view raw text
OFFDAY CARD AT EMPIRE Kashmir Victorious in Melrose Selling SellingStakes Stakes On Watch Victim of a aMisjudged Misjudged Ride NEW YORK X Y July Ifl Only tiiree horsrs fa cod the barrier in the Melrose Sellins Stakes of 2500 stake feature of the Empire City card today Of the trio Kashmir was the irost favored at the close of oixrations The talent evidently had it right for the Delhi horse was off like a flash and standing off repented challenges from both Elmendorf and Yellow Hand won by a length under a drive Yellow Hand was second four lengths in advance of Elmendorf Kashmirs race was far different from his last one at Aque ¬ duct but changes in tracks may have had some tiling to do with his good race today todayThe The talent met a reverse in the Mahopac Handi ¬ cap when St Allan at long odds defeated On Watch by two lengths On Watch was a hot fa ¬ vorite biit was the victim of a misjudged ride on the part of jockey Barrett who restrained his mount too long before challenging St Allan was runnerup to Fort Churchill which set the early pace At the stretch bend he passed Fort Churchill and hold the others safe through the stretch winning by two lengths Edwina which finished third was a contender from the start and probably would have figured more prominently at the finsh bad she not been crowded out of her position on the backstretch Carmandale showed early speed but quit when the real racing began beganS S I Riddle owner of Man o War was at Empire City along with trainer Louis Feustel lie denied that any jockey other than C Kummer would ride Man o War in his Saratoga engage ¬ ments Mr Riddle said that Kummers injuries were responding to treatment and he had ben advised that Kummer would be sufficiently re ¬ covered to ride for his stable during the Saratoga meeting Jack Dempsoy heavyweight champion and Benny Leonard liglltweight champion boxers were greeting their friends at Empire City course They were guests of Johnny Dundee challenger for the liglltweight championship and were in ¬ terested in the outcome of the second race in which Dundees War Mask was one of the favored ones He was returned the winner after an ex ¬ citing finish with Dream of the Valley and Lu netta nettaJockey Jockey C Ponce was set down for six days for misbehavior at the post postFrank Frank Capra will make the riding engagements for jockey W Kelsay and the apprentice rider C Ponce at Saratoga SaratogaKashmir Kashmir was run up to 5005 by C A Coburn but was retained by his owner J J Hallenbeck HallenbeckGeorge George Peterson has purchased El Primo from It Hntchins at pVivate sale salePorte Porte Drapeau formerly owned by E R Bradley ran yesterday in the colors of Pat Dunne DunneS S Wida contract rider for Charles W Clark is now riding at Empire City CityJames James Johnson bought Bayard from II P Whit ¬ ney at private sale saleFliblxrtygibbet Fliblxrtygibbet was claimed out of the last race Thursday by S Louis for 1010 1010J J E Wideners stable has beeu shipped from Ikauout Park to Saratoga
