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MISS STARS GREAT SPEED ♦ ■ Riviera Stable Fleet Filly Defeats Fast Band of Sprinters. ♦ ■ Equals Jamaica Track Record for Fire-Eights in Taking Richmond Handicap — Newtown Stakes to Hullabaloo. ♦ NEW YORK, N. T., May 3.— While the Jamaica feature of the day was the Newtown Selling Stakes, the fact that it was framed for selling platers made the Richmond Handicap that preceded it of more racing importance. It brought a wonderfully good field of sprinters to the post and resulted in a victory for the Riviera Stables three-year-old filly Miss Star. She equaled the track record when she raced the five-eighths in 1 :05 and beat Harry Payne Whitneys Broom-ster, Irish Brigadier, Thunderclap, Dry Moon. Caveat Emptor, Knobbie, Thunderclap and Saddle and Boots. It was another bright day, but there was a chill to the wind that blew in from Jamaica Bay, making overcoats much more comfortable than straw hats. The crowd was a good one, with the proverbial Jamaica enthusiasm and the racing furnished was interesting. Eight went to the post for the Richmond Handicap and little time was lost at the barrier. Broomster was .first to show, while Miss Star, leaving from an outside position, went up in the air slightly as the barrier rose and was at a distinct disadvantage. Thurber at once sat down to ride her and she dashed up on the outside until at the end of the first eighth she was up with Broomster. Thurber then sent Miss Star along until she was clear of the Whitney sprinter and, once she hail taken command, she dominated the rest of the running. Broomster was following her two lengths back and was well clear of Knobbie. Dry Moon was right there and when going to the stretch turn he was racing fast. Thunderclap was never able to reach a contending position and it was evident that the big black is not up to his real racing form. Swinging for home Miss Star was still clear, but through the last eighth she tired slightly and Broomster was within a neck of her at the end. The Whitney sprinter had beaten Dry Moon five lengths for second place and he in turn was a head before Ca- Continued on eleventh page. MISS STARS GREAT SPEED Continued from first page. veat Emptor. Miss Star is a light filly, but she is gifted with a tremendous burst of speed. Her Richmond performance would suggest that she will never be anything but a sprinter and it is doubtful if she will bo able to hold her own with the best of them even over three-quarters. Thunderclap looked exceedingly well when going to the post, but he surely needeel the race and may be expected to improve greatly over his showing today. W. C. Clancys clumsy big four-year-old Hullabaloo was winner of the Newtown Selling Stakes and his victory brought just ,123 to the Clancy coffers. At the cnel he hail something left, though Frank G. was a clcse second and Wishbone saved third money. Billy Olivers Dexterous began in front, but he gave way to Wishbone almost instantly and the filly rusheel into a good lead. Hullabaloo began from an e utside position, but Carter rushed him up until he was soon alongside the filly and in a few strides he had gone on by her into a good lead. Wishbone was as far in front of the others, and they were led by Bud Fishers Muskallonge. Frank G. had found se mo trouble in getting a clear course and was in the middle of the fielel. Wishbone maele a close turn into the stretch and an eighth from home closed up on Hullabaloo until Carter was forcetl to hit the Clancy sprinter with his whip to hold his lead. That was all that was needed and at the end he was going away again. Frank G.. by a sensational rush on the outside, just got up in time to beat Wishbone for second place. H. P. Whitney scored his first victory ot the metropolitan seasc n when Margin, a daughter of All Gold — Flying Witch, won the closing race by six lengths from Blissful and Bevy.
