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BIG RACE GOES TO MALTBIE EXTREME OUTSIDER IN BETTING WINS THE EMPIRE CITY HANDICAP. Alfred Noble, Fashion Plate and Kings Daughter Among Horses Beaten Field Mouse Runs Fastest Six Furlongs of Meeting. Now York. July 17. The Empire City Handicap, which succeeds the defunct Brighton Handicap :is thu big metropolitan midsummer racing feature, was won by tin- western horse. Maltbie. at Yonkcr. today in tin- presence nf 15.000 enthusiastic devotees of tie tiirf. The victory of tin- niifasliionably bred Deering gelding was duo to the rare judgment of pace exhibited by jockey Stanley Page, whose patient tactics in reserving his mount hehind the speeding pacemakers, w.s tinally rewarded in sensational fashion. Mnltbios opposition included sutli formidahh: horses as Alfred Noble. Fashion IMate. Kings Daughter and Arondack. and the outcome of the struggle excited widespread interest. The victor was the extreme outsider in the betting, at 20 to 1. hut was bricked witli much conlidence. notwithstanding his preceding poor race at Sheepshend Bay. It is rumored that a coup of considerable pro portions was consummated. The finish was marked liy the public- applause invariably lies towed on the winner of a;iv great turf event hereabout. Alfred .Noble anil Fashion llate were equal choices In the betting at S to .". until the close, when the former was given the call. McDowells mare, as well as the McLaughlin lilly. Arondack. had plenty of admirers, but Maltbie was absolutely ignored by the general public His victory, therefore, was not a popular one In the strict sense of the word. In the actual running. Kings Daughter was the dominant factor for one mile and held the supposed contenders. Alfred Noble. Fashion llate and Arondack absolutely safe. Jockey K. Martin, after glancing behind him once in the first furlong of the stretch, went on about his business, seemingly confident of ultimate victory. He did not reckon on and was unprepared for the cyclonic coming of Maltbie. .Martins effort to stall off Maltbles belated rush was so exhausting that his mount lost second place to the favorite in the last stride. It was a wonderful struggle from start to finish. Not-ivjthstandlng Fashion Plates forward position in the early running, he was the only contender that seemed to be beaten from the beginning and liefore half of the journey had been covered most of hfs hackers gave up hope, The pace throughout was rather slow. The Kmpire City Handicap, from modest beginnings, was one of the great stakes of 1U0S and is still worth winning and a fixture. Its short history is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1!I07 Prince Ahmed.:: 10!1 Ott 1.005 1:41? 1108 Iinkola 3 105 J. Butler.. 11.S00 1:54 J!K9 Maltbie 4 10i Iage 3.S50 l:Xli Distance was one mile in 1907. The Belmont colors were carried to victory in the tlilrd race by Field iMouse in the fastest time of th. meeting, six furlongs in 1:1". That Mr. Belmont was able to win In America even though he could tiot win in England, was regarded with satisfaction. Calash. Yankee Daughter. Rial to. Alfred Noble. Royliourn and Acrobat were six "good things" that failed to materialize. The support accorded Hie Carman horse in the last race was highly sensational. Towards the close many of the big layers refused to quote a price about him. While Acrobat seemed deficient in speed to a marked degree, his jockey, J. .Butler, was regarded as materially to blnine for his defeat. Donau was equipped with hood and blinkers today. Mr. Gersts "olt ran without them in his last race. Jockey Butweli. who rode Reyliouru. lodged a claim of foul that was generally regarded as frivolous against Donau. the winner of the fifth race. It was speedily dismissed. J. 0. Follansbee was a visitor at Empire City today. Faimtleroy stands James McLaughlin just S5.". He bought three yearlings for 00 at last years sales and disposed of two of them for 35. retaining todays first race winner.
