New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
MALTBIE A SURPRISE
EE4TS ALFRED NOBLE IN
RICH HANDICAP.
Big Cresrd Enjoys Some Stirring
Finishes at the Empire
Cifg Track.

s4eree Reifs sHelthte furnished stunning sur
--lse by winning the Empire City Handicap at
ere mile enc furions. TIE Empire City track.
rear Yenkers yesterdav After Kings Daughter
hae sat sizzling pace for mile. and Alfred
Sesle and Fashion Plate the choices ef the crowd,
kss ren themselves cut trTing 70 follow = Nalfpae
nnsxea up srnsothlv from last place an5 came
svay IL the stretch with well timed rusn 70
zan cleveriv F,v two lengths in the ~arher slow
time of 153 As Malthie was little thought OF by
TIE handice eppers and quoted at q long price
This 1ras due largely 10 q bad race at Sheepshead
Bay zhen he vas beaten ten lengths Ivy Arctic,
after meeting with interference at the start
which nay have caused him 20 sulk-
Naltbfe has 2 history He Is a four-year-old
gelding by Deering. son Of Sir Dixon. out Of a
rlere named Gretchen 3. and is called bush
horse. as little or nothing was known Of him as
two and three year old. In fact, he was maiden
Up 10 January OF this year. when, after working
2 rntle in California IN better than SO, George
Pef bought him for 81 500 Since then he has won
a number ef races, including at Sheepshead
BAY in which he defeated Montgomery. The Squire
sad others In q vay 20 indicate that he was
fair horse. He does not look like g weight carrier,
but efseT his good performance yesterday no ques-
ton eeJie be raised to his speed. stamina ana
courage. he defeated some pretty good horses
sn Alfred Noble, Kings Daughter and Fashion
Pzste
The fssrest crowd Of the meeting. sHd ore Of
the biggest crowds Of the season went up TO the
szs fvs ether races decided The gTandstand was
comfortably alIed. while hundreds stood or sat en-
the lawn The clubhouse incIosure attracted par
-sclisrly big crowd. including many men proni-
rent iz the business and sporting world Between
three hundred end four hundred automobiles were
rss-xee paes Of the srandstand- The racing was
Of G sdn5 to lend plenty of entertainment, ano
three head-and-head finishes kept the crowd stirred
i,ao 70 a high pitch The weather conditions were
les nearly perfect as could be expected in the
irrfddle OF July as cool. refreshing breeze blew
Fshroush the stand, making for the comfort Of all.
sJsraes Butler. president Of the Empire City Rae
lsHs Association. expressed himself as more than
rleased and satisfied =ith the size IF the crowd
and the marked enthusiasm
To return 30 the Empire City Handicap. Fashion
Plate sppeered be the choice ef e majority OF
the paddock sha-ps, and the tip spread quickly,
It ras thought that the long stTtaing Alfred Noeie
might have tTyuble in negotiating the turns, and
that Kings Daughters last werk had not been
satisfactory. ATssee Scratched, while Maitbie
snd Arondaek were not considered seriously Al
the start Kings Daughter raced to the front, with
Alfred Noble at her heels. and this order was
rasintained N the run UP the back stretch, with
EasfieH Plate, Arozaaek and Mslt5is trailing.
Fashion plate pinched of in the ran to the
Srsf turn, and then, after racing up to Alfred
sSebie on the raj, fell away again. Turning for
hozas, Kings Daughter appeared TO have the race
szon- bur suddenly Nalthe closed with rattle, and
before the roaring crowd could realize il the
Deering he-se n front and the race was over
KnF's Daughter. thoroughly discouraged. stopped
hediy in the closing strides, and Alfred Noble,
running en-, beat her half length for the place.
Mrs. James McI.aughlins Fauntleroy proved the
bsse Of the two-veaF-ei5s in she first race. and.
coming in the stretch when Zacatecas tired
elsndfly from Helen Carroll. Calash, Western
horse. Of which much WIS expected. ran disap-
pointing race and vas never prominent.
Eschsu was the best horse in the second race. hut
suffered from poor handling and some III luck He
was beaten head by The Gardener after making
I'd fully six lengths in the last sixteenth Eschau
was shut on in the 10 the first turn. losing
two three lengths, and NcCahey made the mis-
take Of holding him on the rail where the going
IS somewhat dead, and appeared TO lose hope
rounding the lest until he that The
Gardener end Yankee Daughter were firing in front
Of him. He then sat down and drove his mount
sRt- but The Gardener which ksd made ali the
running, lasted long enough by the width
of hand Ysnkee Daughter warmed up sosstif
ead sore that she could hardly galloP. but
fair race, hanging in the last sixteenth when she
appeared te have a-V-inning chance.
wild cheer greeted the vietery Of August Bel
rnontE Field Mouse in the third and the cheer
was repeated when Y. DHgan brought her hack
the scales. Il point Of fact the Hastings flly
lucky 20 win due partly 20 little overcenhdenee
the part Of DEgan and moment of in6ecision
the part Of Walsh. who had the mount on
Eiaito. the quoted favorite Field Mouse
colloouy down az the head Of the stretch and
opened I'D gap Of 2 length the last
sixteenth pele 1t this point Rialte was in on the
raj ana Walsh finally decided 20 stay there in-
sJsad % pulling ,e the harder going the inside.
1hir east him the Rialte closed strongly,
nut just failed get Up- PantouAe locked dan
gereus rounding the home turn, but tired at the
end. Colsoery had su her speed. but may have
needed the race after short let I'D.
Field Mouse ran the distance. six furlongs, in
liz the fastest time Of the meeting
Powers. On Donsu. carried Rsybeurn 80 wide az
tse stretch in the fifth race that ~ probably
cost the latter the purse, as the Star Shoot colt
was beaten only short head ButVell went be-
feEe the stewards and lodged a claim Of foul but
efter hearing ire report Of the patrol Judge who
was stationed a. that point. the stewards dismissed
the claim ene allowed the finish stand ChsrIie
Eargrsve made up some ground from z SLOW be-
Eannins, snd finished respectable third. but
SeNe- threatened any danger the leaders
ST Jeseph wound up the days sport by winning
the last race from end So end az fancy price
EXPIRE CITY SUMMARIES
ElssI IeACE-SeIing: fer tEo-yesr-oids. $500 added
SIX tu-iongs starr good Won easily TY-nA ia
Winner, 2 b Lattle ssinJ--FlcEarnaroo C,.ns2- -