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DICK ROLLERS STAKE WIN TAKES THE KNICKERBOCKER FROM ERBET AND FOOTPAD IN RUNAWAY STYLE Nimhus First in Another Sprint in Fast Time Roy RoyRaineys Raineys Futurity Wonder Fayettc FayettcWorks Works a Spbedy Half New York August 25 Dick Roller a son of Pick Welles the famous American record holder it one mile captured the Knickerbocker Handicap for twoyearolds at Yonkers today The race was decided over the abandoned short six furlongs conrso in use last year and the winner grandly emulated the turf feats of his illustrious sire by the impres ¬ sive manner in which he vanquished the quintette of superior class juveniles opposed to him in Erbet Footpad Wise Mason llomecrest and Torbellino The Held also contained Catherine Simpson an in ¬ consequential stnrter The layers took no account of a probable improvement in Dick Holler over liis preceding effort when Footpad beat him at even weights and laid to 1 alnmt him today despite a Ug null in the weights When the previous run ¬ ning of the pair was decisively reversed everybody wondered why the claims of the fast Respess colt had been so completely overlooked overlookedJames James K Keenes candidate was accorded the bulk of the support at very short odds He ran a fast anil game raw lint was palpably unequal to the task assigned him on this occasion Moreover it effectually disposes of what pretensions to stake class ho lias nil along been credited with Of tin others Erbet the runnerup came back to the races a good horse after a long let up and TorbeUino ran quite the poorest race of his career careerThe The sprint handicap which engaged the smallest field of tho afternoon furnished i particularly brilliant racing feature Tne prominence of Nim ¬ bus among the sprinting division was convincingly iftiiflriucd when lie vanquished Don Enrique Fire slone and King Cobalt in the remarkably fast lime of llt The Star Shoot gelding was ridden with rare judgment and by dropping hack and waiting on King Cobalt during the middle running prolia lily warded olf ultimate defeat by the lightly weighted and redoubtable stretch runner Don En ¬ rique The serious contention that was expected from King Cobalt at the beginning and from Fire ¬ stone at the end failed to materialize Mr Will ¬ iams colts recent rnclngjird hardly fitted him to ope wlU highclass sprinters at the short distance suid lie did not set to running fast until too late Judging by the way he made up ground at the end Firestone would have been the only one in it had todays race been at a mile mileThe The Squire has all along given unmistakable in Oliations of coining on and many close observing racegoers prolited largely when Tom Welshs three yearold vanquished Royal Tourist Ralbus Zieuap Tony Bonero and Wool Sandals in the mile condi ¬ tion race The layers enjoyed a respite from yester ¬ days succession of winning choices as only a soli ¬ tary favorite got Lome lirst this afternoon afternoonThe The attendance seemed larger than usual the grandstand being quite well tilled This is all the more remarkable in view of the steadily increasing siimoyanco and dilliculties in the way of the specu lutlvoly inclined occasional racegoers Hut the weather is superb and the sport of the finest hence Jt must be presumed that several thousands of the visitors are there simply to enjoy the latter only onlyKoy Koy Kainey has a Futurity eligible named 1anl Thomas which is a halfbrother to Do Mund and is Mild to he a wonder in private Tins colt cost his owner 000 as a yearling and is being quietly ir pared for the big twoyearold race Matt Ivrnes supervised ids training up to the time he Ii ft for South America and is alleged to have said before he went that Paul Thomas had worked fast noiigh to beat any horse in the world worldWilliam William Gerst the wealthy Nashville brewer was a visitor at Yonkers today for the first time i iid had the pleasure of seeing his threeyearold vnibal score a victory in the lifth race Mr iirst who had been introduced only a short time IK fore to Jack McGinnis exclaimed Are von the man who took Castlewood away from meV Well I hope you will take Cymbal too Oisilewood brought me a mighty good price and you can have the other one for the same sameMr Mr Jerst said that he intended to ship his entire stable of horses to Oakland to race this winter in charge of trainer James IJIute and wanted to know when the California Jockey Club stake hooks would be out outFayette Fayette worked a half mile over the Futurity irse at Sheepshead iay this morning in 41 iinds Sir Martins time was 47 tint tintThe The Sanford horses which have all aiontr been inartcred at Saratoga were shipped back to the limn today v The Iatchogue Stable of racers including Charles Edward Nealon and Don Enrique will be sold at imetion In the Sheepshead Hay paddocks on Labor LaborS S O Ilildretli reports that Uncle is going along qiite sound and will IK starter in the Opening Handicap at Oakland November 7 Uncle is now tit Seattle where twentyeight of Ilildreths horses tire training He lias only two Fitz Herbert and Montgomery on the local tracks Mr Ilildretli savs that lie intends to acquire one of the best horses in training for his coming California cam ¬ paign and it is thought that Nealon is the horse he refers to Ie Courcey Forbes says that he does not know of any reason for Mr Keenes withholding the names of tfie recent Soiith America shipments As far MS he kuew some of the best stock at Castleton had liieii included Speaking of Wild Mint Mr Forbes xaid his get were the best lookers that the famous IvceiH stud has ever turned out and that Wild Mint would have been a valuable acquisition to the stud of anv country 1 I Smith former trainer for J I McGinnls las been reengaged and will assume charge of the MiGiunis horses tomorrow tomorrowV V II Spreckels is In Europe Enoch Wishard ivs lie does not know just where and has not jcard from him since his departure last June 1 A Wernbcrg intends to race in California and aleu Brown will be sent along as trainer C C McCalferty part owner in the stable states that li will go to France and Germany during the winter iisid look for a job as trainer 1 Huggins A J Joyner and Tames Rowe arrived l Slieepslicad Hay with their respective racing es hllshments this morning morningJ J 1C Widener saw the races at Yonkers this after ¬ noon for the lirst time timeMr Mr Vosburghs weights for the Fleetwing Handi ¬ cap to be run Thursday assigns Koseben top wtlght of I I pounds among seventytwo entries including the best sprinters in training Jack Atkin is also given IM pounds poundsThe The district attoiney of Westchester county served the Empire City Kacing Association with a notice this afternoon to the elfect that it must henceforth i xelude from the inclosure a number of suspicious r notorious characters who are violating the law hiilv The men referred to in this notice accord ¬ ing to WInslow are the big bookmakers This is Liken to mean George itose Abe Levy Sol Llchtcn teln ICildle Htirke and many other conspicuous meui l t rs of the Metropolitan Tiirf Association who are living their vocation daily at the race track DIs irict Attorney AVinslow went on and said that the inii referred to are bookmakers of wide repute who r known to her violating the law but against whom It is imjMjssible to secure enough evidence to convict and therefore are not arrested arrestedI I will not order a man arrested without sufh lent evidence to convict I have served notice on the Association to exclude them to deny them ad ¬ mission to the track A number of warrants have been issued which have not been executed None of the big bookmakers will operate at the coming Slieepslicad Ray meeting They will simply pay admission to view the races from seals in the grand stand These are the views of Secretary Evans of tin Mels MelsThe The hearing in the seven I eon cases growing out of arrests t Yonkers during the past ten days lias 1 been postponed until September 15 15There There were no arrests today
