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JAMES BUTLERS SILKS « Turf Idol Carries Them to Victory in Lynnbrook Handicap. 1 Runs Three-quarters in 1:11%, Accounting for Jamaicas Chief Offering. ♦ NEW YORK, X. Y., April P.O. -James Butlers Turf Idol, the home-bred son of Bebbles and Turf Star, was winner of the best offering of the Metropolitan Jockey Club for its Friday program at Jamaica. He scored an impressive victory in the Lynnbrook Handicap and when he ran the distance in 1 Al it was a particularly meritorious performance. The Green tree Stables sterling old campaigner, Cherry Bie. was second, with V. S. Kilmers Sunsard a tired third. While the weather had moderated there were lowering clouds over the track all afternoon, but this condition did not deter a big crowd from being in attendance and the sport furnished was excellent. In addition to the Rynbrook Handicap, there was a five and a half furlongs dash that brought out a good field, and it was second in racing importance. It brought victory to Cutltout, the swift running colt from the Oak Ridge Stable. The other races were of less moment with three of them under claiming conditions and the fourth a dash for maiden three-year-old fillies. In the Rynbrook Handicap it was Turf Idol and Sunsard that cut out the running. The son of Sun Briar made the pace exceedingly fast and. after swinging out of the back stretch. B.reuning wisely eased Turf Idol back slightly. That gave him a breathing spell and when he charged on the Kilmer colt going to the stretch turn he went OB by to take the command that was to be his to the end. NOT AT HIS BFST. Cherry Tree was not exactly at his best over the three-quarters route, and it was natural that he would be outrun in the early racing, but he worked his way up gallantly and he was racing in gallant style at the end. He caught the tired Sunsard in the final eighth, though Sande had saved much ground by staying close to the rail. Mirador. from William Ziegler. Jr.s sta.ble. mas. fourth, and the others more or less strung mit. Backbone being one of the disappointments of the race-After the finish Cherry Pie was worked out the full mile in preparation for his engagement in the Bong Beach Handicap Tuesday. Two-year-old maidens net in the opening dash of five-eighths and Airs. F. Ambrose Clarks Jenny Dear, a daughter of Donna-cona and Highland Lassie, proved the winner when she led home B. I. Lewis Lets Co and William Keatings Theresa Joan. All of this might have been different had it not been that while at the post Theresa Joan reared and fell with •"Bony" McAtee. hurting him rather painfully. He remounted, but the fall did not do him any good and when the filly began a bit slowly he was not able to give her the help she needed though she closed a big gap to be third. Jenny Dean, on the other hand, left the post running and she quickly outran Lets Go. to win by a comfortable margin. Theresa Joan, after her sluggish start, was going better than either of the two that beat her and with equal luck at the barrier she would probably have been winner. The others of Continued on sixteenth page JAMES BUTLERS SILKS Continued from first p.ijrpl the company cut little figure in the running and it was Peautiful Flower that finished fourth. Cntltont, from the Oak Ridge Stable*, and Earl Sande proved a winning combination in the five and a half furlongs condition race that was the second offering and the son of Theo. Cook only galloped in front of his company. Celidon from the Rancocas Stable raced to second place and William Ziegler, Jr.s Phantom Prince saved third. Sande was particularly alert at the barrier with Cutitout and he sent him away with such a rush that it almost looked like a bad start. Once well out clear of his field he rated the colt along and at the end of the journey he was easing him up. Phantom Prince ran second most of the way and showed a good flight of speed, but through the stretch he was tiring. Celidon was just a bit slow to be under way and Cat rone-was forced to race on the outside to find room. He moved around cleverly at the head of the stretch and readily ran over the- tiring Phantom Prince, but could not reach the cante-ring winner. Blue Hill proved best of the platers that clinic together in the mile and seventy yards of the third race, but he had to be* ridden out smartly to beat home Mrs. P. J. Ravins Squarson and it was Mrs. A. R. Lawsons King of Fortune that raced third. The Others of the company were; Liason and Fede-ralist and they followed in the order named. Blue Hill was not exactly ready when the barrier rose and he was last of the five to be away, while- Sepiarson left running and went into a good lead. Harvey atoned for not having Blue Hill away promptly when he slipped through next to the rail at the- first turn and before the- stretch was reached he had the- Winfrey plater in second place. Squarson held to his lead and was going so freely that for a time it looked as though he would lead from end to end, but at the* head of the stretch Harvey moved up on the outside with Blue Hill. At the swing for home he was lapped on Sepiarson and in the run for home he bore out slightly, but was good enough to beat the son of Sini»n Square. King of Fortune- readily outfinisbed the other two. Thirteen cheap ones met in the fifth and Charles Fcrraros Lady Ross proved the winner over James Butlers Wishing Stone, with Play Hour along in time to beat .leal, racing for Mrs. Sidney Hooch. Lady Boss quickly found her way into the command, but .leal was right afte-r her and he gave her something of an argument until the stretch was reached, where he bore out badly, losing his every chance. Wishing Stone, on the other hand, save-d ground on the stretch turn and that enabled him to come through and take second place*.
