The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25

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aukuratisn-n. n. watkins wins W.
Races win Celtness n Leonard Joe
Hayman- 20, $50 Pcrssns Sec h sport
In spite Of threstenins wssther the races at
Empire City track drew Q crowd Of nearly
70. 700 persons yesterday. The clubhouse was
q magnet for many hetsbies who had just
arrived from Saratoga. while on the lawn
during the afternoon were hundreds Of we'll
known blowers OF the turf who were making
their first visit 70 the Yonkers plant. TIT
track was heavy with mud. and form In some
Instances was awry. But. the betting on all
the events was particularly heavy. and the
struggle between the talent and the books
was about a draw.
The feature Of the card vas the East View
Farm Handicap. at about six f~uriongs. Gold
proof and Hawksma we're added starters.
and the former was heavily backed at IL to 6.
but the bright play was on Royal Onyx. q
noted mudlark. who ruled q steady ~favorite
at , TO /. Crimmins beat the gate with Gold
proof and set a fast pace to the head Of the
stretch where the event began to get In ITS
work. and Royal Onyx. who had been the con-
tender up to that point. breexed TO the front
and won easily by three lengths In i:i0 is.
Goldproof had q length and half over Funic-
u~lsire. to 1. who was we'll backed to show.
One Of the most incompetent rides seen here
~ u tOuk btlIo WuB UNIV VI muoBthNCs ~
handled Inauguration. 8 30. 1 f~avorite. in the
first race. for two-year-olds. about six fur
longs. He got away we'll, and after racing
the Peep o'Day flly alon gslde Of Hester Zorrs.
to I. to the far turn he took UP. Then Mus
grave came again at the head Of the stretch.
where Zorra began to lag.a and at the last six
teenth pole Inauguration had what appeared
to be a safe lead. Musgrave thought the race
was over at that point and stopped riding. He
did not see J. Lee coming with Miss Mazzoni.
a 10 to I shot, until II was too late. for In spite
Of another attempt to get the favorite going
Miss Mazzoni got up In the last Jump. to win
by a couple Of inches. Inauguration had two
lengths over Hester Zorra. Beyond asking a
few questions the stewards did nothing. The
play on Ada o. Walker. Blernber and Ia
Sorella ii. was extremely liberal. The rsce
was run in ii2 SIS.
II. L. Watkins, who won two races. put over
Coltness in the second race. for three-year-
Odds. one mile. but IL was only because Of a
share OF good racing luck. Coltness opened
Il > ss = La out vs Ssat w Ssc s. e u r. rom iS; ) "a sOr VI e.
II to 3. and Muck Rake was lowered from
lStoS. on the lover turn there was a jam. in
doing so La ysita lost at least twenty lengths.
Kin ston lilly passed ali but ccfftness, who had
been making the pace. After a breathing
spell on the far turn Lee again put La yeits
journey. she was only two Lengths behind Cslt-
ness, WHO was tiri1T rspidly, WITH better
easy winner. Primo or Orange. 5 to /. was
third, ten lengths back, Muck Rake was
never dangerous. The time was M
Manheimer. 8 to 5 ~favorite, in the third race.
for two-year -olds about six furlonss. Al
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Then The latter gSlt, like z Esl,Sw dSs and
in i;i2s-5. H.. K. Vinsit's Bsiphoebe. backed
beat skye. ! to !. 4 head for he place. The
latter ca ms from nowhere In the last furlong.
Mike Clancy and his frende steamed up with
home the easiest kind cfs winner Of the NTH
T Taes; aqr cut plai him i 10 @t on the the iSS y turn he sn fsfa
breezed to the wire. ave lengths to the rood
tender for half a mile, ran second. half, a
Length before Tsnnt TO \ who sh0we 3 early
SRse0h half fne q isnssn' BACK SACK A iTS%
II to 5 f~avorite. who could not be given away
in the ring. had no speed and finished last.
the track being the cause OF his miserable
showing.
r. T. Watkins Leonard gos. Hsyman. who
the barrier in the last race. at amile. and pro-
a length and a half from William Gsrst : old
was practically left at the post and would
TO 2, was ten engths away. with Mark Med
die. played from 30 to is, nowhere The
time was I az IS.
The stewards after invsstissting the defeat
Of r. r. Watklpsis Fla vigpy ID the last race
on Friday decided. TO dismiss the case. Wat
kins and his friends bet heavily on the mare.
who simply ran one Of her bad races.
A story was in circulation at the track
yesterday that T. ID. Sullivan and p. II. Nc
Carren had purchAsed an interest in the En-:
pire City plant. When Mr.. Butler was asked
about the matter be said:
and the estate OF Peter McDQnnell. Not a
share OF the stock Ia for sale. We do not need
the assistance Of outside capital" The sum-
maries: