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RUST-MARY SCHULZ DEAD HEAT Twenty-to-One Shot Finishes Even With Strong Favorite. Bad Day for Favorites at Jamaica — Peon One of Oustandlng Disappointments on the Program. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 4.— Louie Strubes Rust and A. H. Watermans Mary Schulz ran a dead heat in the Hypolyta Handicap at Jamaica today. It was the best race of an interesting card offered by the Metropolitan Jockey Club, and Rust was a 9-to-10 favorite at post time, while Mary Schulz was quoted at 20 to 1. It was not a happy day for the favorites, for in another race the long shots were first, second and third, and Peon was one other choice that failed the players. With a rising thermometer and bright sunshine, conditions were ideal for the sport and a crowd of good proportions was on hand. This feature race was confined to fillies and mares, and the result furnished the first dead heat of the season for winners, though Monday Tatterdemalion and Brown King finished in a dead heat for second place. MARY SCHULZ SETS PACE. Only five started in the feature and they left the stalls on the same stride, with Joe Renick at bnce taking command with Mary Schulz, and La Charite close after her, while False Point and Rust were racing along back of them, Longden having Rust under slight restraint as she held her position. Moving from the back stretch, False Point dropped back slightly and there Rust moved forward. As the move was made there was scant room on the inside and Longden chose the overland route with the Spanish Prince mare. At that time La Charite was just showing the way to Mary Schulz, and Rust had to circle the pair. This cost her considerable ground, but she continued to gain with courage. Mary Schulz was coming again, and a furlong out she had La Charite headed. In that final eighth Rush continued to draw up on the Crack Brigade filly, but under a furious drive by Joe Renick the Waterman miss was hanging on grimly. Thus it was that the pair went over the line and it appeared from the stand that Mary Schulz had her nose in front, but the photograph revealed a dead heat. That final duel took the pair out a length before False Point, which had beaten La Charite four lengths as that mare collapsed badly in the final furlong. BLACK BREAD WINS OPENER. Black Bread, a daughter of Flying Ebony and Nourishment which races for Charles H. Thieriot, proved best of a cheap band of three-year-olds that met in the opening six furlongs dash. It was only the second start for this miss, her other being at Saratoga last August. She was ridden by Don Meade and won with ridiculous ease over Mrs. Clyde Phillips Peon, the favorite, and William H. Gallaghers Wesgot had no trouble saving third from Kens Mom. Meade had Black Bread away in stride and she had speed enough to make every pole a winning one. After racing into a safe lead Meade took hold of the filly and she simply rated along to be over the line winner by a half dozen lengths. The second race was a gallop of a mile and seventy yards for maidens and under claiming conditions, and it produced a big surprise when all three of the placed horses were neglected in the betting. R. A. Olivers Lady Bethyl, the winner, was 50 to 1; Frank Closters Brown Light taking the place with 15 to 1 against his chances, and Bert Blumes Jacaroo, which was third, went to -the post at 12 to 1. Broad Tail, the favorite, was weakly ridden by Joey Wagner and finished fifth. EASY FOR SCURRY. Rather a nice band of maiden juvenile fillies met in the Locust Purse, the third offering, and it went to Scurry, from the Wheatley Stable, the favorite, ridden by R. Donoso. The Howe Stables Impshi raced to second place and Grand Lady, bearing the silks of the Dormerv Stable, took third from Hal Price Headleys On Stage. Both Grand Lady and Impshi, as well as various others in the field were appearing under silks for the first time and they are sure to improve with education. Apprentice Albert Snider piloted Flying Car to a driving victory in the six furlongs of the sixth race, fashioned for plater three-year-olds. It was only in the last sixteenth that the Flying Ebony miss was able to run down the pacemaker Raceaway and register by a scant half length. Raceaway after surrendering the lead, was under hard ! urging to save the place from Circus Night. | Another favorite was bowled over in the fifth race, a six furlong dash for platers, when Dewey Benthams Bill D. led home the Millsdalc Stables Winning Chance, even-money favorite and A. G. C. Sages Watch-case finished a distant third before Encyclopedia. Sammy Renick had the winning ride and his mount was second choice at 11 to 5.
