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FATOR WINS WITH LAHO1 Rancocas Stable Colt Score Popular Victory at Jamaica MOM hum Handicap Heads Afternoons Pro Program gram Totem Graduates From Maiden MaidenHanks Hanks in Fifth llace NEW YORK N Y May 9 Labor a homebred son of Lucullite Persephone which races for the Rancocas Stable of Harry F Sinclair ridden by Laverne Fator was the winner of the Montana Handicap the best offering on the program at Ja ¬ maica today He led H P Whitneys Crazy Coot and Charles Leonards Quick Step The Montana Handicap was over six fur ¬ longs and attracted a field of five the other two being Mr Pembrokes Dunsany and Spearhead from the Tedlu Stable StableThe The field was representative of the three yearolds stabled in this vicinity which are not being trained for the Derby It marked the third appearance of the winner under silks this season The start was a moving one and little advantage was gained by either of them in the first few strides Quick Step and Crazy Coot drew away from the others while Fator on Labor and Steffen on Dunsany were content to rate along under restraint while Spearhead was outrun and eliminated eliminatedSUICIDAL SUICIDAL PACE PACEThe The two leaders set a suicidal pace and raced to the far turn heads apart It was there that Fator and Steffen made their moves with Fator on the inside In a few strides they were close to the leaders but Fator was in close quarters when the ex ¬ pected spread from the leaders failed to materialize Fator was forced to go to the outside of the leaders and in so doing car ¬ ried Dunsany slightly wide Both Quick Step and Crazy Coot were responding to pressure but the rush of Labor was not to be denied Finishing rapidly on the out ¬ side he was on even terms with the lead ¬ ers passing the final sixteenth post and at the finish had half a length advantage Crazy Coot hanging on gamely to the end headed Quick Step while Dunsany which swerved badly towards the inside under pressure was a tired and distant fourth fourthThe The victory was a popular one with the crowd judging from the ovation that greeted Fator upon his return to the scales scalesContinued Continued warm weather prevailed and there was a decided increase in the attend ¬ ance The track was fast fastAclamas Aclamas which was recently claimed by the B B Stable paid for part of his pur ¬ chase price when he was an easy winner of the first race of the day At the end of six furlongs he had an easy advantage over Mrs T W OBriens Rain or Shine which in turn barely lasted to nose out W R Coes Moine while B L Squires Saratoga Maje was a bangup fourth fourthADAMAS ADAMAS IJT TRIUMPH TRIUMPHAdamas Adamas ridden by Bethel stepped into command at the start Rated along under steady restraint he drew away when called upon and rounding the far turn was again taken in hand During the early running Saratoga Maje was penned in on the inside while John Cavanagh after being pinched back at the break was in last place Rain or Shine moved up rapidly on the outside and turning for home made a determined bid to overhaul the leader Adamas however had too much left and drew away with ease while Rain or Shine flattened out badly and it was a question of the official placing in the final strides as to whether he was second or third Moine in turn was driving hard to outstay Saratoga Maje which when rounding the stretch turn was sent to the outside for racing room roomJockey Jockey Melvin Knight under contract to J E Widener rode the winner of the fourth race of the day Mombasa from the Dorwood Stable Knight put up a powerful finish to have his tired mount head J A Coburns Spantaft while H S Bowns Allege was third The race was for fillies and mares over a distance of ground and produced a stirring finish The start Avas a good one and Knight stole away into a long lead Avith Mombasa before taking her under restraint The move vas a good one for Avhen Spantaft began to move up she Avas1 forced to make up considerable more ground in shorter time than usual usualH H P Whitneys Totem graduated from the maiden ranks Avhen he Avas an easy Avin ner of the fifth race of the day The race was over fiAe furlongs and Avas for maiden twoyearolds Totem had a big margin over W R Coes Imagery Avhich in turn easily ed home W N Adrians Jimmy Jingle Totem was a pronounced choice and after racing M L Schwartz Fire Top into early defeat drew away and thereafter never left the result in doubt
