Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-30
BOOTS EASY WINNER
Captures Mount Vernon Handi-
cap, Feature at Empire Track.
R0AMER OUT OF MONEY
Straight Forward, Only Winning
Favorite, Walks Away With
Sprightful Stakes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 29.-Five entrants
of the last race paradng to the post
to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" today
marked the close of one of the most
successful race meets ever held at the
Empire City track.
The card was of the ordinary type,
with the exception of the feature event.
which brought out Roamer, Spur, He
Will, Boots and Pleione. The public
found the winners hard to locate, as
but one favorite-Straight Forward
got down in front, the balance of the
card being made up of platers of the
chea pest kind.
The Mount Vernon handicap, at one
mile. with $500 added, was won by
Oscar Iewisohn's imported son OF
Messian-Little Flower. Boots, who
profted by virtue of his light impost
of 102 pounds. Roapner, always Ia
yored by public sentiment, was in
stalled the favorite in spite of the top
weight OF $50 pounds, while a great
many fancied Spur, the Butler candl,
date and He Will, who had worked
well for the race, had many supporters.
At the rise of the barrier he w H.
being on the inside, and Roamer on the
extreme outside, both being front run
ners made a dash for the position ttldt
saves the most ground, but He VIII
won out Spur being second ana IodineF
third at the first turn rms ordef
was maintained throughout the pach
stretch the latter never being tple 10
get TO the 'front.' as is his won't AT
the eighth pole it looked as thoueh
He Will could hold the pace put aiohs
came Boots, under his Hsht "eisht,
making two strides to the others one
two lengths, He Will beating out spur
for the place, While Roamer Hl1sheo
out of the money, although ~ ap
peared that Butwen stopped riding the
Miller gelding fifty yards from the
finish. Pleione, from the Cochran parn'
was clearly outclassed IN TINS COM
pany. ,be;r
trade Hedrick and Fink boosting Lutte
Nearer, winner of the first race, stoo
over his entered price or sl,opo, Whle
Fink took away all the pront from
r. T Wilson, jr., by boosting StralsnI
Forward the winner of the Spr!Sht1ul
stakes from $1,000 to $500, put IN
both Instances the five-dollar advance
retained the horses for the respective
owners. The summaries:
First race. three-year-olds and upward; SELL ELL
ing: one mile; purse S6o0-Little Nearer, us
fFsirbro,her) II TO 10. l to 3. out, won' star
Gift. ZIG IT, McTaggart), TO 8. out. second
Soldier 1I3 Doyle, 80 TO l, to L, 10 l,
third. Time, la So. Gainsborough and Good
Counsel also ran.
Second race. ree-year-olds ana upward,
which have not won at this meeting; ABOUT si1
furIongs; selling; purse S50e-Mr. Specs, 10
lR Hoffman, l6 TO 5. TO D. TO D, won
Estiuahle lis (Butwell), 3 TO l. TO .. 3 10 D,
second: Alberta True. 40 (Taplnl, TO l. . TO
q 6 to 5, third. Time. Ito 3-5. Buck Shot,
Flag pay Ash Can. Brighouse. Lilly Heavens,
MeeIicka Mindinette, Trovato and Woodfalr also
ran.
Third race the Sprightful stakes; two-year-
clds: about SIX furlongs; purse 81 .JVU-StralSht-
forward. 10 u. HcTaggart. IL to 20, TO o.
ant won; Ed Roche, lib tFairbrotherl. Z 10 =
TO TO- out second Ballad. 115 tButwelll, 10
to 5. 3 to ), out. third. Time, LILO 20 hing
Baggot also ran.
three-year-osds and upward; mile; purse
81 500 added-Boots 104 (R. Hoffman,, to 2,
q to s. 1 to D. won; He Will, III u. McTag-
gartD. to 1. to =, to 2. second; spur. III
(Tapiin), 10 !. to ), TO D. third. Time,
13s. Roam-r and Pleione also ran
Fifth race. four-lear-olds and upward sell
ing: one mile and seventy yards; purse S3oO--
First Degree, lis tUrquhart). TO l. TO J.
TO s. won: Jacket. lis tMcCaheyD, Is TO
g. 6 to 3 5 to ), second; Monocacy. l23 tBut-
welD I 10 Q 6 TO ), 3 to s. third Time.
147 Is Rey lakewood. Blackford, Andes. Mon
mouth Taraberane, Salon and Our John also
ran
Sixth race. two-yearolds; maidens; five fur
longs: purse S500-Matin. 112 tUrquhart), TO
g. to s. l TO 4. won; Ed Garrison. 115 Crapiinl.
to l. to J. l TO . second; Golden Fox. 10
(R Hoffman,, 13 to 5, 4 TO 5, / to 3. third.
Time, 102. Hail Columbia and Miss Tipperary
also