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I ] , ! : 1 ! 1 ] A 1 ] ! , , , ] t A ; I i I . , . j j ; | . 1 I ] j I ! J j] i ■ ! j | I I | , 1 I : M j ah | j i , 1 i | ; j ; 1 ; j1 | ■ . . i ! j | | j j ORDINANCE IN FRONT * August Belmonts Ormondale Colt Wins Stuyvesant Handicap. — ■-* Race Marks First Appearance of Year of Wise Counsellor, Which Finishes Fourth. * NEW YORK. N. Y., May 14.— Ordinance, August Belmonts bay son of Ormondale — ■ Dona Roca, ridden by jockey E. Legere. was returned the winner of the Stuyvesant Handicap which featured todays card at Jamaica. Ho won in an easy fashion from Laurano, while the Sanford Stud Farms Samaritan was third. J. S. Wards Wise Counsellor, the Rancocas Stables Sherman and Harry Payne Whitneys Swingalong made up the field and finished in the order named. The race was at a mile and had a value of ,000. Ordinance, by his victory, raced himself into prominence among t.ie three-year-olds and at the end of the race was under restraint and winner by a safe margin. He completed the distance in 1 :58%. The field was a brilliant one and it marked the first appearance of J. S. Wards Wise Counsellor. There was little delay at the barrier and the field left in good alignment. Laurano and Swingalong were the quickest to begin and drew away into a brief lead. Going to the first turn there was considerable inter -, ference, in which Sherman and Wise Coun-I sellor suffered. Laurano was setting a fast pace, but Swingalong was right after him. When well settled on the backstretch Swing -j along drew into the lead, while it was here that Callahan, astride Wise Counsellor, made his move. He closed with a rush and in a few strides was on equal terms with the leaders. Legere, astride Ordinance, had a nice steady hold of his mount, but racing r.long on the inside. Rounding the turn for home Laurano came again on the inside, while Swingalong went a trifle wide. It was here that Ordinance responded to urging and came between the two leaders. SEW TRACK RECORD. Wise Counsellor in the meantime had dropped back again and appeared to be laboring. When well settled in the stretch the Belmont colt drew away with utmost ease and never left the ultimate result in doubt, and outlasted Samaritan at the end. Or-I dinance was workec. out an additional eighth la 1 :34%. Laurano pulled up noticeably lane following the race. The victory was a opular one with the crowd, although on the way to the post Wise Counsellor was given an ovation. There was some disappointment when the time was displayed, 1 :43%, which proved to be a mistake and was then changed to 1 :3S%. The latter figure marked a new track record, clipping two-fifths of a second from the former mark, established by S. C. Hildreths Purchase in 1919. Racing conations were once more far from appropriate and a cold wind swept over the grounds. The track was fast and on the whole interesting racing was enjoyed. Buck Pond, racing for B. Maginnis, was the winner of the third race, which engaged a band of sprinters at three-quarters. Mrs. F. Byer supplied the placed horse in Escoba dOrc, while C. Francks Comedy was third. Buck Pond was ridden by J. Burke and v ent to the front with a rush right after , the start and drew away into an easy lead. j Saving ground throughout, he drew away again in the stretch run, bat fn the final sixteenth was tiring. Escobi. dOro ran well from the start and, closing resoluttly on the inside in the first part, came to the outside in the stretch, disposed of Comedy and was wearing the winner down. Comedy shewed a flash of early speed, but retired badly at the end. EDISTO HOME FIRST. L. S. Thompsons Edisto. ridden by Jockey L. McAtee. w is returned the winner of the i Forest Hills Purse for two-year-olds at five-eighths in a drve with W. Daniels Socrates. I while Bill Dwyer was third. Following a brief delay at the barrier the field was dispatched in good alignment and Edisto was first to I show in front. He was closely pressed by Socrates. The latter was away sluggishly and was forced to work his way through the field, but Connelly sent him to the front with a rush and kept him under hard riding throughout. Edisto was racing in second position and met with interference in the first eighth but McAtee was content to follow the pacemaker until well into the stretch before he made his move. Then Edisto responded resolutely and wearing the leader down was drawing clear at the end. Bill Dwyer was a forward contender from the start and raced promisingly. The others were always outrun. G. C. Winfreys Mom was returned the winner of the second race in a drive with G. W. Coburns Superbum, while Bendita was third. The field was made up of a ba." d of ordinary platers to go a mile and seventy yards. The start was a bad one and Ralco, Oran and Trite were left. Mont Majella, an importation of E. R. Bradley, made the early run- lloatiuued on twelfth page. , I i 1 l • i 1 1 f A j | 1 l c I ORDINANCE IN FRONT Continued from first page. ning, while Mom raced close after with the others more or less strung out. While rounding the far turn the winner made her move and rushing past Mont Majella drew into a long lead which stood her in good stead at the finish to outstay Superbum. The latter finished fastest of all through the final eighth, while Rendita, after showing early speed, tired badly. A bulky band, made up of cheap platers, paraded for the running of the fifth race, at three-quarters, and the winner turned up in T. C Sawyers Relcross in a drive from J. W. Smiths Ege, while S. Goochs Dan Boiling was third. The winner was ridden by jockey J. Callahan and finished fast on the outside, wearing down the leaders to win going away. Ege. Daydue and Dan Rolling were forward factors throughout. A. J. Contontos Mervinia was an esay victor of the last race, which engaged a small band of two-year-olds. The Sanford Stud Farms Youthful raced to second place, while Waratah was third. The winner came from behind the pace established by Youthful and drew away into an easy lead when called upon.
