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1 * ! J JAMES N. ROMPS TO VICTORY Rushes to Front Early at Suffolk • and Holds Lead Thereafter. Inside Horses Win First Five Races Despite Holding Condition of Track — 12,000 Present. BOSTON, Mass., May 24.— Rushing right to the front with a tremendous burst of speed and thereafter never even being challenged, Miss Manyas James N., mud-loving sprinter, galloped to an easy victory in the fifth and feature event at Suffolk Downs today before about 12,000 enthusiasts. The three-year-old dark brown son of Ajom or Aromatic, merely romped to triumph, having no trouble at all as he won by four lengths over Mrs. Emil Denemarks Genie Palatine, with Mrs. R. H. Heighes Zenana taking third, two lengths farther back. There really was not much to the race for, after the first few jumps in which Zenana and Ferdinand broke on top, James N. was hurried to the lead like a projectile by apprentice M. Packer and had things his own way thereafter. Zenana disposed of Ferdinand, while Gallant Stroke also made a bid. But, for the most part, it was James N. gaining on his field, as Zenana could not move up to make a serious challenge. It looked like a procession all the way, but Genie Palatine came fast in the stretch after being a distanced third, and caught the wobbling Zenana at the sixteenth post. SURPRISING FACT. The surprising part about the first five races on the program was that, despite the holding mud, the inside horses were the ones which collected the wins, James N. and W. F. Mannaghs Stable starting from the rail position, while the other three winners came out of the second slot in the gate. Ground Oak and Earl Maloney ma.de up the winning combination in the first race, driving home over a heavy track to take top honors by an easy four lengths from the odds-on choice, Apprehend, who was another length and a half ahead of Shantime for the place. Ground Oak, a long shot winner at Narragansett Park, revelled in the going, taking an early lead and never being headed. Royal Bird was in the chase for three-eighths of a mile, tiring thereafter. COUNT COTTON BEST. Benefitting when Bright Sox swung wide at the head of the stretch John Thorwalds Count Cotton came through on the rail to outgame his field in the second race and win by a length and a half. Ghost Train was two lengths ahead of Building Trades, which closed stoutly to take third place in the final strides from Bright Sox. Ghost Train set the pace to the far turn where Bright Sox swung up on the outside and seemed to have things well in hand. The Mrs. A. R. Smith owned four-year-old suddenly ran out at that point, however, allowing Count Cotton to move up between tiring horses to take the lead. Macks Arrow, a home-bred son of Mackenzie II. made good for the Flying Horse Farm in the third race by three lengths over Philosopher, which had half a length on Aranmore for second place. Gambit which suffered interference on the turn, was fourth of a field of nine maiden two-year-olds. Johnny Brouse has taken first call on jockey Eddie Robart to ride Beach Ensemble in the Tomasello Handicap and Hannah Dustin Stakes to be run at Suffolk Downs.
