New-York tribune., 1916-07-19
FINE DAY FOR
FAVORITES AT
YONKERS TRACK
James Buffers Spur Takes
the knickerbOCker in
Easy Fashion.
BY Z. u. BURROWS.

Favoritcs had another fat feast at
Empire City track yesterday afternoon,
no less than four out Of six of those
thoroughbreds picked by the public to
win brackets, money and high honors
for themselves, their jockeys and their
admirers.
Spur, James Buffers time destroying
three-year-old, captured the feature
event of the afternoon--the Knicker-
booker Handicap-in easy fashion, de-
spite the fact that he conceded weight
TO every other entrant in the race for
the 81 500 prize.
Three of the other five horses which
engaged in the mile and sixteenth
scamper were the recipients of more or
less favor from the 5000 persons who
gathered TO see the fun, chief among
them being Dick Williams, one of John
W. Schorr's string Of Kentucky whiz-
zers. Celandria and Tea Caddy were
the others.
But the son of King James stood out
among the six three-year-olds which
answered the bugle call like AL Jolson
at the Winter Garden. Scarcely had
Starter Mars Cassidy sprung the tape
than Spur, urged on by Jockey Johnny
LOTUS. leaped to the front and set a
pace before which the other five dust
fusers curled up and died. The Butler
horse eventually crossed the line four
lengths ahead of his nearest rival, Ce-
lsndris, which beat Tea Caddy 70 the
place by some three yards. Daddy's
Choice, a Trap Rock colt owned by
Emil Herr, almost got in the money by
a stiff stretch run, losing to Tea Caddy
by nose.
Wilson Wins Two.
r. T. Wilson, jr., put over two win
ners during the course of the after
noon, Johnny McTsggart riding both Of
them. In the first race of the day Mr..
Wilson's Star Shoot colt, Straight For
ward, finally came to himself and won
from a field Of three other two-year-
olds s-Bally, Philippe and Ed Garrison
which finished in the order named.
Bally, James Buffers youngster, set
the pace for this event. and might have
won had his heart been trife strong
or. As it was, Straight Forward bare
ly got up in time 10 beat the son Of
Ballot by scant half length. Philip
pic, pinched of during the backstretch
run. can do better.
Mr.. Wilson's other winner appeared
in tho final race, in the shape Of Kill
dee, a two-year-old son of Olambala
and Mauviette. To take the $500 purse
offered Killdee had to beat field of
eleven other youngsters, including The
Knocker, County Court, Jock Scott and
Buchanan Brady, but the son OF Olam-
bala was equal 10 the task, and romped
home first by three lengths.
Easy for Sandman III.
Tommy McTaggart, Johnny's brother,
had no difficulty whatever in bringing
Sandman II home ahead of his field OF
four in the second, the son of Broom
stick going to the front at the first
quarter pole and never being threat
ened. Dorcas, from the Cleveland Sta
BILE, ran a game race and came home
second, two lengths ahead of Libyan
Sands. from the Belmont stable.
Cleaning, another Star Shoot colt,
captured the second event Of the day
from eight other selling platers, in
Guiding True as Steel, the favorite.
Here again o Butler-o owned horse gave
the winner the only semblance of
battle he had, Dervish challenging
gamely on at least three occasions dur
ing the six-furlong dash. Cleaning.
however, had been carefully pointed
for this race and won in the end by
generous length, with Dervish second
and True as Steel third.
Transit, from the Marrone Stable,
took the fifth race, after pretty duello
with Stalwart Helen in the stretch.
These two were seconds better than the
rest of the field, which included such
supposed good ones as Devil Fish, Mo-
nocacy. Carlton G.. and Sam Slick. Jesse.
Jr, from the Quincy Stable, finished
third in this event.