badly after going a half mile. Kutnmer almost won a race under decidedly adverse conditions in the Cherry Valley Handicap. He rode the bdds-on favorite, Gray Gables, and was struck in the eye by a rock going to the first turn. In spite of this he sent his mount into the lead entering the stretch and was just nosed out of the winners, share in the closing stride by Rep. He saved second place easily from Saddle Ring. Rep followed the others until the stretch turn. He appeared to be completely out of contention on the backstretch while Sagacity was making the pace. He closed a big gap in a hurry when Turner called upon him, however, and came through between the leaders at the turn into the. stretch. It-was a terrific battle through the final sixteenth before Rep forged ahead in the final stride. Kummers eye was so badly injured that Weiner had to be substituted for him on A. K. Macombers Lizetto in the sixth race. ANOTHER FOE, CONSISTENT JOCK SCOT. Old Jock Scot found everything to his liking in the second race and won in a canter with a four-length advantage over Pickwick, while Pirate Mc-Gee finished third. Jock Scot was away in the lead with the rise of the barrier, and after easily racing Pickwick into defeat rounding the lower turn, drew away and held command to the end. Pickwick ran forwardly all the way and although gamely challenging the leader entering the stretch had little chance to overtake the veteran Ogden gelding. "Father Bill" Dalys only thoroughbred Rockport kept up among the leaders1 and came within a neck of getting into the money. He probably did not feel at home in such society, however, and allowed Pirate McGee to take. the short end of the purse. Wilsons good riding brought victory to J. L. Hollands Sweepy in the opening dash, at five and a half furlongs. The Sweep colt was favorite, but there was good support for several other starters. Sweepy met with interference in the early part of the race and was following behind the four leaders, which raced head and head, with Margaret White, Fusee, Lucky Girl and Our Dear making the pace. At the stretch turn the leaders went wide and Wilson managed to slip through on the inside with the Sweep colt. After that it was merely a question of lasting to the finish, the ground saved at the turn giving Sweepy a big advantage. The effort which he .made in taking the lead tired him and he was under a hard drive through the final eighth to outlast Our Dear, which was closing rapidly on him. Our Dear went wide all through the race or she might have been victorious. Fusee was third. An even dozen selling platers went to the post in the third race. Ting-a-Ling was the best of them. McAtce sent him into the lead at once, raced into defeat Star Court, his closest pursuer, rounding the turn, and drew away in tho stretch. Scottish Chief was second and Ace of Aces third. A heavy rush of speculation on Ross R. pushed the Marrone Stable starter into position of favorite.. He was not seriously in contention at any time during the running, however. Invincible, another favored contestant, met with considerable interference. Victor Schaumberg, racing secretary at Empire City track, visited Jamaica to day to receive requests from horsemen for stable accommodations during the coming meeting at the Yonkers course. J. W. Pangle arrived from Maryland in search of likely racing material for the winter meeting at Havana. Jockey L. McAtee will leave Friday for Laurel to ride Captain Alcock in his stake engagement Saturday at the Maryland track.
