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BIG OPENING DAY CROWD Sees Roamer Win An Easy Victory In the Empire City Handicap Frivolity Stakes to Blairgowrie BlairgowrieIn In a Canter Brighton Stable StableScores Scores a Double New York July 13 Despite forbidding skies an attendance comparable with the greatest ever seen at Empire City was present today and witnessed Andrew Millers marvelous old racer Roamer score an easy victory in the Empire City Handicap the main attraction of the opening day program of the Empire City Racing Associations summer meeting if sixteen days daysKoamers Koamers victory was too easily achieved to arouse the usual enthusiasm displayed over the decision of an important stake but nevertheless Mr Mil ¬ lers popular turf idol was accorded a great ova ¬ tion as he flashed past the winning mark eight lengths in advance of Hollister his nearest oppo ¬ nent Despite the easy manner in which Roamer triumphed his wrformancc was a wonderful one as he picked up 128 pounds and setting a dazzling pace raced his opponents into defeat in the first threequarters then drew away steadily and was inly cantering at the end lie nin the mile and an eiglith in 151 equalling the tmck record the half being rim in 48 the threequarters in 112 and the mile in 13S 13SThe The condensed history of the Empire City Handi ¬ cap is IK follows Ywir Winner AWt Jockey Val Time Time1H07 1H07 Prince Ahmed 3 109 Ott 1000 140 1401nS 1nS Pinkola 3 105 7 Butler 11800 154 1543i 3i i9 Maltbie 4 100 Page 3850 103 1033JI10 3JI10 Dalmatian 3 118 G Arehibd 4850 151 151Jlll Jlll JJneJchDrn 5 120 T Mcfaliev 32OO 154 154IJltrmnUer IJltrmnUer 4 109 T McTagt 2775 151 151lltltt lltltt 350017J1T7 Short Grass S 127 F Keogh 35001 7J1T7 Spur 4 112 W Knapp 3850 150 1918 Roamer 7 12S L Lykc 3850 151 Hun at 1 mile in 1907 Xo racing at Empire Citv in 1911 1912 and 1913 Run at liclmout Park in 1915 1915The The Frivolity Stakes was the companion piece to the Empire City Handicap and like that event was won in easy fashion the winner coming from the stable of It II McC Potter in Blairgowrie a oilt of his own breeding which after indulging Thistledon with the lead to the stretch disposed of him at the call of his rider and was only cantering at the end The Boy ran a good race to outstay Tliistledoii for second place placeThe The winners and other details of the Frivolity Stakes are as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 3 OS Dick Roller 107 J Lee 2740109 27401091C9 1C9 Cherryola 107 I Austin 1100 107 1910 Danger Mark 105 G Garner 1150 107 3914 Lady Teresa 104 J McCahey 075 107 1915 Hands Off 107 W Lilley 075 107 107lljr lljr Wistful 107 II Shilling 1000 107 1917 Tippity Witchet107 M Rowan 1000109 191S Blairgowrie 110 L Lyke 2150 107 107Xo Xo racing at Empire City in 1911 1912 and 1913 Run at Belmont Park in 1915 1915NIGHTSTICK NIGHTSTICK FICKLE FAVORITE FAVORITEThe The Kentucky Stables Xightstick came in for considerable backing in the inaugural dash but whatever chance he may have had went glimmering when he was caught in the jam on the first turn At that be closed up fast and but for going wide in tin stretch might have pressed the winner more locly at the end Jack Stuart escaped the early interference and quickly securing a big lead main ¬ tained it to the end endW W II Karrick left for Saratoga last night with his first shipment included in which were his two star twoyearolds Elfin Queen and Terentia TerentiaJohn John Madden and J T Kermath shipped their horses to Saratoga yesterday yesterdayIlaiidicappcrs Ilaiidicappcrs were not so confident of their work today owing to a change of track conditions from Aqueduct to Empire City The latter tnick having short stretches fools both riders and horses is their contention after the long stretches at Aqueduct AqueductJohn John W Schorr and Eddie Delting have arrived from Ltttonia Schorrs recent purchase Lady Iv m threw a stifle in training here this morning The Schorr stable of eight head are en route routeThe The H I Whitney stable in charge of Albert Simons was shipped to Saratoga today todayHarry Harry Perkins with apprentice jockey A Smith and a formidable stable were arrivals arrivalsApproximately Approximately one hundred horses were shipped liv motor vans from the various Long Island tracks to Empire City today todayThe The Brighton Stables Flags after a letup since the Belmont Park meeting came back today and won the second race but only by the smallest of margins Ima Frank all but overtaking him in the final strides Flags excessive early speed nearly proved his undoing as he was tiring fast at the end Inm Franks effort was a decidedly good one and but for going wide in the stretch she would ave won wonToto Toto made it a double for the Brighton Stable when he gamely outstayed The Trump in the final race of the day Scoots was the early pacemaker but was done for after going a half when Toto moved to the front and held on to the end endJockey Jockey Lyke was much in the limelight the Ross rider piloting four of the days winners three in a row
