The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
THRILLING FINISHES
AT YONKERS TRACK
Star Realm, Roi Craig, House
maid and DOrcas Win by
NarrOwest Of Margins.

-Four OF the elk races at the Empire
City track were OF the hair raising va
riety. 50 close were tho finishes OF the
first four events that only tho judges
could decide the victor.
In tho Rainbow Selling Stales, tnt
feature OF the programme VAS Sisr
Realm. which David Gideon recently
bought from w. X. Coe and Osgood. q
castoff from George w. Widener's stable,
crossed the finish line almost on even
terms. To the crowd II looked like
dead heat. but the officials said star
Realm stuck his nose home first. Osgood
was three lengths ahead OF Blairgowrie.
Richard T. Wilson, Jrs, Thistle set
the pace until entering the horne
stretch. At that point star Realm chsl-
lenged and took command and ut the
final eighth pole looked like an easy
winner. But at that point Osgood came
with n rush and at the sixteenth pole
was measuring strides with the Gideon
colt. Together they faced 20 the judges
without either apparently gaining an
inch.
After the race Buddy" Ensor. who
rode Thistledon. was severely repri-
nianded by Thomas Healsy. the trainer
OF the Wilson string. The Jockey had
Instructions to place the colt and come
from behind in the stretch. Instead he
IHiStieOOn away UrSt anu htpt hllN
there until the colt cracked"
Rot Craig First by a Nose.
Roi Craig, carrying colors Of c. A.
AppleEate. won the FIRST race by a few
inches. After Bonstellc set the pace to
the bend Roi Craig and Tiger Rose chal-
lenEed. and when the homestretch was
reached they were racing head and head
In front of the field. All the way to the
judges they measured strides, and 1t was
not until the last Jump that Roi Craig
poked his head in front.
For foul ride in this race Maurice
Rowan was suspended for the remainder
Of the meeting. He had the leg up on
Loyal Peter. when the barrier went up
he cut across his field and Interfered
with Goldvale and Tailor Maid. the two
choices
The handicap at one mile and seventy
yards went to the Cleveland Stables
Dorcas. She followed Daddy's Choice
to the end Of the backstretch and then
took command. In the run through the
homestretch Sylvestra came with rush
and forced Ensor to put up a Garrison
finish to land Dorcas the victor by n
head.
Game Cock Runs out.
Star Glass, the big chestnut FLY
owned by Fred Siocum. won the Nth
race. She won by a length. Herbert
l.. Pratt's Gamecock was second and
woodtrap third. Gamecock ran good
race and probably would have won II
he had not run wide at the turns
Rounding the FIRST turn he attempted
| to bolt. but George Walls hit him a
hard crack over the head with his whip
! This caused the colt to dart back to tho
rail where he belonged. At the next
turn Walls was not SO successful. Even
the whip would not keep Gamecock from
boiling to the middle OF the course. This
, cost Mr.. Pratts entry many lengths and
the race, for Star Glass came through
on the rail and won with speed in re-
serve.
The worst bunch Of horses In training
! made up the field in tho last race. OF
these Chester Two proved best and won
easily by three lengths. Puts and Calls
was second and Point to Point third. II
| took Chester Two / :4e 2-5 to travel over
the one mile course.