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CORN TASSELS GREAT RACE Scores Spectacular Victory in Arnityville Handicap Wins After Being Almost Left Leftat at the Post Close Finishes FinishesFeature Feature Days Racing New York September 9 A prognim which promised well coupled witli fine cool weather at ¬ tracted a good Monday attendance which was some ¬ what disappointed upon its arrival at Belmont Park to find that the card had been sadly marred by numorous withdrawals However close and inter ¬ esting finishes redeemed the days snort The well supported Tailor Maid after many disappointments made good in the opening dash in which Pluviada failed in the pinch after forcing the pace from the start startEnthusiasm Enthusiasm reached its highest pitch when K T Wilsons Corn Tassel scored in the Amityville Han ¬ dicap the days feature after a spectacular per formance Starter Cassidy bothered by the crazy post antics of Hank ODay finally succeeded in straightening the ISresler entry when the barrier was sprung Tins favorite Corn Tassel was un ¬ prepared and was practically left but Lyke went to the whip and Corn Tassel responding gam ly picked up his opponents one after another caught the leaders after rounding the far turn and got up in the final strides of a sensational drive driveThe The spectators were compelled to await the offi ¬ cial numbers in the steeplechase Square Dealer and Trumpator joined issue a half mile from home and after crossing the last jump there was nothing to choose between them In a furious drive the Grecntree Stable entry gained the decision Weld ship displayed none of his old greatness was never a serious contender and has earned the right to retirement apparently having seen his best days as a timber topper of high class classStarry Starry Manner won in the third race by half a length after Deckmate apparently sulked under Lykes urging in the final threesixteenths pininng back his ears and bearing out It was a well contested struggle throughout and Deckmate ap ¬ peared to have the race at his mercy when turning for home homePOOR POOR SADDLE WORK IN THE FIFTH FIFTHHis His Sister accounted for the fifth and the crowd was again compiled to await the judges decision Marmite was weakly ridden by Midgeley who looked around continuously during the final threeeighths Callalmns effort on His Sister was little better for he permitted the Johnson filly to spniwl in the final drive The closing dash brought about the downfall of the oddson choice Memories II which never had a chance to overtake the flying The Tanshee II from the stable of G D Widener WidenerPride Pride of India the highly prized twoyearold which was knocked down to Preston Burch at the sale of II A Porters horses presumably on behalf of John Sauford is still the property of Mr Porter The idea that Mr Sanford bought him said Mr Porter was because Preston Bureh bought him in for me and I turned him over to Burch to train He is still my horse and is not for sale saleThe The yearlings belonging to W 15 Miller Hal Price Headley and II A Porter which are to be sold at Dnrlands Friday night by the FassigTip ton Company arrived today all in good condition Ken Davis bought the Garry Herrmann fill Col ¬ umbine from Lieut GD Widener today at private sale saleJohn John Madden has sold his twoyearold Grouse to Samuel Hildreth HildrethJames James Rowe says that the lameness of Johren is not considered at all serious He has shown signs of lameness ever since the Belmont Stakes in which he beat War Cloud said Mr Itowe but he gets over it quickly quicklyAfter After Tailor Maids victory in the first race the Olympus Stable retained her by claim of 1450 and S C Hildreth kept his Deckmate by the same process for 1255 after the third nice
