The sun., 1907-08-22
KNAPP VISITS EMPIRE CITY
STATE RACING COMMISSIONER
MEETS BUTLER AND WrNN.
Passes Pleasant Afternoon. but ID ecIines
TO Express an Opinion Ono way or An-
other n. n. watkins Sends -Four win
ners and q second 70 the Post.

". X. Knapp. Q member OF the State Racing
Commission. paid q visit to the Empire City
track yesterday for the first time since the
present meeting opened. He was cordially
received In the clubhouse by James Butler.
who escorted him TO the stewards stand
and introduced him TO Matt J, Winn, the
manager Of the track. and other officials.
Later Mr.. Knapp took q walk around the
grounds. inspecting the betting ring and
other points OF interest. He also watched
several races closely and seemed well satisfied
with the way things we're conducted. When
asked by THE SUN man n he had anything
to say for publication Mr.. Knapp replied:
Il do not care to express an opinion one
way or the other. have been West and
Just arrived here from Saratoga. My visit
Is just a casual one. That Ia all.
r. +. Watkins, the well known trainer.
enjoyed a memorable field day. Horses
owned or trained by him won four races,
while another one ran second. or the purse
money Watkins picked up about $4,000. while
he also won some good bets. He began by
putting Manheimer. who carried the colors
Of l.. A. Hirsch, over the plate In the first
race, for maiden two-yesr-olds, fve furlonRs.
Manheinner. backed from even money down
to II TO 20. beat the gate and fairly rolled
home Q winner by ten lengths in 100 2-S.
John p. Bergen, S to l, beat Supine. 80 TO l..
by three lengths for the place. Polar Star
got a bad ride from J. Lee.
Watkinss Coltness backed down TO to I.
was so rank In the second race. at mile
and 100 yards. that Sumter could not place
him. with the result that Taunt, to
favorite. beat him rather easily by two
lengths in IR. hinnepee. to 1. was a
length and q half back.
Quadrille. who could not raise a gallop
the last time he started. won the Katonsh
Handicap, about six furlongs, in a hard
drive by a head. He ran In the name OF
Samuel Hyman and was saddled by Wat
kins. In the betting Quadrille was backed
from down to 2. He made all the pace
but weakened near the end. Carthage. who
receded to g. ran a swell race with top weight
and, would have beaten Quadrille in another
jump. IAght Wool. to 2. was two lengths
back. The time was 90 2-5.
Alpenmarchen, saddled by watkins. was
hammered down to to 10 In the NTH race,
at a mile and sixteenth, and after a duel
with Javanese, 9 to l. for nearly mile. he
drew away and won easily by length ana
half in f47.
FlaVigny, in Watkins's colors, won the
last race. at mile and furlong, rather eas,ly :.
She went up in the betting from to 10 to "
TO 10, because Of the heavy play on King OF
the Valley. backed from TO 10 TO 5. But
three parts Of length over kohnonaw, y
TO !. King Of the Valley was third. The
time was t.54 is.
r.. l.. Thomas executed a killing in the
when Aunt Rose, backed from 10 to 7. won in
a gallop by a length and half from William
Gerst g Cymba, played from eto TO 2. Hans.
is to s. was a poor third. The time was
I,ol. Sumter rode three winners and sec
'ond Four favorites won. The summaries: