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ONLY ONE FAVORITE WINS Machine Gunner Saves Talent from Complete Rout "Buddie" Ensor Proud Father. NEW YORK, N. Y.. October 27. The talent fared badly at Empij-e City today, but one choice getting down to -the winning line in front and in that case it came in the closing race whan Machine Gunner just got up in time to defeat Clare Frances the shortest kind of a head. The superior ride the Meellck colt received by Earl Saude saved the day for the talent. Half a dozen df the best sprinters at Empire started in the Kingsbridge Highwelght Handicap, the days feature. Lord Brighton ruled favorite, but the winner -turned up in Daydue, the heavily backed second choice. Daydue set a fast pace all the way and, after having withstood challenges from both Lord Brighton and Dunboyne, had enough left at the finish to beat Ticklish. W. II. Fizers Dark Hill was much the best In the claiming handicap over the mile and a quarter route. While the son of Fowling-piece had stanch support, most of the speculators favored Lord Herbert, which wen. to the post at. 1 to 2. Dark Hill took the lead at the start and led the entire way under stout restraint and was never seriously threatened. Great Gull was third five lengths back of Lord Herbert and American Soldier was beaten off. S. C. Hildreths Regal Lodge was the whispered "good thing" in the Highland Purse, but that formerly fast gelding had not been to the races for some time and the talent were a bit skeptical about his chances until they saw .the gelding being heavily backed by his stable connections. Then he was heavily backed. In the early running Regal Lodge could not keep paee with Ace of Aces and Youneed and was not able to get into his stride until too late, finishing third, only neck separating him from Ace of Aces, which had been ousted from the lead by Tableau dHonceur an eighth out. The latter drew away in the last few strides. Jockey "Buddie" Ensor is a proud father. That was the cause of his absence from Empire City today, having been called to Baltimore to welcome a little baby girl. He will return to the Hill Top track to finish out the meeting.
