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LARGE CROWD AT EMPIRE Haiti Despised Outsider Easily Takes Wakefield Handicap Talent Further Shocked When Natural flNatural Bridge and fl Cromwell Fail in White Stone Handibap XEW YORK N Y July 29 A large mid ¬ summer day crowd saw the races at Empire City track today which was featured by the AAakefield Handicap of 3500 for twoyearolds and the AVhite Stone Handicap an overnight race for three yearolds and over G AV Lofts Halu one of the long shots in the AVakefield won by a length from Ilnribus with Knohbie third Halu set a fast pace from the start opened up a good lead around the lower turn and had enough spied in reserve to withstand Ilnribus challenge at the end Ilnribus moved up steadily on the outside when clear but tired during the last sixteenth Moody the favor ¬ ite was the victim of some interference during the early racing which caused jockey Coltiletti to offer a protest of foul on the part of Rice who was astride Knobble The stewards after hearing the patrol judge and Rico dismissed the protest protestThe The talent received a shock in the AAMiite Stone Handicap when the first and second choices Natural Bridge and Cromwell failed to finish in the money The winner turned up in Ballet Dancer II well considered which set a fast pace after racing Tableau dHonnenr into defeat in the first quar ¬ ter and won handily from Under Fire by a length and a half The latter showed an improved race came with determination in the stretch drive and run as if he would prove dangerous in most any company in the future futureThe The first two races resulted in close finishes In the opening dash Youneed at comfortable odds got up in the closing strides to defeat the oddsoii choice Arnold by a head In the second race for maidens King Albert fought out the finish with Sweet Music the pacemaker The winner was coupled with Royalty as the Moiialinii entry and was stanchly supported Beaumarais a French horse which had never started was made the favorite on the report of his fast trials trialsJames James AVadsworth Sr chairman of the New YorK State Racing Commission was a visitor at Empire City tra k today todayJ J II McAvoy trainer for Thomas Monahan will ship the Monahan stable to Saratoga today todayS S A Mopton will whip Iantalette Moody and Quicksand the II 1 Whitney twoyearolds he is training to Saratoga Saturday He also will take along AVhite Socks and Rubidium two of his own horses horsesR R J AValden has purchased two English marcs from 5 A Cochran which he sent to his Golden Brook stud in Maryland to be mated to Transvaal TransvaalJ J AA McClelland left for Saratoga yesterday tak ¬ ing with him the major portion of his eastern string Trainer Kimball Patterson will depart witli the remainder of the stable next Sunday SundayJ J AV May leaves with his stable for Saratoga Saturday Max Hirsch trainer for G AV Loft has shipped most of the Loft horses to Saratoga He kept On Watch here to start in the Mount Aernon Handicap the feature of the closing days session at the hilltop track
