The sun., 1907-08-20
EMPIRE STEWARDS
DISCO ALTFY POLLY PRIM ron
FOULING LIGHT WOOL.


Five favorites were defeated at Empire
city track yesterday, making n total OF six
teen In the last three days. crowd Of
10000 persons was on hand as usual drawn
there by a chance TO speculate and alec TO
enjoy the perfect weather. The stewards
were on the alert all the afternoon and made
a most popular ruling when they disqualified
j. r. Wainwright's Polly Prim. to 6. after
she had finished In front OF II. l.. ThOmas's
Light Wool, q to 6 favorite. There we're only
three starters In this event. the third, Mt q
mile and sixteenth, and as soon AZ the gate
went up there was a wild scramble. Shilling
got the rail with Light Wool, and on the lower
turn he bore out carrying Polly Prim with
him. J. Lee then tried to rush Ostrich. to
1. TO the front. but the Order horse did not
have the necessary speed and dropped back.
After that Light Wool and Polly Prim raced
close together up the backstretch to point
near the turn, where Preston pulled Polly
Prim over near the rail and jammed Light
Wool into the fence al the same time causing
Shilling to pull up short. As result Light
Wool lost at least "A half dozen lengths. but
he came again in the stretch. in spite Of the
fact that Shilling had no whip, and was beaten
only a length and half by Polly Prim. I'm
mediately a big crowd surrounded the stew
ards stand crying Foul" and applauding
make a protest. After Occurring Preston for
apparent rough riding, the stewards set
Polly Prim back, which made Aght Wool the
winner. with Ostrich second. The time was
l46 2-j.
Ihe second race, for nllies and mares at
z mile and 100 yards. was one OF the aueerest
in a long time. A ton Of money was placed
on J. 6. rerriss Jr. 8 Oak Grove. even money
also heavily backed at q to 8. With only
four starters. neither OF these choices was
a any time dangerous factor; Matte Matte
OF in front and were close together for three
quarters Of mile, where Nellie Racine
breesed away from he, rival ala and gaIoped
was poorly handled By. Preston; The ride
piece OF business that the boy was quickly
called into the stewards stand and asked for
an explanation; The stewards also ques-
literally. The matter will he sifted to the
bottom and the sheets will probably be taken
Preston was badly beaten on William
Gerst's Cymbal. a Z to 5 fayorite. IN the first
race, for maiden two-year-olds, five furlon gs.
&yhSa1 n he rcH wIs e cut GI
on the rail with j. C. Ferriss Jr.s Spunky
10 TO 5. second choice. who won by a length
and half from Larry Waterbury's Enticing,
stoi NJmporte. a 30 to shot, was third.
George ". Holes Colloquy, who went M
70 to !. won the feature event, Gramatan
Purse at about siX furlongs. She raced Gold.
proof backed down to l to ;. into the ground
at the head Of the stretch and then stood on
n game rush by CARNAGE, ~ 10 D. DeatlnR MIN
a neck in O1iS. Goldproof was three lengths
back. This was the best betting event OF the
day
William Walker, who scored with Nellie
Racine also won the fifth event for two-yesr-
olds. about six furlongs. with Stanley Fay
backed from to II to 5. This colt ran over
Inauguration, 3 TO I, the pacemaker to the
head Of the stretch and lasted long enough to
beat the oncoming G. W Burt. to ! favorte.
by half a length in ii0. Hans. 10 to !, was
two len gths away.
r. u. Watkinss leonard Joe Hayman. who
SCARED in the odds from to 8 to 10 TO 3. ran
accordingly in the last race, al a mile and three
siAteenthS He was last going up the back
stretch. but under weak ride he finished
third Request, 4 TO l. was the winner, a
length and half in front Of King of the Valley,
backed from 10 10 q. Marvin Neal. backed
from 20 TO ;. was always in the rIck The
time was 200 i-5, The summaries: