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CLOSE FINISH AT JAMAICA 1 ♦ Virmar, Atlantis and Ma Mie Noses Apart in Feature. ♦ Rosednle Stakes Results in One of Most Exciting Contests of Metropolitan Jockey Club Meeting. • NEW YORK. N. Y., May 8— A great I finish came in the feature offering of the . Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica today ; when T. W. OBriens Virmar was winner . from George D. Wideners Atlantis, and just a nose further back Ma Mie, from the Mid-dleburg Stable of Mrs. Ziegler, was third. This all came about in the five-eighths Rosedale Stakes, for juvenile fillies. It was ; worth ,500 to the winner and the three ; jockeys, in the order of the finish, were ; Sande, McAtee and Mack Garner. It was just a bit too cool for comfortable , racing, but a big crowd was out and- the , sport was of a character that made one for- get the weather discomfort. Nine went to j the post in the Rosedale Stakes, and it was as fine a band of fillies as has been brought I together all year. Atlantis was making her • I first appearance under silks, but her private I trials recommended her even to beat Virmar, I which had proven herself. Incidentally it is • possible that with the advantage of this Rosedale Stakes race she may turn the tables : on the daughter of Westy Hogan the next time they meet. The start was a good one and from the first stride Virmar and Atlantis drew away from the otiers until they were a couple of lengths clear. Tossabout. the Greentree Stable hope, was in second place and Miss Paradise was heading the others. Ma Mie was well back and slow to settle into stride. The two lengths of the leaders was soon increased to f jur and both were speeding along and not giving an inch. First Atlantis and then Virmar would show a head in front and there was nothing to choose between the pair as they swung into the stretch. Virmar was on the outside and Sande matched every move that was made by McAtee. It was not until well inside the last sixteenth that Ma Mie shot out from the others and drew away rapidly. SANDE AND McATEE. Sande and McAtee were both riding in their best style and still Ma Mie continued to gain, but she was a stride short and the three crossed the line noses apart, as has been told. In another stride Ma Mie would have beaten the other two and it was only her inability to find her racing legs early that brought about her defeat. Tossabout was four lengths back of the | fighting three and the others followed in strung out order. | James Butlers silks were shown for the ! first time this year in the opening three- j j | , quarters mile dash and Andy Schuttinger j I sent a fit filly to the post when he saddled Turf Queen. Ridden by little Diehl and subjected to many misfortunes in the running, the daughter of Vulcain was good enough to come to the outside of the leaders in the stretch and score a close victory over Mrs. J. McNallys Lass o Gowrie, with Mrs. James F. Curtis Belmona a close third. Lass o Gowrie was the one to set the pace and Belmona was never far back, while Turf Queen, after leaving the barrier running, was shuffled back but gained considerable ground in the early running. Lass o Gowrie held her command until well inside the last sixteenth, but Belmont was pressing her closely when Diehl finally worked his way up on the outside and in the final strides was winner by a head, while Mrs. McNallys filly beat Belmona a like distance for second place. Junie was a close fourth and the others were far back. H. P. Whitneys Flyacross, one of his eli-gibles for the Kentucky Derby that will not be sent to Louisville, was winner of the second, a three-quarters mile dash that attracted a big field. He was perfectly ridden by Pony McAtee and led home Lace, from the Mendham Stable, with Dr. T. M. Cassidys Mi Vida making up ground to be third, and Stretcher was fourth. Lace was the one to set the pace from a good start and the skill in the McAtee ride consisted in him refusing to go up on the inside of the Bunting filly until she was safely around the stretch turn. Lace has been known to run out badly on turns and McAtee nursed Flyacross along until the danger of being carried out was passed. There he called on his mount and. gaining rapidly, was going away at the end. with a length to spare. Lace beat Mi Vida by three lengths for second place. GOOD COLT. Flyacross was always close to Lace and his race wa.~ one to suggest that he is a really good colt. Mi Vida met with some interference in the race and was badly messed about by J. J. McTague. When he found clear racing he finished resolutely and under different handling he wou.d have been more dangerous. Stretcher showed a good flight of speed, but tired in the final eighth, while" Road Agent left the post so slowly as to have scant chance. Howard S. Downs The Freshman scored an easy and sensational victory in the Commonwealth Claiming Handicap, over the mile and a sixteenth distance. It was sensational, for the reason that he came from last place to easily race past Jefferson Livingstons Junetta. while the filly in turn whipped H. Segals My Son. LAine, after running out badly going to the stretch turn, came with a rush on th_- outside to beat home J. L. Hollands Shannon Shore, the one that had been sotting the pace. From the rise of the barrier Shannon Shore went right to the front and was just romping along t nder restraint when the back stretch was reached. LAine was in second place, with Junetta third, and My Son running forrtj. while The Freshman was last. There was a general closing up as the horses left the back stretch, but Shannon Shore was still Showing the way. Then LAine I nlted to the outside and it was Junetta that went to Shannon Shore and readily raced past. My Son moved up in resolute fashion, and The Freshman was improving his position, but he was still far from the leaders. An eighth out Junetta looked all over the winner and My Son was safely in second place, while Shannon Shore was dropping back badly. But in that last eighth there came a change when The Freshman came up ! on the outside to win with ridiculous ease by . two lengths. Junetta saved second place , from- My Son by half a length and then LAine. after running out, as has been told, outfooted Shannon Shore to the finish. Prince Bozo scored over the maiden juveniles, which met in the five-eighths of the fifth race, for Mrs. J. Sciaccaluga. It was a lucky score, for Meander, from the Meadow-Farm , Stable, closed an immense gap from a slow beginning to reach second place, while Tibet, the starter from Mrs. Vanderbilts Fair Stable, had no chance at the start and also i made up ground. Third, incidentally, went to James Butlers Lycidas. a home-bred son I of Vuleain and Haggle which will undoubtedly win races. Prince Bozo was lucky to be away fast and I that is what won for him. E. Fator made . every use of his advantage and rushing the , son of Donnacona along from the start, he , was never headed. Th- others were catching bin at the end and it was only his luck in 1 the race that made him winner. At the end of the program the offering was a mile and seventy yards for platers and L. Tignolas Golden Volt proved best. He followed - the pace of Supersede to the stretch, , then passed him, while Manchu raced third I all the way.
