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NORTH RIDING ALL THE WAY Finds Muddy Going at Jamaica to Her Liking and Wins Easily. Takes Measure of Princess Bull and Lucky Pledge In Main Knee of Program Longdcns Riding; Features. NEW YORK, N. Y, April 22. With no race of real importance down for decision at Jamaica today and the track muddy from the continuous rains, the best offering of the day went to the Howe Stables North Riding. This was a six furlongs dash for three-year-old fillies, and, the daughter of High Time, finding the going to her liking, led from "end to end" to beat G. N. Mc-Naughtons Princess Bull, and third fell to William Woodwards Lucky Pledge, the" sister to Gallant Fox, when she ran down George D. WIdcners Early Autumn for that part of the purse. Disagreerble weather again held the attendance down, and there were various scratches by reason of the conditions, but there was the usual interest taken in the sport. In the filly race that had the headline position. North Riding, always alert in leaving the post, took command as she left the stalls and Early Autumn went right along with her. The two, going stride for stride, were soon three lengths clear of the rest of the field and then came Princess Bull well before Lucky Pledge. However, Lucky Pledge could not hold her position and she soon dropped bac": badly as the leading pair continued to battle along in front. BY SAFE MARGIN. It was not until the stretch was reached that North Riding finally put Early Autumn away and as the Widener miss tired Princess Bull moved to second place readily. She was outfooting the others but had no chance to catch North Riding, which was" over the line winner by two lengths. Lucky Pledge, after being far out of the running was finally roused by Longden and she circled around gallantly, but too late to be better than third, and a full four lengths back of Princess Bull. Early Autumn had tired badly and the others had cut no figure at any stage of the dash. Magiciennc, the juvenile daughter of Dia-volo and Brown Princess, which races for the Wheatley Stable left the maiden class in the opening dash at five furlongs that was fashioned for fillies. She scored with something to spare over Lady Peg from the Orienta Stable, with Mrs. Graham Lewis Infinite Lady taking third from Room Service, favorite of the big field. Johnny Longden made his score two in a ; row when he brought Mr. Pembrokes Glen-broom home, winner of the secoond race, a six furlongs dash for platers. It was a close fit for second, with that part of the purse being awarded Hugh W. Jacksons Great Haste, after a photograph had been requested by the judges, and third was the portion of J. Hartmans My Colin. GLENBROOM IN FRONT. From a good start, My Colin dashed away into an early lead, and Jackie hustled him right along to be still showing the way as he rounded into the short stretch. Glen-broom was being ratid along back of the son of Colin, and after being straightened for the run home, he took command readily to win with plenty to spare, by a length and a half. Great Haste was leading the others of the company to the stretch turn, where Wright took him to the inside, and, under a vigorous drive, he ran down the tiring My Colin to take the place by a neck. Andy Schuttinger saddled his second winner of the day when, after winning the second dash with Glenbroom for "Mr. Pembroke." he sent out Bonnie Buzz, carrying the silks of Mrs. Schuttinger to have him beat a band of cheap ones in the mile and seventy yard3 that was the third offering. He was ridden by Gilbert,, whose handling of the son of Sting played an important part in the score. Paralda, from the Philip Bie-ber stable, took second, and J. H. OBrians Highest Point beat War Stripes for third. At the end of the card there was a mile and a sixteenth race which was started from the Australian gate, and it went to Deserter, from the Paragon Stable, with Rough Player taking second place and Chrysmute third before Mannerly. The start was a bad one of the walk-up variety and Ilchcster, the favorite, was last to leave. Rough Player beat the others away and Deserter raced after him with the others in strung-out order. There was a surprise winner in the fifth Tace, and Johnny Longden had his third winning mount of the afternoon when he J brought home Fred J. Thompsons Bull Finch an easy winner over Mrs. Frank Espo-sltos Languorous and P. Biebers Flowery Lady took third from Silvery Way. Bull Finch was hustled away in the lead from her inside stall and when the back stretch was reached she had a lead of daylight over Flowery Lady, which in turn was well before Silvery Way. In the meantime Longden went right along with Bull Finch, in-creasing her lead until her winning margin ""was six lengths.
