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W. DANIELS COLORS ♦ Victorious for Third Consecutive Year in Greenfield Stakes. — i Voshell the Successful Standard Bearer — Fast Mail Defeats Swinging By a Nose. ♦ NEW YORK. N. Y.. May 18.— Two years ago William Daniel provided the winner of the Greenfield Claiming Stakes, one of the stake fixtures of the Metropolitan Jockey Club meeting at Jamaica, in Sue Donovan. Last year he repeated with Socrates, Today the event was run for the seventeenth time and for the third consecutive year the blue and red polka dotted silks of the Chicago turfman were carried to victory. They were carried to victory over a small band of opponents by Voshell, a son of Blink — Ma-gheen. Only four two-year-olds went to the post. James Butlers Surprise Party finished in. second place while the small end of the stakes fell to Walter Salmons Wormwold, Woods Garths Theodore completed the field. He was never a contender, being outrun from the start. The victory marked the winners graduation from the maiden ranks. He started only once before, in a maiden race, on the opening day of the current meeting and finished next to last in an eleven horse field, beaten off by Acrostic, Chicaro and Surprise Party. Voshell made every post a winning one today. Entered for ,000 as against a ,500 valuation placed on Surprise Party, the winner had a ten pound pull in the weights. He carried 102 pounds. The race was between the two all the way. George Cooper rode Voshell and when the barrier was released got his mount away immediately. Surprise Party, ridden by G. Hudgins, was not a laggard either. They were running neck and neck and drew several lengths away from Wormwold, which lacked speed. Voshell and Surprise Party raced as a team to the turn out of the back stretch. Here Voshell shook off Surprise Party and took a clear lead. Hudgins tried desperately to overtake the pacemaker with his mount, but his energy was wasted. In the stretch Voshell drew away until he reached the finish three lengths in advance of the Butler colt. Wormwold finished the same distance behind Surprise Party. Theodore was a badly beaten fourth five lengths further away. UNSEASONABLE WEATHER. The Greenfield was the stellar number of a card that was of average Monday caliber. The sport attracted another large crowd. The weather caused the spectators no little discomfort. A strong breeze swept the course and carried a cold bite in it. The Greenfield was worth ,200 to the winner. Twelve platers, entered for ,000 each, paraded for the opener. This was fashioned for non-winners of the New York season, and the distance was three-quarters. It developed into a two horse race, with Samuel Louis Trapdale defeating Adolph E. Pons" Column. Akbar was third, three lengths back of the leaders. None of the others ever was in the contention. The start was good, with Column dashing to the front immediately. He was followed by Trapdale. Ip the run up the back stretch. Column drew away to an open lead, but Trapdale kept within striking distance. The pair steadily drew away from the others, which were led by Akbar. Column maintained his lead to the three-[ sixteenths post. As they straightened out for the run down the stretch, Trapdale closed in on the Pons horse. A. Collins had the mount on the latter and when Trapdale challenged he drew his whip. He plied the leather industriously all the way to the finish, while J. Callahan hustled Trapdale along. In the last sixteenth Trapdale drew away to win by one length. BEST CONTEST OF DAT. The second also was a condition affair at three-quarters, but for horses of better class than those that competed in the previous number. It resulted in a surprise victory for the Audley Farms Fast Mail, which defeated H. P. Whitneys good filly, Swinging, by a nose. Contract, from the stable of Walter J. Salmon, was third. There were only two other starters, Great Man and Saratoga Maje. Starter assidy had a bit of trouble sending them away. "Pony" McAtee had the filly right on her toes and twice she broke through tin- tape. When the start finally came Fast .Mail beat her getting into motion, but before the first sixteenth post was readied Swinging was in front Fast Mail stuck with her and they ran neck and neck to the turn out of the back stretch. Contract was third, not far away. On the far turn Swinging drew slightly away from Fast Mail and came into the stretch leading him by a I length. When straightened for the run home, j Lang put Fast Mail under the whip. The Continued on sixteenth pace. W. DANIELS COLORS Continue.-] from first pice. colt steadily gained on the filly. McAtee did not punish the filly, but gave her a rousing hand ride. In the last few strides Fast Mail got up just in time. Contract was an easy third. The winner of the third race at one mile and seventy yards for platers, also came from an unexpected quarter. The winner in the field of thirteen was Miss Washington, which J. Bauer saddled for A. Mounce. Chief James was second and Flora Star was third. The winner was always well up. In the dash to the first turn Casper, which because of his unruliness was started from the extreme outsiae position, discovered sufficient speed to take the lead and the rail. He was closely followed by Chief James. When the back stretch was reached Lang apparently took Casper back for a breather and permitted Chief James to go to the front on sufferance. Miss Washington moved up to run with Gasper. With three-eighths to go Lang moved up with Casper. It availed him nothing for Casper proceeded to run out and turning into the stretch went almost to the outside fence. Miss Washington meanwhile closed in on Chief James in the ensuing drive the filly outgamed Chief James to win by half a length. In the last furlong Flora Star closed with a rush that enabled her to head Resonance and Reveillon out of third money. Clarence Buxtons Moonraker was winner of the mile and seventy yards overnight handicap that was fifth on the program. The Roll Call was second and King ONeill II. third in the eight horse field. Moonraker won easily by three lengths, leading all the way. The Roll Call always was at the head of the contenders. At the end he had to be ridden out under the whip to stave off King ONeill II., which finished fast. Hayward prominent in the early part, tired in the stretch. A five-eighths purse, for maiden two-year-olds, closed the days sport. Ten of the eighteen youngsters entered went to the post. In a head finish H. I*. Whitneys Chicaro defeated the Log Cabin Studs Festival, while W. J. Salmons ISriarbroom was third. These three finished five lengths in front of the also ran brigade. Chicaro was the pacemaker all the way and he barely lasted long enough to save the purse, lie led Rriarbroom by a comfortable margin to the head of the stretch where bolh the Salmon color bearers and Festival rant-d alongside of him. All three were hard ridden through the last thret -sixii i-nths. ■» ■■ -
