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DAY OF RECORD SMASHING Two Track Marks Are Shattered At Empire City Course Old Koenig Wins the Fleet wing wingHandicap Handicap in which Jack Hare HareJr Jr Finishes Third New York July 22 The still Iicat was propitious for speed and two track records were broken at Empire City before a goodly crowd which sweltered in the hot sun The main attraction of the after ¬ noon was the Flectwing Handicap and the presence of Jack Hare Jr which was added at the last moment aroused keen interest in its decision How ¬ ever iu respect to Jack Hare Jr it was a case of the pitcher going to the well once too often After Jack Hare Jrs easy victory in the Kmpiru City Derby Saturday his trainer figured that it was not asking too much of the game colt to start In todays race However results proved that the Applegate colt found the task of conceding so much weight beyond his powers although the delay at the start may have been in a measure responsible for it itStarter Starter Cassidys patience was sorely tried by all the starters in the feature race with the exception of Bally For four minutes before the start there was a squirming mass and certain it is Jack Hare Jr must have suffered with liis big weight up Old Koenig happened to be several lengths back when the remainder of the field were straight ¬ ened out and he was led up and off in motion when the barrier arose aroseWith With snch an advantage Old Koeiiig soon opened up a commanding lead and racing at a terrific speed easily held sway to the end The speedy Flags raced after the flyiin leader and made a game but unavailing challenge on the far turn and was tiring at the end Jack Hare Jr was third and Iapp fourth Papp made up ground in the stretch and seems improving improvingThe The Fleetwing Handicap was first run in 1908 its winners and other details being as follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val TJ e 1008 Magazine 3 09 D McCrthy2370 115 1900 Jack Atkiu 5 130V Powers 1103 112 1910 Magazine 5 109 G Archibald 1150 112 1911 Ten Point 4 125 J Butwell 1355 113 1915 Phospor 3 108 J Loftus 1250 111 111191C 191C He Will 4 118 R Troxler 1315 112 1917 Top th Mng5 133 M Huston 2325 110 1918 Old Koeuig 5 128 L Ensor 2325 107 107Not Not run in 1911 1912 and 1913 Run at Belniout BelnioutPark Park in 1915 1915FOUR FOUR STRAIGHT FOE SEA PIRATE PIRATEJ J S Tyrees colt Sea Pirate gave further evi ¬ dence today that he is a twoyearold of more than ordinary merit when he conceded much weight to The Boy and Chasseur and beat them decisively in the five and a half furlougs dash which started the days proceedings Incidentally Sea Pirate scored his fourth straight victory and in running todays race in 105 he hung up a new track mark for the distance distanceThe The second race resulted in a runaway victory for Jack Stuart The Marrone colt was the outstanding choice among the oral speculators who were given a few anxious moments at the start when the fav ¬ orite was pinched back causing him to lose several lengths However Ensor took Jack Stuart to the outside and the Englishbred colt displaying re ¬ markable speed soon overhauled the leaders and oiice in the lead it was all over but the shouting shoutingPerugino Perugino was the choice of the Kentuckians in the mile and seventy yards dash run as the third race but after a brief display of speed quit and dropped back The wiuuer turned up in Jefferson Livingstons Aldebaran which escaped the early crowding and racing into a big lead was only can ¬ tering at the end endThe The Frenchbred LInfirmier after many at ¬ tempts finally broke 4nto the winning column when he easily accounted for the fifth nice He was well ridden and after closely following the pacemaker to the stretch easily disposed of him iu the final sixteenth and drew away at the end endStarter Starter Cassidy decided that Howan was respon ¬ sible for Lord Brightons post behavior on Saturday and suspended him for the remainder of the meet ¬ ing ingC C II Diebold has purchased Austral from Mrs E D Springer SpringerJockeys Jockeys A Johnson and F Robinson have re ¬ ported to their respective employers at Saratoga SaratogaG G Byrne has been engaged to ride the Viau rep ¬ resentatives in their Saratoga engagements engagementsW W C Weant William Martin and others bid for Jack Stuart but the colt was retained by his owner ownerTho Tho approval of the stewards of the Jockey Club has been granted tho following associations to conduct fall race meetings as follows followsQueens Queens County Jockey CInb at Aqueduct Sep ¬ tember 1C to September 2S inclusive inclusiveMetropolitan Metropolitan Jockey Club Jamaica September 30 to October 12 inclusive inclusiveEmpire Empire City Racing Association October 11 to October 20 inclusive
