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OPENING DAY AT JAMAICA! Mad Hatter Beaten, But in a New Track Record Time. llrainstorm tho Victor In tho Main Race Rigel "Wins a Ilaco at Last After Numerous Attempts. NEW YORK, N. Y., October 2. Racing moved over to the Jamaica course of the Metropolitan Jockey Club today and a better day could not have been desired for October sport, the weather was summerlike and the track in its best condition. There was a large gathering for the occasion and most of the finishes were excitingly close. Mad Hatter was again a disappointment when he failed in the mile and a sixteenth of the October Handicap that seemed easy for him after the scratching of such dangerous contenders as Sennings Park, Missionary, Bon Homme and Sedgefield. It was Henry Wattersons Brainstorm that took his measure and ran a good race to accomplish another downfall of the son of Fair Play and Madcap when he ran the distance in 1:44, which reduced the previous taack mark from 1:44. Only six went to the post in this and from and good start Irish Brigadier was showing the way on the first turn, but Brainstorm and Mad Hatter were close after him. When the backstretch was reached Sande took Mad Hatter outside of Irish Brigadier, for the old rogue does not like to run next to the rail. As he moved Marinelli also moved on the outside of him with Brainstorm, but Mad Hatter quickly took the lead and when well clear of the others Sande took a restraining hold on him. At that stage of the running he seemed a sure winner. He was racing well within himself and almost three lengths clear, but Marinelli had not given him the fight with Brainstorm and at the head of the stretch rushed him up with such good success that when an eighth from home he was alongside of Mad Hatter. MAD HATTER SULKS AGAIN. Sande shook the brown horse up, but to no avail, then, as a last resort, went to the whip. That was the end of Mad Hatter, he would not try for the rest of the race. The result was that Brainstorm galloped home the winner by three lengths, while Mad Hatter was only a length before Hephaistos. Back of him were Irish Brigadier, John Paul Jones and Sweep By. If Mad Hatter had run the race he put up against Lucky Hour in the Edgemere Handicap, he probably would have been the winner, in spite of the fast time that was hung out. It was just one of his sour races. He quit without showing a semblance of a fight and that is not the Mad Hatter that raced his way to the top of the handicap division. The opening race of the Jamaica meeting was a three-quarters dash for two-year-olds that had not won since August 1. It produced a good finish when, under a long drive, William Daniels Allie Ochs was the winner by a nose from Bessie Leighton, with Homestretch a close-up third. Allie Ochs and Lady Rose made all the running, but on the stretch turn Lady Rose swerved out badly. Bessie Leighton had worked her way through on the inside and, after making a good turn into the stretch, seemed a sure winner. She raced up to Allie Ochs, but her rider was utterly unable to give her the help required in the drive, and the Daniel filly, well ridden by Merimee, lasted to win. Homestretch finished exceedingly well and was a length and a quarter before Temptress, while he was only beaten for second place, by a head. Lady Rose, after having run out in the stretch, lost her every chance and finished next to last. GRADUATES PROM MAIDEN CLASS. Rigel, from the Rancocas Stable, escaped from the maiden class in the five and a half furlongs dash that was the third offering, when under a perfect ride by Sande, he beat Little Celt by a length, and four lengths back of him was August Belmonts Rock Bottom third. There was a bit of luck in the result, for Little Celt met with some interference at the head of the stretch when Gantner tried to come through on the inside with him. At the time Parke pulled over with Humbolt, the Nevada Stock Farm satrter, and he was forced to take his mount up and come to the outside. Humboldt and Rigel raced closely lapped to the head of the stretch, with Rigel on the outside. Rock Bottom was a good third and outside of Rigel. There it was that Little Celt made his move, and it might have resulted in a victory had it not been for the interference he met with. After having to ease up and come to the outside Little Celt closed up with such speed that Sande had to swing his whip two or three times to hold his lead and, at the end, he was riding out vigorously to make the victory certain. Rock Bottom faded away somewhat in the last eighth and was a length back of Little Celt, and Fullon came along in time to beat the tired Humboldt. Bud Fishers Violinist needed all the help that Sande could give him to win the mile and seventy yards dash that was the fifth offering. And it was help, indeed, for the Rancocas Sable star fairly lifted his mount home. It was Canyon that gave the Fisher colt such a stiff battle and, as a matter of fact, the battle began on the first turn when E. Kummer, who had the mount, rode "Violinist so close that he was in danger of going down for a time. When the backstretch was reached Violinist found his way to the front and Sande sent him into a long lead. On the turn for home both Trajanus and Canyon had closed up on Violinist and the latter was going so well that he seemed all over the winner. Then it was that Sande gave his riding exhibition that landed Violinist winner by a nead. Trajanus tired in the stretch drive and was beaten a half dozen lengths for second place. Ralco was a disappointment in this race. He met with some early interference, but Merimee could never get him to running freely and he was last at the finish. Tom Welsh raced Jos. E. "Wideners Purity without blinkers in the race for two-year-old maidens that was the third offering. M. Buxton came over from Maryland for a day of New York racing. He left later for Laurel. Benjamin Blocks Kentucky Derby winner Morvich, has had his ankles punch fired for ossilages. He has been turned out in a small paddock at Jamaica and definitely retired for the present year. This ankle trouble developed suddenly and it has been intimated that it might have had something to do with his giving up so badly in his race with Surf Rider. The operation is a simple one and Bu.rlew expects that he will be back to the races next year, as good as ever. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chessar were opening-day visitors and were attracted principally to watch Carmencita run for Miss Mahler in the second race. Miss Marie Mahler was on hand to see her filly Carmencita win the second race. As a result of surplus run-up money from the previous Jamaica meeting that opened tho New York season, there was 00.05 " added to the five overnight races. The odd five cents went to the three-quarters handicap at the end of the card. Zeus Lassie and Lady Rose had blinkers added to their equipment in the first race. Tom Welch raced Joseph E. Wideners Purity without blinkers in the race for two-year-old maidens, that was the third offering. Jockey T. Rice and the Riviera Stable have John E. Madden has sold the two-year-old Vanderburg to Max Hirsch, and Wildrake, also a two-year-old, to Joseph E. Widener. Both Joseph E. Wideners Battersea and The Allies Stables Paula Shay had blinkers added to their equipment in the opening five-eighths dash. P. S. P. Randolph added Horeb and Liberty Girl to his stable after their winning races Friday. He took Horeb for ,356 and Liberty Girl for ,007. Lew Bloom added blinkers to the equipment of Okoboji in the sixth race. John McKee will ship four horses, including his good plater Crystal Ford, to the Latonia track Monday.
