The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
PURCHASE EASY
VICTOR In DERBY,
AT EMPIRECI
Famous Colt Is Never Elk.
tended and Beats Balus-
trade in a GallOp.
CARMANDALE A WINNER
Son of Meridian Runs Away
From Juveniles-15,000
Brave Storm.
CARMANDALE A WINNER
BY HENRY v. KING.


The Empire City Derby. worth $4,000
which was the feature OF the programme
at the Empire City track yesterday
afternoon, resulted in an easy victory for
S. c. Hildreths renowned three-year-old
colt Purchase. Although the famous son
Of ormondale and Cherryola won the
stake by only a length 1t was practically
a wallcover for him. He was that small
distance in front at the end OF the one
mile and a furlong journey only because
Jockey Knapp would not permit him 70
win by a larger margin.
Purchase was coupled with his stable
mate. Cirrus. and opposing the famous
pair was Robert l.. Gerrye Balustrade.
Although Balustrade Is a noted mudlark
he wasn't considered to have a chance
of beating the Hildreth stars and Pur-
chase and Cirrus were held at the pro-
hibitive odds OF ! TO 20.
Cirrus didn't race as he was expected
to and was beaten four lengths by Bal
| ustrade for place honors.
There never was any doubt about the
result Of the race. Hildreth gave Fator
| instructions TO send Cirrus to the front
| and set the early pace and he told Knapp
10 keep Purchase in the rear, but close
to the pace until entering the home
stretch.
Cirrus Quits on Bend.
And that was the way the race was
run. Cirrus outran Balustrade in the
| first fight for the rail position and
| stepped down the stretch at fast but
steady pace. He swung around the first
turn a length in front of Balustrade.
with Purchase. fighting hard for his
head. in the rear. Down the backstretrh
Cirrus splashed through the mud ana
retained his lead to the end OF it.
While rounding the bend Cirrus fall
tered and as he began TO fall back Bal
ustrade went to the front and caused his
| few followers great Joy by leading into
the homestretch. But when the home
stretch was reached that Joy turned to
gloom. for at that point Knapp gave
| Purchase little free rein and the race
was as good as over Purchase didn't
stop from a pull TO a walk, like Sun
| Briar in the Mount Vernon Handicap on
Thursday or Luculli-e did on Tuesday.
He bounded through The mud and in
few Jumps was swinging along in front
| With lengths advantage Knapp seemed
satisfied and he began to tighten his
grip on the reins. At the sixteenth pole
he began easing up and under the stout
est kind of a pull Purchase romped
home the victor.
The Whirl Stakes. a $1,000 event for
Juveniles, went to r. F. Carman's Car
/ nHnnale, q nay SUI OF Mel luldl anu
Daruma. He was much the best in the
sloppy going and won eased UP four
lengths in front of Robert l.. Gerry's
Feeder, which beat George p. Wideners
ROYAL Duck three lengths for the second
portion OF the purse.
Four Juveniles in whirl.
Foursoore Of royalty bred youngsters
were nominated for the Whirl, but be
cause OF the rain Of Friday only five
were named overnight 10 start. and Of
these ]. ]. OToole's Krewer was with
drawn at the last minute. This left only
a quartet. Royal Duck, Carmandale.
Feodor and the Brighton Stables Fur
lcugh.
Feeder had the most supporters and
went to the post the favorite at TO
5, with Royal Duck second choice at
III TO 5. Furlong at IS to and Car
mandate. the outsider, at Q to ?.
When It came to racing it was Car
mandate all the way. He had the most
early speed and quickly opened UP
big gap on his opponents, which were
led by Feodor. Rounding the turn
Feeder challenged. but as soon as he
reached Carmandale's heels Fator gave
the Carman colt a kick in the ribs and
the race was won Csrmandale bounded
forward and entering the home stretch
vas three lengths in front Although
lINator did his best to keep him in check
during the last furlong Carnandale
bounded along and increased his lead to
four lengths by the time he reached the
Judges Royal Duck. with Johnny Iof-
Itus in the saddle, refused to do his best
and was never In the hunt.
Track Veritablc Quasmire.
Despite the fact that rain came down
IN torrents all afternoon and that the
entire course was a veritahle quagmire.
more than 5000 persons turned out to
SEE the sport The grand stand and
club house were overcrovded with wet
, and dlshevelled men and women. All
roads leading TO the course were inches
deep with mud, but the crowd ploughed
through II and made no complaint. Tho
track resembled a swamp. Some parts
OF 1t were covered with so much rain
that they looked like miniature lakes
While the first event was being run
there was a severe cloud burst. II OBJ
structed the view OF the contestants and
the chart makers we're unable to see
them until they reached the Anal SIX
tenth pole. l.. T. Wagner's OsEood
won and Jockey Hamilton, who rode
him, said he led from start TO finish.
star Realm was second and Ballast
third
/. The start Of the second race also was
obstructed from view and no oficial
time OF It was taken. This race was
won by Mrs. C. W Atkinsons Tailor
! Maid with Lucius second and Nanetts
. Flack third. Tailor Maid led all the
way and finished a length and half
ahead OF Lucius.
Gamecock Finishe. In Front.
Herbert L. Pratt's Gamecock won the
htth race at one mile and seventy yards
James Fit1simnons had him primed for
the race and he ran TO his top form in
1 the sloppy going and defeated good
field. including Andrew Mller's Snap
dragon and George w. Lofts paydue
- Gamecock is not a sound horse. He
h has bad feet and won't do his best over
S a hard track, He reveled In the soft
3 mud and ran an excellent race. He
raced the speedy Daydue into submission
n in the first half mile, then went on about
h his business under a nice snug ride b.
George Walls and won easily by a
/. length and a half from Sna pdraRon.
Z which came with a rush in the homo
on sreord -Pnes----