The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25
GREAT ROAMER
FINISHES LAST;
GAMER VICTOR
Odds On Favoritc Defeats
Himself Chasing Figinny
at start of Race.
Outsider JUST FAILS
TO SET TRACK MARK

Gamer. carrying the popular colors
- the Greeutree stable. ran the hes!
race II his career when he won the
Empire Ci,y Handicap yesterday at the
vi,dup Of the Belmont Park portion of
the Empire city Jockey Club meeting
The son Of Northumberland ran the mile
and a furlong In 81 3-5. only a fifth
OF a second slower than the track rec
ord. which Is held Jointly by The Squire
and sandhill lie was under wraps at
the finish, and had he been driven on,
certainly could nave made a new mark
for the track.
Gamers victory provided the only up
set OF the afternoon. as every other VIM
F, per had been selected by form stu
dsnts. In the Empire City Handicap
the players could not be induced to
look further than Andrew MIXERS
Rosner for the winner. The top weight
rad done everything asked OF MN IN
hs trials. and IN spite OF the tact that
no had to carry 129 pounds he was
made an odds on favorite. There was a
,ttle support for the Western contender
Node, AZ S to /, and Sam Jackson was
fairly well played at 5 to /. Gamer
and Addie ~, which finished second,
nsra thought to have only outside
chances and each was at 10 to l at
most time. with few persons caring 10
invest money on their prospects
Though he did not share In the money.
II was really Clifford a. cochran :
Figinry that was instrumental In bring
ing about the downfall Of the iaNor-
ia Roamer Is a free running morse
which likes to go 70 the front ana snaNe
of all opponents early in the race huS
well tried to place HIM IN front .s
,erdav. but from the drop OF the hdH
the lightly weighted Figinny Went out
70 DISPUTE the leadership with the Miller
rhamnion. starting out OF the chute the
pair set a sizzling pace IN me ru" 90
Inc backstretch, a half mile IN - %
and FIVE furlongs in wv tel,hs W, va
story that led to Roamer stopping anu
finishing last. u,.ado,
two lengths back Of the fiying leaders
Iiolgs was doing his best 10 Keep up
with the pace and on maNlhs 'ne oe.
Tommy McTaggart brought Gamer up
INTO a c~outcndinc position, r'oain.'
cent M calamity until just petor" 'u'n-
\ rs .or home, when he began 10 -
U,ck and tie shout went up 'luaheI >
o01t,u" Elg.nuy enjoyed the lead TOT
which he had fought so hard for onIy
teyy more strides. Tommy McIas-
Ear, called on Ga!nc for his EFFORT ana
he .a,, 10 the front with a ours, OF
srcei shat made the tired t1grhhg ioA
40 .uu-h he we've anchored.
Al tn, ..ghtn pole Gamer htu " 'V''
# four lengths and ris rider looked be-
t,I 10 uaatur, lust how much liberty
he could take with the beaten Held. iie
saw NcCahey on Addie NJ. setting
down for "A rush that threatened danger
Tie nlly came away from the pune
with a dash and cut down tanners Ieay
, 10 TWO lengths by the time ne re"Vh''
Inc Judges. sam jackson also was Jus
hspfnninr TO run at the finish and toor
$500 Nancy Ave lengths behind Addi'
" F.giuny was fourth. Hodge hith at'
Buckhorn sixth, while the great Roame'
pulled up in last place.
p'r.d Alpers carried off a silver cuI
as a trophy for winning the thlrd rac'
on g. II. Robbins's Little Nearer IN
conditions called for gentlemen tluer'
and Alpers was opposed by the Tuckel
brothers. John and Harry, Tonm!
Wright and c. Brabazon. From IN,
moment the entries were announce
Alpers made no secret Of the fact INA
he was going TO ride the winner IN
consequence was that there was "a rusi
70 wager on Little Nearer and M
started a hot favorite at IL TO 20 VIII
A. Ludlow Kramer's Doublet the on.
ore seriously supported against nm
John Tucker had the mount o.
Doublet, hut this usually wideawak'
amateur was caught mapping at IN
start and Douhlet was eight lengths ne
hind when he Settled into his running
Tucker made the mistake OF rushlhi
him up too quickly, and at the end o
half a mile he was done with. Mean
time Perth Rock was making the pace
with Alpers following on Little Nearer
TIE lead Of two lengths into the stretc'
was simply on suffrance, for when Al
pnra lt Iltf1a N0lrHr down AZ IN
eighth pole he Just Ralloped on 10 a
easy victory by three lengths. IIarr.
Tucker kept Perth Rock going 10 TAX
the place by ten lengths from iIammo
-. Pass.
F. 4. Burke, tho owner OF Old Salt
rode his own horse In the stecplecllas
and had no one but himself 10 blame 70
= his defeat. old Salt was an equal favor
tie with Shannon River, and for IN
first turn of the field the two were :
well matched that IT was "A toss u
witch would win. Then at the frs
jump un the back stretch Burke let Oh
sat take of on the quarters of Shannp
River He nearly came down, and afte
recover z the riding owner nearly fe
ol' OF tuc saddle at the next jump. ol
SAT wis anne as "A pebble ana plcke
np Tho lost ground So quickly that h
Wa IN even terms with shannon Rive
T- e.. NV A'sTN ~ 49, 49,
Put tic finishing touch on his exhibit!o
= poop -u0rfemansaip by kicking h
'e'' "1' uf the st!rrups, and Old Sal
tn.-r} discouraged, dropped back I
t'S' 'pst uf the quartet. Dixon Par
came WHY on the Hat and finish,
I place, three lengths benin
shannon River, The summaries:
FIRST RACE
20 maiden two.year-olts; selling; by sui
N Woa oi T., with 500 aided, five il
,Ho,.o and age WI. Jockey, Prices Fl,
GntF II -.......lll.. TrOXler.,. 81 - .
- ana. 20. ..,.....lo Henry ..,.. ~ ~ 3
40. e.. ........ l01. Allcn..,. ls5 60 I
iIg''- H'h. g.....ll2.. McCahey.. 5'2 even .
r, r,o, " "a 0"'"s' "' 90 U
,''1ol start, won easily DOrados, b
Hsy lTrecc, trained 10y q Preece.
SECOND RAG
Tor three ycar. Olls ard upward; non. Wi
ny. A the meeting selling; by subscrLptlO
~ with $500 added; fix iurlongs, ma
Nor and age. VI. Jockey. Prices Fl
gna. 10, 3.,,... l0a. Hopkins. 50 80 ]
ss.hslFel, 3.....,.l 1903, Matthews. 81 81
Vlmpy. 3........ lU9. ,Buxton... ~ ca 3
~ Spec, aged .lls. Nicklaus,. l5'l 81 4
h.DthusA', i.....lli. Hoffman. COL 81 .
S~tsrh. =. .,....,.. 100. .TrOylcr,.. l5-l 81 6
Snksr 10. Fairbro'er 81 ~
H a ESGIh 49,. ~ Finn III 81 8
rank Hudson. |. ne. butwell.., SOL lO-l 8
Tmc-l:i 20.
,"oon start, won driving. D1nah DO. bl
n} hlryumaster-Black Venus; owned
20 Talbot; trained by W. Hopkins