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STARTLING PROVES THE BEST R F Carmans Racer BeatsrGoocf Sprinters in Main Race of Day Favorite Out The Way a Distant DistantTrailer Trailer Throughout Butwell ButwellBides Bides Two Winners NEW YORK N Y July 25 The MayNovem ¬ ber Highweight Handicap was the feature of rather an ordinary days program This race brought out some sterling sprinters Startling quoted at liberal odds and running in his best form Avon the race over Quietude and Ticklish The Carman racer went into the lead at the stretch turn and staving off a determined challenge from Quietude won de ¬ cisively Ticklish and Out the Way the two public choices were never prominent until near the end where the former outlasted the Hildreth racer for third place The weather was again ideal and a goodsized crowd was on hand Bright Gold which raced frequently of late took the first race after being quoted at short odds Corame Ci won another purse for the Qnincy Stable in the second race which was the longestdistance race programmed for some days it being at a mile and a quarter The winner and Conduit were both well supported and though the latter showed improved form over the dry track a creditable performance for a threeyearold though all of Comme Cis recent races have been good goodMillrace Millrace led home a band of platers in the third race Picdra and Dottas Best being second and third thirdCrepuscule Crepuscule made a runaway of the fifth finish ¬ ing ten lengths ahead of Toadstool while Favour second choice in the betting was outdistanced all the way wayOrleans Orleans Girl took the final dash after a spirited contest contestJockey Jockey Bntwell carried off the riding honors of the afternoon piloting two winners Millrace and Startling StartlingUlysses Ulysses Westervelt special agent of the S P C A was called in by manager Fitz Gerald to ex ¬ amine the mare Masda which was said to have been maliciously wounded with a knife two days ago After examination Mr Westervelt reported that the mare was not suffering and instead of being maliciously Injured said I believe the injuries were accidental and done by the mare her ¬ self She worked a half mile yesterday morning in 50 seconds secondsFATOE FATOE TO LEAVE MONDAY MONDAYIt It is probable jockey Fator will leave for Sara ¬ toga after tomorrows races at Empire City CityAfter After Albert A won his race yesterday those who wagered on Ellison at 6 to 5 wondered at their foolishness Even W C Weant owner of Ellison had to smile at the idea of Ellison being a 6 to 5 favorite in any company It demonstrated plainly the bad lot of horses that are sometimes gathered together when the conditions call for the cheap variety varietyFrom From a time standpoint Game Cock ran a far better race than Cirrus yet the latter is presumed to be one of the firstclass handicap horses Not ¬ withstanding these facts said an expert handi capper after the race if Game Cock with his 115 pounds were to meet Cirrus with 119 the latter would be a decided choice Incidentally Game Cock is a decided front runner or likes to be in close pursuit of a leader He does not like either mud or dust thrown at him is his trainers ver ¬ sion of the likes and dislikes of Game Cock Cockdockers dockers reports on Penelope infer the McClel ¬ land filly Is destined for better things She may not be a stake filly say they but she will beat much better horses than she met yesterday yesterdayJockey Jockey Taplins case was furtlter Investigated yesterday and continued until the stewards of the Jockey Club meet again at Saratoga Taplln was suspended during the Belmont Park meeting meetingR R McKeever claimed Cormoran out of the sixth race Thursday for 1205 and the Winous Point Stable got Rubidium for 1500 1500Lieut Lieut C C Cook the wellknown race track photographer who was in command of the aerial photography section at Toul France was dis ¬ charged from the service today todayDave Dave Heisman another wellknown racing fol ¬ lower also got his discharge papers today
