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JAMAICA OPENS TODAY i New York Racing Season of 1935 to Begin Auspiciously. Large and Classy Field for Twenty Sixth Running of Paumonok Handicap, Inaugural Feature. " ! PAUMONOK FIELD NEW YORK, N. Y April 19. The prospective starters in the ,000 Pau monok Handicap, at six furlongs, for three-year-olds and upward, feature of Jamaica opening day program are as follows: Horse. Wt. Jockey. Quel Jeu 109 M. Winters Psychic Bid 116 L. McAtee Sound Advice .110 ........ T. Luther Miss Merriment.... 116. H. Richards tMoisson 102. E. Litzenberger Sailor Beware. ... ..112 E. Porter Only One ....114 .Rr Merritt King Saxon 118 C. Rainey Dean Swift 100 B. Austin Marching Home.... 98 Gay Monarch 116 T. Malley Good Flavor 110 Sgt. Byrne Ii6 G. Rose tDreel 112. J. Bejshak f Dogmata 114 L. Fallon ! The Darb. .... 106. . .A. Robertson i Singing Wood 126 ....... .R. Jones A. G. Vanderbilt entry. M. L. and A. C. Schwartz entry. JW. Graham and j Maemere Farm Stable entry. i NEW YORK, -N. Y April 19. Racing comes back to New York at the Jamaica course of the Metropolitan Jockey Club Saturday afternoon. This club, ever since it came into the New York turf scheme, ha3 led off the racing year. This opening is different than any that have gone before since racing came into lean days by reason of adverse legislation. There was relief last season, with the passage of the Crawford law, that permitted the free passage of money in making wagers and a law that gave those speculatively inclined much more comfort and convenience, but for the opening of the 1934 season there was not a full advantage taken of the new order of things. As the season progressed the betting situation improved and this year, profiting by that experience, it is assured that the opening will be a vastly better one. For a considerable time E. P. Kilroe has been making ready for the new season, and the cozy course will be at its best for the welcoming of what is expected will be its most notable opening. A prospect for fair skies, after the long seige of unseasonably cold weather, holds out promise for all that could be desired for this first day, while there is an abundance of horses fit and ready to furnish the entertainment. CAMPBELL AS SECRETARY. The new season that is opening will introduce J. B. Campbell to New York as racing secretary and that is expected, to be another factor in the hoped for success. Secretary Campbell has been singularly successful at various other racing points and the fact that he will fill the important position at all of The Jockey Club tracks will afford him an advantage that was not enjoyed by other secretaries that had only their own associations to serve. As usual, the Paumonok Handicap, a six-furlong dash for three-year-olds and over, is the stellar attraction of the opening day and it is a race that has invariably attracted a representative field and resulted in an excellent contest. The prospects for this years renewal are just as bright as any that have gone before and it is safe to promise that the name added to the winning roster will be the name of a worthy horse. The supporting program is a varied and interesting one and, while a goodly number of the horses engaged will be making a first appearance of the year, there are some that have been seasoned by either winter racing or a short campaign in Maryland. While it is not known just how many layers will be in line for the opening, John Continued on fifteenth page. JAMAICA OPENS TODAY Continued from first page. Cavanagh, who. has charge of that end of the sport, was at the course today making ready for their accommodation, and it is estimated that some 100 will have slates up for the accommodation of the players. The arrangement of the stands will be much more convenient than was the case last year and there does not appear to be any remote chance for the crowding and confusion that marked that opening. This year all of the races will be started from the Bahr stall gate. This is a machine with which the New York horses are more familiar than any other that is in use and it should make for better starting, less post delay and generally better racing. Ever since the first running of the Pau-monok, when it went to Andrew Millers three-year-old in 1906, it has had an importance that may have been just a bit out of proportion with its sporting value. That has been natural, for it has meant the opening of the New York season and almost invariably it afforded a first opportunity to see the good ones in action. In the initial running Inquisitor was ridden by Walter Miller, and with the feather of ninety pounds on his back he took the measure of Alex Shields Diamond, one of the best sprinters of his time. The second and third running went to Red River and the next year Sam Hildreths Restigouche, ridden by Carrol Shilling, beat two such fast ones as Besom and King Cobalt. Springboard won for Capt. E. B. Cassett in 1913, and the following year James R. Keenes silks were first and second when Coquette was winner with Harmonicon second. Sandmarsh was something of a surprise in 1916 when he took the measure of High Noon that raced for James R. Keene and the following year the sprint went to old Kewessa that raced for Billy Oliver. Old Koenig took the 1918 renewal, and the following year Flags, carrying 126 pounds, took the measure of Old Rosebud, one of the most remarkable geldings of his time and a Kentucky Derby winner. On Watch carried the silks of George Loft to victory in 1921 and he beat a good horse when he took the measure of Joseph E. Wideners Naturalist. Tryster won under the Whitney silks in 1922, and the next year Zev, conqueror of Papyrus, won for Harry F. Sinclair. This colt was also winner of the Kentuckv Derby of that year and round- ed out his racing as one of the most remarkable of American thoroughbreds. The following year George D. Wideners Futurity winner of the year before, St. James, took the measure of Zev. Then the next winner was Worthmore, while in 1926 and 1927 Hildreth saddled the winner when Silver Fox repeated in those years. The next four winners were Polydor, Mei Foo, Sarazen II. and Protractor, which recently won among some cheap platers at Havre de Grace. Questionnaire, surely one of the best horses of his time, carried the silks of the late James Butler to victory in 1932 when he led home George D. Wideners Hi-Jack while carrying 130 pounds. The following year Pilate was winner of the prize. Okapi, a two-time winner of the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park, was the next victor, and last year the Paumonok went to John Simonettis Sgt. Byrne. Thus it will be appreciated that the Paumonok is a race of big importance in its own right, without the added importance of launching the new season-
