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I i I j TRANSMITTER FINALLY WINS Registers Initial Triumph of 1938 Season in Jamaica Headliner. Longdens Good, Ride Important Factor in Triumph of McCoole Filly Stands Alone a Weary Second. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 13. Transmitter, one-time member of the J. E. Widener establishment, registered his first triumph in half a dozen 1938 chances when he raced to a two lengths victory in the Sennings Park Graded Handicap, mile and one-sixteenth Class D affair which featured todays sport at the Jamaica course. At the end the Sickle Zephyretta gelding, which now campaigns for Mrs. J. H. McCoole, had something to spare as he completed the distance in the indifferent time of 1:46. Closest to the western-owned three-year-old at the finish was the weary Stands Alone, driven out to save second place from Torchlight by a length and one-half, with Hunting Home half a length farther away. The score marked the second straight for the public choices, as Transmitter went to the post at 9 to 5. Weather conditions again were perfect for the sport and, while the lower class of horses dominated the competition, there was an excellent crowd on hand at the grounds of the Metropolitan Jockey Club. Johnny Longden, now riding in great fora handled Transmitter in flawless fashion. He had him away from the post in advance of the other four starters and rated him along just clear of his company until Stands Alone rushed through on the inside approaching the far turn. Then the veteran lightweight gave his charge a breather, bringing him around the Blondin colt turning for home, to put him away after a brief battle. In the final sixteenth the son of Sickle was drawing away. TWO IN ROW FOR RENICK. Perfect Dear, daughter of Sir Gallahad III. and Ethel Dear, in the stable of Jock Whitney, after four earlier autumn failures broke out of the maiden ranks in the five and a half furlongs filly dash, which was second on the program. The score gave Sammy Renick his second straight, as he had taken the initial dash with the" 20 to 1 chance, Jims Niece. At the finish Perfect Dear was going along handily to be two lengths in advance of Secret Rose, which saved the place from the rapidly closing Friendly Jane by slightly more than a length. Four lengths further away was the public choice, Second Heaven, which failed to display any of the speed which marked her previous effort, Old Action, which races for Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs, was a winning favorite, when he scored in the mile and a sixteenth of the third. He was matched against a lot of ,000 platers, and proved good enough to lead from end to end, and with something to spare over J. S. Rileys Morun, and far back came Mrs. J. A. Coburns Diavid, beating Brannon for that part of the purse.
