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Levee Downs Ma be Cee In Close Jamaica Finish Woodhouse and Ussery Give Fans Beautiful Exhibition of Riding By BOB HORWOOD JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., May 10.— Hedley Woodhouse and Bobby Ussery provided the 17,846 in attendance here this muggy afternoon with a beautiful exhibition of race-riding at the finish of the featured Floral Park Purse, in which the former got Mrs. Vernon G. Cardys heavily, favored Levee up in the final stride to „head Howard "Hash" Weinsteins Mabe Cee. Ussery got everything possible out of the pacemaking Mabe Cee, but couldnt quite withstand the favorites closing rush under Woodhouses icy handling. It was 10 lengths back to Elirfendorfs Classic Music, who led Velvet Acres Countess Tina another four and a half lengths. Levee, a chestnut daughter of Hill Prince, who won the Selima Stakes last fall, paid .30 after her first triumph since that event and stepped the mile and a sixteenth in 1:45%. Ussery sent Mabe Cee into command at the start of the Floral Park, while Levee appeared to stumble slightly leaving the gate and was forced to go a little wide rounding the clubhouse turn. As they turned into the backstretch, Mabe Cee was Continued on Page Six Levee Captures Feature at Jamaica Beats Mabe Cee To Wire by Head Jockeys Woodhouse, Ussery Provide 17,846 Fans With Beautiful Riding Exhibition Continued from Page One rolling along two lengths before Classic Music, while Levee was moving up on the inside, Woodhouse having been able to drop her over the rail. Midway of the backstretch, it became evident that this was to be a two-horse race as Mabe Cee continued to go along smoothly in the lead with Ussery keeping her "on the bit/ and Levee dogged her pace, a little more than a length behind. ■ The two rapidly drew away from the rest of the field. Mabe Cee was still in the lead turning for home, but Levee moved up on the outside to challenge as they straightened away in the stretch. Ussery whipped Mabe Cge lefthanded, but when the filly switched her tail, he quickly put his stick away and she responded willingly to the youngsters hand ride. Meanwhile, Levee was slowly, but steadily gaining under Woodhouses urging, drawing almost level one jump from the wire and thrusting her head in front in the very last stride. Katherine R. Sommas Arco Celeste, surprise winner of the opening six furlongs, and Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs well-played Run Quick combined for a 61.80 Daily Double. Bobby Uessry urged Arco Celeste to the finish of the first dash a neck before Joes Best, who finished fast along the rail, while Jungle Bunny also closed well on the outside to be only a nose farther back. The favored Pepito M. stopped to a* walk, finishing seventh in the field of eight. Arco Celeste paid 3.10 and was clocked a tranquil 1:15. Eddie Arcaro sent Run Quick to the front after the start of the second race at a mild and a sixteenth and had no great trouble reaching the wire two-lengths before Agar, who made a belated bid, while the favorite, | Next Please, was two-and-a-half lenghtsi | farther back. Run Quick returned .60 ! straight and required all of l:492s for the journey. Bureaucracy Triumphs Eddie Arcaro completed a consecutive double when he followed his victory on Run Quick by piloting Ogden Phipps Bureaucracy to a driving triumph in the third race. Bureaucracy reached the end of the five furlongs i nl:01 almost a length before Avonwood Stables Commendation, ; who led Greentree Stables Thin Ice by a • length and a half. Bureaucracy is a brown | son of Polynesian from the route-running ■ Busanda, a mare who could hardly be j expected to produce a quick juvenile. The ! colt paid .90. j ■ Eddie Arcaro rode his third -winner of i the afternoon and trainer Jim Fitzsimmons saddled his second when Merry Self, a half brother to Hilarious, won the fifth, event in the Wheatley Stable silks. The son of BetterSelf — Laughter, by Johns- j town, who is still a bit green, reached the i end of the five furlongs four lengths before Tommy Roots Conduct Code, a first-time j starter who was backed into favoritism in the final minutes of wagering. Conduct Code was a little sluggish leaving j the gate and was shuffled back a bit along | the rail at the far turn, but finished will- . ingly without menacing the winner. Mrs. j j Wallace Gilroys Olympian King was a : ; length and one half farther back after j ■ forcing the winners pace, while Greentree j Stables Banned was the same margin out , of the money. Merry Self paid a liberal j | .90 and was clocked in 1:01, the same time turned in by his stablemate, Bureaucracy, j in the third race. j j Strongly ridden by Hedley Woodhouse, j j Mrs. Ellsworth Augustus Hide Out ran 1 down Cain Hoy Stables favored Ethel Walker in the final stages of the Hicks- j j t ville Purse to triumph by almost a length, 1 1 going away. Ada L. Rices Pucker Up, who I was making her seasonal debut and had a little bad racing luck, finished three and one-half lengths farther; back and eight lengths before Sidney M. Bartons High Rebel. Hide Out, who was brought up from Maryland by Jim Radney, paid 1.20 after getting the "six furlongs in 1:12%.
