New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
Handicap Cut to Pieces
by Scratches Because
OF Slow Track.
lSlDORA TOO FAST
FOR Gypsy LOVE
flylng Feet BID Up S4OO Over
Entered Selling Price After
Winning Last Race.
Nv EERpTpT
by HERBERT.

scratches ruined wha. promised 70
De inc pest race al the Empire CITY
traces yesterday. and the snort was
anything out nspiriting The influx
OF ie" Western horses mas not made
up for the exodus OF those which have
been shipped TO Saratoga Springs 10
resi- up Tor the meeting III August.
as result the conditions Of a mum
Der o. races have had TO be changed
IN order 10 cet fair 5ized fields and
10 cater TO The owners OF the chcaucr
horses.
The outlook = brighter to-day. and
f the track dries out. which seems
likely. me standard Is sure 20 be
raised. The Flectwing Handicap in it,
self viii pay for the Ions journey. II
II - not cut to pieces on account Of
the going With Meridian. Ten Point.
Leochares. Helen Barbee and Tranid
named among others d bitter struggle
should result.
Inc first race also may find Mill
tant a the post. colt which the rail-
birds insist Is one Of the best in James
Rutler's stable. He will have to face
the highly tried kaskaskia. which
showed such keen speed. but STONED
so suddenly IN her FIRST race at Aque-
duct a few days ago.
Isldora won the hendicap Yesterday.
after seven Of those entered over
night mad been scratched on account
of the slow. cuppy trace. Gypsy Love.
a good FLY from the West. and Belrav
were the only other starters, and the
former put up quite battle for five
furlongs. She and lsidora raced neck
III
home. when the Isidor mare drew out
TO win as McCahey pleased. Belray
was out Of his class.
Egmon- and Mabel Montgomery ran
true 20 their form IN the first race
Tho latter beat the Plaudit col, head
a. Aqueduct. but she had nine pounds
the worst Of the weights over that
meeting yesterday, and the difference
told. so that EEmont tIrncd the tables.
NcCahey made up two or three
lengths with Mabel Montgomery -
the head Of the stretch by huCgIng the
rail. when most of the others went
wide seeking the irmor footing. /,
looked for a moment as = this move
would win for him. as the FLY raced
I'm 20 EgmOnt q: the last sixteenth
pole. SchuttinCer. however. had saved
n DlL AOI tUt uill1iif anu ~ i'Dl'ttit -
Mabel Montgomery in pretty tight
quarters in the closing strides drove
his mount home a good hall length
IN front
The second race was conspicuous FOR
the fact that practically every horse
which started finished a hopeless last
in MS or her previous appearance.
Seven went 70 the post. and o. these
five might just have we'll been kept IN
the barn for any chance they had. as
Young Emblem and Captain Swanson
kept the race between them from bar
rier 10 finish. The former. with six
length advantage rounding the far
turn. looked a sure winner. but the
race told and Butwell came along with
Captain Swanson 10 win easily.
Il the field had not been 90 bad the
sudden Improvement OF Captain Swan
son would have beer cause for an in
vestigation. Hc could hardly raise a
gallop on Monday, and, after trailing
his field. was pulled up h. Butwell in
the stretch. II looked then az II he
had broken down. but he went back to
the paddock sound and returned yestcr-
day 20 beat about the poorest field in
the world.
Flying Feet was bit lucky perhaps