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R. T. WILSONS COLORS TO THE FRONT. Corn Tassel Carries them to Victory in Feature Race at E. lmont Park — Manister To: Disappoints. New V..ik. June 11. P. T. WiPons Corn Tassel, running in game and ]k rsisteul fasbiua, BCored a driving victory in the mil.- condition race fa* three year-olds that featured the afternoons racing at Peimoiit Park. This son of Bantol Cornfield, after being outpaced in the early running, came with a rush in the final three sixteenth to out-game P. A. Clarks Battle in the closing strides. Pack of this pair at the finish came Bar.il Hers Manister Toi and the Oak Pidge Stables Harvest King, beaten off. Tin* showing of the Hera racer was a distinct disappoint mi at . III his old; race iu the east he had forced Skeptic to the hardest sort of a drive to defeat him and this, considering the showing of Skeptic against llourless and Caiupfirc. stamped him a real good one. After foUoWiag the pacemaker Harvest King. Bobinsoa mad.- his autre on the Herz colt while rounding the tarn and. when swinging into the straight away, he appeared the probable winner. It was here that P.attle made her rush, a move that ipiickly carried her to the front. Not until well straightened away did Corn Tass.-l threaten anil, responding gamely to the whip, he wore the Clark filly down to get up in the closing strides. It was announced autlioiit.it ivel.v today that S. P. Riddle had purchased the two year old colt P.iilly Hoy from John E. Madden. This youngster is said to lie the best of his sex in the Madden siring. At the same time Walter M. JelTords bought the filly Smoky Lamp from the Master of Hamburg Place. She, too. lias shown sensational speed in trials and is reputed a real good one. While the price for the pair was not made public, it is believed to lie in excess of !,30.0U0. as Mr. Madden had n fused that sum for them early in the week. They will be trained by William Karrick. W. Knanji, who has shown a real come back since his return to the saddle, has given first call on his services to the John Sanford establishment. His skill and experience should make him a valuable acquisition to that stable. N. Dyer has taken over Esprit Gaulois, a French four-vear-old by Rabelais— Gunfire, the property of 0. Hill. The directors of the Queens County and Brooklyn Jockey Clubs have adopted a resolution of sorrow-over the death of Philip J. Dwyer, president and founder of the Brooklyn organization. W. J. Ryan was au arrival from Chicago during the afternoon.
