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i I s Bright v Sword Scores ih Oceanside Choices Fare Well At Jamaica Course CourseWhitney Whitney Homebred Defeats Laboulaye by Length Under Clarks Confident Handling HandlingJAMAICA JAMAICA L L N Y May 3 C V Whitneys Bright Sword scored an easy victory in the featured Oceanside Handir cap at Jamaica today beating Mrs H Gordons1 Laboulaye by a length with Shelby Clark sitting chilly all the way Mrs Phil Biebers Challoa finished another length away and a nose before Joseph Dushocks Mahmoudess who set the pace to the eighth pole then faltered badly Mahmoudess was the favorite coupled with Basileus II but Bright Sword was heavily backed in the late wagering and paid 600 The time was l46 over the sloppy track trackA A crowd of 22961 turned out in gloomy weather The rain stopped before the first race but the sun failed to break through the clouds Favorites fared well in the early part of the program the first three rewarding their backers backersJessop Jessop sent Mahmoudess to the front at the start of the Oceanside followed by Laboulaye and Thor with Basileus II arid Bright Sword close at hand as the field rounded the clubhouse turn Stage Bond and Challoa were several lengths farther back Running Strongly on Outside OutsideIn In the run down the far side Mah ¬ moudess widened her lead slightly ovetf Laboulaye but Bright Sword was running strongly on the outside with Clark biding his time Thor and Basileus n began to tire while Challoa was closing ground groundMahmoudess Mahmoudess came into the stretch a head before Bright Sword who went past without effort the white mare only putting up a feeble struggle Laboulaye kept on steadily and moved into second place at the sixteenth pole while Challoa finished with a rush that earned third money right on the wire Basileus n Thor and Stage Bond followed in Indian file at the end endBrookmeade Brookmeade Stables Seaward snapped the string of winning favorites in the fourth race charging up from the rear ranks on the outside to beat King Ranchs Three Rivers by a length Harvey Can ¬ tors Sunsation finished two and a half lengths farther back and a head before Russell A Firestones Quickset The latter was the favorite and got in close quarters soon after the start being shuffled back Job Dean Jessop rode Seaward wlio was making his first start of the year The Pilate gelding showed good form at Ja ¬ maica last fall Seaward paid 2310 and was timed in 113 over the sloppy track
