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FEATURE TO GREEN GOLD Leads All the Way in the Tarry town Stakes at Empire City Favorite Elmendorf Badly Beaten St Isidore Wins Tuckahoe TuckahoeHandicap Handicap in a Canter New York July 15 A hot sun beat down on several thousand racegoers who visited the Empire City course to witness the running of a typical Monday card The feature of the day was the Tarrytown Selling Stakes Green Gold captured the event in a runaway style that left little doubt of his superiority under the light weight and with Wesslors perfect guidance Green Gold was uickly sent to the front and easily maintained the lead to the end The battle for second ylace went to Kate Itright after she had engaged in close contest for the greater part of the journey with Nepperhan causing the latter to tire ranidly at the end The wellsupported favorite Klmcndorf performed poorly The course had not quite dried out from Sundays heavy rain and from Elmendorfs early sluggishness it was apparent that he did not favor the going goingThe The condensed history of the Tarrytown Selling Stakes is as follows Year Winner AWt Jociey Val Time 1907 Old Honesty 3 117 T Lee 1020 14K 1908 Frank Gill 4 120 T Nottcr 2280 147 1909 Hill Top 90 J McCahey 1010 140 1910 Schoolmarm 9G A Thomas 1130 140 1914 Pomette Bleu 90 J MeCahey 075140 1915 Itoly 102 M Buxton 75 133 1916 Sasin Ill E Taplin lOOO 143 1917 Ballad Ill L Lyke 1050 143 143JUUMC JUUMC Sn Gold 96 J Wessler 1450143 Distance 1 116 miles for threeyearolds and over in 1907 and 1908 No racing at Einnirc City in 1911 1912 and 1913 Run at Behnont Park in 1915 1915The The Tuckahce Handicap was in the nature of a secondary feature to the stake event and while only three were carded to start it promised to furnish a good contest However Ed Arlingtons St Isidore the public choice proceeded to make a runaway of it quickly racing into a long lead and easily holding his advantage to the end Bon ¬ dage was second but never had a chance to overtake the flying leader Prank Weirs Hendrie seems to have trained off and put up the worse performance he has shown this year yearThe The elimination of Blairgowrie and Yurucari from the opening race left J S Tyrees Sea Pirate and It T Wilsons Minuet to fight it out alone The Tyree youngster had little trouble holding Minuet safe although the latter raced gamely after stumb ¬ ling and nearly falling at the start startAfter After leading to the final eighth in the second race Louise V the outstanding choice tired and was beaten in the last few strides by Midnight Sun Lyke took Louise V to the front with the rise of the barrier and the filly set a fast pace but could not withstand the winners challenge Midnight Sun was kept under restraint during the fast early pace and when called on responded in grand style and was drawing clear at the end endThe The Brighton Stable scored in the fifth race with Home Sweet Home under Lykes welljudged ride The Ballot colt was in close quarters in the early running but Lyke took him to the outside and taking the lead in the stretch lie held Kowpie ONeil safe in the final drive Dan seemed an ¬ chored with his heavy impost and was never promi ¬ nent nentTippler Tippler won a hard earned decision in the closing race He acted badly at the post was away slow ¬ ly and it required Taplins most energetic efforts to get him into contention Once straightened out however Tippler displayed good speed caught and passed Purling in the stretch and was drawing away at the end Purling appeared like the win ¬ ner on the far turn but suddenly tired when over ¬ taken in the stretch Nan Knochrs race was a poor one oneTOO TOO KTTCH WEIGHT FOR B1AIRGOWKIE B1AIRGOWKIEAfter After the riders had been posted for the first race it was discovered That Blairgowries Satur ¬ day victory had penalized him to an increased weight of 123 pounds This trainer Blakeley re ¬ fused to accept and pleaded with the stewards for permission to withdraw the colt which was granted grantedII II Neusteter who developed jockey Lawrence Lyke was an arrival He has under his charge the apprentice lad It Bolton and a stable of three horses horsesStarter Starter Cassidy on Saturday charged jockey 5 Byrne with changing positions and trying to run through the barrier and suspended him for ten racing days During Brynes enforced absence J Williams will do the riding for the J W May es ¬ tablishment his contract employers the Samuel BossBurch stable having been shipped to Saru toga togaThe The western arrivals among the jockey contingent numbered Pool Molesworth and Dnrsch Simon Henley saddled Midnight Sun in William llogans absence which was due to illness illnessHorse Horse shipments to Sapitoga continued Owing to general railroad congestion on Long Island it has become necessary to ship to New York by motor van thence by rail when cars can be had There are few of these to be had hadThe The fields will improve as the Empire City meeting progresses said Harry Breivogel as a number of horses are arriving and are en route from Kentucky KentuckyThe The rumor circulated that Minuet which was beaten in the opening race had only arrived at the track from Belmont Park a few minutes before the race was untrue Thus Ilealey who trains the filly said she came to Empire City on Sunday SundayPat Pat Knebelkamp arrived here today with jockey Dursch He has turned the rider over to W 1 Young who trains a string of horses for John Sanford SanfordJockey Jockey Kelsay has turned his book over to Jack OBrien who also makes McGraws outside en ¬ gagements gagementsW W Knapp has returned from Latouia where he went to ride St Bernard in the Cincinnati Trophy TrophyA A pleasing feature of the afternoons happenings was tin singing of Jimmy Flyiin accompanied by the band which was greatly appreciated by tho feminine attendance attendanceEdward Edward Hodgson has givpn second call on G Byrnes services to P A Clark for the Saratoga meeting W C Weant claimed Dan for 1300 and the Itadium Stable retaliated by claiming Kewpie ONeil for 2020
