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LONGDEN SCORES TRIPLE James Fitzsimmons Saddles Two Winners at Jamaica Course. Quick Devil and Magic Hour Win Respective Races Both Eligible for Wood Memorial. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 18. The per-. formances of the Fitzsimmons-trained thoroughbreds and the saddle work of Johnny Longden featured the second day of the New York season at Jamaica today, when the veteran conditioner sent out Quick Devil and Magic Hour to earn brackets in their seasonal bows, and the Canadian rider was astride three winners. After Magic Hour had graduated in the Neponsit, secondary feature, for young Ogden Phipps, Mr. Fitzsimmons sent out the Wheatley Stables Quick Devil to account for the mile and seventy yards of the featured Cedar Manon, an - allowance affair for three-year-olds. Both colts are in the Wood and Preakness, but not in the Kentucky Derby. Longden was astride the pair and each was a stoutly backed public choice. Quick Devils victory was not as easy as that of Magic Hour, for Longden had to drive him out to the last ounce to turn back Greentrees Wood Song after being pocketed on the inner rail to the stretch head, where he found an opening as the gray leader went out. GRANDEUR THIRD. Eight lengths back of the first two, Mrs. Charles S. Bromleys slow-breaking Grand-ever was third, a half dozen lengths in advance of Sunsun. Play Gold brought up the rear. The winners time was 1:44 for the mile and seventy yards. Under top weight of 117 pounds, the race marked his second straight, as he had won his juvenile finale at Belmont last fall. A crowd of some 10,000 witnessed the Monday offerings, and the public response was excellent after Saturdays record opener, especially in view of the overcast skies and afternoon showers. They once more were able to hit upon an encouraging number of successful favorites. There was little delay at the post before the featured event, and the start was a good one, with Wood Song having the most early speed and Longden running into a pocket - with the favorite on the first turn as Sunsun was forcing the pace and Play Gold next. Racing down the back stretch, Sunsun and Play Gold continued to make the Greentree colt step right along, but he showed surprising tenacity of purpose and stuck to his task, so diligently that he still was setting the pace swinging for home. GETS BREAK. However, he went a trifle wide there under Arcaro, and Longden made the most of his break. He was not able to move with the favorite until this point and he bore down with a vim that soon found Quick Devil lapped with Wood Song and racing on the rail. They drew away far ahead of the Continued on twenty-sectmd vaaej LONGDEN SCORES TRIPLE Continued from first page. others, making a two-hbrse race of it, and the Wheatley colt proved best in the final drive. Grandever had no speed for about seven-eighths, then passed the tired Sunsun and Play Gold to be third. Magic Hour, a candidate for the Wood Memorial and the Preakness Stakes, graduated like a good colt in the Neponsit, a three-year-old maiden affair at six furlongs, when he led Traffic Light to the finish by a half dozen lengths, in what was only the fourth start of his career. Johnny Longden eased him over the line of finish in the ordinary time of 1:12 ever the fast track. Third, lapped on the runner-up, was Fairfield Stables Lucky Omen. The Story was .fourth of the large field to face starter George Cassidy. The winners owner, Ogden Phipps, was on hand to see his performance, and the relative of Clock Tower and Gusto ran like a colt deserving a chance in the 0,000 stake a week from Saturday. He is not in the Derby but beat a Derby candidate in Traffic Light. Magic Hour went to the post a heavily backed choice, and came into the paddock looking exceptionally fit. He gave Longden his second winning mount of the day. THRILLING FINISH. There came a thrilling finish in the opening six furlongs when Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Epical barely nosed out Mrs. Clyde Phillips Moss Gal, with Onrush earning a close decision for third over Eldee. A dozen platers made up this field and Arcaro was particularly alert with Moss Gal when he rushed her away from her inside post position, but Hermanita was right with her and Epical not far away, and racing on the outside of the leading pair. Saving ground all the way, Arcaro kept right at Moss Gal until the filly had put Hermanita away, but in the meantime Epical had moved into second place, and he was closely lapped on the filly when the short stretch was reached. It was in the final furlong that the leading pair drew out slightly and under a furious drive they came to the line so closely lapped that the camera was called upon to declare Epical the winner. WIDENER VICTORY. Double Back, a juvenile daughter of Haste and Deuce, carried the silks of her breeder, George D. Widener, to rather an impressive victory in the five furlongs dash that was confined to fillies. After dashing into a long lead, she had plenty left to see her-saf ely home before "Jock" Whitneys Slave Charm, and third was the portion of Double Talk, which bore the siiks of the Manhasset Stable. Both Double Back and Slave Charm were appearing under silks for the first I time, while Double Talk had a seasoning i at Santa Anita and was also raced at the ; Bowie meeting. J Players had a serious set-back in the third ! raf.v a six furlongs dash for platers of thf letter quality, when Hugh W. Jacksons Proph, after being held at odds-on, finished 1 last of the five that performed. This went to W. F. Morgans The Fighter, Avhich had 1 a degree of seasoning at Santa Anita. North Riding, from the Howe Stable, and starting for the first time since last November, took the place and Remilino, one that had been away from the races since last August, had no trouble taking third from Plea.
