New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-17
Wildair Ready
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With Horse1llen
Star Three-Year-Olds Meet
in Empire Derby; Classy
Field in Whirl Stakes
BY w. !. Macbeth

The Empire City Derby, the feature
OF to-days racing card, will not be q
match race between Man o. War and
John r. Grier, as was expected it would
be two or three days ago The unusu-
ally heavy rains of the last several
days left the course in such shape there
Is no surety it will be anywhere near
fast this afternoon. Under the cir
cumstances, neither Louis Feustel nor
Jimmy Rowe cared to take chances
with the fine colts that made American
turf history in the Dwyer at Aqueduct
a week ago.
Aside from renewal of the feud be-
tween the champion of champions and
the only three-year- that gave him
a battle this season, the Empire City
Derby is likely to prove d sparkling
race, and more open one, too. Five
high class three-year- have been
named, Of which three appear about
as evenly matched as it is possible for
Handicapped to bring horses together.
These are Harry Payne Whitney 8
Wildair, which will carry 1875 pounds;
the Redstone Stables Gladiator, with
119 pounds, and George W. Lofts DON
nacona, in at liz pounds.
Wildair was considered one Of the
best colts in training before Man o.
War killed him off in the Belmont
earlier in the year. He appears to
have come back to his best form since
then. Irish Dream and Sea Mint will
complete the field.
The Whirl Stakes for two-year- olds
at five and half furlongs should also
be we'll worth all the inconvenience Of
a trip to Empire City. Eight champion
ship candidates have been named for
this event, including the very best OF
the two-year-olds uncovered SO far,
with the exception of Inchcape and
Leonardo II. It is possible the last
named may be added. The field in
cludes Broomspun (Which will probably
be favorite), Knight of the Heather,
Halu, Pluribus, Ten Lee, Dark Horse,
Ballynew and Hard Guess.
From the standpoint Of competition
the racing yesterday was somewhat Of
when practically every winner spread
eagled its field J. j. Hallenbeck's
Kashrnir won the Melrose Stakes, at a
mile and a sixteenth, the feature of
the program.
1t wasn't much Of a feature over
which to enthuse. Only three went to
the post, and Kashmir never left the
result in doubt. Elmendorff, which
was figured to give Kashmir an argu-
ment, couldn't run a lick. Yellow
Hand might have had a chance with
the winner, but Larry Lyke, who had
the leg up on Kashmir kept Yellow
Hand over in the heavy going, and
through the stretch rode him rather
closely against the rail.
Happy" EU1ton put over q couple
Johnny. Dundee's War Mask, which won
attached to this victory. The Triple
Springs Farms Dream of the Valley,
which stole a long lead from a stray
Cling start, could not have lost but for
Gordon's carelessness. He was look
ing around to the outside at the finish
and failed to see Buxton charge down
on the inside with War Mask.
Mars Cassidy has been guilty of
many a wretched start this season, but
of nothing more incompetent than that
Of this race, when he sent the field
away with Lunetta, the favorite, turned
from the barrier. Cassidy was booed
and Missed by the crowd. Lunetta was
pounds the best, but had to be content
with third money.
Another start almost as bad was
seen in the last race at five furlongs
when James Buffers Crimson Rambler
was eliminated at the post. This one
was pounds the best as the race was
run, but was unable to get in the
money. j. W. McClelland's Chevalier,
the heavily played favorite, spread
eagled the field, while Arada, backed
from u to l to 4 to /, lasted just long
enough to take the place from The
Cook.
The biggest upset of the day de-
veloped in the Mahopac Handicap OF
six furlongs. when the North Shore
stables St Allan, 10 to / shot, beat
out George W. Lofts On Watch, the
odds-on favorite.