The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
BORROW LENDS ZEST
TO EMPIRE OPENING
Uhitney's Star Wins for First
Time in This Country. in
Yonkcrs Handicap.
FINAL SPEED AMAZES ALL
yotter Sends Him Through on
Rail and Lead Of Four
Lengths Vanishes.
FINAL SPEED AMAZES ALL


,,srd'cap. the feature of the sport which
,rs,eomed the thoroughbreds back to West
hester county after an absence OF four
vars BORROW carried top weight of
q, mounds and through Notter's clever
70. n sending him through on the rail
I'd, Tho short stretch won by three lengths
90 g.s. beating the track record for
m. distance OF one mile and a sixteenth.
me previous record was / :i5 i-5. by s
= Yldrcth's Dalmatian. in 1910.
The change from Long Island to West
rh,,ter county was accomplished success
n,lly and 4 crowd of nearly 10000 per-
son, followed the devious ways that lead
10 The course. which was laid out first
n, ,rotters and later converted to the
lisa Of the thoroughbred. II was I'm
possib,e TO d.ssa associate the visitors from
he surroundings, and except when the
aces were u progress II was so easy to
,naeine that ono was present at one OF
me Grand Circuit meetings. James But
f,r The owner Of the track, has long been
, follower NJ the harness horses. and
promenade along the lawn and through
the clubhouse revealed many well known
rstrons Of tho trotting turf The crowd
I'M seemed more Of a holiday one than
,ualIy found at a metropolitan race
track and those present seemed as much
Interested in renewing old friendships as
.n.y we're IN watching the races or specu-
ating on the results.
The meeting marked the first real in
yason Of the West, and the horses or
W q Yanke. T.. Il. Bradley and other
Western owners were more or less prom
men, T. Il. Bradley was the only one
10 score win for the West. when BAG
won the third race for three year-olds.
Hs was ridden by w. Taylor. a boy that
made his first appearance In the East
nd showed he was capable OF placing his
mount as we'll as any of the Fasteners.
yanke supplied the favorite for the last
race In Flying Feet. but he Was car
red along too fast and failed TO finish
n the money.
That James Butler IL well thought OF
n the home he has made for racing was
shown by the enthusiasm which greeted
The victories OF two Of his horses There
we're only two races for two-year-olds on
the card and both were won by youngsters
which Mr.. Butler bought from the estate
o, lanes r. Kcene as yearlings and
which had been prepared carefully for
he opening of the trlcS at fonkers'
Pebbles son OF Ben Brush-Runnng
Stream. graduated from the maiden class
IN the second race. and Gnat, a bay flly
By Voter Astronomer romped away from
A good field in the NTH race. turning the
1--WE furlongs in the fast time or |
minute
District Attorney Weeks of Westminster
county was present with Sheriff Doyle and
a number Of assistants to see that the
lsw IN regard to bookmaking was en-
forced Scrupulous care was taken to in.
sure the methods which had stood the
tst at Belmont Park in regard to the
aging ~ wagers and in consequence
there we're no arrests and no lnterfer'
enc, on tho part of the authorities.
c. n. Robbins's Buskin. winner of the
Metropolitan Handicap and A l.. Aste 5
Ten Point were scratched from the Yonk'
"rs Handicap. leaving field OF SIX IL
20 10 the post. Early In the proceedings
here was = disposition to support +. X
Rradlcys Black Tonev. but II became
Anovn that the Western owner was start
ng the winner OF the Independence Han
dcap more out OF courtesy for the Off
r.alt Of the Empire city track than be-
aus Il was thought he had good
chance to win. This left Borrow such 4
strong choice that he finally closed AT
10 after opening in the quotations al
wen money. Il. r. Carman's Meridian
vas second choice at 4 to !, while AT th'
finish to could be obtained against
BLACK Toney
One ~ the good points of the Yonker'
rack II that on the mile track the horses
nav h.. kept IN plain view of the occu'
pant. ~ the stand at all times. In th'
handicap the horses started sixteenth
NJ a mile below the finishing point ant
then had TO make one complete circui
- the track Meridian was away in M
van and Guy out a hot pace that PLACED
i'm two lengths in front OF Uncle Mui
Tor the run down the back stretch. suck
horn Vas third and Borrow fourth. Nea
the end of the backstretch Meridian haC
opened up a gap of Ave lengths and Not
ter began to move up with Borrow 81
thai no passed Uncle Nun, which wa
trlng. and took third place going aroun'
the turn
Entering the homestretch Buckhorn ant
Meridian were fighting for the lead en-
n looked almost impossible that Borrow
could overtake them in IN" snort ru
home which IL provided at Empire city
Then, as n ny magic. the four length
lead NJ the pair In front was swep
aw as hotter found an opening on IN
ran and called on Borrow for all hi
speed The Whitney colors flashed !!
front az the sixteenth pole and Borro'
came away at every stride to win b
bros lengths Buckhorn and Merida
Fought 4 ont to the wire. the forme
RI ing second place by nose,
There We're some shifty sprnters I
Nc first race. ~ six furlongs, includin
VI g. Yanke's white. but Granite, tn
top Weight. disposed of them all in con
nara'veN easy fashion white was n
IN iron. and gave way for "A few stride
N Joe Eosenfield, which was well playe
good thing. Half way down the bach
stretch Granite took command and m
race was over so far as irst place wa
concerned Granite won by three Length
md Joe Rosenheld beat White a nee
Tor Ire place.
John T.. Madden's Grecian. a daught'
~ pgdeu--Ilthyia, was the choice Il
NE second race. but after showing earl
,out She gave way to James Butler
pebble, which won IN "A gallop by fol
NhgtNs T. r. Pradley's Rac led all II
struggle was for second place. while
ssen NJ. David Gldeons Scorpi WI
Ae selection for the fifth race, for tw'
,er-oldS, but was never In the hunt Wi
zane Ru'lcr's Gnnt, which romped hon
w. I'VE lengths Scorpil held the pla'
a..