The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-28
FOUR FAVORTTES FAIL
IN ONE DAYS RACING
Bad Afternoon for Followers of
Form al Empire City
Track.
GROVER HUGHES \ WINNER
Runs Fast Race for Mclrose
Stakes and Finishes Close
10 Record.
GROVER HUGHES \ WINNER

T. - Wcir's Grover Hughes whrh has .
done his best racing at sprint distances /
since coming East. lasted out a mile and .
a sixteenth yesterday and won the Mel |.
rose stakes. which was the feature OF the .
Empire CITY card The race was = good
on" from every point ct view. for Grover
Hughes came within two-afths Of = second /
Of the track record made by the Whitney
cr5ck, borrow, this season
The victory eft Gtoycr Hughes did not
occasion 50 much t1lt az dii tho crushing
defeat of the r1,orit,, Blue m stlc which
had won I'm a. convincing manner At this .
distance Last THURSDAY The crac. West .
eru Jockey Ncvlon nad the mount on
Blue Thistle and thu manner In which
the Blues gcldirg was beaten on by both
the winner and old Guy Fisher caused him
TO 20 before the stewards with an eNplana-
tion Ncylou said that his mount was
roughly handled approaching "a" far turn
and that sfterward he could no, rouse him
into his usual stretch Effort
McCnhey got Grover Hughes away on
his to. : and h" sailed away from the rest
of the field In the first six furloncs. Guy
Fisher was slow to begin. hut after escap-
ing the Jam At the FAR turn he closed
resolutcly. so that McCahev had to keep
.
by length.
There was considerable interest IN tho
sixth race. a handicap Tor mares and
geldings, at mile and seventy yards,
because one OF tho three Starters was J.
". MeSservy's Addie NJ. which was taking
2 public trial for the Alabama stakes
for nlli,s 10 he run az Saratorl next
Monday Aide NJ. which finished third
in the Futurity lns' yer. was scarcely
I expected Ia win a. she was asked 90 CON
cede nine pounds To HCdg, aud seventeen
to star Gaze. both good performer.
Hedge was an odds ON faypritc hut her
hackers had some risgiviugs when ,h'
lusr three lengths a. the start and Nj
Cahoy on stu GaZo took advantage 80
T. by scudu.. M mount out Tor COM
handing lead at seven turlongs N",-
Ion kept his head and nu-scd I"dCr
along So that at tho turn Tor HON,
ne was able 10 max" a bid for victory
The struggle we hri"f one. ami
Hedge came away in M. stretch. win
ming 10y two lengths. Star Gs2e beat Ad-
a., NJ by i've lengths. hut Mr.. Mes
servy's h!ly showed sufficiently good
form to warrant h'r having chance
f iu the Alabama.
Four favorites beaten in a row made
IL another uncomfortable day FOR form
players and perhaps tho greatest shock
they received was in the first race, in
which T.. X. Bradley Brick and Mortar
won at the rrmuncrtf,Vc odds OF "a
l. Embroidery and VI bel Montgomery
mere the two choices hut III, hiSt named
snow" hott "' va, ISL I,d',', n,,', , n,'
proyiouslV h"atcn Brick and Mortar hy
five or six lengths this time had 10 be
content with chasing the latter home.
for Noylou landed Brick aud Mortar
clever winner 10y . length. In IN" good
time OF / .o6 g., for five and half fur
'on H.., v.,s s,,,,,,, 49, tho hos, IN tho
.',, .,o I,, ,e..tr ,bo ,J,.l.,y ,,.r.
se'onn race nu, as.''" ,'' p 'yN, VIZ
~ fau, Lily orm'. ~" second choice
"as of with hcr usual burst ~ speed
bu. RAJ rarr's Mater never was far
away rom tn' ba''' ne P"l, "oIN'' w
for nara , IroS VA oag S S,, ana ana
h su"T lii, o" or mate, G "Gf'1"' H Hs'' AM"
'es ster mo-, disniec@d Water Inv as favor.
We for the th'rl race Whl'h hHd re-
prominrn, and water Lily. after leading
~ ''' w., h. -
most OF IN" way. h'" To- way u me
stretch To I. Marines Walters. which
won In drive 10y lonEth
X T. Carmau had Old Cannon primed
for one of his best efforts In the nfth
race. AT Six furlonrs lie was backed
"as ,be ar erst f,vorite 70 break the string
of i'll luck for tho talent Campeon
lndit u SNOW VI VS. IL ~ 'I'N N'' fdl-
loplug in the smart time Of I IL -. The
s,,,nn,,rias
Su''"'"' w
FIRST RACE.
For tyo-year-olds: non-runners of two races
since May 70. selling. by subscription Of $40, with
500 added: I'VE and half furlongs
Horse ana age, Jockey 'ucrN. nm
brlth ana Moi'hIsiib S'NWn .... ! a.
nhS,. tulth. ~ mh, ~ "a =,
VI M"i's"'N''f '~' ~" N.,'',s - y,
Z hoIHp'- ~, ,''.u' ~ ~
rnnl ol"'IS'' ~ ~ pp1NNnmIu - -" -
DiAc'? ..'..... no bnnoSSSn. u '.' .
Good shTt. Won irlNHt. h.lch NIl MOI tsI. %
uN nir "1tIu,',n'r O""'' ~ '' ~ ''""'''
: uhlncu pS l. hh'lH'uh
SECOND kN'l
For threc- ycar-od, and upward selling; boy
fuTIongs
Horse and age. VT jockeN. Prices Fin
Matters lna bulNcN y J even J.
LILY Ormc,3 100 sumter .. Ia 10 ?.
GaGl3 ..,..,,.,,;% SS,c%,sh 20 y
PhliS Antolnette' ll5 BnNion. =
TalecafIler's Us Ahcy e. :.
Aguilh,3 ..... llE poylc - 10 !
- lnle - -" -, -,
Poor start Won drit ing Mater. 7. by fa'hcr-
less Nioia, owned hy Raj l'Hr trained hy "
I Garth.
4 THIRD RACE
Fer ,b,c,-,c,r-nlds md unUsfd VbIch IN @,
=, ~ ,,', non since "a, o. selling b, nh
rt,,imr ~ so ,yIth Sioo ,,idrd. IA flrlonT,s
! Unrsc and age VI Jockey Price, Fin