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JAMAICA HAS AN OFF DAY 1 Substitute Races and Bad Weather Have Their Effect. ■ | lansquenet and Affirmative Repeat at New York Course — Jam at Start Marks Opening Race. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 11.— With the races divided among the maidens and the cheap platers, there was little of interest at Jamaica today. The Metropolitan Jockey Club had endeavored to give a worthy entertainment, but the races did not fill, and there were two substitute contests and another of the cheap affairs was split. Horsemen, in a measure, were to blame for not responding to the offerings, but there are many with horses not yet up to racing condition and that is an excuse that is offered. Conditions were uncomfortable when there was another drop in the thermometer and with leaden skies a cold wind blew over the course all afternoon. The crowd was surprisingly large, all this being considered, and so was the interest shown in the racing that was furnished. John Simonettis Sgt. Byrne, after piling up the field at the start, was winner of the five furlongs race for maiden juveniles. Garner began from the outside position with the son of Stimulus and Lone Knight, Border Knight and Niggertoe were the ones that suffered more than the others, both Lone Knight and Border Knight being knocked completely out of contention. After crossing in this fashion, Sgt. Byrne was rushed into a long lead and there was no time he was threatened to be the winner by five lengths. Physician, after racing second until well inside the final furlong, tired to lose second to Mrs. T. J. Lewis Top Hills by a nose. Back of these, after all his roughing at the start, was Lone Knight and he had run a winning race to overcome the interference he suffered. It was expected the stewards would take some action before confirming the order of the finish, but none was taken and no rider was called to the stand. ANOTHER BUTLER VICTORY. There was another victory for J. Butler when his Alarm Clock, well ridden by Coucci, scored in the second. This was for maidens, and A. Schuttingers Bonnie Cain raced to second place, with Dewey Bent-hams Morocen easily saving third from Dun-bell. Before the start in this, Postman Home ran off with Henson and went six furlongs at top speed before he was pulled up. Then the start was a bit straggling with Mills beating the gate with Dunbell. Postman Home began second, but, naturally, dropped out of it early, after his runaway, and War On moved into the position. Bonnie Cain was not far back of these, and Alarm Clock was In contention, but the others were rather badly strung out, and Short Approach was particularly unlucky when Reynolds ran him up on the heels of horses in an effort to improve his position. Dunbell, with her advantage at the start, held to the lead until into the stretch. Mills had made every use of his break, but the filly was tiring and Robertson, who was waiting back of her with Bonnie Cain, made his move on the stretch turn. The gelding moved up smoothly, but at the same time Alarm Clock moved and he proved to have more left than the others. In the last furlong the Butler gelding drew away readily to be winner by a length and a half. Bonnie Cain had saved second place by two lengths, while Dunbell had quit so badly in the final furlong that Morocen, gaining ground, ran past her to be an easy third. DUNBAR IN CLOSE FINISH. There came a fighting finish in the third when Dunbar, earned a close decision over Contribute. Well back of the pair, Stimulator saved third from Blue Blitzen and Black Watch was fifth. Contribute and Blue Blitzen were the ones to set the pace, but before the stretch was reached, Contribute had shaken off the son of Eternal and he looked all over a winner. Dunbar was well back of these but Robertson was making up ground with him gradually and turning into the straight, he was in a contending position. Stimulator saved ground on the stretch turn and he moved into second place, heading Blue Blitzen, but Robertson had circled around with Dunbar and he was gaining fast. Then, in the final furlong, when Contribute tired, the Dunboyle gelding steadily wore him down and under a powerful ride he got his head in front in the final strides. Contribute was two lengths before Stimulator and Blue Blitzen was aof length and a half away. The others had not cut any figure in the running. W. L. Johnsons Lansquenet was winner of the fourth, at a mile and a sixteenth, fashioned for cheap ones. He led Lome G. C. Winfreys Pending with William H. Gallaghers Quick Step taking third from C. L. Whitings Big Grass. Quick Step was rushed out to a lead of five lengths, from a good start, and that early use of his speed may have had something to do with his defeat. Big Grass was chasing after him and Lansquenet was not far away. Pending was farther back and through the first half mile he was unable to materially improve his position. Big Grass was raced along on the rail, in the deepest part of the course, and when he tired in that going, Lansquenet moved into second place. At the head of the stretch, he was lapped on Quick Step and at the same time Pending was circling around and gradually coming into the contention. In the final furlong, Quick Step quit utterly, after all his early speed, and Lansquenet stepped to the front, to win going away by two lengths. Then Pending ran down Quick Step and he beat the old gelding a length and a half for the place. Big Grass, after all her galloping in the deep going, was another eight lengths back and the others trailed along, with Cock Robin being eased up twenty lengths back of the field. G. C. Winfreys Affirmative, winner Monday, came back to repeat over the cheap band in the fifth. This was a split of the fourth race. Herbert Dongans Boocap raced to second place, and Charles Moss Lucky Racket saved third from Even Up. As in his previous winning effort, Affirmative set the pace, and Richards kept him out in the best footing all the way. In the stretch Even Up was rushed through on the inside, but the ground saved was more than offset by the deep going through which he was forced to race. Lucky Racket was another that only beat Even Up by reason of being sent along in the firm footing, well out from the rail. The track condition played a part in all of the races, and there was not a race where the horses on the inside were not seriously handicapped by the going.
