New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-26
Johnny McTaggart Wins
Two Races at Empire
City Track, Also a
Silver Cup.
By Herbert.

/ Johnny McTaggart is a jockey and
a pretty good jockey. He won two
races at the meeting of the Greater
New York Fair at the Empire City
( track. yesterday, with Sir Caledore and
Ha' Penny, that would have suffered
defeat except for his clever handling
and strong finishes. Tut Johnny Nc
Taggart can do something else than
ride. He can fox tTOt and tango with
the best Of them.
/ If evidence of this fact is required
Johnny will proudly show huge silver
cup won in a dancing competition at
the fair on Thursday evening. It's
said that some of the other dancers
,, pulled" to Johnny, but anyway he has
the cup.
The racing yesterday was full of in
terest and the sport, apart from lack
of class in the horses. we'll up to the
standard. Two finishes were of the
stirring order, with three horses in
each case battling TO the wire heads
apart, while in Two othe: races tEe win
ners had to be driven out to earn the
purses.
George Miller, the starter, got off
with the wrong foot, as the jockeys
say. He was unfortunate, to say the
least. in sending the fields away in
the first two races. Horses seemed to
be scattered all over the track. so strag-
Cling were the starts. Marvellous was
left at the post in the first race and
Belray, supposed good thing" in the
second, but after that George settled
down and no further fault could be
found.
Ossary Maid was best in the first
race, but Turner lost so much ground
at the stretch turn that Il. F. Carman's
Goodwood scrambled home in front.
The starter just about made a pres
ent of the second race to Hermis, Jr.
The geldlng was off flying, with the
others all tangled up.
McTaggart's energetic ride landed
Sir Caledore in front 49, the third
kedron tried TO make a runaway race,
but he ran himself out in five furlongs
and stopped almost to a walk. Otto
Floto ran away half mile, as is his
habit, before the start and then proved
n keen contender all tt way and was
beaten only a scant half length.
Ha' Penny, Lily Orme and North
erner finished so close together in the
fourth race that the judges only could
separate them. McTaggart, on the first
named clearly outrode Tice in the fu-
rious drive all through the last fur
/ long.
Water Lily was pinched off in the
backstretch and, further, l21 pounds sat
pretty heavily on her back
Song of Valley closed a big gap to
win the last race and just got up in
the closing strides to at Royal ONYX.
which showed much of the speed and
courage of the days when he was re-
spected in much better company.
The summaries follow:
FIRST race flor two-year-o!I maidens; purse
| 800; five furlongs)-'GoOdwood 1909 Davis,
to and to .. won By a neck: Ossary
ond. by SIX lengths; Ivy Marquette 100
Ifounders). . TO ant 10 !. third. Time,
I 10? p. Sa%in, Antrim, Golden Lassie,
Lcda. Joey Marquette and Marvellous also
ran. Marvellous left at the post
Second race Selling for three year-olds and
upward; purse. 500; six furlongs)-Hermis.
by two lengths: stars and stripes. l12 CTur-
neD, 20 and to j. second by three
lengths: Miss Cavanagh. III Grand). to l
and even third. Time. 1:lJ. Captain Jacobs.
Sainliss and Bclray also ran. Belray left at
the post.
Third race SELLING; for three-yc odds and
upward; purse. 800 six furlongs)-Sir Gale
dorc. lOI jMcTaggdrtD. II to > and 10 g.
won by half a length; otto FlotO l07 Davis),
3 to l ami even. second by head: Miss
Sherwood. lO7 CChappel. 8 to and 3 to 5.
third. Time. l:l4 As. Whisper Belle. Rum
! mage. Sam Barber. Kedron. Tiger Jim and
Roland PaTdec also ran.
Fourth rae" 0or mares and geldlngs three
years old and upward; purse 800: five fur
longs)-Ha' Penny IL CMcTaggartD 10 to 10
and / to ., won by head; Lily Orme 1is
0iccI. 10 I and 10 l. second by head:
Northcruer rs tGrand). to | and 10 |,
hind. Time. 1901. Water Lily Aviator and
. Altamahd dlsO ran.
Filth race Cfor three year. odds and upward:
purse. 800. five rirongsD-Song OF Valley.
I0s Detroit. 10 ? and even, won bv head:
ROYAL OnyN, III Davis. 10 / and . 20 l.
aecohd by a neck: Miss brush. Il2 Grand,
3 10 and TO .. third Time. l:O2 Culvert
Duncrais. Mutbs and Muskmelon also ran
sCarman entry.