New-York tribune., 1920-07-18
Whitney Colt
Knows S He Has
Regail,ed Form
|rius Empire Feature Race
N Fast Time, Defeating
Gladiator and DOnnacona
By w. ]. Macbeth

s-s had recovered MS wiiAo sohiSlehNiy
en- the feature race at Empire City
~ Yesterday afternoon and win it
!. high class three-year-old from
.,iar opposition. This was Harry
-. Whitney's Wildair, which beat
LA Rothstein's Gladiator by 4
-, and half after drive through
u stretch.
Gladiator, monstrously big horse,
4aA had great difficulty in negotiat-
: the sharp turns, had all he could
! % save second money from George
Ioft's Donnacona, which saved sew
,-l lengths on the stretch turn when
g,astor carried Wildair away wide.
a,aiator was but nose in front of
so,rsscona at the finish. There were
H.-ly three starters.
rfsrlier in the season, Wildair was
nrsdered one of Harry Payne Whit
,sys best three -year-olds. He won q
,smber Of races in Maryland and
rmped into trouble only when he en-
asn.ered Man o War, that king horse
Filsr. Man O. War first took Wildair's
ssasurs in the Preakness. but on that
rcsson Wildsir was off poorly and
lnbrose let Upset, his stable COM
,,aien, fight it out with the Riddle
ssader. Wildair finished third to Up
" which trailed Man o. War at the
irish by length and half.
Widsir next hooked up with Man O.
gsr at Belmont Park in The Withers
n an afternoon when the wonder of
he turf felt particularly fit. 1t was
Ysy ss last when Man O. War set a
lew worlds record for a mile at
lss+5 Wildair finished TWO lengths
shind the champion, but gave so much
4 his strength and stamina in the
sSert that he hadn't been up to
sslly high class race since until yes
Gday
WiIdair In Fine Form
From the manner in which he beat
! Gladiator and Donnacona in the EN-
,irs City Derby it is clear that Wildair
las come back to the races in fine
shape and that, if he lodges Man O.
Var in future, he will be q mighty
tough proposition for any of the other
xc-year-olds. Wildair shouldered top
Esight Of 125 pounds yesterday and
over track that was certainly slow,
. not heavy, galloped the mile and an
eighth in the commendable time of
ISIS.
1t must be confessed that Ambrose
slowed more than customary good
Judgment in the handling of Wildair
i the Empire City Derby. The race
vas run just TO suit his mount, and
he was quick to seize the golden op-
pOrtunity. Wildair, from the center
! position. was slow TO get in motion, so
hat Gladiator and Donnacona drew off
i private duel around the first turn.
Up the backstretch Gladiator drew
II from Donnacona to a lead OF a
aaple lengths, but Ambrose was con-
snt to trail, making up his disadvan-
age gradually. After climbing the hill
% the far turn Ambrose decided to go
mt after the pacemaker. Donnacona
challenged also about the same time,
nd for an eighth Wildair and the
LOFT colt raced in close company. But
bonnacona couldn't stand the gaff and
iropped back.
Halfway round the far bend Wildair
lad finally got his muzzle up to Glad
ators tall and inch by inch he worked
mead till he was almost Tapped on the
any pacemaker as the pair swung
afound the turn into the stretch.
Wildair Draws Away
Gladiator, long striding horse, had
ehculty in negotiating this turn. He
arHed Wildair to the middle of the
rack which allowed Barrett to skim
as rall with Donnacona and get up al
.ost to even terms with the leaders.
Ef0r about an eighth the three then
'iced In cavalry front, but it was soon
ven that Wildair had never been ex-
snaed, for, without the least urging,
ae began to draw away from Gladiator
M saa won simply breezing all through
FOR while it looked as if Gladiator
you'd trail. for he dropped behind
yonnacona, but under a spirited ride
u came On again for Larry Lyke, and
the very last strides earned second
money by nose.
Ihough the Whitney blue scored a
aolbe during the afternoon it fur
aished the keenest disappointing in
Ms afternoon when Broomspun fn-
saea outside the money in the Wbirl
sakes: The Whirl, like the Derby,
vas OF $4,000 guaranteed, but for two
sef-olds at five and half furlongs.
mere were half dozen good juveniles
'ar Tor this rich prize.
Because of his having run second to
ae1cape in the fremont at Aqueduct a
ssek Previously, Broomspun was made
70 choice. Evidently Inchcape did
er broomspun what Man O. War had
s'ae earlier to Wildair. Broomspun
fourth. '''' '- -''' - -
H. W. OBrien's Pluribus, which was
ssO slow to begin, ran around the
.aen coming to the home turn, went
~n .ne front in the stretch and won
aoping: Dark Horse, which raced
Issnt OF the Heather into submission
s.O.e entering the stretch, was much
a' best of the others.
Three Favorites Lead
ihough three favorites won-better
a fair percentage for Empire City
It's rustic vicissitudes--the day
IN abject calamity. Abadane,
y "aterbury's old brown gelding,
=, =. hammered down from Z to 8 to
- ~ in one of the strongest plays
ma .ae qay: But though he led for half
IOn.e ne mad to take the dust Of W. c.
lsy Pickwick at the end. Aba
bs - corns began to hurt him round
sss we we stretch turn, so that Pickwick
/, ape TO win galloping
ss,s 'he second race, at mile and
sss Raj PARIS War Smoke
d, NIT with the students Of form
san us responded gamely when called
.s0h by Rodriguez and stood hard
a, e utnrough the last furlong to beat
|fum; seto, long shot, which ran an
''snirable race.
sss'ige W. Lofts On Watch won the
.ss saanoe Handicap at a mile and sew
sss yards, though Barrett almost
soses .es OF victory at the end. On Watch
,p pssa up fast rounding the turn and
~ way down the stretch took the