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DEFEAT FOR JAMESTOWN ♦ Widener Star Third to Sir Ashley in Shevlin Stakes. 1 Race Worth ,150 to Winner—. Victory First of Sir Gallahad in. Colts Career. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., June 25.— Jamestown, leading juvenile of last year and winner of the Withers Stakes this year for George D. Widener, failed utterly this afternoon in the Shevlin Stakes at Aqueduct when he was beaten by both William Woodwards Sir Ashley and W. M. Moores Danour. The race was such a poor one for the son of St. James that it is evident he is far from being the colt he was before the running of the Belmont Stakes, in which he was beaten by Twenty Grand and Sun Meadow. The chance to see Jamestown in action attracted many to the course and his rout was a bitter disappointment. Before the start he was fractious and in the running he showed a disposition to bear out, while there was none of the dash and quality that was evidenced in the Withers and all of his other racing efforts until he was beaten in the Belmont Stakes. Jamestown acted so badly that he was started from a position outside the stalls. Danour was the one to take an early lead and he drew away until he had a margin of three lengths. Jamestown was racing along in second place and it was evident early that he was not going to run in his best form. On the turn and near the stretch McAtee called on the big fellow and he moved up slightly on Danour, but as he attempted to bear out he was rapped smartly with the whip. For just an instant he threatened to race past Danour, but he tired again and all the time Sir Ashley was moving up steadily. Jamestown had his head in front a furlong from the finish, but from that point he quit badly and Sir Ashley, sweeping up on the outside, was past to be over the line winner by three lengths, while Danour was second almost a like distance before the Widener champion. The race had a net value of ,150 to the winner and it was the maiden victory for the son of Sir Gallahad III. HMACK BY NOSE. There was a great finish in the Epinard High Weight Handicap when George D. Wideners Hi-Jack, top weight, just nosed out Helianthus and Lady Capulet. Right at the end it was the riding skill of "Pony" McAtee that counted heavily, for he was clearly the master of Baker, who had the mount on Helianthus. The two raced along well clear of the others all through the final furlong. Follow Through was more alert than the others leaving the stalls, and Eddie Ahearn went after him with Hi-Jack in third place and Helianthus farther back, but Helianthus soon rushed up to Follow Thru, and in short order was showing the way. McAtee had Hi-Jack under a slight restraint back of them, and Lady Capulet was well back of the Widener sprinter. This was the order to the stretch, where McAtee made his move with Hi-Jack and gained on Helianthus until the pair were well lapped, with the Brookmeade colt racing on the inside. It was a bitter fight all the way home, and, as has been told, Mc-Atees skill was the deciding factor in the final strides. Lady Capulet outgamed the others to be third, but she was six lengths back of the two that fought it out. Eighteen maiden juveniles raced over the four and a half furlongs route in the opening dash, and it brought a good finish when Mrs. Frank Byers Nimbly, in a hard drive, just scored over George L. Arvins Brilliant Bud, and well back of these W. R. Coes Linguist secured a close decision over Dolly Dee for third. With such a large number of horses there was considerable unavoidable crowding, but Nimbly was never far from the front end, and she stood up well when put to a drive in the final sixteenth. Brilliant Bud -ilso battled along gamely to only lose by a head. In the early racing Ep, as usual, showed a good turn of speed, but she was tiring badly at the end to drop completely out of the picture. G. H. "Pete" Bostwick added another triumph to his long list when he brought Thomas Hitchcocks St. Vernon home the winner of the short course steeplechase, run under selling conditions. Ralph Beaver Continued on twenty first page. DEFEAT FOR JAMESTOWN Continued from first page. Strassburgers The Ace II. took second place* and Edward R. Bradleys Banner Day wal third before C. V. Whitneys Spinner. There was a peculiar mistake almost at the finish of this when Kiang, while fighting it out with the winner, went outside into the wrong course and was pulled up by Bell-house. This mistake cost him second place, but it appeared to be unavoidable. The only other of the eight to make a mistake wai Harry S. Jobes Crenalan, which unseated Ivan Parke at the sixth jump. From a good start it was first Tasman, then The Ace II. that went out to show the way. Mr. Bostwick rated St. Vernon back of them, and the son of St. Louis wa* jumping none too well, but he was kept straight and considerable ground was being saved on the turns. Kiang was going boldly under restraint for a turn of the course and always within striking distance of the leaders. Then going into the second turn Bellhouse permitted Kiang to take command, and The Ace II. held second, while Tasman dropped out of the contention, while St. Vernon continued to race along third, though well baclc of the first two. In the front field Mr. Bostwick saved much ground with the Hitchcock four-year-old and, when the last jump was reached, he had The Ace II. beaten and was giving close chase to Kiang. The Dorwood jumper was first over the last jump, but he swerved out rather badly as he landed and St. Vernon had him headed when he ducked into the wrong course. At the jump Bellhouse had lost his whip and this was also a handicap in keeping his mount straight. With the elimination of Kiang, St. Vernon was winner over The Ace II. by three lengths, and six lengths back came Banner Day, which had been rated along smoothly all the way. A close finish came in the race for juveniles that was the fifth offering when, in a long drive, Robertson had the Greentree Stables Espinaca home the winner by a matter of inches over Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Sweeping Light. It amounted to a two-horse race, for Mrs. George D. Wide-ners Meeting Place, which was third, was six lengths back. Espinaca and Sweeping Light dominated the race from the start and after making the elbow of the course Sweeping Light went over slightly and bumped Espinaca. This put Robertson in rather close quarters, but riding a powerful finish he got up with the colt to earn a nose victory. Charles Kurtsinger leaves here for La-tonia to ride the Greentree Stables St Brideaux in the Latonia Derby. Kurtsinger will return here for Mondays racing. Trainer Fred Hopkins stated that Equipoise is coming along steadily.
