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JAMAICAS OPENING CARD L. B. Wilson Wins for Mrs. H. McH-vain in Raunt Handicap. Gets Up In Last Stride of Close and Exciting Finish to Defeat Shining Sun. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 5. L. B. Wilson carried the silks of Mrs. H. Mcllvain to victory in the best offering of the Metropolitan Jockey Club for the opening of its fall season at Jamaica today. The son of Busy American was only up in the last stride to overhaul Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Shining Sun in the mile and seventy yards to win the Raunt Handicap. Well back of the pair, Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Time Clock saved third from Light. It took a photograph to confirm L. B. Wilson as the winner, so close was the finish. While many of the sport lovers were watching the Giants, come back in the baseball battle, it was a big crowd that welcomed the thoroughbreds back to the cozy Long Island course, and both weather and track conditions were ideal. It was a card of overnight races that began the new season, but the contests were exciting, and it was an auspicious opening. In the Raunt, which called out those of class "D," Dewey Benthams Abner was particularly unfortunate. Right at the break he stumbled and almost went to his knees. This resulted in his being last away, while he is always an alert horse leaving the stalls. Shining Sun was away in rtride, and Sammy Renick made every use of that advantage when he sent the son of Sun Edwin along to a lead of a couple of lengths, dropping him down on the rail to save all the ground possible. L. B. Wilson was heading the others and back of him came Light. Time Clock, running up on the outside, soon joined these, but all were well back of Shining Sun as the far turn was approached. ABNER UNFORTUNATE. Abner, after his misfortune at the break, was forced to run around on the outside, and he made up much ground In the first half mile, but it cost so much effort that he was through before the stretch was reached. Into the stretch Shining Sun was still clear and racing gamely, but L. B. Wilson continued to close, though it was not until the last stride that he dropped his nose down in front Time Clock was two lengths back of these, and Light, after meeting some interference, was a bad fourth. The day opened with a six furlongs dash for plater juveniles of a cheap quality and it went to Glen McNaughtons Chilca which .came between horses in the stretch run and won going away by a half length. Mrs.- William Ziegler. Jr.s Proprietary took the place with Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Ethels Choice beating Glealning for third. Ethels Choice .g lost little time in going into the command and she was clear when she swung from the backstretch and looked the winner. Then on the stretch turn she went but badly to lose her lead and carry others with her. Proprietary saved ground on the rail and went to the front but High Mabel and Gleaming had been carried out by Ethels Choice. But Chilca was more fortunate and finding the way I between horses outgamed Proprietary to take the purse. ANOTHER FOR JACOBS. Hirsch Jacobs saddled the second winner of the day when he sent out Mrs. Jacobs Night Raven for the second, a purse for cheap three-year-oId3. This was an easy score when the son of Snob IX simply galloped in front all the way to win by ten lengths. There was a lively duel for second place between Hugh W. Jacksons Speed and. Mrs. H. Mcllvains Almarine and the camera was called upon to decide that part of the purse. The photograph awarded the place to Speed. Winter Sport and Speed, closely lapped, followed the winner to the backstretch where Winter Sport tired badly and dropped completely out of the contention. At the same time Almarine moved up to join Speed and the pair went to the stretch closely I lapped. In the short run home Speed drew I away slightly but tired again at the end to only save the place by a nose. Anne G., after many efforts, finally escaped from the maiden class in the third race, a six furlongs dash under claiming conditions and fashioned for maidens. To score she ran down Social Error and Mariato had no trouble taking third from Peerless Pal. As is her custom. Social Error was fast to leave the post to open a good lead. Anne G. was in second place but as the Brooms filly was sent right along, her lead was a good five lengths rounding from the back stretch. She was still well clear turning for home and it seemed sure she would stick it out in the short stretch but she stopped as she has in all her other races and Anne G. came on to win by a length. Social Error was four lengths before Mariato, which closed ground from a slow beginning and he in turn beat Peerless Pal for third by three lengths. The second best race of the opening day was a five and a half furlongs dash for juvenile fillies. This brought a call for a photograph, when Mrs. Frances Kahns Little Sleeper, with a great rush through the stretch, caught Mrs. Ethel V. Mars S. Pisacanos Pastry, after overcoming interference in the running, was eased back and then taken to the outside for the final six furlongs to account for the closing event in a drive over Hunterdon. Apprentice was third. The victory completed a "double" for the apprentice rider, A. Cooper. Pastry was kept close to the pace in the early stages which was cut out by Apprentice with Easiest Way on the outside. Cooper tried to go between them rounding the first turn then was caught in close quarters. At the half mile post he was shuffled back but worked his way up on the outside. Hunterdon, in the early stages, was far back and when he was called upon, the son of Dunboync closed with a rush that was carrying him fastest of all at the end. Apprentice had no mishaps in the running. Neither did Easiest Way.
