New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-03
DANGER MARK RUNS WELL
Garner CIeverIy Rides Colt to
Victory in FrivoIity Stakes.
MANY WITHDRAWALS MADE
Getaway Atmosphere Noticed in
Closing Days of Empire City
Track Meeting.

Danger Mark. the two-year-oid colt from
the Newcastle Stable. captured the Frivolity
Stakes in a splendid race at the Empire
City track yesterday afternoon. His victory
was not entirely expected. however, for the
entry of R T Wilson, Jr.-Amalfi and
Onage-was the favorite in the betting.
odds being quoted al evens. while Danger
Mark was TO 10. Neither Amalf nor
Onager was good enough to last the sprint
out however and Crash slipped into second
place by q comfortable margin
In all the races the getaway atmosphere
WAS noticed and there were many with
orawals The second race was the biggest
sufferer in this respect. for when the time
came for the horses to go 10 the post only
s c. Austin's Star Actor and j. E Mad
den's Bishop were left in the contest.
The showers o. yesterday morning made
the track heavier than 1t has been at any
time during the meeting II was not soggy
enough however, to interfere with the per-
fcrmances. The crowd on hand was better
than Mondays. although the card on the
whole offered less variety
Danger Marks running was by far the
best Of the day. and Garner rode him very
cleverly- Apparently riding under orders to
force the pace, Diggins drove Onager at a
furious clip in the first three furiongs and
then let UP trif1e Although Thomas rode
Amalf hard ne could not get rid Of Danger
Mark. which held on tenaciously and
finally Jumped out in front. Coming into
the stretch Garner placed Danger Mark in
comma nding position. and held 1t through
the sprint Crash, s TO l. with the ap-
prentice Benshoten in the saddle, had an
unexpected burst left in her, and tore past
IT.
was 1:07 49,
The biggest field Of the day went to the
post for the fifth race ]. r. Hainwrght's
Alice George, 10 to ], with H. Jones up,
won after a furious race with Mrs. James
NcLaughlin's Arondack. the favorite, at ?
20 l. with Archibald in the saddle At the
last moment the Mclaughlin entry waived
the five pounds apprentice allowance and
rad archibald take the reins. The race was
al a mile and twenty yards, and for the
first three furlongs il was anybody's con-
test
Going into the backstretch. c. ". Mich
ols's Crossover was making the running,
but with very little on Alice George.
Bounding into the turn for home the Vain
wright FLY came away with a great burst
of speed and outran the field. Arondack
was close Up most Of the way, but was not
equal TO holding Alice George in check
Archibald beat out T D. Weir's May Anne
liza another 10 TO l chance in the drive to
the finish. /, o. Appleby's Christina, with
Garner UP, the second choice, was out o..
the running practically all the way.
Another favorite fell by the wayside in
the third race. when Rosseaux,. the second
choice, at 10 I, from James Fitzsimons' 6
stable, outran Al Muller, to ,, with
Thomas up, the popular selection
DuIlcare, which has shown Improvement
Of late. a to l favoTite, was the best horse
fn the last race, mile and half affair
The F-leschmann entry, with Garner in the
saddle, held back until almost half the dis
tance had been covered, when he began TO
show what was IN hlrc- But when he did
begin to go he shot off at a furious pace
and had an easy time of il in the stretch.
winning almost as he pleased
The Arrow Stakes. a siX-furlong sprint
for three-year-olds will be the feature OF
the getaway day card this afternoon AS
this will probably be one Of the last days
Of racing in or about New York for some
time, il is probable that a fair crowd will
be in attendance.