New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Asadacious Sets
Sizzling Pace
For the Victor
Rancocas Stable Pins It's
Faith to Mad Halter.
Which Finishes Third
By w. ]. Macbeth

Charles A Stomeham's four-year-old
selding Yellow Hand won the Empire
City Handicap, the feature raee of the
opening day of the summer meeting at
Empire City, yesterday afternoon. Vel.
lev Hand, admirably ridden by C. H.
Miller, proved himself real stake
horse.
The gelding few over the mile and a
furicng course in the wonderful time
Of 1851 fat which equaled the track
record for the distance. The former
record was established by Sam Hill
dreth's Dalmatian, a three-year-old.
carrying 119 pounds, on July %, 1910.
Later Andrew MiIler's Roamer, under
rs pounds, tied the record. Yellow
Hand yesterday afternoon picked up
us pounds and handled it like r thor
eughbred of real class.
Only five horses answered the bugle
for Yesterdays feature. The Rancocas
Stable pinned its faith to Mad Halter,
scratching Grey Lag and Thunderclap.
Mad Halter was the favorite of the
small field, commanding to 5 in the
betting.
Audacious Takes Lend
The start was very good The feet
footed Audacious, of the Foreign
Stable, took the track at the start and
cut out a dizzying pace. Yellow Hand
was admirably rated by Miller, who did
not make his move until coming around
the far turn. Then he stepped out and
raced the early pacemaker into the
ground.
1t was beautiful race through the
stretch. Audacious carried his weight
we'll and fought the winner every inch
of the way through the stretch. Mad
Halter was not ready at the start, and
seemed TO be turning sidewise at the
word. The favorite was asked to make
up great deal of ground. With better
racing luck he might have been more
prominent.
The opening of the summer meeting
at Empire City attracted one Of the
greatest crowds that was ever seen on
the course. Long after the last race
was over the automobilists were still
trying TO find their way out of the en-
closure.
1t was a rather tough day on the stu
dents of form, as only one favorite
grsced the afternoons performance.
This was Norwich, which stood out like
a lighthouse in the closing race of five
and half furlongs, and which the
public was glad to snatch up at to 2. /
Poor Start in Opener
The opening dash of five furlongs
fell to Runstar, which had only to gal
lop after very poor start. The field
was strung out for q sixteenth of a
mile IN one of the worst starts that
has been seen all year. Most of the
horses might as well have been in the
barn for all the chance they had. in
cluded among them being Charley Stone
hams Ultimo. which was favored. !
Ultimo was as good as left at the post. I
The Rancocas Stable ran one-two in |
the second race at a mile and seventy |
yards, Thunderclap beating Krewer
home by length and half. p. T.
Wilson'S Dimmesdale was the only one
capable of making the Hildredth mare |
gailop. Dimmesdale was prominent |
throughout the journey and in the race
around the turn seriously threatened |
Krewer Thunderstorm was off poorly, |
but made a game effort from a bad |
start and regained plenty of ground.
The third race at about six fur
longs witnessed one Of the afternoons
big thrills, when Despair outgamed I
Cum Sab in duel through the stretch. I
Despair followed the pace closely, and I
under a spirited ride by little Gala
han put it all over the favorite in the
maj drive Wellhndef was badly shut /
off at the far turn. He suffered great
deal of interference but closed reso,.
lutely, and i one that will be we'll
worth remembering.
Arnold Rothstein came into his own
in the fifth race at mile and seventy
yards when Devastation beat out the
heavily played Jock Scot. The race
was between this pair all of the way
Jock Scot set the pace almost until the
final furlong, where Devastation came
with a rush after being in close quar-
tiers in the far. turn. Devastation won
going away. Jock Scot had absolutely
70 excuse.
Mor-en was the cinch of the day
and The best ever and simply galloped
IN ahead Of a field of four at five and
a half furlongs.