New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18
Good Three ear-Old Has
A Narrow Escape at
Empire City Track.
AL REEVES TURNS
A QUICK FLIP-FLAP
Pebbles Again Proves His Quail
ity BY Romping Home in
the Whirl Stakes.
Bv HERBERT.

xhen 2 bolt OF lightning ploughcd Its
ray through a stable back OF the club
Aouse at the Empire City racetrack
ii, was thought az first that he had
t,,en killed with a stable boy, who was
,snderCd unconscious. as the bolt,
rhieh came down through the roof.
tore lis way out OF the side of the
building
Neither horse nor boy. however, suf-
fsrsG any serious consequences, al
though u required three or four min
utes to bring both about and get them
70 their feet
SCHUYLER L. Parsons's Beethoven also
was knocked down, and much cold Wa
ter was required 10 restore him to
/. sense OF things. Altogether it was a
narrow escape not only for the horses
and boys IN that particular stable but
for the crowd huddled in the grand
stand 70 escape the driving rain.
The storm broke over the track just
before the horses went TO the post for
the fourth race, and il was fearsome
for few minutes. IL curled and tore
lis way about like a youthful cyclone,
rpped OFF an awning from the club
house, drove everybody TO cover and
nsde the track q morass. st. Swlthln
is living up 70 his reputation.
Roamer May Not Start To-day.
Jack Goldsborough. who trains
Roamer, was greatly exercised over the
accident to his horse and watched him
carefully FOR two hours, as he showed
signs OF nervousness from the fright.
he is entered in the Empire City Hand
leap to-day. but the chances are against
his going TO the post.
Ru.lpr's colt Pebbles and Kill
kenny Boy ran one, two, and made a
show Of John W. Schorr's Ed Crump,
the only other starter in the Whlrl
Stakes. of $500. The chances Of the
last named were thought 10 be i'm
proved when the storm broke, as most
Peep O. Days run we'll over sloppy
track Ed Crump may be an exception,
but the probability is that he cannot
eoncede twelve pounds to Pebbles IN
Ger any conditions, or TO Kilkenny Boy,
for that matter.
Pebbles again stamped himself colt
OF high quality, and it Will be surprls-
ing if he does not turn out 20 be one OF
the really good twO-year-Olds OF the
year. He has rare speed and a taking
way of running.
Turning a Form Somersault.
The Brookside Stables Al Reeves is
a dangerous colt 20 own. He races IN
spots, but is consistent IN alternating.
On July at AQueduct he boltcd and
ran a bad last. on July at the same
track he galloDed home IN front. On
JULY II at Empire City he could not
or would not raise a respectable gal
lop. while yesterday he turned another
form somersault and easily defeated
Athena and Type in the opening race.
Such tumbling Is not good Tor the
sport. ]. goes well in a circus but not
a. the Tacetrack.
F. Cooney told some Of his friends
that Punch Bowl. which has been
suffering with d skin disease, had got
been doing any too well, but the son
% Ornament ran one OF his best races
and beat Leo Skolny head on the
post in the handicap at one mile and a
sixteenth.
sebutlincer in the last furlongs and
he surely outjocksyed nm. Leo
s.olnv headed the winner inside the
las, furlong pole after being dis
tsnt trailer in the early part, and
Schutlinger. thinking apparently ne
had the race won, was caught naplng
as Butwell suddenly made a quick
move and stole half length. Right
a. the end Leo Skolny was closing once
more, but just failed TO get up.
To Punch Bowls credit Il must be
said that ne was badly interfered with
or the first turn. but recovered quickly
and went on after the pacemakcr. EX-
espt for this he might have won by
bigger margin.
Star Actress Bid Up.
star Actress. badly beaten by Rolling
Stone a day or two ago, turned the
tables in the last race, and IN the most
decisive way. Must have been the
mud.
retain his FLY. She was bid up 500
over her entered selling price Of $1,000
By V. L. Haymap. when offered at auc-
Ton. but Mr.. Cotton added 80 and Kept
his horse.
Jyst after the start Of the fifth race
Wssf stumbled and sent Brady sprawl
ingr in the sloppy mud. The boy was
not injured. Ct,
The horse went on with his field,
pulled W with the others and came
back % the stand 20 be unsaddied IN
cutie human way some h0Iae7
would perform better without jockeys
Trbers. reyen-year- maiden,
Nrlcr nSf spent par " 4'+" ''-~
:n9 peddler's wagon, was starter
4, THIS race. lie IL still a maiden and
ZONE dag will 20 back between the
shaft
The programme book for the meeting
=, Saratoga Springs in August was
dis.r buted a. the track yesteIday' ana
racing feast is offered. The Dest
iorses in the country, with many rom
Canada. are entered in the various
ttakea. and Champion in all DIVISIONS
are sure 20 b. crowned.
The meeting Will open on SATURDAY
AgyvFt 1. Nth the Shillelah Steeple-
enzse. the Hash stakes for t"o-year-
o.ds and the Saratoga Handicap a.
rs oB'rfanding feature.
Kelens carried of the jockey nom
or, riding three winners ana feco.9l
kSrse in five mounts. lie got al
Rssvss, Blue Thistle and Balgee home
n front
Once more the directors ~ the
C1ney Island JockeY Club nave ~,
tended the option on the puTcna.e oI
re Gheepshesd Bay track ny tnohe
planning a faOtOrdrOme. me "pil'h
non rum ~ july n.
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