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SWELTER AT EMPIRE CITY. EXTREME HEAT DOES NOT PREVENT GOOD ATTENDANCE AND RACING. Paddy Whack Proves an Easy Winner of the Mel-roso Soiling Stakes Meteorite Runs a Fast Short Three-Quartors Meeting Ends Today. Now York. July 30. Torrid heat, the hottest day New York City has seen this year, enveloped the Yonkers track this afternoon and, while the crowd was apathetic, the thoroughbreds displayed more energy, the majority of the raees being stifly contested. As a feature the Empire City Racine Association offered the Melrose Selling Stakes, at one mile and a sixteenth, which, fell to James But-lers Paddy Whack, after a hard drive through the stretch. Harry Shaw had little trouble in taking second place, the other two starters being well beaten off. The Butler plater dominated the running for practically the full distance and, while his margin at the end was a clear one, Connelly took no chances and rode him out. Dorcas was the first to go to the front, hut maintained this advantage only until the field was straightened away for the rush down the back-, stretch. Then Connelly sent Paddy Whack along and into the lead, never to be headed. Harry Shaw moved up oil the leader in a menacing fashion as the field rounded the last turn, but while Buxton sent him along to bis best advantage, the sou of Sain could never get to the flying leader. Dorcas tired badly, but readily outstayed Aldebaran through the stretch. Tin? latter lacked speed and was never dangerous. The fastest time of the meeting for the short three-quarters route was hung out after the first race, when John Sanfords good four-year-old Meteorite covered the distance in 1:0S, with the recent winner Basil a good second. Tomorrow will bring the present highly successful meeting to a close. Harney Sclireiber Avas an arrival from Kentucky during the afternoon. lie reported that he hart been forced to give up the lease he held on his breeding farm near Lexington and, for the present, his establishment had been shifted to another farm in the vicinity "as temporary headquarters. 15. Davis bid up Tranby, winner of the fourth race, from ,000 toj?, J00,.but the plater was bought in by., the, stablofoy-iTfp usual advance. A. II. linkers Square Dealer, winner of the fifth race, ;wns hldjup to ,700 by 1. Land and sold at that figure.
