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COUNT ARTHUR ON TOP Forced to Give Best to Beat RUst in Continental Handicap. Pair Stage Spirited Stretch Battle Hirsch Jacobs Sends Three Winners to the Post. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 17 Count Arthur, home-bred star of the establishment of Mrs. J. Hertz and recent hero of The Jockey Club Gold Cup, found his task more difficult in the Continental Handicap, final feature of the Jamaica autumn season.. The fourar-old son of Reigh Count and Abbatissa was: out to the last ounce with the conclusion of the mile and a sixteenth attraction at the Metropolitan Jockey Club course to gain a length decision over the tiring Rust, with Steel Cutter half a dozen lengths farther away. Over a track that was surfaced by light mud, the Chicago-owned colt completed the distance in 1:44, a thoroughly creditable performance in view of the footing which prevailed. It was one of the highly popular scores seen on a program that also i was marked by a triple for Hirsch Jacobs, las Count Arthur came in for the bulk of ! the public support, being backed down to i 9 to 5, after opening at 2 to 1. Unfortunately for the management, the triumph was not I witnessed by as large a crowd as anticipated, , the heavy rains of the previous night and through the morning cutting considerably into the Week-end assemblage. However, the skies had cleared just before the first race and conditions were ideal for the crowd, but not for the thoroughbred performers. RENICKS GREAT FINISH. Sammy Renick, who obtained the mount on Count Arthur through the suspension of Jimmy Stout, rushed the Hertz colorbearer away from the post at top stride to gain a clear lead in the sprint to the first turn. This his mount maintained under pressure until Rust made her run as they curved around tfie final turn. Count Arthur dropped back as if beaten, while Dabson hurred the Spanish Prince II. filly along to be on top by the time the furlong post was reached. Renick had refused to give up the battle, however, and he drove Count Arthur with whip, hand and heel from the top of the stretch, to collar the suddenly weary, miss fifty yards from the winning post and to stabilize his advantage slightly.. The effort added ,910 to the seasons winnings of the Reigh Count colt Rust displayed improvement over her previous mud race. Dabson was hard at her from the fall of the flag to be- the closest attendant to the pace of Count Arthur. Leaving the back stretch, he went to work more earnestly on Louis Strubes filly to wrest command from. Count Arthur, and move away to what appeared ah unbeatable " lead. In the last sixteenth Rust tired suddenly and there is a chance she might have been the winner had Dabson delayed his mount until straightened away for home. None of the other four contestants ever loomed as contenders. Steel Cutter went along at an even pace all the way, to be three lengths in front of Thursday, as he finished third. The latter was hustled from last position to be a well beaten fourth. Ann ORuley made a spurt in the middle of the back stretch and then was done, while Es- posas showing was unexplainably sad,- 1 MERRYMAKER IMPRESSES. Merrymaker, claimed for ,500. at Aque duct early in the summer- by Willie Shea, scored his first victory -for the New Yorker, as he raced to a thoroughly impressive wlh"c in the mile arid seventy -yards Ladkin Purse, the juvenile racer, which was the days" secondary attraction. The son of Cynic and Isabella performed like a superior mud run- ner, to come "from far off the early pace and speed past the judges four lengths in advance of the weary westerner, Percy M. Pikes Supply House, with the gamely closing Night Bud another pair of lengths away. In view of track conditions, the winner did not do at all badly in completing the distance in 1:44. There was no real support for him, as he drifted to 5 to 1 at the closing after opening half a point lower. Hirsch Jacobs added another winner to his training score when he sent out Belshazzar in the opening six furlongs dash to carry the silks of Mrs. Jacobs to an easy score over ; Never Yet, from the Sage Stable and Howard Maxwells Daytonian was a close third before Maurice G. LEADS ALL THE WAY. The first division of the Knobble Handicap, a six furlongs test for those of class D. went to Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Knowing. He had speed enough to lead from end to end. That Is of big advantage in flying mud. He ran a smart race through the sloppy footing when he finished in 1:12VS, two lengths before Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Microphone and Mrs. William Ziegler, Jr.s Gold Mesh which crossed the line in such close order that a photograph was requested by the judges. The third race was another Graded Handicap for those of class "D" and over the mile and seventy yards distance. This was another triumph for the silks of Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs and put her talented husband Hirsch Jacobs, still farther in the lead of all trainers. It also completed a double for Wayne Wright for he had both mounts Thi3 was an easy score and Miss K. r Pondas Miss Rainbow took second rllaco with George McMitchells Star Porter finishing "nistt- third before Hoops. But there was a misfortune when Star Porter was so badly lamed that Saunders dismounted and the horse was led back to the scales. He was making up ground that on y this accident cost him victory Hirsch Jacobs and Wayne Wrirrht nated the Jamaica seasorbrMUa S old Apprentice, by taking the mile and a slx- ?HnM triple for th?Cnd them. 1the The old card son completed of Vulcaln a after closely following the pace, furn and
