The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20
QUOTA FAR OUTRUN
BY LIBERTY BOND
Gov. Whitman Rides Grand
Stand Finish at Empire City
for $2,377,200.

Gov. Whitman rode q strong finish on
Liberty Bond in the homestretch at the
Empire City track yesterday afternoon
and landed him the easiest kind Of q
victor. He beat Quota by nearly half
a million dollars In the drive through
the stretch he gained s5os.7o0. bringing
his record for three weeks to $2.377. 400.
far above the most sanguine expecta-
TONS
No victor ever received greater or
more enthusiastic cheers than did Lib
erty Bond and his celebrated rider. To
greet him at the finish one of the largest
crowds that ever attended the Yonkers
course was present. and among them
were hundreds OF Uncle Sans real thor
oughbreds. the boys who are driving the
Huns across the track in No Mans
Land. With them were scores Of
French and British heroes, as well as
The boys in uniform whooped UP the
finish as their partners are doing on the
battlefield. They were full OF pep" and
never put down their whips until the
judges declared the race successfully
over.
As on all afternoons since the drive
began Jack Adler and big Ed" Ryan
were the starters OF the final test. They
were in rare good form. and began the
drive away from the barrier with a dash
and vim that sent Uncle Sans One Best
Bet whirling about the course at a cy-
clonic pace.
Their vigorous riding brought the de-
sired result as we'll as thunderous
cheers. They made every post a win
ming one. and when they handed over
the saddle to Gov. whitman their
charge was past the So O0o. 900 mark
The States Chief Executive took the
reins Just before the fourth race. He
mounted In the grand stand nearest to
the clubhouse As soon as he got into
the saddle he went away at a flying
pace. He made a stirring and patriotic
appeal for the raceRoers to back his
mount TO the limit. He told them Uncle
SANS Liberty Bond couldn't lose. and
that they would win K they backed him.
As he finished his appeal for his
mount. vociferous applause came from
everyone. The boys In khaki cheered
themselves hoarse. airplanes few over
the course dropping free tips on Liberty
Bond. while the raceeoers applauded to
their utmost.
Then the drive began and the Best
Bet went away winging. BY hundreds,
then thousands and ten thousands. he
increased his pace until he wound up
with $4,000 squirt from James Butler,
president OF the Empire City Racing
Association. This was the best indi-
vldual effort OF the day.
Following him closely was John J.
McGraw. manager Of the Giants and an
ardent lover Of the Thoroughbred. He
sped In $4,000. In third place finished
George W. Loft. owner OF Papp and
other renowned thoroughbreds
Tho remainder Of the field ran in
clusters $4,000 and $4,000 back. Ar
mold Rothstein led the bunch with S20,-
900 making his total for the drive at the
tracks $4,000. In the $4,000 group
were Charles Elwell. haxey Blumen-
thai and John Shaughnessy. II was FL
wells second $4,000 OF the day. for he
had answered Jack Adler's appeal
earlier In the day.
When the race was over Gov whit
man thanked the racegoers and told
them that II was the best race he had
ever ridden despite the fact that he has
been riding Uncle Sans Liberty Bond
all over the State since the opening day
for the $4,000, 900 900 purse.