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MOST EXCITING CONTEST Ardsley Handicap Furnishes Many Thrills for Big Midweek Crowd War Pennant Emerges Victorious VictoriousAfter After Brilliant Race with withthe the Speedy Cirrus New York October 24 Wonderful autumn weather attracted a record midweek attendance to Empiie ity and those who mide the trip were repaid for tlioir journey by witnessing one Jof the most oxiiting contests th eastern fall season has produced It occurred in the Ardsley Handicap Hie stake feature of the afternoon From it War Pennant emerged victorious after a thrilling con ¬ test with K C Hildreths new purchase Cirrus After one false start the quartette of starters were Wt y to a fast beginning and ran to the first turn so closely aliened that they could not be separated War Pennant iiad fortunately drawn the inside past position and through Loftns vigorous efforts lie was eiiiilded to iiiaititain his position to the turn when he drew away into a slight lead Cirrus between Ophelia and Young Adam finally disposed nt them on tlie turn and set out after the Macomber candidate Slowly under Lykes strong urging he reduced the loaders advantage and joined issue with iiui in the final sixteenth It was nip and tutk from there lionie War Pennant lasting to win by a ftliortTlieaM With post positions reversed it i pwKsible that the result might also have been changed The supporters of both gave their re ¬ spective choices a great ovatiou on the return to the scales the winner lieing particularly favored favoredSOFT SOFT SPOT FOR NATURALIST NATURALISTJoseph Joseph E Wideners speedy Naturalist found c soft spot in the mile and seventy yards race for horses of all ages He was one of five bad actors that sorely tried Starter Cassidys patience for several minutes They were finally dispatched when they were permitted to walk to the barrier Naturalist assumed immediate command and held liis opposition safe at all stages Hank ODay the worst offender during the post delay was away slowly and refused to extend himself at any part of the race raceBarry Barry Shannon scored a lucky victory in the sec ¬ ond race His display of early si eed enabled him to secure a big lead but lie was tiring rapidly in the last seventy yards and barely lasted long enough to get a neck decision over Snapdragon II Robiu MKIS overconfident ride on the favorite was partly responsible for his defeat He permitted Snap ¬ dragon II to race along in the rear in leisurely fashion during the early running and while tin Miller representative closed up resolutely when railed on rounding the far turn he could not quite overtake the leader just failing to get up upBilly Billy McCIoy finally managed after many fail ¬ ures to graduate from the ranks of the maidens by leading from start to finisU in the opening dash Itright Angels efforts to overcome the handicap if iKing caught unprepared at the start told on her at the end and she barely saved second place placeThe The Broomstick relding Orderly was backed to the t exclusion of everything else in the mile and t sixteenth race carded as the fifth and made good In a fashion that left no room for doubt as to his superiority over his opposition oppositionVULCAIN VULCAIN SOLD TO H G OXNARD OXNARDVulcain Vulcain the French stallion has been sold to If GOxnard GOxnardHarry Harry Hastings claimed Snapdragon II for 850 850The The stewards of the meeting have refused the further entries of Hank ODay ODayjrom jrom Maryland conies the report that an accident which Billy Kelly sustained in his recent race with T H cbares has caused a suspension of his training activities activitiesA A McDermott while astride Tames Jr in the sixth race crowded John Powers for which he was suspended for the remainder of the meeting meetingS S C Hildretli lias purchased Out the Way from jl P Whitney WhitneyAlbert Albert Simons acting for M Goldblatt bought Barry Shannon from the Quincy Stable StableBorrow Borrow and Petrol have been sent to winter fjnarters at II P Whitneys Brookdale Farm in yew Jersey JerseyW W H Howe registrar of the Jockey Club was a visitor Mr Itowe has heard that his sou Sergeant Geo Itowe confined to a miltary hospital sit Winchester England is convalescing convalescingGeo Geo W Loft was a visitor Simon Healy with bl publlc stable and James Fitzsimmons with the Quincy Stable arc two who will ship to Pimlico fit the conclusion of this meeting meetingAdvices Advices from Maryland indicate that there are jced prospects of the resumption of racing at Laurel on either Saturday or Monday next nextJ J E Madden has repurchased from the Brighton Stable the chestnut colt by Ballot Gracilia the Chestnut colt by Trap Rock My Bessie and the Day filly by Oruiondale Frankness at private sale TlwJse three yearlings cost Mr Smith 7500 at jgMrvMaddeijs yearling sales early in the year
