New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Papp Carries
Silks Of Loft
To a Victory
Temperamcntal Colt Wins
Whirl Stakes at En-
pire City
BY W. J. MACBETH

Papp. the temperamental two-year-
old chestnut colt, skilfully handled by
Jockey Troxler, carried the silks Of
G w. Loft 20 victory in the Whirl
Stakes, the feature Of the second days
racing at the Empire City track. yester-
day. This event had a guaranteed cash
value Of $4,000
The Fleetwing Handicap, OF three
thousand dollars, another feature OF the
entertainment for the holiday crowd
fell to Paul Powerss fve-year-old chest
nut eelding. Top O. tn Morning The
favorite Of this event, High Noon, OF
the Butler stable, ran unplaced.
A crowd even larger than that OF
opening day-by far the largest that
had patronized the Yonkers course IN
many vears-took advantage of the tne
afternoon for a ride out TO the country
calm of the sequestered racing estab-
Hshment of James Butler.
Butler Not So Lucky
The crowd went in high hopes Of
sharing Mr.. Buffers good fortune. Mr..
Butler had won four races opening day.
He had four more out yesterday, Dut IL
appears lightning seldom strikes twice
in the same spot. Mr.. Buffers coIors
rot only did not triumph four tunes
Yesterday. but not at all. Jockey Lyke,
on Rally in the last race. saved total
unset by placing Bally second 10 RIVER
dale, the tavorite.
The distance Of the Whirl Stakes was
6ve and a half furlongs, an ideal one
both for Papp, the winner, and TroKler,
he Jockey. 10 show their collective best.
Pam has the speed of a bullet, but the
heart OF q mouse. And this fact, com
bined with his usual scandalous be-
bavior al the barrier. influenced the
nrice. which was as good as 10 TO l..
Troxler can furnish a grand ride from
in front. Papp, second from the rail-
broke ahead of the field and TroXler
turned him loose. II was parade from
start TO finish, though Papp just had
enough left TO last out the challenge
OF Ultima Thule at the end.
Schuttinger made fine drive through
the stretch and would have collared lhe
leader in q few more STRIDES. sun
briar. the favorite, appeared sluggish
and dull and never figured prominently.
Knapp had the leg up on this one ana
he seemed quite as sluggish and dull
as his mount II was all Sunbrlar
could do TO land in the money ahead
of Bantry, an outsider Of the Butler
stable.
furfongs, for three-year-old ana up,
ward. proved Paul Powers's Top o,
tn Morning is able TO travel well
under almost any weight and over al
most any sort of going James Butter
High Noon, favorite in the event, did
not like the track, which was slow ana
holding. High Noon was outrun from
the very start.
Buxton took Top O. tn Morning to
the front at the start and set a pace
that killed off all opposition except
Kewessa. The Oliver gelding hung on
grimly, two lengths back, and after the
turn into the stretch came so fast as
N make il a real horse race and a
thrilling finish. In the last sixteenth
il was duel between jockeys as well
as horses. but Top o. tn Morning stood
the drive gamely and won by head,
though Kewessa seemed the stronger at
the end.
Another Close Finish
Another very close finish was wit
messed in the last race OF the day, whleh
the favoritc. Riverdale, won from But
ler's Bally by a scant head. Knapp
took Riverdale out in front and led
all the way. though his mount just did
last long enough to stand off Bally.
Fragonard won the first race as he
nleased. Dawn Star, the Butler favor
tie, was never a contender. Hylon, ia,
vorite in the second race, was returned
a popular victor, though he tired badly
at the finish and JUL managed TO on
stand PulluX. cer-
Kilmer, odds-on favorite Of the fifth
race. at a mile and seventy yards, aunt
81 the end. This race was won by MISS
Kruter. Kleeger took Miss Kruter TO
Inc front on the backstretch and
opened up such a gap as Battle Abbey
could not overcome. The latter mad 70
20 around the field at the turn ana