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= — 6 THRILLING JAMAICA SPORT ♦ Brandon Mint and Impeach Race Like Team in Claiming Stakes. ♦ Sun Mission Victorious in Arizona Handicap — Delightful Weather Again Prevails in New York. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 6.— Brandon Mint, racing for the Brandon Stable, was winner of the Montauk Claiming Stakes at Jamaica in the most thrilling finish of the afternoon. It was not until the last stride that he was assured of victory over George D. Wideners Impeach. Both colts began racing at the Hialeah Park meeting of the Miami Racing Association during the winter months. Third, but well back of them, was Sky Alight, from Victor Emanuels Dorwood Stable. The race had a net value of ,950 to the winner. Another day of delightful racing weather resulted in a mid-week crowd of good proportions and the sport furnished was excellent. A companion piece to the Montauk Claiming Stakes was the Arizona Handicap, which saw Dr. Irving Jacobs Sun Mission the winner. In the Montauk Stakes there was some delay at the post, but the start was a good one, though Hugh McCallan Jr. was so slow to get under way that he was pinched off and was last to leave. McAtee was alert with Impeach and had the Widener colt showing the way, but Brandon Mint was right with him and at the end of the first furlong it had become a two-horse race. The colts went along stride for stride closely lapped and well out before the others, which were headed by Sky Alight. At the head of the stretch Garner made a determined challenge with Sky Alight, but he could not run down the leading pair and all tnrough the last furlong Barnes, on Brandon Mint, and McAtee, on Impeach, staged a thrilling duel. It was only in the last few strides that Brandon Mint proved the gamest, to drop his head down in front. Sky Alight held third place gamely, but he was three lengths back and four lengths before Renaissance. There was an excellent race in the Arizona Handicap, when Dr. Irving Jacobs Sun Mission just lasted to win from C. V. Whitney s Hatbroom, with Blenheim, from the Wheatley Stable, racing third before J. A. Bests Reveille Boy, and the Geneseo Stables Luggage, which were beaten off rather badly. Blenheim was the one to show the way in the early stages, as he raced along a length and a half to the good when the back stretch was reached. Sun Mission was in second place, with Hatbroom racing along Continued on twenty-first page. THRILLING JAMAICA SPORT Continued from, first page. next to the rail back of these, while Gwynne had Reveille Boy out farther and lapped on the Whitney colt. Luggage was in the rear, and was destined to race last all the way. Leaving the back stretch Gwynne called on Reveille Boy and attempted to go to the outside, but the colt that chased Surf Board home in the Kings County Handicap, did not respond. Then it was that Fisher made his move with Sun Mission, and he quickly raced past Blenheim to take command. Once in front Fisher saved ground and hustled the son of Sun Biiar along to such good advantage that he saved the day by a head. Hatbroom had worked his way into third place at the head of the stretch, and he was gaining with every stride in the final furlong, but he was still a stride short at the end, though he had beaten the tiring Blenheim by a length and a half for second place. The race run by Reveille Boy was pounds below his performance in the Kings County Handicap. Vagaries, a little daughter of Chilhowee, that races for the Linton Farms Stable, was a winner over the big band of maiden fillies that met in the opening five furlongs. It was only the second start of this miss, her other effort being at Havre de Grace, but it was a smart performance even though the field was a cheap one. Leon Lass, racing for Mrs. Joe Notter, finished second, with Lida G., from the Pasadena Stable, a fast closing third before Catty. From a good start Rose soon had Vagaries clear of her company and, saving ground with her all the way, he never surrendered his command. Tulane Lass was the one to race after the winner through the early stages, but she tired and it was Leon Lass that made a bold bid at the top of the stretch but also weakened under the drive. Vagaries was doing her best at the end to be winner by half a length, while Leon Lass only saved second by a head from Lida G., which was going better than any of them when too late. Hibala, showing a marked improvement over a recent start, was winner of the second race for E. F. Sanford. He ran down J. A. Coburns faint hearted Morshion to score going away, while H. W. Maxwells Voila just lasted to save third from Mrs. V. M. Duncans Little America. Morshion as is her habit, rushed out into the lead and a furlong from the finish was clear from her company. There she quit badly and Remillard had Hibala on by to be winner by two ani a half lengths. It was Little America that raced after Morshion to the stretch turn, but she was all through there, and Hibala did not come seriously into the contention until that stage of the running. Voila showed a bit of speed but quit rather badly while We Dun It was away so sluggishly that he never entered . into the contention. *
