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OUR REIGH TRIUMPHANTLY Son of Reigh Count Anita Peabody Runs Game Race at Jamaica. Takes Balsley Purse From Sunanalr and Blackbirder Poor Start From the Australian Barrier. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 16. Our Reigh, son of Reigh Count and Anita Peabody, the property of Mrs. J. Hertz, was winner of tho best offering at Jamaica this afternoon when, in a good, game race, he took tho Baisley Purse from J. B. Partridges Sunan-air, and third went to F.L. Flanders Blackbirder. There was some delay after tha finish while the stewards considered a claim of foul when Ray, who rode Sunanalr, complained that Balaski had ridden him close going into the first turn. He was in rather close quarters, but there was no good reason for disturbing the order of the finish, and the stewards so ruled. For this running the Australian barrier was used and the results; were not all that could have been desired. Blackbirder wa3 particularly unruly and he bolted through the webbing, with Bierman sliding from the saddle, but he held to his mount and prevented a runaway. Then when they wero sent away while walking up, Piccolo, always sluggish at the start, was off slowly, while Balaski, mora alert than the others, had Our Reigh showing the way. Blackbirder raced closely .after the Reigh Count gelding and for a time in the back stretch had him headed, but Balaski held to his rail position with the eventual winner and finally put tho son of Bostonian away, though it cost soma effort PICCOLO BLOCKED. After leaving the half-mile ground, Han-ford made a move on the inside with Piccolo and he was blocked, being forced to take up slightly to again drop back to last of the five. In the meantime Sunanair was holding his position and after Our Reigh had made Blackbirder quit he charged up to challenge the Hertz gelding. Balaski was awake to the threat and roused Our Reigh, with the result that a lively duel ensued all through the stretch, with Our Reigh hanging on gamely to be winner by a scant half length. Sunanair had beaten Blackbirder a length and a half, and Piccolo was another five lengths back. For the second day of the meeting there was a decided drop in temperature and it was disagreeably cold, but another big crowd was out and the sport was enthusiastically received. John SImonettis Free Again, a filly that rested through the winter, was winner of the opening six furlongs dash, under a hustling ride by Jimmy Sout, when she led home Dewey Benthams Flopsle and she, in turn, barely lasted to take the place from P. Biebers Flowery Lady, with Anne G. finishing fourth. STOUT ON TWO WINNERS. J. Stout made his riding score two in a row when he piloted A. E. Webbers Count Rae to a close score over Mark Fators Galon Boy in the second race. Well back of these, Mrs. P. A. Shaws Wise King was doing his best to beat Ruffy for third. The start in this was a bit straggling and as the race was run Ruffy was probably best, for he was one of the unfortunates at the start Eldee left fast and was closely attended by Social Error and Wise King. Galon Boy was in the front division, but the others were more or less strung out and when Ruffy left his stall he had only one horse headed. It was not until the stretch was reached that Wise King surrendered the lead and there for an instant Galon Boy was in the lead, but Count Rae was charging along on the outside and right at the end he was by to score by half a length. The third was another six furlongs dash and for maidens. It went to Drudgery, a three-year-old son of Brooms from the Brookmeade Stable, when he ran down tho Howe Stables North Riding in the stretch and Vamoose, from the Falise Stable took third from Jungle Chase after a camera decision. The start was a bad one and Silver Grey had no chance when he left his stall and Dorothy Dey was not much better off. Jim Healy uncovered a smart filly from the John Hay Whitney string when Raro Bloom won the fifth. It was the first racing effort for this miss and she impressed with her speed, taking the lead almost at tho start and was at no time threatened, to win by three lengths. Maglcienne, from the Wheatley Stable, was as easily second, and third went to Alvln Untermyers Torch Light, which was making her debut
