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PRICE ABBOT IN CLOSE FINISH Camera Discloses Partridge Horse as Winner of Handicap. Prince Abbot and Old Story Cross Line Closely Lapped Triple for Jacobs Silks. - NEW YORK, N. Y., April 22. It took the camera to decide the best offering of Jamaica today when J. B. Patridges Prince Abbot and Mrs. Frank K. Hastings Old Story crossed the line so closely lapped that the placing judges made no effort to render a decision. The photograph showed Prince Abbot had won. This was the Forest Handicap of a mile and a sixteenth and only four went to the post. Back of the closely lapped pair, Buckley M. Byers Thorson was third and William Woodwards Gallant Prince, favorite of the quartet was a bad last. Another good crowd was out, and while there was a chill breeze blowing over the course and a lack of class in several of the races, there was plenty of entertainment. In the class "B" handicap that was left to the camera to decide, it was Thorson that set the pace, and as he raced along in front Westrope had Old Story under restraint back of him, with Gallant Prince showing the way to Prince Abbot, but all four were in fairly close order. In the back stretch Old Story, still under restraint, moved up on Thorson and at the same time Stout shook up Gallant Prince, while Saunders chose the inside with Prince Abbot. Coucci kept Thorson at his task and he was still showing the way turning out of the back stretch, but it was apparent that Old Story and Prince Abbot could go to him at the first asking. Gallant Prince had dropped back after his bid. Old Story had Thorson well beaten as he turned into the stretch and a furlong out he looked the winner, but Prince Abbot was gaining with a great rush on the outside and at every stride was catching the son of Pennant. Westrope went to a furious drive in a vain effort to save the day and the pair crossed the line on the same stride. Old Story was quitting in that gruelling finish, while Prince Abbot ;ras racing strongly, but the pair was so closely lapped that callers in the press stand disagreed on the winner. The judges called for the photograph and then came the decision. This final duel took the pair out five lengths before the tired Thorson and Gallant Prince was two lengths back of the Byers I colt. Maiden juveniles of the plater variety I furnished a good contest in the opening five j . furlongs dash, with Ira Hanford bringing home Mrs. Parker Comings Light Moment the winner by an energetic finish to whip Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Ethels Choice, while the Southland Stables Lucky Ducky beat Queen Full for third. From a good start Lucky Ducky was rushed into a long lead by Pollard and she looked all over a winner to the stretch turn. There she began to tire and in the final furlong gave way badly. Hanford had Light Moment going along back of the leading filly steadily and then came Ethels Choice, while the others were more or less strung out with considerable crowding in the early stages, where Traitress was pinched back badly and Jinx ran into some trouble. Swinging into the stretch Hanford was I forced to lose some ground, while Kastner saved ground with Ethels Choice. Then as Lucky Ducky tired, Light Moment went to the front and Ethels Choice, moving through on the inside, took second. The winning margin was a length, while Ethels Choice just saved second place by half that distance. Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Kawagoe came back with another victory in the second when setting all the pace and carried the top weight to victory over Creole Bird, from the Southland Stable, while Geo. H. Bost-wicks Pompeius took third from Capt. Jerry. The latter and Pompeius were the ones to chase after the son of Sickle, and Creole Bird was not far back of them. Then ! before the stretch was reached Capt. Jerry tired and for an instant Pompeius showed in second place, but he was well back of Kawagoe. .In the stretch Hanford roused Creole Bird to have her outfoot Pompeius, which was forced to race on the outside and in a rousing finish the mare was right at the head of Kawagoe as she crossed the line and j Pompeius was a half a length away. Capt. Jerry finished fourth, but he was five lengths back. There came a double for the silks of Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs when Pretty Busy led home a field of three-year-old platers in the third, another six furlongs dash. In this, Mrs. William E. Martins Sheknows, raced to second place with the Southland Stables Sandy Boy a rather distant third before Burnt Wood. The start was a good one and Pretty Busy quickly went to the front with Kastner taking an inside position as Nalita J., raced after her. Sheknows was not far back of these, but was caught in rather close quarters to be shuffled back slightly in the first quarter. Turning from the back stretch, Hanford went to the outside with Sheknows in search of racing room and the Jack High filly moved up readily, but Kastner had Pretty Busy under a slight restraint as she went along in the lead and the move was matched though Mrs. Martins filly was well lapped on her and Sandy Boy moved into second place. As the stretch was reached, Hanford drove Sheknows smartly and for a few strides she drew up on Pretty Busy, but ; Kastner had saved plenty for this final challenge and the Busy American miss, never tiring, crossed the line winner by two ; lengths. Sheknows had beaten Sandy Boy . half a dozen lengths for second nlace. The third victory for Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs i silks, and a riding double for apprentice Kastner, came in the fifth when Miss Trophy . added her bit to that of Kawagoe and Pretty ; Busy. The daughter of Purchase was not opposed by much in her six furlongs race and she was at no time seriously threatened to score by four lengths over Mrs. M. M. . Simons Ina Dear, with Leslie E. Keiff ers i ; ; . i . ; . i j Clapping Jane and Miss Tad following in close order. Early in the race Kastner had Miss Trophy showing the way and, as she turned out of the back stretch, he had a long lead on the field. When the stretch was reached the others were all being hard driven in a vain effort to run her down and she still had plenty left at the finish. Ina Dear was right with the leader all the way, being second for most of the race, but at the end she was tiring, while Clapping Jane came with a rush that would have carried her into second place in a few more strides. At the end of the card William Gallaghers Moralist, under an excellent ride by Coucci, prevented the Jacobs silks from having four winners when he handily led home Playfole, which was made favorite for the running. Third was the portion of Mrs. William E. Martins Race Craft when he took that share of the purse from Tenless.
