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JAMAICA OPENS SEASON Metropolitan Jockey Club Meeting First in New York. . Paumonok Handicap Inaugural Feature on April 16 Purse Values Same as in Previous Years. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 24. The setting for the staging of the beginning of the 169 days of the 1932 thoroughbred racing season under the jurisdiction of the Jockey Club, is seen in the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs condition book now being distributed by racing secretary Henry C. Peb-ler. The book contains the list and dates of the running of the eighteen stakes and fixtures to be decided at the Jamaica course, where thoroughbred racing hereabouts is inaugurated each year. It is preliminary to the bugle call to the royal sport that seemingly thrills horse and spectator alike. The meeting at the Jamaica course begins Saturday, April 16, and continues for twenty-two days. President Edward P. Kilroe shows his optimism and consideration for horse owners by maintaining the same liberal purses in every instance as were given during the more prosperous years. Backing ones optimism in this way is no idle gesture, but one of true sportsmanship with a far-reaching -effect. Now as in the past, the Metropolitan Jockey Club is doing its share to restore normal conditions. LARGE DAILY AVERAGE. The stake events to be decided during the meeting have a total added value of 1,-500. The value of the individual offerings range from ,000 to 0,000. In the overnight .events the Association will give 18,-200 in purses, making a grand total of 79,700 for the twenty-two days, an average of ,168 for each racing day. That is the kind of encouragement that wins the favor of those connected with thoroughbred racing. The most valuable event down for decision is the 0,000 Wood Memorial Stakes, with an estimated gross value of 4,000. It is a contest for three-year-olds, at one mile and seventy yards, and is scheduled to be run on the third Saturday of the meeting. The Wood Memorial is now considered the starting point of the seasons campaign for three-year-olds, being the one in which Gallant Fox and Twenty Grand started on their way to fame and fortune. Among this years fifty-two eligibles are such good prospects as Top Flight, Tick On, Fall Apple, Faireno, Pardee, Universe, Laughing Queen, Morfair, Mad Pursuit, Air Pilot, Economic and Makula. The seasons complete offerings embrace eight stakes for three-year-olds and over, four being claiming races, four events for three-year-olds exclusively; six for two-year-olds, three of which are claiming, and one for two-year-old fillies. FAST SPRINTERS NAMED. The opening day, April 16, being on Saturday, a special half-holiday program will be offered with the Paumonok Handicap as the headliner. It has ,000 added, and closed with thirty-seven entries including Questionnaire, Flying Heels, The Beasel, Morfair, Hi-Jack, Ormesby, Universal, Makula, Fall Apple, Irenes Bob, Vander Pool, A La Carte and Clock Tower. On the same program will be the Inaugural, a six furlongs dash for three-year-olds. The Graduation, at five furlongs, for maiden two-year-olds, and three overnight events, ons at six furlongs, one at a mile and a sixteenth and a consolation event at a mile and seventy yards. The order in which the stakes at Jamaica will be run is as follows: Saturday, April 16 The Paumonok Handicap, three-year-olds and over; six furlongs. Tuesday, April 19 The Suffolk Claiming Stakes, two-year-olds; five furlongs. Wednesday, April 20 The Newtown Claiming Stakes, three-year-olds and over; six furlongs. Thursday, April 21--The Rosedale Stakes, fillies, two-year-olds; five furlongs. Saturday, April 23 The Colorado Stakes, two-year-olds; five furlongs. The Kings County Handicap, three-year-olds and over; one mile and a sixteenth. Tuesday, April 26 The Highland Claiming Stakes, three-year-olds; six furlongs. Wednesday, April 27 The Jamaica Handicap, three-year-olds and over; six furlongs. Thursday, April 28 The Long Beach Continued on fifteenth vagmJL ; 1 JAMAICA OPENS SEASON Continued from first page. Claiming Handicap, three-year-olds and over; one mile and seventy yards. Saturday, April 30 The Greenfield Claiming Stakes, two-year-olds; five furlongs. The Wood Memorial, three-year-olds; one mile and seventy yards. Tuesday, May 3 The Olympic Claiming Stakes, three-year-olds and over; six furlongs. Wednesday, May 4. The Spring Handi- ; cap, three-year-olds; six furlongs. Thursday, May 5 The Montauk Claiming Stakes, two-year-olds; five furlongs. Saturday, May 7 The Youthful Stakes, two-year-olds; five furlongs. The Excelsior Handicap, three-year-olds and over; one mile and a sixteenth. Tuesday, May 10 The Southampton Handicap, three-year-olds; one mile and a six-: teenth. Wednesday, May 11 The Garden City . Claiming Stakes, three-year-olds and over; one mile and a sixteenth.
