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LARGEST FALL ATTENDANCE Bids Adieu to Long island Racing for the Current Year 0 0Star Star Master Surprises By Defeat ¬ ing Roamer and George Smith in Stake Race New York October 12 The Liberty Loan drive went forward another great bound Track records vrers reduced mid one of the fall seasons largest crowds bade adieu to Long Islands racing for this year Skies that threatened rain wen ignored by the thousands who attended Racings loan bade fair to go over the top Infore the days end with the large subscriptions pleaded for by the three woundid soldiers invalided back from France E J Ryan ami1 his associates Senator Reynolds started the ball rolling when he offered r0000 if it could IK mutched Within five minutes that sum was obtained and the opnlar president of the association gladly made good his promise Soldiers sailors police anil firemen and members of the Womens Auxiliary Motor Corps assisted worthily in Hie drive driveRoamers Roamers picture and racing plate to lie given to the days highest bidder went to Arnold Rothsttiin on bis late hid of 70OOO 70OOOAl Al Jolson Henry Hanf Phil Kate R II Prown aiil lias ShiiiigiMMl gave 5OOO cadi Mrs Hyland widow of one of Americas foremost trainers gave J5CCO while her daughter gave 2000 Willie Shaw Ihe famous jockey jdedged 3 MMl The days total finally went to S2020OO S2020OOA A K Ma oml ers Star Master furnished one of lie biggest surprises of the fall racing season vji rrlt l lii ii ll iii r and UcVTrge Sihlfli in thi Coriuupufal Handicap the stake offering of the lay The Continental was a dash of one mile and in ilgbtb witli 2OOO added and George Smith was accorded the post of honor among the oral spicula rs Uoamer Iwing second choice Mr Millers popular racer was the first to show in front and set a dazzling pace to well in the stretch where Star Master which had lK en in close pursuit throughout moved up swiftly caught Hoamer in the last six ¬ teenth and outgamed him in a terrific closing drive the time of the race being 151 a new track rec ¬ ord for the distance Ceorge Smith also ran a game nun but was unable at any time to catch the flying leaders His failure was a keen disapi oint ment to Mr Sanford who had been quite confident of victoryLucullite victory Lucullite reduced the threequarters record in easy fashion when he won the days Liberty Bond Columbus Handicap Going into the lead lit the turn he drew away from his opposition indicating that he will be hard to beat in many of the Yonkers Stakes for which he is eligible He ran the threequarters in 111 111Miuto Miuto II scored an easy victory in the second race1 after Whippoorwill had been weakly ridden by BuIIman who was questioned regarding his tmidity while going to the first turn turnPRESENTS PRESENTS PHILIPPIC TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTJoseph Joseph Marrone yesterday presented to the Re ¬ mount Commission of the Federal government the fourvearold Iliilitmic by Cicero Quair by Orme The tender was made through the Breeding Bureau f the Jockev Club W S Vosburgh has regarded Philippic as one of the best bred of all the English horses that have been brought to the United States md he should liely to improve the cavalry arm of the service by the union of his blood with that of the selected western mares which are now located at the remount stations in Virginia Oklahoma and Montana l IiHiii lc is one of the largest horses in training and he cost Joseph Marrone 4000 at the Cochran auction last fall fallK K M Henderson has reserved stabling at Em ¬ pire City Other owners from Kentucky will ship to the Empire City course unless the Latonia meet ¬ ing is held on the latest scheduled dates datesThe The meeting of the Empire City Racing Associa ¬ tion which OIKUS Monday should be a notable me as some of the best horses iulnding Roamer War Cloud and others will be seen in action at various distam s during the twelve days of its duration It will IK the first autumn meeting at the popular course of which James Butler is the president and t oldtimers who know something of the charm of the early fall in Westihestcr County it will recall memories of Morris Park and to the veterans whose racing experience dates back to Jerome Park the two weeks will be a delight delightThe The course is now at its best and there is no ionrse in America that is better fitted for fall racing The track was never in better condition ther being abundant cushion with an even surface which spells safety safetyFIT FIT the opening diy there is a real good card is the result of Secretary Schaumburgs efforts and the attendance should rival that of any oixning day this fall The people of the Bronx alone fur ¬ nish a considerable number so enthusiastic are they for niciug And these together with the regulars will ii doubt fill the clubhouse and grandstand commodious as they are areThe The Liberty Ixian drive which has excititl the coiimifiit and admiration of the entire country will IK continued at Empire with the same energetic ommittce which had charge of the work at Jamaica rendering their valuable aid A local commHIoc beaded by lion W I Wallin mayor of Yonkers and haying m its rosier President James llutler Judge Win J Rhakley General Manager J Fitz Gerald and other enthusiastic workers will cooperate and it is confidently expected that i large sum will IK secured securedAs As John Sanford a member of the Jockey Club nnil a steward of that Ixxly gave 700000 at his home town of Amsterdam it will be seen that racing people have done their part uobly
