New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04
RACING SEASON CLOSES
Sport in Metropolitan District
Comes to an End.
EXPECT NO FALL MEETINGS
Local Horsemen Consider Day at
Empire City Track the
Last for Years.

Racing in the metropolitan district csnns
IN an end for the summer season, IL not for
the year. when the getaway day card
Was run off az the Empire City track yes
terdsv afternoon. There we're few at the
track who thought that the fall meeting
would be held Reports that racing in New
York State was dead were further con-
hrmed.
The best race Of the day was the third.
a handicap for three-year-olds, which ".
l.. Maupin's Superstition. ar 70 I, carried
off in surprising style, beating Apache,
which had led him past the stand on Mon
day very handily.
There were only three horses in the race,
and Superstition was the outside choice, ths
FIeischmann entry. ridden by Garner, quot
ed at II TO 5. and Ninous. 70 10 favorite,
being the other TWO starters Reid mad ths
mount on Superstition. which had the pole
From the fash of the barrier the Maupin
horse was in the lead. and made the run
ming very fast Nfmbus hung through
the first three-quarters, and then tired
SUPERSTITION kept right on. At the last fur
long pole Apache began 70 show, and after
a good drive got past Nimbus- Garner ser
sail after Superstition but the distance to
be gained was too much in the short run 20
the finish, and Superstition won by more
than a length. Nimbus was badly out OF it
A lot Of interest was taken in the Arrow
Stakes, six-furlong sprint for three-year-
Odds George Odom's FOl1ie Levy, with
Knapp up, was the favorite at 20 ). and
lived up TO all that was expected OF her.
winning in splendid fashion from r. T. VII
son, jr.'s, Mexoana. As in the preceding
race. the field vas small, only four horses
l. got off in the lead, with Mexoana a.
fighting second. FoIie Levy third and "
F. McDonald's TubaI, with ScOyills in ths
saddle, trailing.
Galley Slave did not have speed enough
to last more than two furlongs, however.
and, despite Thomas's hard work, was
forced to drop in behind Mexoana and
FoIIie Levy. Benschoten was sending the
former horse along very carefully. not
making the pace too hot, and coming into
the stretch he let Knapp on Follie Levy
take the lead Knapp took no chances in
the drive home, and pushed his mount hard
Mexoana could not pick Up the lost ground.
but beat out Tubal handily. which had out
run Galley Slave in the stretch.
There was a violent upset in form in
the last race, the favorite. W r Schulte's
Gliding Belle, , to I, with Reid in the sad
die, being completely OutrUn. J. McDon-
AIDS Nethermost, a TO I chance, won
after one Of the most exciting races OF the
afternoon. - StargOwan. the outside chance,
from George P Shernan's stable, Ber-
gen I'D, set of at a wonderfully fast
pace. and at the half mile post was Lead
Ing BY as much as two lengths. Neither
most second. Gliding Belle was being
hopeIessly outclassed. trailing along next
to last in a field Of eight. At me fifth
furlong Stargowan began to come back and
Nethermost overhauled him. getting the
lead on the turn into the stretch The
Mcdonald horse took things very easily
to the finish and got across with plenty II
room to spare James Fitzsimmonss Har-
vey F. to 1. was second. beating out the
Wilson Stables Wander. S 70 I. by about
half length. Gliding Belle could not i'm
prove her position and finished hopelessly
out of it.
With the final race run. there was
hurried dash to the stables. the final
torches were given to the packing and IN
side Of three hours practically every stabls
was empty. the entire outfit being on its
way TO the months racing az Saratoga,
which will probably be the last in this state
for some time to come.