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MARTiS JAMAICA SURPRISE « Shows Startling Improvement to Win New York Feature. Easily Takes Measure of Star Fire, Conqueror in Previous Meeting — Our One Scores. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19.— Dewey Benthams Martis, beaten by twenty-five lengths in a recent performance, was the surprise winner of the best offering of the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica today. This was the Ackroyd Purse, a test of a mile and a sixteenth. Of course, the previous race of the son of Sir Martin was his first start of the year, and improvement could be expected, but not as much as was shown. Lapped on the Bentham horse at the finish was Charles H. Thieriots Scout Master, and it was Oneill, from the Newtondale Stable, that raced third. Rip Van Winkle was fourth and Dominus and Star Fire, both previous winners at the meeting, were in the rear. Star Fire was the one that had beaten Martis by twenty-five lengths. Fields were small, and some of the winners caused almost as much surprise as did Martis, but the crowd was large and weather conditions delightful for the sport. In the Ackroyd, Martis had all the speed. Robertson took him into the lead at the rise of the barrier, and there was no stage of the running when he was seriously threatened. Oneill went after him in the early stages, and Dominus was running third. Star Fire, after breaking well, soon dropped back rather badly, and Scout Master was following her, while Rip Van Winkle was trailing the field. Robertson made a close turn into the stretch with Martis, and there Scout Master was right at the heels of his mount. Malley was calling on the Campfire colt, and he was slowly drawing up on Martis, but Robertson, in a hard drive, kept him going to have him the winner by half a length. The final rush of Scout Master carried him out five lengths before Oneill, and Rip Van Winkle had easily run past both Star Fire and Dominus to finish fourth. William Woodwards Pardee, in a game effort, scored in the fifth, a race that attracted a high class band of platers. Dunbar, bearing the "Mr. Pembroke" silks, took second place, and Sabula, from the Warm Stable, gained some ground to be third. The only other starters were Raccoon and Sun Mission. From a good start, Malley went right out with Pardee and the son of Sir Gallahad III. was good enough to lead at every pole. In the final strides Dunbar tired and Pardee was going away to be winner by a neck. In the meantime, Sabula was gaining some ground, but she tired in the stretch to be beaten six lengths for second place. The tired Raccoon was at the heels of the Macaw filly and old Sun Mission was another ten lengths back. The sport opened with a five furlong dash for maiden juvenile fillies. It resulted in an easy victory for Croon, racing for Mrs. W. Plunket Stewart. Lester C. Robleys Helest-er took second place and Willis Sharpe Kilmers American Air was a close third before Baby Chard. In a sensational rush through the final furlong Breezing Thru was winner of the second race. Peacock Alley raced to second place, Squeaky saving third from Black Watch. There was a long delay at the post in this and the race was marked by considerable rough riding. Blue Blitzen was one of the chief sufferers when Squeaky knocked him back badly at the half mile ground. The colt came out of the running badly lamed.
