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DOMINUS DEFEATS INLANDER Birch wood Purse Scheduled as Preliminary for Wood Memorial. » J. E. Wideners Guardian Finishes Third in Jamaica Feature — Weather Has Effect on Attendance. • NEW YORK, N. Y., May 16— Dominus, the son of Stimulus and Gravitate, which races for William Woodward, was winner of the best offering of the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica today. This was the Birchwood Purse, a test of a mile and seventy yards, for three-year-olds, being a preliminary for eligibles for the Wood Memorial, the Saturday feature. Dominus is not an eligible. He made a show of his opponents to beat the Brookmeade Stables Inlander by a big margin and it was Joseph E. Wideners Guardian that was third. This race completed a double for "Hank" Mills, who had ridden Chief A. to victory in the first race of the afternoon. Another day of uncomfortable weather kept the attendance down. It was unseasonably cold and all afternoon drizzles of rain added to the discomfort. The fields were small, but some good sport resulted despite these handicaps. In the Birchwood Purse Mills sent Dominus away from the post at a sprinting clip and he had foot enough to hold command throughout. At no time was the son of Stimulus fully extended and his winning margin was six lengths. Wahoo and Guardian were the ones to go after the winner and at the end of the first half mile One Chance moved up slightly, but he was not able to hold his position and was never close enough to the Woodward colt to be a menace. Inlander, always sluggish at the start, went in the air slightly as he left the barrier and Horn made the fatal mistake of racing him along on the rail, where the going was deep. In the stretch Inlander, after closing a big gap, fought his way through on the inside to outgame the others, beating Guardian a length for second place. One Chance had tired to be a length and a half back of the Widener gelding, and Wahoo, the only other starter, was just a head farther back. Joseph E. Wideners silks triumphed for the first time this season when Even Stephen, a son of Fair Play and Carnation, won a close decision in the Expectation Purse. This was a test for three-year-old maidens and, at the end, the colt was doing his best to beat Marshall Fields Nimbus, Continued on twenty-second page. DOHINUS DEFEATS INLANDER Continued from first page. with Jovius, racing for William Woodward, a distant third. From a good start Treasure Hunt, the Butler starter, was the one to jump into command. King Hollis chased after him going to the first turn and Teralice was third. Even Stephen had left from an outside position and Garner eased back slightly in the short run to the turn to avoid being carried wide. Then, when the badk stretch was reached, he roused the son of Fair Play. Treasure Hunt soon tired of setting the pace and then Garner was past with the Widener colt to open up a lead of daylight before the far turn was reached. He sent the colt right along until he was four lengths clear. Mrs. A. Carfanos Chief A. graduated from the maiden class in the opening five furlongs dash, for maiden juveniles. He led home J. J. Robinsons Pretty Peg, and James Butlers Lone Knight closed a big gap to be third before Triangular. The second five furlongs dash, for maiden juveniles, went to Mrs. Sadie Bennetts Our One, which, under a good ride by Laverne Fator, scored with plenty to spare over Cabochon, from the Brookmeade Stable, with Dunsprite carrying the silks of "Mr. Pembroke" into third place before Aga Ray. J. Simon Healy saddled the third winner of the day when he sent William F. Phelans Flying Sailor to the post in a six furlongs dash for plater three-year-olds. J. J. Robinsons Manya was second and C. W. Goldens Flying Dragon third ahead of Uppercut. Flying Sailor left the post running and Coucci hustled him along to such good advantage that he never left the result seriously in doubt. Manya and Flying Dragon were at all times the ones to chase the winner and they alternated in second place, but right at the end Manya, which had saved ground in the stretch, had his head in front, though he was a length and a half back of Flying Sailor.
