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RACING LOAN OVER THE TOP Saturdays Pledges at Empire City Bring Total to 2375350 Governor Whitman and Biggest BiggestCrowd Crowd of Fall Season See SeeSpectacular Spectacular Racing New York October 19 For the first time in i generation a governor of the Empire State visited i metropolitan race course Governor Charles S Whitman bound on a holy mission entered tins grounds after the second race with a distinguished escort After lond cheering lie was introduced by Mayor Win L Wallin of Yonkers to an attentive gathering lie warned of the nations need the 3X0010 New Yorkers who were over there and made a touching appeal for them and their com ¬ fort His remarks were followed by more cheering and pledging until racings Liberty Loan quota1 went over the top with S23753r to its credit A fine patriotic crowd and a credit to their state and nation was tho governors comment commentJames James Butler master of the Empire City track was the days largest contributor with 50000 John J McGraw the New York baseball manager wrfh 40000 and exCongressman George W Loft through i representative with 30000 Arnold Rothstein with 20000 Jbriagingjhjs total to 120 000 were some of the highest subscribers Con ¬ gressman Lofts contribution was brought to 10 000 through todays pledge pledgeFive Five autographed orders for 1000 bonds with President Wilsons signature wen bid in within two minutes by Tom Shaw Fred Ieck It 11 liriiwn Phil Abrahams and Jack Doyle of Detroit with 10000 each E G Soule for his daughter Mis Beatrice took 100X Charles Klwell the authori ¬ ty on bridge Macey Bloomenthal John Sliaugh iiessy and Charles Kissel were the other 10OM subscribers subscribersE E J liyan chief committeeman worked like a Trajan His efforts during the campaign have been tireless and he made a supreme effort today His labors were rewarded with 512700 included in total During Governor Whitmans speech several army planes hovered over the course courseThe The crowd was the greatest of the fall season at ¬ tracted by the executives visit and the first class program It was fine warm weather that contrib ¬ uted its share and most of the finishes in the races were of the hairraising order orderIt It is probable that the regulars who have made daily subscriptions have given a greater proportion of their wealth to the Liberty Loan than any other class It II Brown whose son is in the trenches made cash subscriptions daily until Friday when he was forced to adopt the government pay ¬ ment plan for his final 150011 subscription subscriptionFEATURE FEATURE TO SPEEDY NATURALIST NATURALISTThe The racing feature of todays program was tho Pelham Itay Handicap a dash of one mile and a sixteenth with 1500 added The enthusiasm of the crowd knew no Imumls when the horses paraded to the post led by a pony whose rider carried the Stars and Stripes while the band played the national anthem The crowd arose en masse and joined in singing the song dear to the hearts of all Americans Wild cheers followed and then the race began J K Widener the popular Philadelphia sportsman furnished the winner in his speedy Frenchbred Naturalist The latter away fast set a fast pace throughout but was driving to the limit at the end Robinson taking no chances with Roamer and Corn Tassel finishing like a flash Gallant old Roamec gave another game exhibition outlasting Col Tassel for second place and gaining with eveij si ride on the winner winnerThe The finish in the first race was one of the best and closest witnessed throughout the whole fall season Out the Way set a sizzling pace to the final eighth where he was joined by Star Spangled and Ultima Thule The crowd was compelled to await the official placing Thunderclap the only twoyearold in the nice had no chance after the barriers rise his rider little Myers being un ¬ prepared and was practically left leftThe The presence of KohiNoor caused many with ¬ drawals from the third race robbing the event ot all its promised attractiveness The Arlington filly had only to gallop along at her own pace to win by eight lengths Keveler second choice in the specu ¬ lation bled on the turn permitting Air Man to se ¬ cure second place easily easilyEverest Everest at oddson accounted for the fifth race after experiencing considerable difficult maintain ¬ ing a contending position Lykes gameness alone saved him Orderly had him pinned on the inside rail for the final threeeighths The latter tired in the final drive and again the official numbers were necessary to relieve the crowds suspense the finish being so close Jack Mount hard ridden closed fast and was going fastest at the end and would have beaten both Everest and Orderly in u few more strides stridesKohiNoor KohiNoor was again boosted GOO over her entered price by Joseph Vendig at which figure Edward Arlington again protected her
