Evening star., 1900-10-26
RUNNING RACES.
Popular Favorfte, Imp, Wins Easil
Through Good Handling.

ThrOuEh GOOD HanOHn8.
The feature of the card at the Empire
City track yesterday was the Mahopac
handicap, $1,000 added. Imp carried top
weight, 126 pounds, and was a 3 to favor
lite by the time the horses went to the
post. T. Burns rode her. and under his
skillful management the race was never in
doubt. He seems to understand the black
wonder better than O'Connor or any one
else, and she always runs her best for him.
The race was fourth on the program. Spar
row Wing was withdrawn, Kamara had
some support, but Imp was the first and
only demand. She took the lead at the
start and kept it until the end, winning
easily from kamara and Oneck Queen.
Fer her victory she received generous ap-
piause from the grand stand. The weather
was warm and the track was In excellent
condition. Burns was before the stewards
twice during the afternoon. He sail that
he was fouled in the third race, where he
rode Orienta, and again in the fifth race.
while he was riding the favorite, Lief
Prince. In the latter race Talcose inter-
fered with him on the last turn, but the
stewards did not think it cost him the race
and they took no action.
There was tip on May w. in the first
race. 1t was said that she had been backed
| in the pool rooms all over the country.
She was never at all dangerous In the race.
Unnasked, the favorite, rated along with
his field until nearly home, when Henry
gave him his head and he won from the
| lieht-weighted Beau =orn1onde and Musette
Belle of Lexington did not
| start.
Dolando was a top-heavy favorite for the
second race He ran for the hrst time In
| the colors Of F. Farreh, and he ran poorly.
Seven to 10 was the best price offered
| against his chances The Amazon came
| next in demand at 2 to 1, while Oiea's the
| winner's) price went from to ~ to l.
Slack took the Lamplighter filly out In
| front at the beginning,9 and he was not
| headed. The Amazon made a feeble effort
| in the last 100 yards and got the place.
| beating Dolando two lengths When Shaw
| weighed out he was three pounds over
| weight The Amazon WAS d1squallned ana
| Shaw fined $500 and set down Tor the bal
| arce of the meeting. Dolando got second
| place. q
There was a tremendous plunge on L.
Waterbury's filly Mistress, In the race Tor
maiden filies. Perhaps she would nave
won with a fair start. She was FAR back
| when the flag fell, and had the naroest
| kind of work to get third money. Mesaba-
| who got away with flying start, LED all
| the way and won by head from Helen
| oC., who broke second and nnisned IN tnat
| position. The start in the NTH race was
| fhe worst of the day. F1ara was almost
left at the post and the others were strung
| out for half block. The Regent and Moor
| had the race to themselves until the last
| tern was reached. The Regent quit and
Moor went on and won. Taicose was sec
| ond and the to favorite. Lief Prince,
| third.
P. J. Dwyer's Withers won the last race
| in an easy manner. He was third choice
4 in the betting. Watercure and Asquith
1 were the favorites. Rochester and Magic
| Light were friendless Shaw led all the
way with the Dwyer colt and won cleverly