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— ■ - ___ , M Early Winter Noses Out Yutan in Upset Staves Off Firestone Geldings Final Drive in Lynbrook Purse ♦ Tex Martin and Irish Tar Take Down Top Honors in Laurelton at Jamaica Oval JAMAICA. L. I., N. Y., April 28.— Edward Bradys Early Winter, long shot of the field, won the featured Lynbrook Purse by a diminishing ncstril at Jamaica this afternoon, staving off the closing drive of Russell A. Firestones Yutan. P. A. B. Wideners Triplicate was third another length and one-half away, while the favored Captains Aide was a staggering last in the field of six, after setting the early pace and wearing himself out in a duel with Bell-the-Cat which left that colt also considerably the worse for wear. Early Winter stepped the mile and one-sixteenth of this ,400 off-day feature in the dull time of 1:4835 over a drying strip and paid the neat sum of 6.20. Eric Guerin, who rode a heady race on the winner, fell with Junior Atlas shortly after the start of the third race, but picked himself up unhurt, found his cap and walked to the buggy without the fringe on top which brought him back to the paddock. Crowd of 22,938 Sunny, springlike weather attracted a crowd of 22,938 to the snug Metropolitan Jockey Club track today and they were greeted by an upset in the first race, when Frank Kearns saddled his own Grand Party to make a runaway affair of the dash and pay 4. The Daily Double, in which successful players coupled Grand Party with Maxwell Howards consistent Boiling On, paid 71.30, the shortest combination on the board. Boiling On was claimed by W. S. Jacobs, and trainer Earl Sande said after the race that hed a whole lot rather someone had taken The Chief when he was in for ,000 the other day. Boiling On was haltered for ,100. Captains Aide and Bell-the-Cat struggled for the lead throughout the first three-eighths of the Lynbrook, with Early Winter and Triplicate close together several lengths back, while Yutan was running fifth before Flash. The field curved for the stretch almost on a line, but as they straightened away Early Winter was a length in front, having saved much ground on the inside, while Longden had taken the overland route with Yutan and was a length back, a head before Triplicate. In the run for the wire, Yutan steadily cut down Early Winters margin, but the latter still had a defiant nose in the air on the wire. Triplicate finished gamely enough, but was falling back, though not seriously menaced by Flashs closing drive. The first half of the split secondary feature, the Laurelton, had the customers somewhat baffled before the field went to the post with Tex Martin and Okapi Lancer alternating in the role of favorites and Cactus Foot also being heavily supported. A few minutes before the start all three of these three-year-olds were 2 to 1 on the illuminated odds board, but Okapi Lancer was finally the first public choice though the Apheim runner had not started since last November. Okapi Lancer Breaks First Okapi Lancer was first out of the starting gate, but Jemas took back slightly when R. Permane sent Tex Martin up to challenge at the far turn and he soon opened a daylight lead, with Mill River Stables Spheric a similar margin farther back. Woolford Farms Cactus Foot was a distant fourth, with Walter Macks Mack-aby alongside o£ him, while Lord Hairan completed the field. Tex Martin continued to bound along in front curving around the long turn and through the stretch, but Okapi Lancer tired badly after making a brief bid at the head of the stretch and Cactus Foot closed strongly to get the place, two and one-half lengths back of Tex Martin and a length and one-half before the Apheim colt. The winner was timed in 1:13% overa good track and paid .70. Wheatley Stables Irish Tar repeated his recent front-running victory in the second half of the Laurelton, taking the track soon after the start and staving off Bull Dandys futile efforts to run him down, scoring by a length, with Grant Rice a length and a half back in third place. The latter, carrying the Longchamps Farms silks, was an j even money favorite. Bobby Permane captured both ends of the Laurelton. This half of the Laurelton was strictly between the first three from flagfall to finish, and the order between them never changed. Wool-ford Farms Leavenworth finished fairly well to be fourth, three lengths behind the favorite, a neck before Gallant Bull, who had a little early speed. The improving Irish Tar. who had been beaten rather handily by Bull Dandy earlier in the meeting, was timed in 1:13% and paid 2.40. The son of Hard Tack-Erin appears to have more early speed than most of the get of Seabiscuit s daddy.
