New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-23
CLOSE FINISHES
AT EMPIRE CITY
Keen Racing Marks Opeu.
ing of 5-Day Meeting
Near Yonkers.
GOOD-SIZED CROWD
ENJOYS THE SpOp1
Starter Has His Hands Full. ana
Two Of the Fields Get on in
Struggling Fashion.

Five fat races, every one q thr;u.
together with the latest in ths ~
fsdo and the fox trot. not 10 sns.t
a parade Of decorated automobiles iu,'
nished keen sport for good s,.1
crowd that visited the greater ~
York fair at the Empire CITY t,...
yesterday.
The racing was entertaining and v,n
up to the average. Scratching a.,
riddled so many good cards at Belmo.,
Park, was at minimum, 80 what N.
fields lacked in real thoroughbred els.,
was made up in numbers. And A.
owners, profting By the absence Of !,
entry fee, went after the purses Eg
q vengeance.
"A Teller ought 10 have an easy lin,
pickin' EN- to-day" said one Of iI.
regulars as he trolleyed out throav
the dust Of Jerome ay They did. Fos,
Of the five favoritcs were first ma,
the winning post, although Mrs. ]. T
Muir's NOrtherner was all out 10 70.
home by the proverbisl nod in the one.
mile race that closed the card.
Uncle Jimmie proved that he eovls
win with more weight up as easily a.
he did at Belmont Park last week. n,
made a show of his company, ineluS.
ing Mr.. Sniggs, in the six-furlong rse,
fourth on the card.
George Miller, the starter, had Al.
troubles. First Of all, Antrim, one si
the two year-old maidens, broke IA,
barrier while at the post for the I'm,
event. From then on everything
ID 20
The ten juveniles were a bad lot.
swerving, bucking and kicking, b.,
somehow the field got OF, with horse,
strung out for half furlong and with
Rhine Maiden, which broke on her toes
siX or eight lengths in front.
Humiliation. now carrying the siIk,
of J. Kelly. outgamed HermiS, Jr.. after
a hard drive down the stretch, in ihs
second race. while r. E. Csrmsbs
Water Lily, the long shot of the ree.n.
Belmont Park meeting, had 70 y
shaken up in the last furlong OF he,
race to beat r. ). =. RsrColph's Hs'.
penny. a son Of Rock Sand.
A continuation Of the good sport yes.
terday means most successful meet.
ing.
The summaries follow:
First race selling; Tor tvo-y.u.s4
maidens. FIVE furlonEs)-Rhins Made,
1903 tChappeD, . 70 I. 20 3, 30 5. h-st.
lie VIII. 100 81. McTagCarti. ~ 10 3
70 5, . to .. second. Csrlsvsrock ~,
(B. Dayisl. 10 =. TO 5, 20 s. thru
Time. 1900 10. Ossary Maid An,Fin
Leds Gsinsboroush. Joy. Marqus,ts sss
Good wood slSo ran.
Second race selling for three -yesr-oli,
and upward; siA furlongsl liumlstof
107 tGraudb. S 30 .. : Co = and out. ira
Hermis Jr.. li2 %. Murray. 5 % !. :
to !. to 5. second. CoreopyiS ~, n
McTaggertl, . to (. 20 30 and out. ihr.
sir CsledOre aud hppss5ionst@ also ran.
Third race selling: for an ages ~
and ? half furlongsl water Illy. ir
Davis. to >. 3 20 aud out. 6rH
Ha'penuy. i07 -. hcTIggartp. TO I. e
I. even. second. Lily DrIue. iis ffiet
Is 20 ,, cven, To D third. Time. i:9s -
Water Welles. Belray. Rummsse 40
Muskmelon also ran.
Fourth race selling for three year olis a.
upward; siN furlongsl- inrHe Jrwy. y
turner. even and DOT first W. sniegs ~
~. Mc1e Sgaru. 10 . ami oI'. s'conl: 10
tain swanson. Jos Murray. - 20 D. 70 J
and out. third. Time. ii- song O %
Icy 5ud Roland rsrics also ~a1
Firth race tor uou-v lurers ~ 80 ~ lai
three wear oiis and upv ard one nifi-
NorthcrUer 'Oi oran9l n and out ~
Little England. no Davis. g - T. . 10 ~
out. second: Tay Pay. 10 tlurUeri, 70 J. /.
70 I and wen. thirI limo, 20 s-J lrt
cover. Miss Csyansgl and Mics sberrci
also ran.