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RANCOCAS JINX DEPARTS Losing Streak of Hildreth Stable Broken by Double Victory. Largest Crowd of Meeting Present - Enthusiasm Runs High When - Favorites Win. NEW YORK, N. Y., October 12. The Rancocas jinx faded out of the racing picture at Jamaica today. Thunderclap smashed it into bits by winning tho Columbus Day Highweight Handicap, and Mad Hatter proved that the jinx was really hora de combat by outrunning his two opponents all the way in the October Handicap, which featured the card. The holiday brought the largest crowd of the meeting to the track in spite of the counter attraction of the worlds series. The racing ground was :i trill deep from rain which visited Jamaica during the night, but the high wind and sun dried it out as the afternoon wore away. Tlie Eancocas Stable, unpopular in the days of its, success, found popular favor once more when its representatives scored today. Thunderclap and Mad Hatter were both given enthusiastic receptions upon their return to the judges stand. Fator sent Mad Hatter to the front in the feature. Frorii the first turn he continued to draw away to the finsh. The Fair Play horse was in a running mood. He kicked high at the barrier and almost unseated Fator. Ho was a trifle slow in getting away as a result of his antics, hut he quickly overtook Donuacona in the racing to the first turn, and was not in danger thereafter:" Mad Hatter was quoted at odds-on and there was little lawn activity in his-behalf. Sedgefield drew considerable support - and liia price dropped rapidly to the close of the betting. Mad Hatter covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:40. He was not extended in making this time. When the soft condition of the track is considered liin performance appears a creditable one. The nice paid 2,650 to the winner. THUNDERCLAPS FINE VICTORY. Thunderclaps victory in the Columbus Day High-weight Handicap marked the first triumph of t lie 6 Runcocas colors since September 21 at Aqueduct, wliou Knobbie won the Sun Briar Handicap. Saude held Thunderclap under restraint behind Dimmes-ilale and Ten-Lee through the early part of the rare, but moved up rapidly on the turn. The trio came into the stretch head with Dimmesdalc on tho inside and Thunderclap on the outside. Ten-Lec was badly crowded when Thunderclap bore over entering the. straightaway, but she was already beaten at the time. The Foreign Stable filly showed a fine flash of speed in the first half-mile, .but she began to show signs of distress on the turn, and although she hung on with rare courage when Thunderclap and Dimmesdale challenged, she was tiring. Dream of the Valley was left at the post and War Pennant, the only other starter, was plainly outclassed. Turner, after two days of poor success in the saddle, came back into his sensational riding form of last week. He completed a double with Tufter iu the fiftii race. Tufter raced Sea Sinner into deicat on the back stretch and withstood a challenge by. Bruniudo on the. turn. He held an advantage of two lengths over the French horse at the finish, while Sea Hlhner, spent by his early efforts, was a distant follower. BRUM ADO ONLY FAVORITE BEATEN. Tufttrs victory over Brumado marked tne only defeat of the day for a fovorite. Every popular fancy except the French racer justified his packing niid crossed the finish in front . and holiday enthusiasm of. the crowd resulted in much applause for the winners. Lucky Button scored by a iiock under severe pressure in the final race. Leghorn was second and Pliantom Blue third. The Sweep filly rushed to the front soon after the start and showing flashy speed drew clear at the turn. She came into the stretch with a lengths advantage over Leghorn, but the latter moved up rapidly under a hard drivo and strongly challenged in the final eighth. McAtee kept Lucky Button at top speed by constant and vigorous riding and virtually pushed her across . the finish a winner by a short neck. Phantom Bluo showed signs of lameness going to the post, but apparently worked cut of it in the race and closed rapidly through the stretch to pass Prelude ifor third money. la the absence of trainer Louis Feustel tho Glen Riddle Farms Dream of tho Valley was saddled by J. Hastings. Brumado was reclaimed for J. L. Holland by W. Shields after the fifth race for ,250. Avspa was claimed out of the first race by B. A. Lane for ,650. W. Obert has severed his connections with 11. Me-Kecycr and will go to Laurel to ride as a free lance. W. Myers, superintendent of tho Rancocas Farm in New Jersey, was a visitor at Jamaica today. Turner rode Avispa, the favorite, to a runaway victory in tiie first race. He sent her in the lead when ready and drew way into a long lead in the stretch. Dolly Varden retained second place iu a hard struggle with Execution. Tan IL, backed into favoritism at tho last min-utck showed greatly improved form in winning the second race, which brought together a cheap band pf .Utters. La Kross was second and Lord Herbert third. . After beating the barrier Tan II. was taken under restraint and saved behind Nolawn, tho receding favorite, going to the first turn. Nolawn bogan to draw away through the backstretch, but when La Kross and Taa II. moved up ou tho turn with Htrone challenges lie quit badly. La KrossS cbot Jato. th6 lead when Nolawn quit and Tan II. . was under a drive through the last eighth t head him. He pulled away itito a Ic-Dgtli and a half lead at tUc end., 1 W. M. Wallace yesterday shipped Horologe, two-year-old son of St. Amant Hour Hand, to Churchill Downs, where he will be a 6tdrtor in the Kentucky Jockoy Club Stakes on Saturday. The colt has started twice and won Impressively each time. Ho worked a mile in l:40Vs Monday in preparation for his Kentucky engagement. Wallace bought Horologe for ,000 at the Xalapa Farm sale .hiring the Saratoga meeting. He recently refused an offer j which run. into five fictile - i
