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RED CROSS DAY PROGRAM Attracts Fairly Good Attendance to Empire City Track Slippery Elni Wins the Melrose MelroseStakes Stakes Red Cross Handicap HandicapFalls Falls to Dorcas New York July 29 The exodus of turfmen horses jockeys and turf followers from here to Sara ¬ toga yesterday and today reduced the number of regulars but did not materially affect the attend ¬ ance the Bed Cross program attracting an unusu ¬ ally large crowd for a Monday The Melrose Stakes and the Red Cross Handicap were the special fea ures in a racing way The Xaiia Stock Farms Slippery Elm tinder a good ride by Melntyre was returned the winner in the Melrose Stakes the favorite Whimsy finishing second and Eliueudorf third thirdThe The winners and other details of the Melrose Stakes is here presented presentedcar car Winner AAVt Jockey Val Tictie 1000 Trillo 5 105 Otlom 1015 1 18 1907 1olly Trim 4 114 M Preston 1183 145 1908 I5ro Jonathan 3 05 G Burns 2450 237 into Black Mate 101 G Garner lir0 l4fi 1014 Grover Hughes 0 105 J MeCabe 075 145 1015 Helen Barbee7 100 AA Lilley C75 144 1910 Hauberk 4 lOii E Campbell 10150 149 1017 Paddy Whack 4 111 I Connlly l0i 145 1018 Dorcas 5 102 E Saudi 1775 a30 a30Distance Distance 1 mile and 100 yards in 1007 and 1 12 12miles miles in 1908 Xot run from 1001 to 1007 and not in 1909 1911 1012 and 1913 Una at Aqueduct in 1915 1915The The Red Cross Handicap fell to the Cleveland Stables Dorcas after a good contest witli Rhine Maiden and Flittergold in which jockey Sandcs horsemanship played a conspicuous part It wan his second winning mount of the day dayBlazeaway Blazeaway at long odds was the winner of the fifth nice while the closing dash went to Daydue DaydueWOOD WOOD VIOLET A DISAPPOINTMENT DISAPPOINTMENTAn An intended good thing went astray when Wood Violet was beaten in the second race The Bryson filly was far back in the early running but closed up resolutely and with great speed that lauded her in second place but could not unite overtake the winner Approval The hitters victory was prin ¬ cipally due to the energetic riding of Saude who rode one of the strongest finishes seen at Empire City after the 1laudit colt showed sisns of tiring tiringKeen Keen Jane easily accounted for the opening race in which the favorite Tippler retired after setting a fast early pace and Madge F well backed suffered from a weak ride With a stronger rider in the saddle Madge F would have made it quite interesting for the winner was the general opinion expressed expressedThe The initial appearance of Tippity Witchet in this years racing is scheduled for tomorrow and is attracting considerable attention among the metropolitan turf followers The wonderful record Tippity Witchet made as a twoyearold in the fall racing of last year when carrying the colors of the Brighton Stable is still fresh in mind and the excellent form the popular little racer has displayed in his work here at Empire City has caused a desire to see him in action with a view of judging how he will compare to the star three yearolds he will meet later at Saratoga SaratogaThe The last stake race of the Empire City meeting will be run tomorrow when the Wakefield Handi ¬ cap for twoyearolds is scheduled for decision decisionKentucky Kentucky turfmen here were deeply grieved to learn of the death of trainer Cliff llammon who died at Saratoga yesterday lie came east with the Kentucky contingent in the best of health and his fellow trainers were shocked to hear of his suddeu demise
