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MORVICH FILLY SCORES Montauk Claiming Stakes Falls to Benjamin Blocks Morshion. Nusakan Accounts for Another Purse in Laurelton Handicap Truncheon Is Disqualified. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 29. Morshion, a daughter of Morvich and Cushion, which races for Benjamin Block, won the feature of the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs program at Jamaica today. This was the Montauk Claiming Stakes, over the five furlongs route, and it carried a value of ,375 to the winner. Measure, racing for the Greentree Stable, finished in second place, while third was the portion of Silver Canopy, from the Brook-hurst Farm Stable. The weather was again uncomfortably cool, but the large attendance continued and the chill breezes did not seem to interfere with the enjoyment of the crowd. A companion piece to the stake offering was the Laurelton Handicap, which saw Nusakan winner, while still another race of one mile and seventy yards, taken by Gold Brook, from the Howe Stable, attracted interest. Fourteen went to the post in the Montauk Claiming Stakes, and Cassidy had no end of trouble in bringing about an alignment. Then when he sprung the barrier there was considerable confusion and several of the runners, one being Perception, had scant chance. Morshion, showing some of the speed of her sire, was favored when she got away fast, but she was good enough to hold her lead throughout and win bs five lengths. WESTERNER ELIMINATED. Silver Canopj, AVesterner and Joanne E. were ones to chase after the Morvich filly, but they were well back of her and before the stretch was reached it was apparent she was not to be caught. Then, after turning into the stretch, Westerner bore out so badly as to lose every chance and he dropped back badly. Measure, in the meantime, had been working her way up steadily and outgamed Silver Canops to take second place by a length. Ssdka was also going well, too late, and only failed bs a head to beat the Royal Canopy fills" for the short division of the prize. In this Modernist, which raced under the silks of Irs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Fair Stable, was claimed by H. S. Jacobs for ,000. The Laurelton Handicap, over the six furlongs distance, brought another meeting between Gifford A. Cochrans Nusakan and J. L. Hollands Ramoneur. There was a difference of eight pounds in favor of Ramoneur, but the son of Sun Briar again took his measure and more easils than in their previous meeting, for the Holland sprinter was beaten for second place bs J. L. Johnstons Chatford. There was a long delay at the post when something went amiss with the blinkers on Chatford and another pair had to be brought from the paddock. The start was good, j though Chatford swung at the barrier slightly and was first to show out of the bunch. But that meant nothing and Bill Kelsay quickly assumed command with Nusakan. Once the chestnut was showing the way, he held his lead and there was no time that he was in serious danger, winning by a length. Ramoneur was under a slight restraint in ; the earls" running and McAtee seemed to time his run perfectls. but Kelsaj had some-, thing in reserve for the challenge and soon ! McAtee went to the whip in a vain effort to catch Nusakan. SET BACK FOR FOUL. The first disqualification of the meeting occurred in the sixth race for cheap ones. Truncheon had won from Pomfret, and won ! by a considerable margin, but a claim made i by Sulloves that Catrones mount had fouled I him as he went past was allowed by the stewards. Bj the ruling it moved Noine into 1 second place and T. M. Cassidys Asthore- lian into third. Pomfret had set all the pace . and had a long lead until caught by Trunch- 1 eon. Then came the interference and the fol-t lowing disqualification. In addition to hav-3 ing his mount disqualified, Catrone was 2 suspended for five dajs. c Gold Brook from the Howe stable, and a - candidate for both the Preakness Stakes - and the Kentucky Derbs, was an eass win-r ner in the second race. Moonstruck, rac-. ing for the Niagara Stable, took second 2 place with Billy Blake, bearing the silks s of the Meadow Farm Stable, an eass third, f The start was a good one. Norse began e first, but McNamee at once took up and had the colt in such a tangle that he was 2 a bad last when finally under way. In j the meantime Bills Blake had raced into 3 command. After taking his position, Mai-e ben was content to rate Gold Brook along . within striking distance of the first two 0 and he made no move in the back stretch. Bills Blake continued to show the was and Sir Johren held second place. s Safels out of the back stretch, Maiben j shook up Gold Brook and he quickls raced j. past Sir Johren and Billy Blake to open up a safe lead. From there home it was t no contest, though at the end Gold Brook was showing a disposition to bear out and Maiben was shaking his whip at him to 1 keep him straight. He was winner by four lengths. Moonstruck had saved ground on the stretch turn and came with a determined rush in the last furlong to take second place from Billy Blake by a couple of lengths and Sir Johren and Norse were far back. John D. Hertz of Chicago was an arrival and will stas" for a few days. He inspected the pretentious string which Willie Knapp has in training here for him. H. Jacobs claimed Modernist out of the fourth race Tuesdas from the Fair Stable for ,000.
