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GLADIATOR TOO SPEEDY For Opponents in Knickerbocker Handicap at Empire City Superman Colt Races Brilliantly Brilliantlyto to Defeat Irish Dream Leatherface a Winner NEW YORK X Y July 22 The Redstone Stables Gladiator proved too swift an opponent for tin others that started in the Knickerbocker Handi ¬ cap lieadliner of the Knipire City racing card today Four went to the post two of them Lunetta and King Albert being added starters In the running Irisii Dream and Lunetta showed the way around he first turn and until turning into the back stretch when Irish Dream drew clear and taking a comfortable lead appeared to have Gladiator beaten Hut Barrett on the Superman colt would not be denied When the field straightened for the final rusli Gladiator responded to hard riding and Kot up in the last fifty yards to beat Irisii Dream by a length Irish Dream held on gamely in the final drive but showed his connections figured him just a notcli too high when they considered him as having a chance to defeat Gladiator Lunetta was beaten eight lengths but was good enough to finish third King Albert was always outrun outrunLeatherface Leatherface a gelding which earned his first brackets at the recent Aqueduct meeting showed he is n fairly good racer when lie defeated some useful platers in the Woodland Claiming Handicap one of the features of todays Empire City card Leatherface had some jstancli support but nothing Tike tlit accorded Charlie Sunnily the favorite The latter in company with The Portuguese forced a fast pace the two racing heads apart to the stretcli bend Leatherface always close up at this point came on the outside and overhauling the leaders an eighth out won by a length Albert A and Sailor which had been trailers came with a rush the in the last fifty yards and cot up in time to get second and third places Charlie Summy tired in the stretch and finished fourth Italco and Penelope showed a rather dull performance performanceHeavy Heavy backing was accorded Hope Princess in the opener but after a brief display of speed she tired and ran unplaced The winner turned up in Morning Face a daughter of The Picket which beat Thimble easily although Harrett subjected tlie filly to unnecessary punishment at the end endP P Krafts Tyntee found no trouble in defeating those opposed to her in the second race the Fair Play mares superior speed enabling her to leave her rivals as her rider wished wishedTrainer Trainer K Wlinlen shipped the stable of W J Salmon to Saratoga today Careful the crack twoyearold filly in this stable is entered in all the juvenile stakes at the Spa SpaW W A McKinney lias engaged jockey II Myers to ride the hcrscs of E T Zollicoffer on the Canadian circuit Myers left Empire City this afternoon for Hamilton Ontario where he will fulfill his engagement engagementL L Garth lias returned from his vacation at his home in Virginia He leaves for Saratoga next week weekIt It Horner has purchased War Plume from T Laydon Tlie sale was private privateThe The Kilrane Stable claimed Translate out of the fifth race Wednesday for 3r r Painter a twoyearold in the stable of T D Millin died of colic colicFrank Frank Planner claimed Morning Face the win ¬ ner of the opening race for 2200
