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IMMENSE CROWD AT EMPIRE Witness Unexpected Defeat of Outstanding Favorites Cirrus and Ten-Lec. NEW YORK, N. Y., October 23. One of the largest crowds of the fall .season saw the racing at Empire City this afternoon and, while the program was not up to the metropolitan standard, the fields being small, the running of the races brought about some real surprises. While three favorites and three outsiders won, it is seldom that such outstanding clwices as Ten-Lec and Cirrus fail in a single day. Both appeared to outclass their opponents, but in the running of their respective races they proved disappointing. Cirrus, held by the oralizers at 1 to 8, was easily beaten by Cromwell in the Pelham Bay Handicap. The -Uildretli colt, which has been beating everything he met this fall, was considered a veritable certainty for the race, but he was carrying 132 pounds to Cromwells 96. This was asking a little too much of Cirrus. Experts who had figured that Cromwell had a chance at the weight on the strength of his recent good race with Thunderstorm, took advantage of long odds offered against the Plaudit gelding and backed him from 15 to 1 down to 8 to 1 at the. close of operations. Cromwell took the lead at the rise of the barrier and was never headed. Cirrus made several attempts to pass the lightweighted gelding, but Ills choppy strides became shorter and shorter the farther he went. Coming Into the stretch Sande made a strong effort to get up with the Hildreth colt, but lie failed and Cromwell, crossed the winning line three and a half lengths to the good. The; talent started off on the wrong foot when it selected Ten-Lec to the exclusion of the two other starters to win the opening dash. Ten-Lec was held by the oralizers at the short price of 1 to 6 and had much backing even at that figure. Que-creek at 12 to 1 proved the winner. The Huon colt got off. in front and never relinquished his advantage, although he wns hard pressed by both Dry Moon and Ten-Lec at the finish. .Dry Moon beat Ten-Leccby. a nose -fori second jinoney , . Chwlwr-iliU bC Nevr-YorkTTSa -purchased! from Kentucky parties the five-year-old horse Eliminator, brother to Sun Bonnet, by Sun Star Marion Hood. It is said that Mr. Hill will put Eliminator in training again next spring. Phedoden was claimed by L. T. Bauer for ,240 after she won the third race, for which the broken-winded St. Isidore was a false favorite. The Wit was run up to 82,400 and bought by J. J. Murphy. Neddam pulled up lame from a trouble which is said to have been caused through " defective plating. i
