New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-21
SIX FAVORITES BEATEN.
Old Honesty Wins Yonkers Handi-
cap at Empire City.

Not a favorite won at the Empire City track
Yesterday With the running of the last race
the seventeenth first choice in the last three
days went down to defeat. The layen nave
reaped a rich harvest, for the majority OF the
winners in the last few days have had only a
few select supporters Players who base thelf
judgment form have gone sadly wrong.
There have been some strong races at the
Yonkers track Yesterday every one Of the
winners was at Z to i or better
Interest yesterday centred in the Yonkers
Handicap for three year ODDS and upward, 81
a mile and one hundred yards. Three of the
original entries were scratched, and there were
two additional starters. leaving six horses 10 go
70 the most Wexford was the public choice
while Lille Turner and Lady Savoy were also
we'll thought of. a big pile OF money was losI
when Old Honesty came home in front, Leading
Lille Turner by length and half orphan
Lad. one of the added starters, got the snort
end of the purse
II was a good start, with Old Honesty soon
showing in front. Crimmins rode q wei judged
race and rated his horse exactly right Lime
Turner was always in commanding postum
Orphan Lad dull race, although ne m
ished third. Buttons. the other adoeo S'0i' e''
was never a contender 1900 49,, :.
Ola Honesty ran a fast race on this track lot
the time was 1:43 4-5. which breaks tie ia
record for the distance of Lao 30, mace py
r f. Crisis Taunt, with 20 POUNDS up
Honesty carried ia pounds 49,,
with long odds against her, H. X Nlhsu'
CIoisteress came TO life in the third race anu
ran away from her field. winning by Iuiy ~
lengths Once again the players Were "ioie;
for Belle Strorne, an even money IaNoI!0e' -
not f3nish among the first three. Schillng got
Cloisteress off running, and she uptoeo nei
field all the way. Royal Onyx got the place 10y
a length from Zena- The favorite never couiu
get Nd Barnsdale and Wexford were po'ii
heavily nlaved TO finish in the money. The race
was run In 1909, the fastest about SIX Iurloiiss
vet covered at this track. Incidentally THIS was
the fourteenth favorite be defeated In the last
fifteen races. , NIL,
The public started the day by picking MUCK
Rake to win the one mile selling af1alr lor
,,,aider +brae-vear-olds but its Judgment was
had for Sam Rice an outsider in the pettlns'
eo+ first bonors in a driving finish. the faVor1te
lasting long enough to beat out Wise Hahu d
length for the place. The start was almost per
feet Muck Rake rushed to the front ana leu
until n hundred yards from the finish. when ne
+irad Sam Rice then came on with rush.
and in a hard finish got up in time to beat out
the favorite by half length. The time was
la
Miss A. NJ. Marrone's Clyde was the winner OF
the last race at a mile and sixteenth. Leading
nearly all the way. Posing and Woolstone were
about equal favorites, with the former geIuhs
the more liberal support. Clyde and Mlnos Were
the second choices, both being heavily piayeu ~
finish in the money. Liebert lost no Time IN
taking Clyde TO the front. and kept him there
all the way. Woolstone was an easy seconu'
rbiIa elements managed TO finish in the money.
A poor start killed the chances Oh seVera
starters in the second race, selling aliaF ioi
two-year-olds at five furlongs- Hollow with
Schillng up was an even money favorite-
Gaga. a long shot, got the best of the poor
start Nusgrave kept him to the front all the
wav Hollow off poorly, closed with q rush
and won second money. Lavatrlna shoWeo
early speed firing in the stretch but hanging
on long enough TO get the show money La
Sorella II was left at the post Just before the
start Emma c. fell and rolled on little Carroll.
her Jockey He was bruised and stunned for IL
moment, but puchily remounted and started IN
the race The field was filed with bad actors
After running poor race on Monday w. A.
Stotesbury's Gunc0tton came back yesterday
and won the five and half furlong dash for
two-year-old non-winners at the meeting She
was Is good as 10 to l in the betting. Aristotle.
another good thing" was pocketed in the early
stages but finally got clear, and beat Lady
Sichel, which firing, for the place money
Hester Zorra looked like the winner at the half
mile post, but tired badly in the stretch Bel
phOebe the favOrite, could not get up galiop.
and finished next to last.
Musgrave took the honors among the riders.
with TWO frsts and a second, while Schillng
was next with one first and two seconds. The
feature to-day is the Katonah Handicap, for
three-year-olds and upward, at six furongs.
with 81. 800 added.
EMPIRE CITY SUMMARIES.
PIRST RACE-SeIling: maidens years old;
mile start good. Won driving. Time. a.. VIM
ner oh. &, by The Commoner-Pettwt Owner j.
i. Lagan. -
Horse w. Start Str. r~nsh. Jockey. St Ee''f r