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j I i I I | j | I ! I J f i I j I | i I • j 1 i , I ; I I I I BRIGHT STEEL VICTOR ♦ Wins Another Jamaica Stake Event for James Butler. • « Triumphs in Southampton Handicap — Secondary Feature to Pep to Peep. i NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 19. Barnes Butlers Bright Steel won the Southampton Handicap, which featured the card at Jamaica this afternoon. R. T. Wilsons Senala-do beat the Belair Stud Stables Marconi easily for second place. This three-year-old fixture at a mile and a sixteenth attracted only five starters and the field contained no real stars of the age division. Bright Steel started in front and raced around the first turn in the lead. The others were closely bunched behind him. but Felix. on which Earl Sande had the mount, rushed up into second position in the run down the back stretch and raced along in that place for a quarter of a mile. Felix made a bid for the lead approaching the turn out of the back stretch, but after closing a slight amount of ground he tired and dropped back. Marconi took up the pursuit of the leader when Felix dropped back and for a moment at the stretch turn he threatened to head Bright Steel, but the Butler colt responded to Coltilettis urging and hung on gamely. Maiben meanwhile was oringing Senalado up with a rush on the rail after saving ground at the stretch turn. He made up a lot of ground, but could not overcome Bright Steels lead. The Butler colt lasted to win by a length under sharp pressure, while Marconi saved third five lengths farther back. The race was worth 15.600 to the winner. INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE. One of the largest week-day crowds of the spring season took advantage of the warm weather to visit the track. The track was at its best, the time shown in the various races for the most part was far from startling because of the poor quality of the horses engaged. The Lafayette, a three-quarters claiming handicap, was the secondary feature. In this race Earl Sande made his first local appearance since he won the Kentucky Derby Saturday with Flying Ebony. He had the mount on Billy Warren. When he appeared in the parade to the post the spec- tators gave him a great ovation which he modestly acknowledged by touching his cap. In the actual running Billy Warren was never seriously prominent. H. M. Howards Nose Dive and K. E. Hitts Pep to Peep went out to set the pace and they fought for the lead all the way down the back stretch. Pep to Peep disposed of Nose Dive on the turn and came to the stretch with a clear lead of half a dozen lengths. Billy Warren raced far back after beginning slowly. Sande called on him rounding the turn and he responded but he had to go up on the outside and was unequal to the task of making up lost ground. Pep to Peep went on to win in hand by four lengths with Nose Dive an easy second, five lengths in front of Billy Warren which was just up to take third place by a nose from Johnny Campbell. The race was run in 1:11%. "BUD". FISHKR COLORS TO FORE. H. C. Fishers Highwayman won the first race for maiden two-year-old platers in a driving finish by a head. T. Kitleys Flicker was second and Rubinette third, beaten by a nose for second place. Flicker raced Pure Pepper into defeat in the first quarter mile and raced along in front with Rubinette In closest pursuit until well along in the strecth run. Highwayman began slowly but Legcrc gradually worked his way up through the field until he was in third position rounding the turn into the straightaway. In the stretch run Flicker began to weaken and Rubinette closing on the inside was wearing her down. But Rubinette tired also and began to drop back. Highwayman, rushing up on the outside of the two leaders, was up in the final strides to take the purse by a head. Flicker held on to save the place by a nose. Highwayman is the first of Fishers houie-brcds to win a race. Fourteen cheap three-year-old platers started in the second race at three-quarters. They were a fractious band at the post and there was a long delay for which Otai and Aulil Lang Syne were chiefly to blame. tai. carrying J. Rotunnos colors, began forwardly ami rushed away into a long lead In the run down the back stretch. Young April soon found his way into second position in the running and he raced in closest pursuit to the end. Bobbins saved ground with Tinker Bell at the stretch turn and for la time threatened to overhaul Young April for the place. Inder Kelleys urging, however, the Coburn plater held to take that part of the purse by a nose two lengths behind i Uai. which was never seriously threatened. R. J. Murphys Thimble showed her l . st form to win the fifth race at a mile and an Continued on ilxtecntb itace.l BRIGHT STEEL VICTOR Continued from first page. eighth in a drive by a length and a half. Stone Jug was second and Ruban Rouge third. Stone Jug. carrying C. C. Smithsons colors, raced into the lead going to the first turn and opened up a long lead racing down the back stretch. He was weakening by the time the turn out of the back stretch was reached and there was a general closing up behind him. Thimble had been racing along In fourth position but she moved up into third place at the stretch turn and gradually wore the leaders down taking the lead in the last sixteenth and drawing out to win by a length and a half. Ruban Rouge was four lengths further back In third place. Two-year-old fillies started in the last race at five-eight h.t "YV. J. Salmons Martha "Washington wm from the Rancocas Stables Sabine with Lux third. Martha Washington ■was rated along in fourth position in the early running while Lux was setting the pace. Sabine took the lead early in the stretch run and looked like the winner, but could not withstand Martha Washingtons challenge. The latter won by two lengths, and Sabine saved second place by three.
