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MEETING AT ITS HEIGHT Better Grade of Racing Assured with Size of Fields Increased Splendid Array of Attractive AttractiveStake Stake Features for This Thisand and Next Week New York July 22 The final nine days of the Empire City meeting promises to bring a big im ¬ provement in the sport at Yonkers Certain it is the fields will be much larger than during the first few days as the Kentucky contingent is now here and their horses are ready to race raceConvincing Convincing evidence of the wonderful interest displayed in the sport this year was shown Sat ¬ urday when the largest crowd that ever visited the Empire City track was present Furthermore it was made manifest that the more promising the program offered the greater the crowd present Saturdays card was a firstclass one iu every respect and the New York racing public showed their appreciation by turning out by the thousands thousandsThe The Knickcrlxicker Handicap of 3000 to be run Wednesday should bring together a highclass fielJ of threeyearolds It would not be surpris ¬ ing to see John Saufords Tippity Witchct make his threeyearold debut in this feature The little racer is going along soundly in his training and his name among the entries would lend additional interest to its decision and help bring out a big attendance Jack Hare Jr winner of the Empire City Derby Saturday is also among the elisibles and there are few racers more popular than this game and speedy threeyearold Among the other prominent eligiltles are the Brighton Stables consistent and speedy Flags E It Bradleys Bubbling Louder Cleveland Stables Matinee Idol W R Coes Nut ¬ cracker G W Lofts Papp Andrew Millers Re ¬ count II A Porters Ultima Thule Quincy Stables Klmendorf A A Rcillys Green Gold M L Schwartz Enfilade 11 P Whitneys Johrcn J E Widcuers Llufirmier and R T Wilsons Whippoor will willFor For Thursday of this week the Sprightful Stakes of 2000 is the stake offering This event is for twoyearolds under selling conditions and among the entries are such as Blushing Beauty Cleu Ryan Bulldoze Jumper Auntie The Boy Bagheera Fan ¬ nie Mehan Wouderman Madaui Byng Jorice Nelle Yorkc Fleeing Sheik Pluviada Railbird Crystal Ford Dahiuda Pigeon Green Mint Toiumywaac Thistledoii and others othersSaturday Saturday the valuable East View Stakes and the Yonkers Handicap are expected to attract another rapacity crowd The East View Stakes is for two yearolds and has a guaranteed value of 5000 AV It Coes Sweep On winner of the Whirl Stakes last Saturday is not among the eligibles to start in the East View but Lord Brighton Clen Ryan Believe Me Boys American Ace Fannie Mee han Eternal Fleeing Sheik Surf Ticklish My Friend Gath Pigeon and others form a group from which a splendid field can be mustered musteredFAST FAST FIELD FOR YONKERS HANDICAP HANDICAPThe The Yonkers Handicap is for horses of the older division and is at one mile and a sixteenth A great field is assured with such well seasoned and high class performers eligible to start as St Isidore Old Koenig Kalitau Spur Ballad Bantry Turf Whim ¬ sy Bella Desmond Tom McTaggart Papp Hollis ter Fruit Cake Uauovia Roamer Cudgel Dam rosch Westy Hogau Uendrie Borrow Trouipe La Mort and Corn Tassel TasselThe The Empire City meeting closes Wednesday July 31 and for the three days racing of next week two stake events are provided On Monday the Melrose Stakes of 2000 for threeyearolds and over under selling conditions will bring together a big band of platers such as KohiNoor Nolawn Bribed Voter Bubbling Louder Counsel Turf Cad ¬ die J J Lillis Garbage Whimsy Dorcas Trophy Frederick the Great Cum Sail Kate Bright Slippery Elm Barry Shannon Compadrc Elmendorf Gloomy Gus Green Gold Damrosch Stitch in Time Pullux Etruscan Pickwick LInfirmicr and Whippoorwill The Melrose Stakes should be a wellcontested and hard fought struggle every yard of the mile and a sixteenth the distance of the race raceThe The closing feature of the meeting will be the Wakefield Handicap of 3000 for twoyearolds Jt will be run next Tuesday The field will come from among the following Questionnaire By Heck Buncrana Lord Brighton Cleu Ryan Recess Pa ¬ trol American Ace Croix dOr Jorice Fleeing Sheik Eternal Ticklish Blairgowrie Tuscaloosa Joyful Wise Joan Roi Craig and others othersAltogether Altogether the program for the concluding days of the Empire City meeting is replete with stake features for horses of all ages catering to the selling platers as well as the topnotchers These features in connection with the overnight races riould furnish some excellent entertainment for jnctropolitan tnrf natrons during the next nine days daysJockey Jockey J Loftus has collected about 150 for the Soldiers Tobacco Fund from among the jockeys rid ¬ ing in the east Lyke and Byrne headed the list with donations of 10 each
