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OPPRESSIVE HOT WEATHER Responsible for Decrease in At ¬ tendance at Empire City Bondage Wins White Plains Han ¬ dicap Calumet Stable Scores a Double New York July 23 With continued heat the afternoon wore along in desultory fashion until Bondage scored in the White Plains Handicap His performance roused the crowd from its las ¬ situde and it greeted the Arthur candidate with wild acclaim upon his return to the scales Ho earned his portion of praise by his spectacular performance Unprepared at the start Ensor was content to guide him down to the rail where he followed far back until the half mile i ost was readied Then with an electric burst of speed he raced up to his oppouents and won going away in the easiest fashion St Isidore shouldered his weight in good style and while tiring from his pacemaking lasted long enough to save second place honors from Orestes OrestesTodays Todays heat served to affect the attendance which was not up to standard standardThe The Kentuckiaiis were handed a surprise pack ¬ age in the opening race when Marion Goosby was easily beaten by African Arrow Scratches re ¬ duced the field in this race to eight starters African Arrow a wellbred English colt in the Calumet Stable was most fancied by the easterners and after racing his opponents into defeat in the first half drew away into a big lead and won eased up Marion Goosbys race was a good one but he had no chance with the winner winnerJohn John Sanfords Tracery colt Gatli had an easy time in the second race leading throughout and drawing away into a big lead at the end endti ti Helmuts superiority over his opponents in the mile dash for threeyearolds robbed the nice of much interest It was only a question of how many lengths lie would win by James Butlers Baiitrv ran a good race but could not keep up with the flying leader although he hung on gamely to the end endFrank Frank Weir saddled the winner of the fifth race in W E Applegates Hamilton A He set a fast pace all the way and had a safe margin at the end with Midnight Sun and Currency second and third respectively respectivelyFIRSTTIME FIRSTTIME STARTER A WINNER WINNERle le Frank a first starter carrying the colors of the Calumet Stable and practically overlooked by the oral speculators scored a well earned vic ¬ tory in the losing race equalling the track record for fiveeighths of a mile Incidentally it was the second success of the day for the Calumet Stable African Arrow winning for it in the first race raceSince Since Sea Pirate ha demonstrated that he is a good youngster trainer John Shields will start the colt only once more at this course and then ship him to Saratoga to prepare him for his several stake engagements The Tyree colt is eligible to all the rich twoyearold events at the Spa except the Hopeful Stakes StakesTicklish Ticklish has been added to starter Cassidys school for bad actors actorsMilky Milky Way II and Tactless II have passed from the Kentucky Stable to A 11 Morris by private sale saleThe The McBride stable was shipped to Saratoga today todayThe The management has set apart Monday July 29 as Ked Cross day The liberal contribution which Aqueducts day afforded is tin indication of what may be expected from the great crowds which have patronized the Youkers course courseJohn John W Schorr expects to ship his horses to Saratoga on Monday MondayJohn John J McGraw paid a visit to the track today for a change of scene from the ball field As usual all of his friends gave him advice adviceEarlocker Earlocker started for the first time after his injury at Belmont Iark He is rounding to said George Odom his trainer and I thought him good enough to win todays race but I guess lie was not quite up to it
