The Washington times., 1907-08-11
SUCCESS ATTENDS
FIRST OF RACING
At EMPIRE CITY
Crowd of 10000 and 81
BoOkS-WeSt Cleans
Up.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O-New York's
latest addition 10 the racing map of
the East. Empire City's track. was
opened this afternoon with 20,OOo en-
thusiasts yelling themselves hoarse over
the excellent program offered by Sec
retary Lyman Davis.
Bad transportation facilities, said 10
be due u the personal aninosity OF Au-
gust Belmont was the only thing that
marred the day.
A feature Of the opening was the ovn-
ton given James Rutler upon his ap-
pearance IN front OF the stand and IN
the inheId.
In the ring I57 books drew In to do
business. and sixty other layers stood
aside, being on the waiting list. This
was because they could not be accom-
modated. The space at hand would not
permit the stationing Of any additional
layers IN the enclosures
West Cleans Up.
The Western aggregation made a
cleanup day. It won FIVE OF the siv
events. and was only beaten a pair Of
heads in the other. when one Of the
heavily backed good things hung a trihe
at the end.
,
led the invaders. He saddled two win
ners, Couoquy and Hanbridge. Johnny
Ferris saddled the winner of the fea-
ture, the Empire City Handicap, with
SOW added, This went to the Western
cr's three-year-old King Hanover colt
Prince Ahmed. The Fasteners were
saved ny the success OF Bounding Elk,
running IN the name of Kid McCoy's
brother. II. H Selby.
/ First neutrality-suspicious. and up-
/ ward; six furlongs. Colloquy, I07 pres
( tom, to ]. won; Goldproof. us (Crim-
/ (Hennessy), 6 to l, third. Time. lib Is
/ Mlnos, Carthage, Jennie Wells, EscutCh-
/ con, Royal Onyx also run.
| Second race-Selling;, two-year olds;
/ 1ye n,I,e ana 9net-half furlongs. Bounding
| ELK, 10 lWlllams), to ,, won: Bel
! phoebe. 80 (MarshaID, 20 TO !, second;
! MISS MazZonL 100 (Musgrove), 10 TO J.
/ third. Time, 1:01. Servile, Gaga, MIN
/ porte, and Ingraham also ran.
! Third race-Empire City Handicap,
( three-year-olds and upward; mile
( Prince Ahmed. 100 COtt), I to ?. won
/ Cederstrome "a CHarty). 8 10 / second
Topsy Robinson. 10l CRiley), to ?
/ third. Time, 40 3-5. Request. Clois-
/ tercss. Lady Savoy, Flavigny. and Little
/ Don also ran
Fourth race-Three-year-old five
and half furlongs Hi Bridge. 1ot
! CLee). TO >, second; Polar Star, =
/ (Dillon). 30 to l, third Time. I:O7 is
/ Flying Dervish and G.. o. P. also ran
Fifth race-selling, three-year-old.
ana upward; mile. Taunt % Po,
! lankD. 9 to l, won; Clements. 10t
/ (Harty). II to l. second; Kemp Ridge
ley, 1O4 tBooker), 10 to /. third
] Time. Al l-5. Betsy Binford, War
o,ne. and Sweet Fern also ran.
Sixth race-Seuing. three-year-oldl
/ and upward; one and One-sixteentl
miles. Monacodor, 104 (Liebert), l
TO 1, won; Cobmosa- los (Diggins),
TO l, second; Reidmoore. 107 (Hen
nessy), 4 TO 3. third. Time. 1.46. Nc
Ilvaine. St Joseph, Grenada, Brancas
and Left also ran.
Empire City Entries.
First race-Maiden two-year-olds; fv,
and one-half furlongs. Miss Atkinson
l 109; Concerned, 109; Ingrahan, 109; FL
!age, G9; N'Importe 1O9; Lady Sichel
100; New Garter, 109: Charley Rogers
us; Spunky, 112; Gratiot. 112; Corncob
/ 112
Second race-Selling; three-year-olds
one mile and a hundred yards Taunt, s5
| (Continued on Fourth PaRel