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LAST DAY AT EMPIRE CITY Sport at Hilltop Course Affected by Departures for Saratoga Rubidium and Carmandale Win ¬ ners of Principal Races on Fridays Program NEW YORK N Y July 30 Tim racing at ¬ tendance at Empire City today began to show diminishing proportions and the effects of the leav ¬ ing of racing folk for Saratoga Small fields pre ¬ vailed with the Ilillsdale Purse and the White Plains Highweight Handicap as features featuresThe The Hillsdale Purse furnished a close finish when Rubidium got up in the closing strides to beat Jadda the pacemaker a neck Both horses were about equal choices with the winner most favored at closing time Jadda took the lead at the first turn and maintained that position until within u few yards of the finish Penelope followed the pace for half a mile when she retired Rubidium gained steadily on Jadda after the field straightened in the stretch stretchCarmandale Carmandale lasted long enough in the White Plains Handicap to get the decision by a head from Captain Hershler Leading Star was away first but Carmandale and Captain Hershler were soon the leaders Coming around the far turn and into the stretch Carmandale drew clear and while tiring at the end he had enough left to with ¬ stand Captain Hershlers bid The latter re ¬ sponded to hard urging gaining on Carmandale gradually but tired a bit in the closing strjdej WfietrrflTe field straightened soon after the start there was relatively no change in the position of the horses during the entire race The Boy showed a good performance for his first out since the Xew Orleans meetingThe winter meeting The exodus of racing stables for Saratoga began in earnest today when G E Hall J W May S A Clcpton R O Miller and S McNaughton shipped SpaNotice their charges to the Spa Notice was posted in the paddock today to the effect that jockey J Zoeller had been suspended by the stewards for the remainder of the meeting for unfair practices while astride Tableau dHonneur in the fourth race Thursday His case has been re ferred to the Jockey Club for further action Close observers of the race referred to allege Zoeller ciiight hold of Under Fires saddle cloth while rounding the last turn It is also said that other jockeys riding at Empire City have been guilty of similar practices practicesE E Alvard connected with the Florissant Stable which lias been racing on the Kentucky and Cana ¬ dian circuits was a visitor at Empire City He leaves for Saratoga tomorrow where the stable plans SpaR to race during the meeting at the Spa R J McKeever bid Joaqnina winner of the first race up to SI 700 700 above her selling price priceA A W Shea owner of Drunimmid Ormoiida Young Adams and other horses has formed the Yankee Photo Corporation The object of the cor ¬ poration will be to star Babe Ruth in motion pictures picturesShin Shin Louis bought the twoyearold filly Frivolous from the Oneck Stable on private terms
