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VICTORY FOR PATCHPOCKE Son of Cohort Going Away at End of Douglaston Purse Unseasonably Cold Weather Continues at atJamaica Jamaica Ted Husing Disqualified Disqualifiedin in the Opening Race NEW YORK N Y April 30 G W Ogles Patchpocket which came to be a useful sort in Florida during the winter was recently brought over to Jamaica from Havre de Grace where he was also winner to take the best offering of the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica today This was the Doug ¬ laston Purse confined to threeyearolds While he had to be roused in the stretch the son of Cohort was going away at the end and was plainly best bestCaptain Captain Argo from the Kershaw Stable and making his first appearance of the year saved second place after setting the early pace and H C Phipps Glendye was third thirdThe The unseasonably cold weather continued to the last day of April and conditions were disagreeable with a cold wind blowing in from Jamaica Bay but a big crowd was out and there was plenty of entertainment in the races offered offeredAmong Among the notables that watched the sport from the clubhouse enclosure was Senator Dunnigan author of the law that provided for a new racing commission He had Her ¬ bert Bayard Swope as his companion for a considerable part of the afternoon afternoonNine Nine started in the Douglaston Purse and after Sunador had essayed to set the pace he soon gave way to Captain Argo while Glendye and Patchpocket followed him closely Patchpocket was going along on the outside and as he moved to a contending position Tipton took hold of his head and made no serious effort to catch Captain Argo Billy M for a time was in the front division but Gentle Knight a twotime win ¬ ner at the meeting was not showing the speed that marked his two other efforts and he was well back of the Jeaders JeadersTipton Tipton waited patiently with Patchpocket until the stretch was reached He was going along at the heels of Captain Argo and wear ¬ ing the son of Happy Argo down steadily A furlong from the finish he roused Patch pocket with the whip and the black colb quickly went to the pacemaker and then passed him to come on to a victory of two lengths lengthsCaptain Captain Argo which evidently was in need of the race was tiring but he stuck it out to save second place by half a length from Glendye while Salaam the C V Whitney starter was passing horses when too late to be a close fourth fourthThe The first disqualification of the meeting occurred in the opening five furlongs dash for maiden juveniles when J H Louch heims Ted Husing after leading the others home was set back on a claim of foul and the purse was awarded to Mrs W Plunk ett Stewarts Chance Ray This ruling moved William Woodwards Sir Beverlej into second place and third went to John C Clarks Vera Cruz with Col Greene fourth fourthIt It was near the half mile post that Ted Husing appeared to interfere slightly with Chance Ray and it was because of that that Malley went into the stand after the run ¬ ning to lodge his complaint There was a long delay before the stewards announced their decision and to many it appeared there was little for which to set the TLouchheim colt back He raced as though best and there have been various cases of interference during the meeting much more pronounced without bringing any action
