The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-24
GARRISON FINISHES
EXCITE RACEGOERS
LOTUS Rather Than Motor
Cop Gains Decision In Fea-
ture at Empire City.

Three races at the Empire City track
yesterday afternoon were won by the
|, provcrbial whlsker and in each instance
, the second best horse. because Of the
!, superior work OF its jockey. got the
decision ..
! In the first race John E. Maddens
+, Maggie Maitland stuck her nose home in
front of good field Of Juvenile piaters.
lhe was ridden faultlessly by young
Erickson, who put UP one OF the best
Finishes Of his career. Maggie Matt
SAND led all the way, but In the last
.sixteenth OF mils tired badly and II
was only the great ride by her Jockey
that enabled her 10 stall of q deter
mined challenge by Goidvale.
In tho third race, q handicap for all
-rses Mt six furlongs. It was Johnny
LOTUS moro than A., K. Macombers
Motor Cop which. earned the purse.
Johnny rode one OF his inimitahle fin
ishes and landed Motor Cop first past
The Judges by few inches. e,-s
LOTUS Pats Up Great Finish.
Like Maggie Maitland Motor Con
made all the pace. Entering the homo
stretch he was two lengths In front
and running easily. But when the eighth
pole was reached ne began to falter and
Mrs r. L. Bresler's pair Jock Scot
and Ultima Thule. challenged With a
determined rush. LOTUS saw the two
Bresler horses gaining on him but he
didn't get excited and refused to whip
his mount. '--'-----s -.
He hustled Motor Cop along with a
vigorous hand ride and kent him going
at good pace. Ultima Thule continu ed
70 gain though, and at the sixteenth
post was almost on leven terms with
the Macomber colt. -
Then the premier jockey went to work
on his charge in earnest He had re-
served some of his mounts strength for
lust such an emergency. He laid the
whip on Motor Cops tanks, a couple Of
times with force. Each time the colt
bounded forward and he kept his head in
front.
Ten yards from the judges Ultima
Thule got the tip Of his nose in front,
but LOTUS struck Motor Cop. another
crack OF the whip and when his charge
responded he fairly lifted him over the
line the victor. For this superb finish
the jockey received salvos OF applause.
Robinson Outrfdes MeAtee.
The sixth race went to John Sanfords
Alphee instead OF W. r Goes Over
There because Robinson outrode McAtee.
Alphee sped to the front as soon as the
barrie. rose and breezed along in front
three lengths ahead of her opponents.
Entering the home stretch Over There.
which got away from the post badly,
began to move up and at the eighth
pole was in a contending position and
running over his field. A sixteenth of
g mile from home he was at Alphees
saddle girths and gaining with every
bound, but Robinson did his best to imi-
tate Lotus and succeeded In keeping his
charge in front until Alphee passed the
JUDGES first, a few inches ahead of Over
There
The Bedford Selling Stakes. the fea-
ture of the programme, went to T. 2.
Thorne's panaman. He won because
Star Spangled and Out the Way raced
themselves dizzy and tired in the first
half mile. Out the Way went to the
front when the webbing went up. but
before hundred yards had been covered
Star Spangled reached his side. Then
followed a duel between the pair until
the home stretch was reached. Star
Bpangled proved the gamest and made
Out the Way quit. But in accomplish
ing this feat he lost the race. The brush
tapped all of his strength and Panaman.
which had laid of the pace until straight
ened out for home, came with rush and
easily beat him home
John Sanford's colors flashed home in
front In Two races. Madam Currle car
rled them to an easy victory in the fifth
race and his Alphes won the sixth.