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HANFORD STARS AT JAMAICA Crystal Prince Wins "by Nose Over Maiden Merry Pete. ., , Judges Examine Photo of Finish Before Rendering Decision Bright Emerald Days Final "Winner, . , NEW YORK, N. Y., April 24. A. T. Partridges Crystal Prince was winner of the best offering at Jamaica today, but the placing judges had to rely on the camera to give him the decision over William Woodwards maiden Merry Pete. Far back of the pair, C. V. Whitneys Singers Folly took third easily from Glastonbury. It was something of a camera day at the Long Island course, for it was called upon in the first race before Brush Handle was declared the winner over Light Moment and, upsetting the popular belief, both of these winners had the inner position as they crossed the line. This Grade "C" Handicap that went to Crystal Prince was a gallop of a mile and seventy yards, and it gave Ira Hanford his second winning mount of the day, for he had scored with Nandi. Only five started, and Merry Pete, beginning well, took a lead of a couple of lengths before the back stretch was reached. As the son of Petee-Wrack took command, Stout took a nice hold of his head, and he increased his lead to three lengths as the back stretch was reached. Singers Folly was going strongly back of him and a good five lengths before Crystal Prince, but Hanford was biding his time with the old son of Prince of Bourbon and made no effort to run down the leaders. Never shortening stride, Merry Pete held his lead to the top of the stretch. By that time he had Singers Folly doing his best but Hanford had roused Crystal Prince three furlongs from the finish, and the old fellow was responding gallantly. Turning into the back stretch, Hanford saved ground with the winner, and he steadily drew up on the maiden until a furlong from the end, and he was well lapped on the Woodward colt. Through the final furlong Merry Pete liung on gamely, but Crystal Prince was not tobe denied and from the stand there appeared no doubt of his being winner, but the placing judges called for a photograph, and it confirmed him in first place. As the leading pair battled it out, they opened up five lengths on the tired Singers Folly, and he - in turn had beaten Glastonbury four lengths for third. The only other starter, Brindle, was a bad last. The opening five furlongs dash for plater two-year-olds brought another camera decision. It appeared from the stand that Charles S. Bromleys Brush Handle was an undisputed winner, and so the camera revealed, but Mrs. Parker Comings Light . Moment, the one that caused the doubt, was bearing out so badly in the final stages that the grandstand angle was accentuated. Third went to Mrs. Laverne Fators His Nibs, and Sis Royal was fourth. Brush Handle was first to show from the stalls, but he was soon run down by Light Moment, and the daughter of Sting went into a lead of a length, but was unable to improve it. Hanford held to the lead with the filly to the stretch, where she bore out badly, and. that decided the race. Saunders made a close turn into the straight and, under a drive, the Transmute gelding came again to earn the decision. It is possible that His Nibs was best of the company, but he was carried out by Light Moment, and the ground he lost ruined his chance. He was right at the heels of Light Moment to take third. The favorite players had a rough jolt in the second race, when Gean Canach, quoted at odds-on, was only able to finish a distant fourth. This went to Evening Hour when she led home Flying Hoofs, and Dundrum was a distant third, but easily defeated Gean Canach. Flying Hoofs cut out most of the running and in the early racing Black Brigade was in second place and Evening Hour was closely lapped. Evening Hour and Flying Hoofs drew out to a lead of four lengths over the field leaving the back stretch and there Dundrum moved up slightly, but he was doing his best and it was apparent he was beaten. The leading pair battled all through the stretch, but in the final furlong Evening Hour proved the gamer, to draw away and be winner by a length and one-half. Flying Hoofs saved the place from Dundrum by four lengths, and Gean Canach was another three lengths back. Nandi came back with another good race to take the third. She won with plenty to spare over Ina Dear, with third going to Pompeius, and Dame Quickly was fourth. Flying Amazon had no chance at the start, but the others of the big field left in good alignment, and Hanford at once went into command with Nandi, and she was taken slightly in hand and had foot enough to make every post a winning one. Going into the stretch Nandi went out slightly and Ina Dear went to the inside, but the Moran filly had plenty left to be over the line winner by three lengths. Ina Dear saved second place by two lengths, and Pompeius was a handy third. The son of Pompey had moved on the outside making the turn for home, but he tired badly under the drive and no good excuse could be offered. The fifth brought victory to Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Bogertin over Leslie E. Keiffers Flying Centaur, while Match Play, from the Newtondale Stable, was a distant third and Hellespont fourth. Match Play was alert leaving the stalls and he and Flying Centaur led the others in the early stages. Social Error went after them closely and then Bogertin moved into third place, but he was four lengths away, though Litzenberger was moving smoothly with him and was content with his position as the field went to the turn from the back stretch. It was turning from the back stretch when Flying Centaur took command. The Keiffer colt led into the stretch but by that time Bogertin was on the outside and in the run through the short stretch the son of Sir Gallahad III. readily put Flying Centaur away to win going away by two and a half lengths.
