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SURPRISE AFTER SURPRISE Marks Wednesdays Racing at Empire City Course Primrose Handiqap to Elected II Ijfcuicy Lee Scores Hollow HollowVictory Victory in Stake Feature NEW YORK N Y July 21 The Primrose Handicap for fillies and mares threeyears bid and over brought together a field in which Alphee carrying the colors of John Sanford ruled th choice The winner turned up in E Sietas Elected II which lias shown good recent form on thu metropolitan tracks Elected II was away best and showing a high order of speed led for the entire race but was doing her best at the end to withstand the pressing challenge of Salvestra Al phee followed the leader closely until into thu stretch whore she retired in favor of Salvestra and Lady Gertrude The latter ran a good race raceP P A Clarks Nancy Lee won in hollow victory in the Demoiselle Stakes the feature of the days program at Empire City Only three fillies faced the starter and the winner was an oddson choice Pantalette wearing the II P Whitney light blue PHI brown colors was the early pacemaker but tired after rounding the stretch turn Nancy Leu moved up rapidly when the trio straightened out in the stretch and responded to urging and wjisonly cantering at the end by six lengths in front of Pantalette Maidens Ballet ran a creditable race for her first essay under colors colorsThe The weather was ideal and a crowd of goodly proportions was present Surprise after surprise markejl the days sport wjth several hard knocks for the followers of favorites favoritesTejiLcc TejiLcc u daughter of Celt Network carrying the colors of the Foreign Stable showed a clear pair of heels to a baud of maiden twoyearold fillies that made up the field in the frst race The Winner was never in trouble and led her opponents by a wide margin all the way Forgetful from the stable of 11 P Whitney and Wild Thoughts carry ¬ ing the J W McClelland colors were making their first appearance under silks but did nothing to warrant the support accorded them themThe The Glen Riddle Farms Diuna Care furnished the biggest upset of the meeting when he failed dis ¬ mally in the third race iii which lie was an out ¬ standing choice He set a slow pace and led to the far turn where to the surprise jf his admirers Jiu quit badly when challenged The winner turp9jlrup in Whisk with Georgie second secondThe The mile and a quarter race was considered in the nature of a duel between Goaler and Claqiier but both were led home by Translate and War Pimm The last mentioned looked all over the winner when he passed Claqucrin the home stretch but could nut successfully withstand tlie game and resoluto challenge of Translate which under Mconeys energetic riding got up in the last few strides stridesThere There was considerable divergence of opinion in picking the likely winner of the closing dash W H Fibers Ballast came in fpr the heaviest back ¬ ing while Air Man and Ustley had their coterie of admirers However the Frenchbred Tenons Ben upset all calculation by leading every part of the way while Great Gull and Air Man putup n tdrrific stmjrgle for second place the former gain ¬ ing the verdict by a head headPocatello Pocatello was claimed yesterday by S Louis for 207 William Booth will ship the horses of the Red ¬ stone Stable to Saratoga Saturday SaturdayR R J Wiilden will not send his stable to Sara ¬ toga After the lEmpire City meeting his horses will be aeiit to Maryland and rested until the fall nieeting rr rrW Havre de Grace W T Anderson has shipped his stable from La tonia to Saratoga SaratogaMr Mr Obalaski has purchased the twoyearold In glecrest from L Garth at private sale Jockey C Kummftr who dislocated his shoulder in a fall at Aqueduct is well on the road tb re ¬ covery He said at Empire City lie would be able to ride Man o War in his Saratoga engagements
