New-York tribune., 1919-10-17
Empire City Stewards Bar
Entry of Arlington
Horse for Rest of Meet

The riding Of Jockey Clarence Kun
~.r was the outstanding feature of an
n,dinary card Of racing at the Empire
CIV track yesterday. He accepted five
saints and succeeded III winning with
.hree Of them, twice IN the colors Of
Andrew Miller.
WIN his other mounts Hummer was
,pnlsced. but IN each instance he did
mi meet with any racing luck. He
srished fourth On Keen Jane, which
wss hurt hy false start in the fifth,
s,d was in a pocket throughout with
Sycamore, which finished fourth IN the
isSt event. RUNNERS profitable day
.iaced hin at the top of the jockey
i,sr for the gold stop watch, which viii
he presented by the Empire City Rae
nc Association to the boy who shows
he best riding during the two weeks
meeting.
moor day, with three of the favortes
falling them. Particularly was this
,rne in the ffth race when +. A,
Arlington's Questlonnalre, the favorite,
f,,lsd even 70 cross TIE finish line.
Although It was whispered about be-
tore the race that Questionable had
only three legs. the Arlington entry
closed hot favorite at even money.
Ouastiornaire broke down during the
winning. the honors in the mile and
ssventv-ysrd race going to John Mil
ler's Asterisk, at the juicy odds q $
n I. Umbala ran remarkable race IN
finishing second after being left at the
nos. while Dahinda, which for time
threatened 10 spreadeaglo the field,
was third
Fayorite stops Running
While up in contending position
on the ackstretch, Questionnaire was
suddenly seen to stop and limp. Jockey
Tommy Rowan. who had the mount,
gradually pulled I'D and dropped OF
the horses back at the head cf the
stretch Questlonnaire defeat 50
stunned the crowd that 1t neglected to
apr aud the winner.
After the race the stewards ques-
tiored 4 T. Bresler. trainer for T. a.
Arlington about the report that his
horse was unfit fer racing. Bresler's 5
explanation failed to satisfy the stew
ards who announced that the entry Of
Questlonnaire would be refused for the
balance Of the meeting
4 false breaa marred the start Of
this race. five e. tie seven starters
(Questionraire and Umbala excluded j
breaking through the barrier and Gov
erlng quarter OF nile before tn ey
were turned back TO the starting line
After the second start Dahinda went
of at killing pace, with Asteriak and
Keen Jane also in close pursuit. I'm
bala, which had prlpQed at the start
went after her field and literally ate
Up ground Oh the back stretch AS
ter'sk took The lead when Dahinda
folded up ard Umbala managed TO i'm
prove her position from fourth to sec
ond n the last sixteenth Of mile
The Fordham Selling Stakes, fourth
race. at one mile and sixteenth, al
trac.sd only four starters with An
drew Millers Recount, the favorite
A1mmer roda perfect race on the
Miller horse After following the pace
oi hoh-l-Noor 70 the mead Of the
stretch he went on % win easily. Many
thought II cOdtrap would take the
measure of Recount. hut NJ. Rowan was
not the equal Of Hummer as 2 jockey
and had 10 be content with seconc
place Cr1ndy took third position wher
hoh-l-Noor stopped 10 wall. IN the
stretch
Biff Bang Wins by Length
1wo-year-oid horses were sen- th'
mile route in the first race. with An
drew Miler's BIZ Bang showing q i'm
Performance. Hummer had the leg ur
and after rating back OF the pace T.
the head Of the stretch came on 10 WI,
by tuli length. Heavy Weapon an
Shenandoah divided the pace honors
bat Rad nothing left when challenge
by BiT Bang.
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