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BLONDIN TRIUMPHANT ♦ Takes Long Beach Handicap in Fighting Finish. ♦ Whitney Colt Outgames Turf Idol and Mirador — Attendance Large Despite Cold. ♦ HKW YORK. N. Y.. May 4. Blondin. the three-year-old son of Broomstick and Balan-coire II.. which races for Harry Payne Whit-i:ey, in a game good race was winner of the Bong Beach Handicap, at a mile andJrf six teenth. which was the feature today at Jamaica. The race was worth ,100 to the winner and it resulted in a fighting finish, jn which the Whitney colt outgamed James Sutlers Twf Idol, while William Ziegler. Jr.s. Mirador was third. It was a bit chilly for a May afternoon, but the skies were clear and the track fast. The attendance was large and the sport excellent right through the afternoon with an abundance of well contested struggles coming out of the races. Little time was lost at the barrier in the LOOK Be*ca Handicap and the start was a go 1 one. though Dangerous was particularly sluggish in leaving, while Gamble and Turf Idol jumped away at a sprinting clip. Through the lack stretch Gamble continued to set the pace, but Turf Idol was right after her and under a nice steadying jestraint. Blondin was not far away and closely following him came Mirador. with Hedgefence and Dangerous rather far back. MHI.K MOM BACK. It was not until leaving the back stretch that Iambic tired slightly and Turf Idol went into the command, Breuning had him under restraint and he was galloping strongly. Btondin was going strongly back of Gamble and Mirador was beginning to improve his position. Turf M 1 was still showing the way into the stretch, but when the eighth post was reached Blondin had closed on him until I.reutiing was forced to go to a drive. The son of Pebbles responded gamely, but Hirudin would not be denied and lie continued to draw up and by until at the end he was three parts of a length clear. Turf Idol had beaten Mirador four lengths for second place and then came Dangerous, which had closed it big gap when too late. After the finish it was discovered that .amble had bled in the running and she was pulled op a bad last. J. A. Harper** All in All won her second lace at the meeting when she led home a cheap band of those of her own sex in the opening five and a half furlongs dash. "While she won with comparative ease Julie, Sox and .lanetta finished back of her closely tapped. Janet ta was the one to out out the running and after Sande had permitted her to take a good early lead he took hold of her and used all his skill in an effort to nurse her home, but it was of no avail. She was still showing the way when well inside the final eighth. but there she collapsed utterly to be beaten by three horses. All in All was knocked back shortly after the start. worked her way around her opponents and finished in good style. Julie acted badly at the peat, as usual and was in rather close quarters early, but VMM corning strongly at the finish Sox after being first at the start was unable to heap up and as she dropped back she met with some interference, but was coming again at the finish. Another that was unfortunate was Adieu. This fills began so slowly as to have scant racing chance and she was at no time in a contending position. KN COCAS STABLE SrCCFSS. It was a fast band of three-year-olds that came together in the second race and Celidon. from tin Uaneocas Stable, was winner from the l.« g Cabin Stud Stables Clap Trap and James Butler*! Turf Light was a distant third to beat Gilford A. Cochrans Flat Iron for th it part of the purse. From a good start Clap Trap was the one to go out in the pace and when Turf Light went with him the pair drew out into a long bad. Clap Trap finally put Turf Light away, but the daughter of Pebbles bad bung to Lim long enough to coat him considerable effort. All this time Catrone was rating Celidon along back of the tun leaders and in the last eighth he tailed on the son of Nego-f"l and after a short brush he was on by to win going away. Clap Trap • isilv saved BOCOBd while the tired Turf Light saved third from Flat Iron. After the finish l.ingatd. the starter from the Gakridge Stable, was worked out a full mile covering the distance in 1 :41*t. Margaret St L proved best of a cheap band that raced in tin mile and seventy yards of the third race, but she was forced to her best to beat I iason while Futuro Was outrunning Clay Pigeon to take third. Margaret St. L. was l -ashed into a good c.Lily lead by P. Fisher and lit- kept the filly right at Iter work all the way. Clay Pigeon MOOUtJooi 1 m Mtecnlli BSgtJ i I 1 i ; • BLONDIN TRIUMPHANT Continued from first pngel and Liason raced forwardly, while Ioretnan dropped out of the picture early in the action. It was swinging into the stretch that I i:i sun unit around and for an instant it looked ;is though he would surelv rat e over the filly. As he drew alongside the filly responded namely to Fishers drive and Barcene was of little help to Liason. The result was that M arg;i ret St. I., stuck it out to wi;i by a narrow margin and Futuro luid enough left to beat home flay PhWOtt. The others were badly strung out. Thos. Lynn, by a game finish through the final eighth, was winner of the fifth race from Marygrace and Voshell saved third, though some distance back. Marygrace was the one to go into a good lead and it seemed that she would stick it out until well inside the last eighth. There Thos Lynn made his winning rush. Voshell was third all through the running, saved ground in the stretch and no excuse could be found for his defeat. William Keatings Willie K . under a clever ride by Tommy McTasgart. graduated from the maiden class at the end of the program. It was a battle all through the stretch and the son of Donnacona outgameu WhisKery after a long, hard drive. Master William was a i lose third and the others were well strung out.
