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Parasang Parasang Leaves Leaves Downs Downs Rivals Rivals in in Ruck; Ruck; Olympic Olympic Zenith Zenith Makes Makes Bow Bow at at Jamaica Jamaica Goes in First Half Of St. James Purse Meets Stymie, Seven Others; Bull Dandy and Bel Reigh in Second End of Wood Preview JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., April 17.— The Metropolitan Jockey Club is offering tha most interesting off-day program scheduled thus far in the Jamaica meeting tomorrow and it would hardly be stretching things too far to say that it was simply the most attractive card racing secretary John Bank? Campbell has put together here this spring. When 17 names were found in the entry box for the St. James Purse. ,000 test foe three-year-olds at a mile and 70 yards, Campbell split this feature, thus providing a pair of Wood Memorial previews. In addt- tion. there is the Polydor Handicap for class "C" sprinters, three-year-olds and up- ward, at six furlongs. This ,100 dash has drawn seven nimble speedsters. Also, the largest field of the meeting is promised in the second race, a ,400 six-furlong test that drew 17. three of whom are on the also eligible list, as there is a 14-horse limit at Jamaica, except in stakes. While Greentree Stables Stir Up and Col. C. V. Whitneys Pukka Gin will be conspicuous by their absence tomorrow, the two divisions of the St. James have drawn vir-i tually all the other Wood Memorial candi-I dates considered likely to compete in Saturdays fixture. As for Pukka Gin. abouc whom there have been disquieting rumors, trainer Andy Schuttinger said this morning that he had decided to wait for Saturdays Wood Memorial. Knowing that a large field was inevitable, he did not care to risk having him knocked about in a minor engagement. Pukka Gin is coming along nicely, Schuttinger said, and would get his final serious prep for the Wood on Wednesday. Helis Star Training Steadily The first division of the St. James, which is the fifth race on the program, is headed by William Helis Olympic Zenith, who will be making his eastern debut. This chestnut son of Mahmoud won the Louisiana Derby in impressive style in February and has been training steadily. It is reported that Helis paid 5,000 for the horse when Valdina Farm dispersed its holdings, and some horsemen who saw the colt in New Orleans believe he acquired a rare bargain Olympic Zenith will be opposed by Mrs. E. D. Jacobs Stymie, Allen T. Simmons Sit Drake, S. Feinbergs Ariel Flight. Mill Rivet Stables Captains Aide and Sweeping Time, Wheatley Stables Free Lance. Cain Hoy Stables Tit Tat Toe and Grant Thorns Fire Sticky. All of these except the last named carry 113 pounds, receiving seven from Olympic Zenith and conceding 19 to Fire Sticky. Captains Aide won his only start here last Thursday, a maiden race in which the brother of Eurasian beat a moderate band with ease. Sir Drake and Free Lance finished second and third, in that order, be- Contirued on Page Two , J . 1 1 I j ; 1 I 1 I j . 1 1 1 j 1 I 1 1 j I ! ! 1 j 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 . I . j . 1 f i . a Parasang Humbles Four Rivals in Shelley Purse Draws Away in Final Stages To Whip Brown Mate Easily Continued from Page One Wise Sue a neck. Aloraye was a nose farther back. Jo Agnes faded into fourth place in a limit field of a dozen. The time was 1:12% and the successful Texas-bred paid .40. Lydell Ruff saddled another winner for Col. C. V. Whitney when he cinched the girth on Red Pixie in the opener. The Peace Chance colt was the favorite among a dozen maiden male two-year-olds and turned in a smart performance, wearing down Agrarian-U. as the climax of a long speed battle, to win by three lengths. Agrarian-U. furbished stubborn resistance most of the way, racing head-and-head with the winner to midway the stretch, and still was a length and a half in advance of Guide at the finish. The time was :5335 and Red Pixie paid .60. M. A. Waldheims Timocracy, making her initial appearance of the season, proved an easy winner of the six-furlong event decided as the second race.
