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MORE SENSATIONAL RACING Thrilling Finishes Arouse Enthus ¬ iasm of Spectators at Yonkers Star Realm Captures Stake Feat ¬ ure with Aid of Jockey Robin ¬ sons Good Riding Xew York October 21 A substantial and well arranged program was provided for the opening of the final week of racing over the metropolitan cir ¬ cuit The bright bracing autumnal weather served to attract another big attendance which showed its appreciation of the excellent racing by frequent outbursts of enthusiasm enthusiasmDavid David Gideons Star Realm recently acquired from the W R Coe stable won the feature race of the day the Rainbow Selling Stakes from Osgood by a close margin The winner raced Thistledon into submission and ably ridden by F Robinson gamely withstood Osgoods determined bid in tho final eighth It is probable that with riders re ¬ versed Osgood might have been adjudged the vvin nei Ericksons riding of Osgood being rather weak Blairgowrie got up in time to take third place from Thistledon which weakened badly after his early effort effortAfter After Saturdays sensational racing racegoers were hardly prepared Jlo see even more sensational Hsport Today Such was the case however tli finishes in the first four races being so close and hard fought the winners were in doubt until tho winning numbers were displayed displayedChester Chester A Applegato a newcomer to racing pro ¬ vided the winner of the first race in Roi Craig which his trainer L J Reinheimer purchased at the recent Widener dispersal sale The victory was a popular one for Roi Craig was substantially supported and his gameness in resisting the power ¬ ful challenge of Tiger Rose was loudly applauded The finish was so close that the spectators could not tell which had won until the official placing was announced announcedThe The second race was a thriller from start to finish Housemaid and Torchbearer engaging in n terrific duel from the barriers rise until the winning line was crossed They fought every inch of the way with Torchbearer leading to the last few strides when the old mare Housemaid in a final burst of speed got her nose in front and was awarded the decision by a small margin The crowd was on its feet cheering wildly as the two horses made their final effort effortENSOR ENSOR BIG HELP TO DORCAS Again in the third race tho spectators were treated to another close finish in which Dorcas out gamed Salvestra only a nose separating the two at the end Jockey L Eiisor distinguished himself in this RICO his energetic riding being in a great measure responsible for Dorcas victory When Salvestra challenged in the stretch after being reserved during the early running it appeared bad for Dorcas but Ensor never let up and to every lash of the whip Dorcas responded and managed to last long enough to gain the verdict of the judges judgesThe The daily long distance race fell to the improved Star lass in easy fashion After indulging Game Cock at early pacemaking she moved rapidly around the final turn coming on the inside of the tiring Game Cock and holding him safe by a good margin at the end endA A long shot in Chester Two accounted for the closing race Sunnyland the favorite finishing unplaced after running prominently in the early racing racingDonald Donald Diy former sporting writer appeared today weiring service stripes on his naval uniform H has recently been discharged from a hospital when he was carried as the result of a fall from an airplane airplaneFrank Frank Merchant formerly a jockey and who was recently employed by Walter Congdou is dead a victim of pneumonia pneumoniaImpetus Impetus the property of J E Madden bled to death while at exercise this morning morningW W P Gilpin former gentleman rider and iden ¬ tified with racing for u generation was a visitor Mr Gilpin has been engaged in war work since 1914 having acted as horse purchasing agent for the allied governments He recently arrived from Italy upon official business businessB B Travers trainer for C W Starr has pro ¬ tested J W Coburns recent claim of War Zone for the reason that sufficient money to cover the claim was not deposited until twentyfour hours after the race raceAdvices Advices from Jacksonville Fla announce the sudden death of J O Holder from heart failure Mr Holder whose son William died from accidental causes a fortnight ago was well known throughout the country as olvner and trainer for the last four years had been ring manager at Havana
