Governor To Be Guest: Executive of Empire State to Speak at Empire City Today.; Racings Liberty Loan Goal Two Millions--Features of Yesterdays Racing., Daily Racing Form, 1918-10-19

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GOVERNOR TO BE GUEST Executive of Empire State to Speak at Empire City Today Racings Liberty Loan Goal Two TwoMillions Millions Features of ofYesterdays Yesterdays Racing New York October IS Governor Whitman will make an address for the Liberty Loan at the Empire City course tomorrow The chief executive of the Empire State is scheduled to speak at Yonkers and White Plains He will be welcomed at the race course by a committee He will see some good racing in the Pelham Bay and Liberty Bond Handi ¬ caps in which some of the best horses in training are engaged engagedThe The governor takes a lively interest in hnrs2 breeding and is especially eager to see the outcome of the state constabularys plan of mating their western mares with the thoroughbred stallions of the breeding bureau of the Jockey Club which an now stationed at Batavia Syracuse Albany and White Plains PlainsIt It is expected that liberal donations will be forth ¬ coming as a result of the governors appeal appealRacings Racings Liberty Loan took another forward bound today when E J Ryan summoned the faithful for the day coutrjbutions H = ph mleAw4thtliPiii to make another last effort to secure tlie great sum needed and within a few moments subscrip ¬ tions to the extent of 20150 were forthcoming thus bringing the total of racings drive to 1802 500 500To To Arthur Herbert fell honor of being the days largest subscriber witli 7000 M F Lynch the clubhouse commissioner and Chas Billerman took another 2000 worth each Daniel Norton made another 1500 pledge Tony Wonnser Al Koenigs berg Col James H M Howard C P Grady Claude Kyle and B J Creighton were same of those who took 1000 worth each eachMr Mr Ryan in closing the days drive warned eacli and all to come tomorrow prepared to make the grand final effort If you are in to the limit and cant afford to invest another dollar search all night and bring some one out with you who can It is probable that the two million mark will be reached If the weather is propitious to good racing racingA A wellrounded Friday card attracted a big at ¬ tendance which was treated with well contested racing racingThe The first race was won by Balustrade after Sherman A hail set a sizzling pace to the stretch where the Gerry candidate came on to an easy vic ¬ tory Sherman A the stannchily supported favorite rptit badly after a brilliant display of early speed LONG DISTANCE RACE TO STAR CLASS CLASSThe The days long distance nice and Liberty Loan Purs fell to Star Class which was held at oddson in the speculation The filly was the best at all stages of the contest outrunning her older opponents and was pulled up at the end After her victory an unknown bid her up to 1305 at which figure slic was retained by her owner ownerA A water pipe at the five and a half furlongs post flooded tlie track before the first nice leaving a wet spot about forty feet long across the course The firm iHittom was not harmed however and it had no effect on the running runningJock Jock Scot carried off the West Point Highweight Handicap the most pretentious offering of the day The Bresler colt went into a lead at the start and maintained it throughout Hollister under his heavy impost performed creditably though it was apparent that the weight was proving a bit too much for him himIeter Ieter scored an easy win in the fifth race cominjj aroiuil his opponents on the turf to dispose of them easily at the cud War Zone after racing close up with the improved Blue Devil outgamed him in the final drive hut could not overtake the winner winnerIntriguer Intriguer proved best of a mediocre band in tho third race After pactinaking to the last turn Dandy Dude passed him under wraps but Ensor on Intriguer kept about his work and caught the Aii derson candidate weakening in the final sixteenth to win going away Broom Peddler raced in third position throughout a Maj E B Cassatt made a hurried visit to the Yonkers track today He arrived just before the second race jn which his horse Garbage performed and departed immediately thereafter He had the doubtful satisfaction of seeing his colors in front for the first threequarters and there the old campaigner tired and finished third thirdF F Ambrose Clark has presented the mare Donna light by Fitz Herbert StrikeaLight and P S 1 Randolph the mare Repentant by Migraine Rapine to the Jockey Clubs breeding bureau Both have been shipped to the Gencsee Valley station stationMiss Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield has purchased the Parkvale Stables Masque and has ordered her shipped to Kentucky J W Coburn claimed Hank ODay for 2810 after ills defeat on Thursday ThursdayWar War Zone was claimed from the fifth nice by J F Cohurn for 1000


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