Evening star., 1907-08-18
AT EMPIRE CITY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 17-Fully 10000
persons attended the races at Empire City
track today. From a speculative stand.
point the crowd got pretty rough deal, as
six solidly backed favorites were defeated.
the bookmakers cleaning up a large
amount
The feature Of the card was the Morri.
santa handicap at about six furlongs
E. R. Thomas, who lost some big wagers
during the day, bet heavily on Quadrille.
as did the public. But when 1t came to
racing Quadrille was lacking in speed.
T. g. Molinelli's Royal Onyx an added
starter, who was well taken at to by the
Italian confederacy. made all the running,
and won in a gallop by three lengths. In
Ito. y
The biggest surprise came in the second
race at mile and one hundred yards. I.
r. Wainwright's Posing was literally
backed off the board being hammered
down to to 90 She stumbled at the start,
which was undoubtedly a severe handicap,
for In spite of running a game race there4
after. she could not overhaul B. f.
Guthrie's Usury, 10 to / shot. who made
the pace at all stages, and won by two
lengths, in 1.46 8-6.
Talent Hard Hit.
The books won a bunch right OF tho
reel when George H. Holes Partisan Model,
a warm favorite at to 2. ran unplaced in
the first race, for two-year-olds. five and q
half furlongs. She dropped back steadily
after the start and made a sorry showing.
Bounding Elk, who receded to to and
also warmed up very sore cut out the rum
ming and won by neck from II. K. Vin<
CUTS Bel Phoebe. 8 to 1.
Again the talent went wrong In the third
race, for two-year-olds, five and half
furlongs. when T. p, Hayes Colonel Bob.
fot ffo haat at.n fan he
William Walkers Running Account. played
from 2 to 8 to B.
Another pitfall was T. Kiley's Minos, z
to 10 favorite, in the fifth race, for three
year-olds, one mile and one hundred yards.
He could not get up galop and trailed
home poor third. Mike Clancys Clements.
well played at g. on the other hand, had all
kinds Of speed, and breezed home five
lengths to the good in 1.47.
Willie Shields Reidmoore, a to favor
ite who carried big wager from Z. r.
Thomas, was disgracefully beaten in the
last race, at mile and sixteenth. He
was bumped at the start and Preston APP
peared to take him up on the lower turn.
Mike Days st. Joseph, II to 2, won this
event in hard drive from Joe Marrow'a
Clyde, to l, by half length.
The Summaries.
First race. five and one-half furlongs selling.
Bounding Elk, l07 IL. Williams, TO 2, TO
and to 2. won; Belphoebe. es lMarshalD; to 2.
gravel. 25 to /. 10 to and to /. third; Time.
Los. Miss Atkinson Bem1er S h Louis Reederer;
New Garter. Hester Zorra. Charley Rogers and
Partisan Model also ran.
Second race. mile and one hundred yards;
four-yearolds and upward-Usury, 9S tPohanka),
40 to l. 7 to l and to 2. won; Posing, 1l3 (Shl-
ling) 10 20 and out. second: Escutcheon, l08
Preston. 5 to 2. / TO and out. third. Time,
l46 3-5. Braden also ran.
Third race. two-year-olds: five and onehalf fur
longs-Running Account. l02 uycurgus), to s,
won; Col Bob. lis (Grfith), to and out, sec-
ond Coincidence, 30 Bergen. IL to and 2 to /,
third. Time. 1.0I 40. Only three
Fourth race. MorrisIana handicap; about six fur
longs-Royal Onyx added starter. 101 uAebero,
to /. 3 TO and even won: Funlculaire, 100
(ShIllingl to l. to and eyen second; Old
Honesty, 112 (Crimmins). 10 to ]. 10 and to
5, third. Time. l.lo Quadrille, TOpsy Robinson
and Polly Prlm also ran.
Fifth race. mile and one hundred yards: for
sennS na It's NI , Nv IA
Oiusgravel. 10 TO 1. to l and to ]. secondf
Minos, 1OI u. LeeJ. TO 10. to and out. third.