The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-02

Empire City Race Track, West chester County's popular thorough bred course at YonkerS, opens it 194l summer meeting of 21 days tomorrow, offering seven feature stake races with $62,500 in added money, a daily program of seven well-matched races and all pos sible conveniences for the race loving public. First post time will be 2:15 p. m. Feature races will be broadcast by NEG, Columbia and purse will be $1.500.
 Equipped to handle capacity crowds at all times, Empire will have 325 mutuel windows for sell- ing or cashing tickets. The win dows are located throughout the plant and are set up in five sep- arate complete units, one in the lower grandstand and one in the mezzanine, one in the lower club house and one in the mezzanine and the fifth on the lawn at the end of the stands, near the head of the stretch.
 Bull The Boss
 Fully modernized last year at an expense of more than $600,O00 by the late James Butler, who was fa- tally injured in November while schooling a jumper near his West chester County home, George H. Bull president of the Saratoga track for many years and one of the keenest thoroughbred racing men in the sport, now heads the Yonkers course. assisted by James Butler, Jr., treasurer, and Luke O'Brien, secretary They have worked constantly since last winter to make this meeting one of the finest and best in the country.
 Nominations for the seven stake races and requests for stable room for hundreds of horses for over- night events assures the public that the best horses in training will conn., pete at Empire. Horses are already moving into the barns at Yonkers and early indications are that all stalls will be filled when Starter George Cassidy gets off the first race tomorrow.
 A well balanced card of seven races has been arranged by Handi- capper John B. Campbell for to- morrow's opening program. All divi- sions will be represented.
 Friday, July 4th., will see the first of the stake races-the Delnoiselle, q, 900 added, for fillies two-year- old, at about six furlongs. This event will be broadcast from 4:45 to 5 p. m. Bryan Fled will be at the mike" for the Mutual network, Clen Mccarthy for NEG and Ted HuSing for columbia. Broadcasting of all other feature races at Em- pire on Saturdays will be from 4:30 to 4:45 p. m.
 On Saturday, July 5th., the $25,- GOO added Butler will be the big feature. This race was named by the late James Butler in memory of his father, who founded the track. At Q mile and three-six- teenths for horses three years old and upward. this race has drawn the cream from the older division. Among the 47 nominated are Whirl- away, Foxbrough, Fenelon. Curious Coin, Attention, Hash, Dit, Roman Flag, The Chief, Dispose, Andy K, Sheriff Culkin, Ring;e, Can't Wait, Nedayr, Eight Thirty and Haltal.
 Whirlaway To Run?
 The following Saturday, July 12th., will see the $i0.000 added Empire City Handicap, for three-year -olds, at a mile and a furlong. Among the S4 nominations for this feature race are Greville, Master Henry, Big Risk, Mettlesosne, Minnelusa, .Cu- rious Coin, Whirlaway, Omission, Monday Lunch. Swing and Sway, Dispose, Ttabu. Sheriff Sulkin, Bull Reigh. King Cole, Sun Eager, Mar ket Wise, New World, Bold Irish- man, Gun Bearer, Overdrawn and Our Boots.
 On Saturday, July 18th, two stake races will be featured = the East View Stakes. $5,O0O added, for two-year-olds, at about six furlongs, and the Fleetwing Handicap, $5,- 900 added. for three-year -olds and upward, at about six furlones. Closing or Getaway Day, satgsr- day. July 2Sth., when the sport moves upstate to Saratoga for five