New-York tribune., 1908-10-21
GUARD RACING WELLIGOLF FAVORITES WIN
HARD TO Make WAGER
.SDooner Wins Clark Memorial at
YOnkers Track.

cbara lane with six deputies District Attor-
ney WinsloW, with force or private dtteeIINoS'
and the Chief of Police of Yonkers with some
twenty men in uniform. at the Empire CITY
racetrack near Yonkers yesterday, to see that the
law against betting observed. 4 deputy sherlI
arrested man who gave his name as w hOoei'9
for an alleged violation Of the new statute pu'
otherwise everything went off smoothly ana tle
good sized crowd in attendance seemed 10 ENJOY
tba davis racing to the full There was more or
less oral betting, was the case at the o'Le'
tracks but so far as could be seen or leaFheo uo
strict letter Of the law, interpreted by oustce
Bschof, observed.
James Russell Soley acting for the Empire CITY
Racing Association instructed the Pinkertons to
help the local authorities and to see that the Ia"
was not violated in any particular, and Wheh us
trict Attorney Winslow was approached late III
the afternoon he said that he was entirely satls-
fed that there practically no betting the
meeting which began yesterday, will be continued
to-day Tomorrow and Saturday, and the first
race will be called at o'clock, and not 2l5, as
was the case yesterday.
spooner won the Clark Memorial Handicap. Of
an added money value of 5000 after a race in
which no less than four horses of the seven which
went to the post showed in front at some part OF
the journey Notasulga broke in front at the start,
but The Squire took command IN the hrst quarter
and made the running up the backstretch. He had
enough rounding the far turn and Question Mark
took up the task of pacemakng; but his advantage
was short lived, Arasee came from behind and
showed in front as the field Strengthened out for
home Just when it looked, however, if he
would come away to win easily Spooner closed
with a rush. and won going away by three or four
lengths Arasee hung long enough to beat
Gowan, which has been showing to advantage over
a route and which found the journey too short
yesterday. King Cobalt far below his true
form and pulled up bad last
Monfort showed a disposition to sulk at the bar
rier in the fifth race, and off badly when
the start came that any chance he had prac-
ticalIy ruined. He pounds the best horse, how
ever and would have easily with anything
like an even break He a bad last and fully
ten lengths behind the pacemakers in the run up
the backstretch but he closed the big gap on the
outside field and forced NOtter to drive Gret
ma Green out to win by a scant length
Burgher a cast-off from the Whitney Stable and
a full brother to Burgomaster, the champion two
year-od of 1906, made show of his field in the
opening event. He raced right to the front at the
start, and was never headed. Black Mary had
stormy journey. will bear watching tho next
time she goes to the post.
Dolly Spanker responsible for the defeat OF
Beauclere in the third race. she carried the son
of Salvador wide the head of the stretch 50 that
SayIor was able d full length the rail.
BY dint hard riding Sumter managed TO get Say
lor home By short head.
Another head and head finish came in the last
race, Royal Captive winning because Mccarthy
EMPIRE CITY SUMMARIES