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ROGUISH GIRL VICTRESS Continental Handicap Results in an Upset Esposa Runs Unplaced. Bull Lea Second and Idle Miss Third in Jamaica Headliner Warren Yarberry Scores a Triple. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct 8. Roguish Girl, claimed at Saratoga Springs for ,500 by Benjamin Deutch, proved herself a rare bargain at Jamaica today when she drove to victory in the mile and one-sixteenth Continental Handicap, the most important event of the autumn meeting. A large and enthusiastic crowd saw the daughter of Roguish Eye and Accelerate race past the judges three parts of a length in advance of Bull Lea, with the heavily backed public choice, Idle Miss, a length and one-half farther away. The score gave apprentice Yarberry his second triple of the meeting, as he had taken earlier dashes with Cobe and No Ending. The triumph was the third for the five-year-old mare under the Deutch silks and it also was the second of the afternoon for that owner, Cobe starting the stable double. Though Roguish Girl had been well beaten by Idle Miss in the Ladies Handicap at Belmont Park, she was fancied by her connections, going to the post at 12 to 1 after open- Continued on thirty-third page. ; 1 ROGUISH GIRL VICTRESS Continued from first page. ing three points higher. It was her first stake among a cluster of seven 1938 victories and she won far more than her claiming price in taking down ,750. Her final time of 1:45 was two and two-fifths seconds off the track record for the distance. Yarberry had Roguish Girl away swiftly, j sending her through along the rail making the first turn and on to wrest command from Galapas after a brief struggle. However, she could not shake off that colt until half the journey had been completed. Then she moved into the clear making the final turn and hung on with rare tenacity in the last quarter mile, to withstand repeated challenges from Bull Lea. The Calumet Farm colt was a forward factor the entire trip, galloping steadily in , third place while the winner and Galapas were battling for the lead, and moving into second position on the final turn. Driven with great vigor by Anderson during the j last quarter mile, the Bull Dog colt made a I determined effort to overhaul the leader, but found the task beyond his power. His effort was excellent, however, as he was giving the older mare thirteen pounds in actual weight. HOPKINS TRIUMPH. Lovely Night, best of the thoroughbreds under the care of Fred Hopkins, scored his second straight for Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark when he drove to victory in the six furlongs Big Blaze Handicap, a dash which attracted a good band of juveniles. At the final post the bay son of Pilate Snooze was a length and one-half in front of T. M. Dorsett, with the latter hanging on long enough to save second place by a half length from the swiftly closing Sea Captain. His final time of 1:12 marked a good effort. Singing Sammy Renick won the race at the far turn when he stole through on the inside to take the lead from T. M. Dorsett. The little fellow drove Lovely Night hard to have him in the clear at the three furlongs post and never after were any of the others able to range alongside the Clark color-bearer. However, Renick took no chances, and drove him vigorously right down to the winning post. IDLE MISS DISAPPOINTS. Idle Miss, which was backed down to 13 to 5 at post, after opening at 18 to 5, did not run back to that race. Robertson had her under light restraint in the early running as she galloped along in fourth place, well off the pace. Making the final turn he drove the daughter of Distraction with hand and heel to be in a contending position at the top of the stretch. There he bore down with the whip, but the filly failed to respond as anticipated, ducking for the inner rail and finishing only fairly well to gain third honors. Esposa was lapped on Idle Miss at the end after being an early trailer. She had to close a big gap to earn that placing and turned in a creditable effort under top weight of 126 pounds. Cant Wait made a bluff on the final turn and then was done. Galapas had his usual early speed, but was through after five furlongs while Rust, War Magic and Great Union, the three other contestants, were never factors.
