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MOUNT ECHO WINS BY NOSE Outstays Tragedian Though Bearing Out Badly at End. Plater Race Heads Offerings at Jamaica Ira Hanford and R. Workman Score Double Victories. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 28. While there was no race of real importance at Jamaica today excellent sport was furnished for a big crowd, and the best race of the day, a mile and seventy yards, for platers, resulted in the best finish of the afternoon when the placing judges called on the camera for a decision between F. Guybergers Tragedian and Otto Blanks Mount Echo. They crossed the line closely lapped, but with Mount Echo bearing out badly, making the angle at the line that much more difficult. Far back of the leading pair, third went to J. W. Marrs Say Do, and it was Bogertin that finished fourth. There was some delay at the post, for which Mount Echo and Say Do were chiefly to blame, but the start was a good one and Anderson had Mount Echo on his toes. Sunanair was in second place and just showing the way to Say Do, with Hymn and Tragedian following clos-ely lapped. In the back stretch, Mount Echo drew away to a lead of a length and a half, where Anderson took hold of his head and rated him along. Sunanair was soon doing his best back of the son of Mount Beacon, and Say Do began to move up resolutely outside the Pepp starter. Then Say Do went into second place, but Mount Echo was still in front swinging into the stretch, where he was still a length and a half clear. He was holding Say Do perfectly safe and the race seemed over until he suddenly began to bear out badly. As the Blank three-year-old made this false move, Westrope brought Tragedian along with a rush on the inside and for a few strides he seemed to have Mount Echo headed, but the pacemaker came again, and though he was bearing out, he was clearly winner at the line and there seemed no occasion to call for the photo. But the camera left no doubt in the minds of the crowd that might have been deceived by the angle and possibly it was just as well to have a photograph. Five lengths back came the tired Say Do, just beating Bogertin a length for third. This three-year-old had made a determined bid going to the stretch turn but he tired under a stretch drive. Mary Hirsch and Hanford both had a double when the talented young lady saddled both Joyride in the opening and Flying Mare in the third, and both were ridden by Hanford. The Kershaw Stables Joyride graduated from the maiden ranks in the opening six furlongs dash when he led home L. E. Keif-fers Flying Centaur, and third went to Frank Browns Ironbound, which led Gean Canach over the line. From a straggling start, Hanford got Joyride away on his toes and Minstrelsy raced after him, while Flying Centaur was soon in third place, but far back of the leading pair. Three that were particularly unlucky at the start were High Vote, Faleen and Money Muddle. They were so far back as to have scant chance. Minstrelsy could not for long keep step with Joyride and he soon dropped back badly, while going into the stretch turn Coucci moved up steadily with Flying Centaur, and Gean Canach was gradually improving his position. Ironbound was also making up ground steadily as the turn for j home was reached. Joyride was clear as the stretch was reached and he galloped home an easy winner by five lengths. Diablerie was winner of the second race, leading home Wee Wink, with Red Badge taking third from Up and Up. The start was a good one, and early in the race Diablerie and Red Badge drew away from the others to open up a lead of two lengths. In the meantime there was some closing up back of this pair and in the final furlong as Diablerie began to weaken Workman had to use all his skill to keep her going long enough to be winner by a half length. It was in the stretch that Wee Wink moved into second place, and she was still gaining at the finish, but her bid came too late, though she readily disposed of Red Badge to take second place by two lengths. The third race brought a surprise when Parker Comings Flying Mare, under a vigorous drive by Hanford, led home the Green-tree Stables Airy Going, and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Velvet Mask beat Flying Hoofs for third, principally because "Sonny" Workman became careless on the son of Flying Ebony when he seemed to have third safe. Mary Hirsch and Ira Hanford were not the only ones to have a double, for when "Sonny" Workman brought home Ben J. Lissbergers Juliet W. winner over the juvenile maiden fillies he had completed a double for himself and for J. P. "Sammy" Smith, the other winner having been Diablerie in the second. This victory also marked the first racing success for Mr. Lissberger, who is showing his silks for the first time this season. There really was little to the running, for Juliet W. was so much best of the field that she was soon clear and Workman merely had to permit her to step along in her own fashion. At the head of the stretch he swung his whip once to keep her at her task and she crossed the line winner by a length and a half. Still one more double came in the mile and a furlong of the final race when I. Anderson, who had ridden Mount Echo to his victory, scored with Frank J. Kearns Capt. Jerry over the Southland Stables Clientelle, with W. H. Gallaghers Moralist taking third from Kapena. Clientelle was the one to set all the pace and he was followed by Capt. Jerry, with Kapena and Moralist showing the way to the others. In the stretch Clientelle tired and Capt. Jerry went to the front and at the same time Kapena was blocked or he would probably have beaten Moralist for third. The Gallagher plater had no excuse and was gaining at the end to be beaten only half a length for the place, but his bid came too late. Y
