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POMPOONS SUCCESSFUL DEBUT IN PAUMONOK Thrills Crowd of 15,000 in His First Appearance of 1937 Carries 116 Pounds and Runs Six Furlongs in 1:11 to Beat Tintagel by a Neck in Sparkling Performance Jamaicas Fine Inaugural NEW YORK, N. Y., April 15. Pompoon, the Easts hope for the Kentucky Derby honors, thrilled a banner gathering of some 15,000 racegoers as the New York season opened at the Jamaiea grounds of the Metropolitan Jockey Club this afternoon when he carried 116 pounds and raced over the six furlongs of the featured Paumonok Handicap in 1:11 flat to register in a courageous fashion by a neck margin over Tintagel. Five lengths away from the battling leaders, Fraidy Cat, the western invader, was third a length and a half in front of the Mary-lander, Postage Due. The winner, a 2-1 favorite in the wagering, went on out seven-eighths in 1:24, and the mile in 1:44 under the familiar Harry Richards. It was the first time any three-year-old carried a scale weight to victory in the inaugural fixture of the season in the Empire State and the tall, racy bay from Jerry Louchheims Philadelphia-owned string picked up a total of ,250 for his fleet and game effort He seems a certainty to be favored in the Wood Memorial here on May 1, barring the unforeseen. EIGHTY-SEVEN BOOKS. The Metropolitan Jockey Club could not have hoped for a more auspicious inaugural. The attendance was one of the largest in recent years and all expressed approval of the many improvements. The weather was threatening for the most part with light showers in the morning hours but the sun broke through just ahead of the feature. A total of eighty-seven books catered to the public. Pompoons seasonal bow was the magnet that attracted a majority of those in the gathering. Pompoon had to be pounds the best to register in the Paumonok. He broke well, and Richards, riding to orders, did not hurry him as Speed to Spare and Tintagel forged ahead of him in their pacemaking duel to the far turn. Once settled in his stride, he moved up courageously to challenge on the elbow as Speed to Spare began to show the effects of the task of lorcing the early pace and although in very close quarters, was saving grounds on the inside. Entering the stretch, Richards took his charge to the outside of the pacemaking Tintagel for the drive home through the short front stretch. Pompoons handiness in the face of adversities entering a contending position set at rest the suspicion that he needs a straightaway for his top effort Racing with his head uncovered and with Richards simply shaking his whip at him, he wore down Tintagel to register by a neck, going away. Continued on twenty-third page. POMPOONS SUCCESSFUL DEBUT IN PAUMONOK Continued from first page. Fraidy Cat, well up early, when running third just ahead of Pompoon in the first furlong, wound up a distant third to the leaders with Postage Due, one of the- Van-derbilt pair, just .to the rear of him. The others failed to show anything worthy of comment. Speed to Spare finally pulled up. Pompoon pulled up looking none the worse for his sensational effort and seemed fit to run much farther than the three-quarters of this dash. The opening five furlongs dash, fashioned for maiden juvenile colts and geldings, went to Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Ed. Sullivan and second went to Papa Jack, with Cant Wait third. It was a race that was marked by an unfortunate accident shortly after the break, when Historic Era was bumped and fell with Carl Hanford. Then there came a claim of foul, made by Nick Wall, who rode Papa Jack, against the winner when Ed. Sullivan bore out in the stretch. The claim was not allowed. NAUTCII DRIVING. Nautch, from the Howe Stable, making his first appearance under colors since last July at the Empire City meeting, came back a good horse when in a driving finish he was winner of the second, a six furlongs dash that engaged a good band of platers. At the end the son of Pompey was doing his best to beat Dewey Benthams Abner by a head and, two lengths back of the battling pair, third went to Charles Thieriots Epical. Second best offering of the big opening day was a six furlongs dash christened the Restigouche, and it saw W. H. Gallaghers Rudie an easy winner over Mrs. E. G. Lewis Cardinalis, while Herman Phillips Scrooge saved third from Scintillator. The start was a bit straggling when Time Me was so unruly that he was taken outside of the stalls and broke a length and a half back of the field. RUDIE IN FAST TIME. Rudie was one of the fortunates in the break and Wright at once sent the son of Reigh Count into a clear lead. He hustled his mount right along, with the result that he made every post a wininng one to cross the line the winner by four lengths and in the excellent time of 1:11 i. Cardinalis quickly found his way into second place in the running and he was rapidly holding the others safe to. wind up a length and a half before Scrooge. Scintillator was making his first start since last June and while away well it was evident he was not up to such a race. Richards saved ground with the son of Broadway Jones and subjected him to a vigorous drive, but it was of no value and Scrooge was not able to run down Cardinalis, but beat the Untermyer Kentucky Derby candidate rather handily for third. ROUND TABLE AGAIN. George McMitchells Round Table, winner of his two previous starts at Tropical Park, continued on his winning way by taking the mile and a sixteenth fifth race. The son of Sir Gallahad III. led home Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Time Clock by a length and a half, and a half a dozen lengths farther away Pastry had no trouble beating Mannerly for third. As is his habit. Round Table caused some delay at the post, but he was finally backed into his stall and the five engaged left on the same, stride. Round Table was showing the way around the first turn and once in command, the old gelding was taken slightly in hand and rated along at a pace that held his lead secure. At the end of the card the Australian gate was used to start some cheap platers over the mile and a sixteenth distance and the results were satisfactory when Cassidy sprung the barrier, while the field was walking up, but still some yards from the machine. This race brought rather a thrilling finish when H. F. Cans Last Romance, after being outrun early, came with a great rush through the stretch to snatch victory from Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Glittering and Galloping beat Pre War for third. J. H. Louchheim arrived from Philadelphia to witness Pompoon run in Ihe Pau-monok. , , . Bill Arnold was injured Wednesday and cancelled his stand in the ring. He expects to Join the line by Saturday. I
