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i i i I i • • | ■ j ! | j I • • 1 . 1 . . • 1 I | j j | J I I . ; . j j j ■ I j . j _ | | . MANY JAMAICA SCRATCHES • Wednesdays Program Riddled By Numerous Withdrawals. » Garden City Claiming Stakes to Horologe — Indian Trail Easily Triumphs Over Lord Granite. ♦ NEW YORK, N. V., May 21.— It was a dis-i agreeable day that marked the close of the Jamaica meeting Wednesday and, as a result, the card and attendance suffered extensively from the rain. The program, which gave great promise, was riddled by scratches and small fields paraded in the majority of the events. The program feature was the Garden City Claiming Stakes, and five responded to the call. The winner turned up in Frank J. Farrells Horologe, ridden by jockey J. Burke, in a hard drive from P. S. P. Randolphs King Albert, while J. F. Richardsons Top Sergeant was third. Jacqueline Julian and Donges made up the field and finished in the order named. There was no delay at the start and the field left in good alignment. Racing to the first turn -Horologe was lead- ing King Albert, while Top Sergeant was bringing up the rear. When well settled for the run through the backstretch OHara went to the front with King Albert and immediately drew away into an easy lead. Horologe raced after him, while Top Ser- geant had displaced Jacqueline Julian and Donges. King Albert had a safe advantage turning for home, but the Farrell starter had been nursed along by Burke and he moved at the eighth post. OHara became flustered and reached for his whip, and as a result King Albert floundered slightly. Horologe, under hard pressure, gained steadily and at the end had a narrow margin. Top Sergeant | I finished fast and was a good third. j Faenza. carrying the colors of the Oak Ridge Stable, was winner of the opening race, J which engaged a band of maiden three-year- olds at three-quarters. J. Butlers Magic , Call finished second, while Dolomite, from I the Dosoris Stable, was third. The start was a good one and Turner, astride the Oak Ridge Stable representative, had him away • ! in his stride. Lie was closely pressed by . i Magic Call and the pair drew away with ease from the others. Dolomite was slow , to get going and was forced to work his way up through the field. Rounding the stretch ■ I | turn Faenza began to draw clear and it was . I here that Dolomite moved into serious con- ! ! tention. Faenza paved ground and when ; i straightened out in the final eighth drew , j i away with ease. Magic Call came again and I had but little trouble in disposing of Dolomite, which tired badly from early pace- making. G. C. Winfreys Insulate was the winner of the second race, which was at a 1 mile and seventy yards, and engaged a band of six. Mrs. A. Swenkes Despair raced to 1 second place, while J. Zoellers Olynthus was third. The winner was ridden by the diminutive Harvey and followed the pace established by Despair under steadying re-I ] straint. Harvey made his move up on the outside at the stetch turn and lost consider-able ground when Despair went wide. He closed resolutely when settled for the stretch | run and was going clear at the end. Despair Continued on sixteenth page. : I i | • ! I • I I f ■ , ■ 5 i i | 1 1 , ] . i .1 , ! j I ! . , , ; | i ■ . | i I I - | j j I | - j MANY JAMAICA SCRATCHES Continued from first page. after racing St. Martins into early defeat, weakened from early efforts, while Olynthus, after racing on the outside throughout, came to the inside of the pacemakers at the stretch turn and outlasted Superbum at the end. The latter saved ground throughout and had no excuses in the running. The Willoughby, which was at five-eighths, found but five of the thirteen overnight start- ers facing the starter and the winner turned up in J. S. Wards Indian Trail in an easy manner from J. C. Shanks Lord Granite, while A. J. Contentos Miss Cerina was third. The winner was ridden by E. Barnes and was greatly benefited from the manner in which the early pace was established. From the start Lord Granite and Miss Cerina set a fast pace, while Barnes was content to rate his mount along. Miss Cerina was through rounding the far turn and it was there that Indian Trail moved to the leaders. He as- sumed command at the stretch turn and won with speed in reserve. Lord Granite had a safe margin over the fast tiring Miss Cerina. Southern Cross and Arlington, the other starters, cut no figure in the running. 11. L. Gerrys Peanuts was winner of the fifth race which engaged a Mvitt OOl»l t H bond of two-year-olds at live-eighths. Harry Payne Whitneys Reminder was second and Ray Scherrers Kumonin third. The winner was ridden by jockey Thurber. and was a forward factor from the start. He saved ground entering the stretch and wore down Reminder in the final strides. The. tauter showed a good performance from the start but quit after opening up a safi h-ad. Kumonin began slowly and finish "d fast. Arno, which raced couplid with Reminder", was knocked back at the start and had Kant chance. Iee Rosenbergs Suncar was winner of the final race of the afternoon which engaj; d a band of maidens at three-quarters. He led ifiom start to finish and easily held Ho, -I ileur safe. The latter was an easy secoa I over Vexation. Tiday as usual h -gan slowly and finished fast.
