The sun., 1919-10-14
THRILLING FINISHES
AT EMPIRE TRACK
In Four Of Six Events Result
Is in Doubt Until Official
Numbers Are Posted.
AUDACIOUS WINS STAKE
NJ. L. Schwartz's Colt Gallops
Home Ahead of Spur in
Columbus Handicap.
ny HENRY ". KING.

The holiday and the splendid weather
brought a big crowd to the Empire CITY
track yesterday afternoon. and the thou
sands who made the journey to the |
Yonkers course were treated to some
high class racing. In four of the events
the winner earned the purse by the
proverbial whisker. In each or them
two horses finished SO closely tosether
that the result was In doubt until the
Judges announced their decision. There
were no glaring form reversals and the
Jockeys made few blunders.
The Columbus Handicap. the s2'ooo
feature, was marred by the heavy track
Six good handicap horses had beep
named over night to compete, but the
rain of Sunday left the track heavy and
holding and caused r. T. Wilson's Han
nibal, w. r. Goes Over There, James
Buffers Bally and r. H. McC. Potters
Blairgowrie to be withdrawn. win
them out only Morton l.. Schwartse
Audacious and James Buffers spur
were left to fight for the purse, and
they didn't put up what might be called
a fight.
Audacious was so much better than
Spur that all the Schwartz colt had TO
do was gailop over the one mile and q
furlong course to win the prize.
Happy" Burton took him to the front
at the start and rated him along AT
nice evsn pace. Spur followed under
tight pull to the head Of the nome
stretch. There Hummer let him down
and he quit, while Audaciaus galloped
on, and under a choking pull passed the
Judges two lengths in front Although
the track was several seconds slow
TO the mile and that Audacious was
never extended. the time OF the race
was :56 3-5.
By his victory Audacious showed that
he is a colt far above the ordinary ana
with reasonable weight on his back will
give the best of the handicap horses
real fight for honors in the stakes to
come.
Sea Mint GalIops to victory.
The days sport began with Ave and
q half furlong dash for 3uventles.
Among the starters was Thomas For
tune Ryan's handsome big chestnut COLI
Sea Mint. He displayed some OF the
great speed he has been showing In his
morning trials all year and ran away
from his opponents. Tommy Davies got
him away well and before the first fur
long pole was reached the race was as
good as over. Sea Mint stepped along al
a real fast pace and although never
asked to do his best won by eight
lengths. w. r. Goes Armistice was
second. a similar distance ahead OF
Moroni.
The Levity. for two-year-old fillies at
six furlongs, was the next race. j. ].
Eailenbeck's Lunetta won, this event.
but she wasn't the best in the race,
Edwina. carrying the colors OF the
Oneck Stable, should have won. Luz
META won on the post by few inches.
but that was because Jockey Fair
brother rode bad race on Edwtna.
With better luck at the start and bette:
handled Edwina probably would have
won in a gallop.
Edwina is an unsound miss and a
sulky one. Yesterday she was In prime
condition, but she attempted to sulk
when the webbing went up and Fair.
brother was unable to get her going un'
til Head Over Heels and Rambler Rose
were we'll on their way. When she die
get into her stride she displayed a grea'
burst OF speed and at the head OF the
bend was In third place. While MAKING
the turn she ran around the leaders and
poked her nose In front. g. But just as she
took command Fairbrother hit her a
crack with the whip, and under II she
faltered and In an instant was in third
place, two lengths behind the leader.
Edwjna Euns Wide.
Entering the homestretch Fairbrother
took her wide. This move was probably
made to reach the drier part OF the
track but II cost several lengths. When
straightened out for home Edwina sped
after the leaders and at the final six
teenth pole again had her head in front
And 1t was right there In front OF the
thousands OF racegoers that Fairbrother
pulled his worst bone. He stopped rid
ing and before he realized 1t Lunetta
came with rush and ranged alongside
Of him Then Fairbrother got down tc
real hard work again. but his efforts
went for naught Edwina fought OF
gamely under punishment but Lunetta
showed courage. too, and under Kum'
mer's vigorous finish Mr.. Hallenbeck's
Ally took the purse by a nose.
So close was the finish that few In tn
big assemblage could decide the victor
Some were positive Edwina won. bu
there were Just as many who were sur
Lunetta finished first. The Judges ap
parently were In doubt also, for II tool
them what seemed like minute to an
nounce their decision.
The Lecompte, at six furlongs for al
ages, brought about another stirrin
finish with w. A Shea's Ormonda get
ting the decision by head She wa
outrun in the early stages and ran wild
entering the homestretch. but whe
Strengthened out for the final run dis
played a tremendous burst OF speed an
OtAlIiid
long She won on the post by a head.
Flags, which was king of the sprinter
last year, showed little OF the speed h
displayed last Saturday at Jamaica an
finished third That he took any part G
the purse was because Rodriguez slxinne
the rail with him at the head of IN
homestretch and saved four or Nv
lengths.
ola N oaehud 0utfa.
Old Rosebud also ran a disappointin
race. On Saturday he was PRACTICAL
:2ft at he post and finished a good thir
10 Flags. He showed plenty OF stamin
as well as speed In that race and wa
running stronger than any horse at tn
finish. Yesterday he got away from I'll
post first and raced with Ultima Thu
10 the stretch. There he quit lik a chea
platter and was beaten of. Old Rosebu
is a noted mudlark and the heavy trac
cannot excuse his bad race. Ormond
was heavily backed while Old Rosebud
odds receded from IS to to IS to s.
nryF'al Ford. owned by the Nosrem
et-ole and trained by A @. Blakely too
the DIomed. the fifth event on the pr,
sramme. He was slow TO get going an
a furlong from home seemed hopelessl
beaten. But he finished with good cou
-gs and aided by weak ride by Caro-
on Thistledon, managed to get up In tin
10 win on the post In the last strid
Fifty yards from the finish Thistledo
was three lengths In front. but he wa
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