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Salmagundi to Pass Up Preakness Cornish Knight Outsprints Buzfuz First Successful Choice to Prevail PrevailTakes Takes Croyden Handicap at Jamaica Over Course Almost Entirely Covered by Water WaterJAMAICA JAMAICA L I N Y May 13 E P Taylors Cornish Knight outfinished Mose Rauzins Buzfuz to score a popular victory in the featured Croyden Handicap at Ja ¬ maica today The Tintagel colt Teached the end of the six furlongs a length before the Zacaweista gelding while Sunshine Stables Lets Dance finished three lengths farther back and a halfdozen lengths be ¬ fore Gustave Rings Lord Grillo the only other starter Eddie Arcaro guided Cornish Knight who paid 450 being slightly fa ¬ vored in the final phases of the wagerinfe market The time was a barely passable 113 over a track that was almost com ¬ pletely covered with water despite the ef ¬ forts of the pumps pouring mud and water into the infield infieldA A throng of 16081 fans turned out de ¬ spite the small fields in the best races and the gloomy drizzling weather Cornish Knight was the first winning favorite of the afternoon though there were no great surprises surprisesMoves Moves Up Strongly on Rail RailBuzfuz Buzfuz went to the front soon after the start of the Croyden followed by Lets Dance his former stablemate while Corn ¬ ish Knight was a close third before Lord Grillo The latter appeared to dislike the going and refused to extend himself himselfBuzfuz Buzfuz continued to lead around the turn to the stretch but Cornish Knight moved up strongly along the rail and ob ¬ viously had the situation well in hand af the eighth pole though Arcaro was forced to keep driving to hold Buzzy safe Lets Lance had speed for a halfmile and was not unduly urged at the end while Lord Grillo never threatened threatenedArthur Arthur Stone turned in an effective job in bringing Mrs C Oliver Iselins Lex up fn the Spring Board Purse to nose out John S Swerseys Wing Messenger while Belair Studs Hypnos the favorite was a head farther back at the end of the swim Emil Schwarzhaupts Smart Eddie who indicated that he might be named for Ed ¬ die Arcaro by showing a marked aversion for the sloppy trade finished five lengths farther back Lex returned 720 and stepped the mile and a sixteenth in 147 147Hypnos Hypnos was outrun by Smart Eddie and andContinued Continued on Page Two Cornish Knight6utsprints Buzfuz at Jamaica Course CourseContinued Continued front Page One OneWing Wing Messenger leaving the gate while Lex was last out of the stalls and tried to ran out at the first turn NicK Combest pushed the favorite between Wing Messen ¬ ger and Smart Eddie at the clubhouse turn and quickly opened up a daylight lead Wing Messenger forced the pace in the run down the far side while Smart Eddie and Lex were several lengths away Stone asked Lex to start running near the far turn quickly moved past Smart Eddie and set sail for the leaders leadersWing Wing Messenger came into the stretch a head before Hypnos but both colts were tiring and Lex floundered up on the out ¬ side with a sluggish rush that was not to be denied Lex races with his head high a habit that makes his jockey whoever he may be look something like a park policemah policemahWilliam William J Passmore son of steeplechase rider and trainer Willie Passmore made an auspicious saddle debut when he brought Bayard Sharps Minneapolis up on the outside to hang a nose decision on Emil Schwarzhaugts favored Gray Chief at the end of the sixfurlong third race It was trje 16yearold lads first ride but he has been galloping horses since he was five sits a horse well made his move as prematurely as most apprentices but em ¬ ployed his whip well to keep the big chest aUtfrom bearing out at the head of the stretch then sat down to ride a capable finish The elder Passmore saddled Min ¬ neapolis telling his cherubic son Dont fall off and bring him back safe The rders were ample
