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PRINCIPAL RACE TO FLAGS Consistent Racer Adds Another to His Long List of Victories Brighton Stable Scores a Double Kentuckians Meet with withHeavy Heavy Reverses New York July 19 The consistent Flags grati ¬ fied his many ailmirers who attended the Empire City course en masse by easily winning the days feature the Mahopac Handicap Beginning slowly he was rushed up to the pacemaker and ran lapped on the flying Star Spangled which forced him wide when turning for home then drew away to an easy win when Lyke called upon him with one whip lash Star Spangled tired after setting a fast pace but had no difficulty in holding second place honors from Enfilade EnfiladeThe The Kentucky contingent met a sad fate with the defeat of two wellsupported choices in Night Owl ami Ruford Night Owl was the westerners choice in the second nice while the eastern dele ¬ gation relied on the Quincy Stables Starry Banner The race proved to be little less than a gallop for Starry Banner that good son of Ballot leading by a comfortable margin throughout Night Owl was never prominent prominentBuford Buford did no better for the Kentuckians in the third race the Englishbred Minto II extensively The Brighton Stable scored a double during the afternoon Flags winning the main race and Home Sweet Home carrying its colors to victory in the opening dash Home Sweet Homes race was an excellent one He was close up all the way and gamely responding to Lykcs urging in the stretch caught and passed LInfirmier in the final strides Hank ODay was at his best today and only cantering throughout the mile dash to win by five lengths lengthsNan Nan Knoelir furnished a surprise in the closing race regaining her speed suddenly and easily out ¬ distancing Sylvano and Dahinda both of which were thought to hold the May representative safe safeExamination Examination disclosed the fact that KohiNoor bled internally in Thursdays race which accounted for her poor showing It was for the same cause that negotiations between Mr Arlington and Fred ¬ erick Johnson were recently cancelled after the latter had virtually closed the sale of the well bred niare niareFIVE FIVE MOUNTS FOE SANDE SANDEJockey Jockey Saiule has five mounts tomorrow It is the first chance he has had to show his ability on horses worth while whileII II T Griffin was ti visitor today at Empire City He will stay a day or two and with his wife will visit their sou who is in Massachusetts in the Marine Corps CorpsS S C Nuckols secretary of the Kentucky State Racing Commission was at the track today todayTroiler Troiler was suspended for five days by the stewards for rough riding on Comfort in the sixth race Thursday ThursdayJ J Williams was suspended for ten days by starter Cassidy for disobedience while astride Flyaway in the second race Thursday ThursdayT T Davies who rode for Major E B Cassatt for several years was a visitor He has given up the saddle and is now employed in naval construction constructionS S C Uildreth is reported as convalescing from his recent indisposition His horses will be shipped to Saratoga on Monday next nextThe The J K L Ross and Yiau stables left Bclmont Park for the Spa today todayJockey Jockey J Williams was suspended for ten days by starter Cassidy for trying to change his posi ¬ tion yesterday 1C Troxler will be on the ground for five days for rough riding ridingE E If Bradley arrived at the track today for the first time this year He will spend a few days at Empire City and then move to Saratoga SaratogaAlthough Although Iapps name appears in the entries to the Empire City Derby last years Futurity win ¬ ner may be an absentee when the bugle calls the horses to the post postThe The entries for Saturdays racing arc the largest since the opening of the meeting It is expected that the fields will improve from now oil
