The sun., 1907-08-29
MAHOPAC EASY FOR CARTHAGE
WINS FEATU re EVENT Ar EMPIRE
CITY GALLOPING.
Cymbsl and q. W. Burt Also successful
Favorttes Preston Fsned 500 and Set
Down fOr the Meeting --Corrigan and
other NOtabies visit the Yenkers Track.

The largest weekday crowd that has been
! seen at Empire City track since the present
meeting opened was in attendance yesterday.
There were all Of $4,000 persons In the en-
closure when the FIRST race was called. hum
dreds OF turf patrons from Saratoga being
In the throng. Edward Corrigan. the master
OF Hawthorne. who had not been to the track
since 1900, when he raced his horses there,
was visitor: also Capt, Reee, o well known
turf offioial. who may be In tho stand at the
Fair Grounds next winter Starter A. ID. Dade
and other notables. The weather was per-
feet for racing and the track was In fine con-
dition, The betting was extremely heavy,
and with the success OF three favorites the
crowd broke about even In the struggle with
the books.
Carthage was In great trim In the Mahopec
Handicap, at a mile and q sixteenth. He
picked up i2i pounds. and solidly played az
to S, he made all the pace. winning In gsllop
by fve lengths In Lea. Lille Turner. to I,
closed with a rush In the last sixteenth and
beat Edwin Gum. to 2. q length and half
for the place. l.. Williamss performance
on Light Wool. to 1, was q glaring bit of
incompetenoy.
William Gersts Cynibal, pounded down
to to 5. was a cinch In the FIRST race. for
maiden two-yesr-olds. hvs and half fur
longs. Preston took him to the front soon
after the start. to win in galiop by hve lengths
from Insrah - to 1. by ten lengths.
After making all the pace TO the sixteenth
pole In the second race. .at about six furlonss.
Alencon. . to fsvo1te. Weakened and Wood
9sS1 9m ~ sa 9Th: to IN ,s 20
2 after a poor, bsginning ran third. two
Lengths .nssd b., back; l Suffice 30 to 4 had early
he barrier and using inte%perste Ian % suass
Jockey Preston was fined 600 by the starter
and set down for the rest Of the meeting.
hA he ola AAA L., kss<l|~
when Eifsli. a Ssif i Brother her to of Broom.ticE 90 &
S.'S sSs anasr sGs at 'J ssv:.
who no vent =, up fo fo s fst e. n i.voi.e ys
third. Lady vera. reduced from I to TO 2.
led to the head OF the stretch and then blew
up: Ppnky, lowered from . 70 II to 2. wheeled
}. Lee beat the barrier With n. J.. Thomss's
c. w. Burt. TO favorte, and won the NTH
in a romp by Ave lengths. Lee declared
but when he scaled after the race he was
this would have resulted In the dsausiif fcation
OF the winner. but under the revised rules
? to i. after bSns interfered With by Bel.
came on and got the place from from Silver Cup.
the trainer OF Beiph@be, who was ridden by
his son. cashed o bet on c. ". Burt in Boss-
price against Beiphebe. The time was
i:iO 3-5.
Pohanka put up queer ride on woolstone,
, TO favorite. in the last race. at a mile and
three-sixteenths. He refused TO take the
rail. which was possible for at least half q
mile. and then let King of the Valley, Z to ?,
through. at the same time taking the favorite
up, King Of the Valley won in a drive by
half a length from the rapidly closing Bran
cas-. backed down to % TO s, who beat Palette,
reduced TO to 2, by length. Woolstone
Musgrsve rode three winners. Muggsy
McGraw took an afternoon on from business
at the Polo Grounds to take a whack at the
ponies in person. The summaries: