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SASfflS TARR1T0WN STAKES DEFEATS SUN GOD BY INCHES IN A CLOSE FINISH ON A SLOPPY TRACK. Lightning Kills Nancy Fair, Cockleshell and Variety While the Racing -Is in Progress Daddys Choice a Winner Track Talk. Now York, July 13. Sasin accounted for tlio Tarrytown Selling Stakes at the Empire City track today. Outpaced in the early running, lie moved up rapidly on the stretch turn and, under a strong finish, outstayed Sun Cod. The latter met considerable interference anil barely faile.f to win. Kain, which fell prior to tin running of the first race, made the track sloppy, but n fair bottom remained. Scratches left only two-or-three-horse fields for the second and third races respectively. In the latter Emil Herzs Daddys Choice, after being heavily backed, just, got up in time after receiving a rousing ride from L. Mink. The Hcrz stable scored a double, when Devil Fish took the fiftli race, after leading throughout. Transit, backed to odds-ou, was third. Devil Fish was bid up from to ,:iOO by It. F. McKecver, but was retained by his owner. After Sasins victory in the Tarrytown Selling Stakes, the colt was bid up 00 over his entered price and bought by Harry Fink, who arrived from Kentucky this morning. A. .1. Stafford, owner of several horses, died last night at his home in the ISronx. .1. M. Henry, Jr.. arrived from Cincinnati today. S. C. Hildrcth has protested the claiming of Sam McMoekin by I. M. Hedriek. Jr., yesterday on the ground of an irregularity in the claim. Arthur Douglas, an Irish jockey who rode Short Grass in his first race, has been engaged by James IButler. He can ride at 11! pounds. Walter II. 1earce, racing secretary at various Kentucky tracks, was an arrival today. Three horses were killed during a terrific thunder storm at the Empire City track today. They were Nancy Fair and Cockleshell, belonging to August Rclmont, and Variety, owned by James I.utler. The three were in adjoining stalls when a bolt struck lie stable, shattering it almost to atoms. Nancy Fair and Cockleshell wen- killed instantly, while Variety was so badly injured that she had to 1m; destroyed. It was two years ago during the Empire City racing season that Reamer was knocked Insensible by lightning, while a horse belonging to W. L. Oliver was killed. During the same storm Star Shooter was also knocked down. Todays was the most severe electrical . storm that has visited this section of the country in a long time. Work-outs at Empire City on a fast track this morning were: Arnold Half mile in 51. Itallad Half mile in IS. Rayberry Candle Mile in 1:4716. Rcujamiu Half mile in 50. Rird Lore Five-eighths in 1:04. Rob Ilensley Five-eighths in 1:01. Hoots Mile in 1:45. Canon l.ridgo Three-quarters in 1:18. Capra Mile in 1:4:5. Cclundrin Mile in 1:44. Comely Five-eighths in 1:02. Comrade Three-quarters in 1:21. Conning Tower Three-eighths in 555. Counsel- Half mile in 4.S. Daddy Long Legs Three-eighths in 38. Delancey Three-quarters in 1:15. Doliuu Five-eighths in 1 :!. Dorcas Half mile in 50. Double Eagle Mile in 1:50. Ed Crump Mile in 1:42. Flittcrgdld Three-quarters in 1:24. Fornrock Three-quarters in 1:14. Friar Nought Three-quarters in 1:1S. Ceo. C. Love Half mile in 48. Ceo. Rocsch Five-eighths in 1:04. Gloaming Three-quarters in 1:17. Golden Fox Three-eighths in 35. Golden Gate Mile in 1M7. Hank ODay Three-quarters in 1:19. Harry Kelly Five-eighths in 1:02. He Will Three-quarters in 1:14. Hourless Half mile in 53. J. .1. Lillis Half mile in 51. Jack Carl Half mile in 51. Jem ;Five-eighths in 1:02. King Herod Half mile in 54. Kingly Three-quarters in 1:24. Little Nearer Mile in 1:40. Lively Three-eighths in 3S. Mannchen Half mile in 50. Marse Henry Half mile in 47. Mary Estelle Mile in 1:45. Master McGrath Five-eighths in 1:05. Murphy Three-quarters in 1:24. Old Broom Three-quarters in 1:18. Paddy Whack Three-eighths in 35. Peacock Mile in 1:53. Fort Light Three-quarters in 1:10. Prince of Como Three-eighths in 38. Ilillnx Three-quarters in 1 :20. Republican Half mile in 53. Rey Oakwood Mile in 1:45. Ronkiss Mile in 1:44. Sain Slick Mile in 1:47. Saratoga Half mile in 50. Saturn Three-eighths in 37. Set Square Mile in 1:45. Shvness Three-quarters in 1:1S. Stalwart Helen Half mile in 51. Star Gaze Mile in 1:4S. Superintendent Three-quarters in 1:17. Supernel Five-eighths in 1:03. Three Cheers Three-quarters in 1:23. Tie Pin Three-quarters in 1:18. Tinkle l.ell Three-eighths in 35. Town JIall Five-eighths in 1:00. Uncle Rill Mile in 1:47. Vermont Half mile in 50. i Wood Trap Half mile in 52.
