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I RED EYE GALLOPING WINNER Scores by Five Lengths in Rose DOr Purse at Jamaica Track. Daughter of Fetee-Wrack Closes at Odds of 11 to 10 — Gannet Is Winner of Juvenile Race. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 26.— Red Eye, winner in two of her four 1938 starts, came back to the races in tip-top condition to gallop to a five lengths triumph in the Rose DOr Purse, the six furlongs allowance event for filly three-year-olds, which featured the mid-week competition at the Jamaica course. The Falaise Stable miss had all the speed of the field, racing her six rivals into submission in the first half mile, and drawing away thereafter. Closest to her at the end was Sassy Lady, -with Aerial Bomb a length and a half farther away. There was plenty of money for the successful daughter of Petee-Wrack and Charred Keg, as she went to the post at 11 to 10, after being held as good as 8 to 5 at one stage of the betting. She turned in a fast run race to complete the distance in 1:12, thereby completing a riding double for Johnny Longden, one which he started astride Mintson in the initial sprint. LIGHT RAIN FALLS. Though a light rain fell through the afternoon, it did not alter track conditions, the mile oval being at its best. Longden had a far easier task with Red Eye than he did astride his earlier winner. That golden filly had the speed to shake off Sassy Lady in the first furlong and open up a commanding lead at the far turn. She was not troubled through the final three-eighths of a mile. Gannet, brisk-working and highly-fancied newcomer in the stable of Ben Whitaker, turned in the swiftest five furlongs of the meeting when he ran that distance in 1:00 to graduate over seven rivals in the Sunrise Purse, fashioned for juvenile non-winners. The son of Okapi— Willet was a length and one-half in front of Manhasset Stables Dungeon, a first-time starter, at the final post, with the public choice, Set, four lengths farther away. The players began the day well when they installed J. B. Partridges Mintson, favorite over a cheap band, in the six furlongs dash. He won over Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Bareback, the second choice, and third was the portion of E. W. Duffys Que Gato, with Sun-crax finishing fourth. There was some delay at the start, for which Suncrax was to blame. A furlong out Mintson had Suncrax beaten, but in the meantime Bareback was closing with a great rush. He continued to draw up on Mintson right to the end, but the bid came too late and the Partridge colt was winner by a head. ALBELAD ALL THE WAY. Three-year-olds of the cheapest sort met in the mile and one-sixteenth second offering, and Albelad, from the Paragon Stables, won all the way to score over Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Henryels Pick, with Wesgot third and Jacaroo beating Bing Bong and Noon Sun the only other starters. The winner went to the post at 10 to 1, while the bulk of the play centered about Jacaroo, Wesgot and Henryels Pick. Three-year-olds from James Fitsimmons big establishment continued to dominate when William Woodwards Challenge was winner, and the Wheatley Stables Black Demon finished second in the mile and seventy yards for maidens. The pair, saddled by "Mr. Fitz," proved easily best when they won with plenty to spare over Samuel D. Riddles Burnup, one that finished with good courage to take third from Teddys Girl. Boston Fair quit badly in the stretch, and there Challenge came past his stablemate, Black Demon, easily to be home the winner by three lengths. Black Demon was so much better than the others he had beaten Burnup by three lengths. The winning team always had the call in the betting, going to the post at 3 to 5. * _
