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P0LYD0R EASILY WINS PAUM0N0K HANDICAP « Leads Home Sweepster and Sarmaticus in Jamaicas Opening Feature « Rain and Unseasonably Cold Weather Mar Inauguration of New York Racing Season — First Race of Meeting to Westmount ♦ — -— NEW YORK, N. Y., April 23. — Polydor, the swift running son of Golden Broom — Polly Ann, which races for William Ziegler, Jr., was a comparatively easy winner of the Paumonok Handicap, from the Rancocas Stables Sweepster and Robert L. Gerrys Sarmaticus. It was the opening three-quarters feature race of the New York racing season, at the Jamaica course, and it was worth ,950 to the winner. Conditions were miserable for the first day of the Metropolitan Jockey Club meeting. A cold rain fell all day, and the weather was unseasonably cold. This naturally kept down the opening days attendance, but it was surprisingly large, considering the inclement conditions and there was a great deal of interest manifested in each race. Withdrawals were numerous, and there was one added starter when Harry or • ®j Payne Whitneys The Tartar was sent to the post for the Paumonok. Polydor, on : the strength of his easy victory at Aqueduct in the Initial Handicap, attracted attention t before the race and the running warranted that regard for he was winner in much the same fashion that he triumphed in the t Initial Handicap. Beginning in full ■ stride. Garner rushed the son of Golden i Broom away from the others until h# was i a good five lengths clear. Henrietta Wildair for a time was leading the others, but she soon " gave way to Sarmaticus, the R. L. Gerry hope, while Sweepster moved into third place and was galloping strongly, with the others were more or less strung out. After swinging into the stretch. Garner on ] Polydor glanced back and when he saw that Sweepster had passed Sarmaticus, and was gaining ; on Polydor, he shook up his mount ■ slightly and it was enough to hold a safe 1 lead and see him winner by four lengths. , Sarmaticus was a like distance back of Sweepster, and he was a full three lengths • before Henrietta Wildair. with the others following strung out and The Tartar last of all. Westmount, from the stable of T. W. OBrien, was winner of the opening three-quarters dash. The son of Westy Hogan ! showed a decided liking for the muddy footing when he had little trouble leading home Robert L. Gerrys Ironsides and Mowlee, , from the Rancocas Stable, just beat Dr. T. M. Cassidys Indian Scout for third. The start was a good one and Indian Stout and Westmount were the ones to force the J pace from the rise of the barrier. Ironsides j was also in the first flight, while Mowlee, just a bit slow to be under way, was forced to go up on the outside. He moved j into a contending position coming out of the back stretch, but did not seem to be entirely at home in the going, and was tiring before the stretch was reached. Westmount led Indian Scout into the short stretch and Workman went wide with him where the footing was a bit better. Ironsides ! was still hanging on gamely, but Indian Continued on fourteenth page. POLYDORS PAUMONOK Continued from first pagcO Bcottt was through In the last eighth, and while Ironsides gained ground, he was still three lengths back of Westmount. Mowlce, saving ground on the stretch turn, just br at the tired Indian Scout half a length for the short end of the purse, but he was four lengths back of the Gerry three-year-o.d. It was ,i cheap band of platers that -vent | to the post for the three-quarters dash thai , was the second race, and Marguerita Ahearn. from the stable of W. J. Weyh. proved best when she led home Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Alans Bay, with Mrs. G. H. Abbotts The World beating Ominous for third. Marguerita Ahearn appeared to be thoroughly at home in the going and after being away well she was good enough to force all ! the pace, and she was going away at the end when she was two lengths before Alans ; Bay, which had been second virtually all through the running. The World made up some ground and through the stretch .Baker plainly outrode J. J. McTague, vro had the mi unit on Ominous. The latter oegan just a bit slowly, made up some ground, but Me- Tague was of no help at any stage of the , race. Prattle, the mare which formerly raced for Edward Arlington but now races for G. W. Coburn. was a handy winner of the mile and one-sixteenth third race. This was another that brought out the cheap ones, and it was Ij. Strubes Nama which raced to second place, while Half Pint, from the Saraspa Stable and ridden by Sande, closed a big gap to take down thrid from Fred Spiers Penguin. , 1 In the running it was Nama, which was seasoned by racing in Maryland, which ■ 2 showed the way. Shasta Flapper, showing I 3 becoming speed in the going, went along 4 i close after the Donnacona filly, and Penguin . 5 was lapped on the pair of them, while Johnny ■ Campbell galloped along back of them and well within striking distance. Half Pint 5 7 had left the post slowly and he was last of the company rounding the first turn. Through the back stretch Nama readily he.d her lead, and she finally made Shasta 1 Flapper tire, but Prattle raced right along steadily. Johnny Campbell failed when called on and. while Half Pint was gaining ground and racing on the inside rail, it was • 3 evident that he could not overcome the big advantage of the leaders. 4 It was not until well inside the final eighth that Nama tired and Prattle was on ; 5 by to win going away. Nama was six lengths before Half Pint, which had squeezed 6 through on the inside right at the end to 7 outgame Penguin for third. The fifth race brought out a big field of maiden two-year-olds to race five-eignths. This went to Uaucona, from .he stable of ] 1 Charles V. B. Cushman, when she led home Bud Fishers Sporting Grit and Harry Payne -Whitneys 2 Letalone, one that raced In Maryland, was third. Mars Cassidy had no end of trouble with this fi?ld, and when he sent them awav the start was a bit ragged. Raucona was fortunate and Bullma-n- at once rushed her E 5 away. Both Sporting Grit and Letalone were in the front division. The three of * G them were fighting it out when the stretch 5 was reached and Raucona proved to have more left than the other two, and she was just winner by a nose from Sporting Grit. Letalone saved ground in the stretch, but 1 1 quit, badly at the end to be beaten three lengths. - Tibet, the starter from Mrs. Vanderbilts Fair Stable, was one of the unfortunates at the start and he had little-or no chance. Zest, the Bancocas Stable representative, was 4 another to he away badly, while Castilian was really left, though he was chased away E 5 and galloped over the course. ♦ f
