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MORVICH COLT IS PROMISING . • Benjamin Blocks Morstone Runs Three -Quarters in l:liy5 • Destined to Start in Kentucky Derby — Off Day of Racing at Metropolitan Jockey Club Track. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 1.— With two of the races for maidens and two others attracting the cheapest horses on the course — to be ridden by boys that had never ridden fifteen winners — the entertainment offered by the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica yesterday was not of a character to work up much enthusiasm. Continued cold weather kept the crowd down and altogether it was a blue Friday for the faithful. The sport resulted in a double for Clarence Buxton when, after taking the opening dash with J. R. Louchheims Uncovered, he won the six furlong race for three-year-old maid ens with Benjamin Blocks Morstone, a son of Morvich, that was starting for the first time. Incidentally this son of Morvich made the fastest time of the meeting when he raced the distance in 1:11% to win by ten lengths. This race for three-year-old maidens brought out thirteen and it is possible that some of them may develop into useful horses, but in this particular race Morstone made them look a bit cheap. It was W. R. Coes No More that raced to second place, with Marshall Fields Martinelli saving third from Herbert Bayard Swopes Seb. DISPLAYS GREAT SPEED. From a good start Morstone proved himself a true son of Morvich when he raced into the lead and steadily increased his advantage to run the distance in the fast time of 1:11%. Seb chased after the winner to the stretch, but there the pace told and as he tired No More wore him down to go into second place, then it was in the final furlong that Martinelli also ran past Seb to beat him for third. After the race it was announced that Morstone will be sent to Louisville to try for the Kentucky Derby, which was won by his daddy in 1922. At the end of the card J. Meek brought Arthur Dudleys Panguitch home the winner over B. Guths Norma Jean, with third going to Broken Stone, from the Pine Tree Farm Stable. This was the second of the six furlong races for cheap horses and boys who had not ridden fifteen winners. Arras was winner of the third race for the better grade platers. Ridden by Malley, Arras came from the rear and at the finish showed the way to L. Strubes Recede, while Sign Off, from the Dorwood Stable, was third. Pollard, astride Spanish Bonero, lodged a claim after the race, claiming that he was interfered with on the first turn and on the far turn. The claim was not allowed. Crushed Stone was the one to set the pace in the early stages, while Sign Off was never far from him. On the far turn Sign Off assumed command, while Arras was working his way up on the inside. In the stretch run Arras wore down Sign Off and drew away and in the final strides Recede came with a rush that carried her past the tired Sign Off in the last strides and earned second place. UNCOVERED PROVES BEST. Sixteen maiden juveniles were brought out for the opening five furlong race and J. H. Louchheims Uncovered, a son of Wise Counsellor, proved best, with the Newton-dale Stables Whisking finishing in second place,- while Mrs. Marion Koerners Jillion saved third from Lida G., the Pasadena Stable stafter. Uncovered got away in the first division and George Rose soon found his way through on the inside to take command and at no time left the result in doubt to be winner by a length. Whisking, steadily improving his position and lucky to find an opening at the head of the stretch, was gaining at the end when he finished fully five lengths before Jillion, which was third. On Tap, the daughter of On Watch, recently claimed from J. H. Louchheim, won her first start under the silks of W. N. Adrians when she scored over a good band in the six furlongs of the second race, a condition affair, bringing out the best horses of the afternoon. It was Milkman, from the Rolling Plains Stable, that raced to second place and third was the portion of the Alton Stables A La Carte, a former stablemate of On Tap. It was On Tap virtually all the way. Fischer had taken his position with the swift running miss, rating her along and she always had something in reserve. Egypt, bearing the silks of Mrs. John Hertz, chased after the winner in the early stages, but leaving the back stretch McAtee moved up on the outside with Milkman and he afterwards held second place safe to finish at the heels of On Tap. A La Carte, in rather close quarters in the early stages, tired rather badly in the stretch, finishing third. He was fully four lengths before Sir Johren. The first of the races for cheap and inexperienced ones was run as the fourth, a dash of six furlongs. This went to Igloo, a dis card from the W. R. Coe stable, that now races for Harry Kennedy. He was ridden by E. Decamillas and, moving into the lead at the start, was always in command. Second place fell to John C. Clarks Listening Ears and Mary L. Crawfords Little Toots took third by a rush through the final furlong. Guffle chased after Igloo almost to the stretch, where he tired badly to drop out of the contention. Earl Sande, who piloted Gallant Fox last season, will return to the saddle during the Belmont Park meeting. He will hit the road when the weather warms up to reduce weight. He will ride freelance, although he has several offers from important stables. Marshall Field and L. Gerry were visitors at Belmont Park. They inspected the horses that George Odom has in charge for them. Trainer Dan Kearney stated that Little Nap was badly bruised on the stifle Thursday when he was crowded into the fence rounding the first turn-
