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EMPIRE CITY MEETING OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY. Scene of New York Racing Shifts to Yonkers Track — King James Wins the Brighton Mile. New York. July 5. — The scene of New York racing shifted to the Yonkers track of the Empire City lacing Association today. The first fourteen days will lie used to run off the dates that were turned over by the Brighton Beach Racing Association and the remaining twelve days will take the season to the opening at Saratoga. For the opening day there was a big crowd at the track on the hill and the sport was of excellent caliber. King James was an easy winner of the Brighton Mile over James K. Keencs Hilarious, with Candleherry, the only other starter, a distant third. The Brighton Miles history is shown in the table below: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Vai. Time. 1905 Ort Wells 4 120 Sperling .. .,085 1 :38j 1900 Hamburg Belle.S 121 W. Miller.. :!.170 1::!! 1S07 Chas. Edward.. ! Ill W. Knapp. 3,420 1:33$ IM6 Not run this year. 1909 Not run this vcar. 1110 King James... 5 120 C. II. Bhllg 1,430 1:3*1 The Atlantic Selling Stakes, for two-year-olds, resulted in a surprise when Onager, the odds-on favorite, was badly beaten, finishing third to War Jig and Anna Casse. He had been away from the races a long time and was not quite up to his best. The tabled history of the Atlantic Stakes is shown below: Year. Winner. Wr. Jockey. Val. Time. 1899 Trumpet 117 OLoarv , . .,730 l:Mj iooO irinc" Irpper In.! Jenkins ... 1,730 1:131 1901*8 imbrer 04 Wilkerson . 3,120 :5!»s 1 02*llater 104 Wonderly .. 2,985 1:01 1993 Naincoki Iu2 Gannon .... 2.7;o 1:15 1004 Carrie Jones 94 Criminins .. 2.7 Kl 1 :16| 1903 Quorum 107 Lvne 2,750 1:14* 1908TJ. C. Core :t W. Miller.. ."..205 l:07j 1907 Royal Vane 07 E. Dugan.. 2.775 1:00 r»i.s Not run this year. 1998 Not run this vcar. 1910 War Jig 92 V.Bschoten. 925 1:0X5 Bam at five-eighths of a mile. fFive and one-half furlongs since Blot;. Another upset came when Big Stick was last in a field of live after being backed witli more confidence than any starter of the day. The race went to Bang, the longest shot of those that raced. The first race resulted in a serious accident when Blundara fell on the first turn and Ethon fell over him. Ethon was so badly injured by the fall that it was found necessary to destroy him. Ihillips. who rode Blundara. was pithtfillly cut aboilf the head and Ramsey, who was on Ethon, eseaped with some bruises and a bad shaking up. In the raPe for ma torn two year-olds, woo by Five Aces. The Spear, while on the way to the post, ran off with Jockey Ilass and before he could he controlled had circled the track three times. He was ordered with drawn by the stewards. After Krikina had won the last race William Walker ran her up from 06 to ,500, hut she was protected by J. J. Hyland. her owner, and bought in at the customary " advance of .
