The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-16
HOLLISTER BEATS
BORROW BY A NOD
A. X. Macomber's Colt Is Vic
tor in Stirring Mile Duel
at Empire City.

Not since Omar Khayyam beat Hour
less by a nod In the Lawrence Reali-
zatlon at Belmont Park last year have
racegoers here seen as stirring a finish
as they witnessed at the Empire City
track yesterday afternoon. Harry Payne
whltney's aged ssiding Borrow and
A Il Mscomber's Hoilister were the
principals. HOLSTER won. The judges
said so. The racegoers WHO viewed the
anish from all angles called It q dead
heat. Only the two horses named
started.
The early pace was slow. but during
the last half mile both horses ran bet-
ter than ever before. Holllster. which
has earned great fame az o sprinter,
raced TO the front as soon as the barrier
went up. but Jockey Taplin took q snug
hold on the reins and refused to lot him
Dc his best. This was done with a
double object In view, Taplin wanted
to lay off the pace and at the same
time save some of his mounts speed for
the final test. He succeeded in reservlng
HOLSTERS speeo, but he was unable TO
prevent his mount from setting the pace.
for Robinson on Sorrow would not give
Mr. Whitney's gelding his head. He
mad waiting orders and was following
them TO the letter.
Hollister Early Paeemaker.
AZ . result HOLSTER stepped down
the backstretch q length ahead Of the
old fellow which few years ago was
one OF the greatest thoroushbreds on
the American turf.
As the run around the bend began
Robinson gave Borrow his head and be-
fore Tap!in could get his charge NOV
ing at his best Mr.. Whitney's old geld
ing was ut his side, Then followed q
ZIP and tuck struggle all the way to
seldom have ridden before. and the two
horses gave up every ounce OF speed and
stamina they possessed.
Stride for stride they ran until the
nnal sixteenth pole was reached. There
the courageous old Borrow stuck his
neck in front But the race was not
over and In the long sprint he had
and as he did Hollister responded under
vigorous finish by Taplin, and inch
by Inch moved up until AT the end the
Judges said he had his head in front.
Despite the slow frst half mile the race
was run in I 40.
Cirrus. the bay SOP of Tracery and
Morningside owned by Harry Payne
whitney. showed no signs Of "sorenessr
IN the opening event and made a big
1eld OF high class Juveniles look cheap,
He sped to the front soon after tbs
start. and leading his field all the way
won eased UP, fve lengths ahead of
A. X. Macomber's War Spirit. Al
though he was never allowed to do his
best Cirrus stepped over the fivs and a
half furlong course In ! :05 As, equalilng
the track record established last July
by J. S. Tyres Sea Pirate.
Cirrss At Hts Best.
Early in the spring Cirrus was ro-
ported TO be a world heater. but he de-
veloped peculiar soreness that kept
him from showing any real form until
The Saratoga meeting. There he won a
brilliant race and again went sore.
AFTER two bad races this fall he re-
turned to silks last week and displayed
world of speed, beating a big field of
good horses in gallop.
The Fordham Selling Stakes went to
Cornelius Fsllowess imported bay geld
ing Mimic III. He took the track at the
start and was never headed At the
end he was breeding a length in front
OF Edward Arlington's black flly Koh-
I-Noor.