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POMPEIUS AND DISDAINFUL » ■ Winners of Saturdays Feature Attractions at the Jamaica Course. ♦ First Mentioned Takes Spring Handicap by Fight Lengths — Youthful Stakes to Disdainful by a Nose. I NEW YORK, N. Y.r May 7.— Pompeius, recent winner of the Spring Handicap, carried his speed a longer distance this afternoon and accounted for the running of the Excelsior Handicap, which was offered for older horses and carried an added value of ,000. Pompeius dominated the running all the way, and at the finish Knapp had a stout hold of the W. R. Coe colorbearer. His margin of victory was eight lengths over the Anall Stables Mountain Elk, while a similar distance back was Lightning Bolt, the Mrs. John Hay Whitney starter. Eight lengths back and completing the field was J. H. Louchheims A La Carte. The Excelsior and Youthful Stakes attracted good fields and, while the two-year-old dash furnished a spirited finish, the running of the event for older horses was in the nature of a parade. Pompeius moved into command after the start, outran his rivals to the first turn and was thereafter rated along under snug restraint. At the far turn Knapp gave his mount a breather and then Mountain Elk moved up steadily. Pompeius was given his head, drew away again and in the stretch was only playing with his opponents. Mountain Elk galloped along in back of the Coe starter through the stretch, while Lightning Bolt, outrun throughout, could not menace the leader, and when it appeared hopeless, was eased up at the finish. The race was worth ,850 to the winner, and Pompeius negotiated the distance in 1:45%. Cloudy, cold weather prevailed for the day, and despite the unpleasant conditions a crowd of generous proportions was on hand to witness the running of the card. The track, drenched by heavy rains during the night, was pronounced in good condition, having dried out considerably from the early morning. Disdainful, a daughter of John P. Grier — Padera, racing for C. V. Whitney, accounted for the Youthful Stakes, the first of the double stake offering of the Saturday afternoon. Her margin of victory over W. R. Coes Llandaff was a narrow one, while Helios, which races for D. J. Ely, was third over six others. The winner was ridden by Alfred Robertson and by winning the ,000 added fixture added ,300 to the Whitney coffers. There was considerable roughing in the early part of the race shortly after the start, which was costly to J. J. Robinsons Eisen-berg and Surety from the Mereworth Stud. These two were buffeted about considerably, while Pulis, a stablemate of Eisenberg, also met with interference. Disdainful, displaying a high burst of early speed and favored with an outside position, drew away into a long lead and showed the way to Helios, with Llandaff in third place, leading his stablemate, Pomponius. Eisenberg, Puli3 and Surety were farther back, as was Wary. Rounding the far turn, Disdainful held a commanding lead over her opposition and, turning for home, Robertson made the mistake of staying too close to the inner rail in the softer footing. Through the final furlong Robertson roused his mount to keep her going to stand off the determined challenge of Llandaff, which was gaining ground at every stride. In the final few yards, it looked as if the Whitney filly would bow to the Coe colt, but in the last few strides she rallied again and dropped her muzzle in front in the last stride. Helios faltered in the stretch run and was a distant third, while Pomponius had no trouble in being fourth. The Dorwood Stable accounted for its first purse of the meeting when Bronx Park, ridden by Coltiletti, was an easy winner of the opening dash, which was fashioned for maiden two-year-olds under claiming conditions. He showed the way to L. Johnsons Seymour, while Schildkrauts Gay Attire was third over nine others. Seymour, which was placed on the outside at the start, moved up with a rush and made a determined bid in the stretch run to be a fast-going second, while Gay Attire was an easy third over Gagne, which out-finished Wire Walker for the minor portion of the purse. The latter was forced down on the inside in the softer footing in the stretch run and tired badly. The third disqualification of the meeting occured in the Elmhurst Claiming Handicap, which was a dash at six furlongs, for the better grade of selling plater sprinters. The winner turned up in James Butlers Stormy Dawn, ridden by Robertson, over Claremont, from the Pegasus Stable, while the Flying Horse Farms Commuter was third. The disqualification came after Claremont impeded Commuter in the stretch run, forcing the latter to take up. When the break came Stormy Dawn was tardy to settle in his stride and was outrun. Commuter and Claremont were the ones to cut out the early running, with Claremont on the outside. Rounding the turn Sarazen II. moved up fast, but could not retain his position and then gave way to Stormy Dawn. The latter came through on the inside as the leaders swung wide. In the stretch drive Stormy Dawn was gaining steadily and at the far turn was on even terms with the leaders. It was there that Claremont impeded Commuter, for which he was disqualified and Sarazen II. was awarded the minor portion of the purse.
