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/E Be Be t— first rst ite not lot had er by by : but ,ut ht nB se I ] ne his lis test ,st ] * es ■ be Ije j r to to * in * ld i A j. s i ,h d ,t_ y be e a the le c s t. g t at lt a a v P_ v- w a- f !_ h a t] j ° of r. * M. by y K lt b ,s e a in n d de ,_ P t] t_ s a s s e I * v s1 e f w pi a s le Q ta i w P* e r le. . hl him H B th the j hi had G t , 1° for *7 ; j x _ G , er . ot out . ar and „ th the . S1 *n , in m ; J* tn M ! I 1 • I TOP WEIGHT NO HANDICAP P » Mokatam Carries 126 Pounds and d Wins Excelsior Handicap. . 1 Ideal Conditions Prevail at Jamaica, and id Big Crowd Witnessed Races-Fall Apple Beaten. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 9.— Mokatam, 1, four-year-old son of Bud Lerner— Katrina, lf and carrying top weight, was a driving win-ad ner of the Excelsior Handicap, the feature • of the program at Jamaica today. At the e finish the Rancocas Stable starter showed d the way to Flaming, from the Belair Stud, l; while W. R. Coes Maya was third. The Excelsior / Handicap carried an added value of m ,000 and was over the one mile and a Jj sixteenth distance. Seven started, with Mo katam the popular choice, Ideal conditions prevailed and a record breaking crowd was on hand to witness the e six race program. The track, which was 3 drying out steadily under the sun, was pro-ej nounced good. Little time was lost at the post in the e feature and Blenheim was the quickest to - get into his stride. Quarter Deck was rushed j into command and showed the way to the 8 first turn, pressed by Maya, while Mokatam 1 was under restraint further back. Whan 1 straightened out on the back stretch Flam-vs ing began to work his way up on the inside, while Kelsay elected to go to the outside. On the stretch turn the Rancocas starter : was on even terms with the leaders and I when called upon for the stretch drive, drew I away. Flaming, after working his way up » on the inside, was forced to come to the out-et side making the turn for home. He finished [ gamely under urging, but failed to gain on I the leader in the final sixteenth. Maya was ■ distant but easy third. The race was worth ,700. YOUTHFUL TO UNIVERSE. The Youthful Stakes was a dash of five furlongs, to which a purse of ,000 was : added, and it was the secondary feature of the afternoon at Jamaica. Universe, a son Infinite — Plaid, which races for Thomas Cassidy and ridden by the veteran Bill Kelsay, proved a clever winner over a good band. Fall Apple, which races for C. V. Whitney and winner of the Aberdeen Stakes at Havre t Grace, was the one to race to second place, while Curacao, sporting the colors of the Greentree Stable, was third. A field of six started, there being one added starter to offset the two early scratches. Trainer Taylor decided to add Mrs. S. C. Hildreths Bud dAile to the race. The start was a good one, but a few strides later there was some crowding in which Fall Apple and Bud dAile were the principal sufferers. Kelsay had Universe away in his stride and he raced into a safe lead. On the far turn he had a safe advan-_ tage over Curacao and Fall Apple, which were racing lapped on each other and in nearest pursuit. Turning for home Universe increased his lead and in the final furlong Kelsay kept under urging to make certain of victory. However, his advantage was a big one over Whitney representative, which, in turn, a safe margin over Curacao, from the Greentree Stable. Third money fell to Cholla, which raced the Belair Stud. The winner added ,850 to the Cassidy coffers. NEGLECTED IN WAGERING. Mrs. J. Byers Winifred Ann, ridden by George Rose, slipped through on the inside entering the stretch when Leon Lass bore slightly, carrying St. Mica with her, this advantage aided her to victory over poorly ridden G. D. Widener filly, while Skippy L., from the Newtondale Stable, was third. The winner was a neglected factor the calculations. The start found Leon Lass and St. Mica the quickest to begin, and they drew away from the others, with St Mica on the outside. Winifred Ann was | up, but next to the rail, which position [close Rose kept towards the turn. Leon Lass negotiating the turn, lost some ground, and carried St. Mica with her, and throughout the final furlong Eaby became flustered and I St. Mica finished on her own courage ! Skippy L. finished fast under urging, and i was a driving third. j Frank E. Browns Sims accounted for his third straight victory when he showed the way in easy fashion to a good grade of platers, in the second race of the afternoon H. W. Maxwells Verla was driving hard at ] the end to save second place over the fast finishing Shawnee, from the Rancocas Stable. There was some crowding in the race immediately after the start, for which ; Bramabiau appeared to be responsible. Sims outran his opponents from the start, was rated along steadily, saved much ground, and at the end had speed in re- -serve. Verla, which raced in closest pursuit 1 of the leader, had no mishaps in the run- j ning, but faltered towards the end and barely lasted to save second place. Little Nap and Sandy, the earlier sufferers, were shuffled back, but the former s worked his way up on the inside and was 5 a fast going fourth. Sandy failed to recover I as quickly, and was slow to settle into his j stride. . The Quincy Stable furnished the winner 5 of the fifth race, which was a dash of six 5 furlongs, for three-year-olds and over. Nyack won from Knowlton, from the Ramapo Stable, in a drive. Caplin. racing for the F F Rancocas Stable, was third. Knowlton was installed the popular choice, and his failure was a blow to the huge throng. From a good start, Nyack was rushed in- I to command at once, displayed good speed a and saved ground, and at the end held c Knowlton safe. The latter, after acting frac- _ tiously at the post and breaking through ~ for a short sixteenth of a mile run, left in ser good alignment, but when put under pres- mi, sure in the stretch tired badly. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field sail for Eng- land on Tuesday to witness Jacapo race in * the Derby. Jacapo will be given a race be- mo fore the running of the big English fixture. J Mr. Field denied reports that the colt was St. St. ~ ser mi, * mo J St. St. seriously ill, but that he had suffered a minor setback in his training due to a slight attack of liver trouble. Harry Pearsall was an arrival from Baltimore, and will stay for the season. Judge Charles Primrose, who officiated at Johns Park, was an arrival. He had been laid up with illness for the past tea days. The R. O. Winmill horses were returned from Pimlico to Belmont Park in charge of John T. Kermath. George Odom, following a siege of la grippe, made his first appearance of the past week.
