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RAIN AND HEAVY TRACK Patrons of Empire City Encounter Very Disagreeable Weather. - Card Is Riddled by Scratches Royce Rools Has a Walkover in the Main Race. XKW" YOBK. X. Y., July 1.. One of the forest cards of the Metropolitan season, coupled with tin; worst went her conditions encountered tliis year, was todays offering fur t lie patrons of Empire City. Beginning with two downpours befoio the first rare, the weather man showered the assemblage at interval throughout the afternoon. Before the first raee low-hanging elomls drifted up the course scarcely fifty feet above the. ground, and it was impossible to sec across the infield. While the first race was rim in a driving rain the darkness had lifted at that time. Scratches riddled the card and brought a walkover for Uoyce Bools in the Gi anni tan Handicap. 15. Kennedy, astride the Saintolat gelding, galloped a mile and an eighth in 2:13f, to earn 74.10. half of the value the race would have held for the winner had there been another starter. .lohn Sanfords The Curragh colt Sleivcconard. of which much was expected earlier in the spring, found a track to hi liking in the first race of the afternoon aud showed the foim he displayed in his work-out.s at Aqueduct, but not in his races. He won by five lengths. He was well supported, but not the favorite. Cydonia iiad that honor, ids recent good winning performance .giving, Iijm the call, Toda.v-trrTTAIf" Track was "too much for the son of Peter Quince and he was never prominent. The . lluucocns Kose Brigade was first to show in front, but gave way to Sleivcconard on I lie turn. The Sniiford colt was then given Ids head and Mooney had only to sit still and let him go about his business. This he did to finish off by himself in a canter. Bose Brigade gamely held on to second place, wliile the Lexington Stables Missionary, coming from the rear, passed Cydonia in . the last few strides. Fifteen platers of the common kind met in the second race. Xo mistake was made in selecting Turnabout as favorite. The Fair Ilay filly ran well the last time out and did better today. She seemed to like the soft going and after 1. T. Bar-iinni showd a brief flash of speed moved to the front and soon bad a commanding lead. She increased it in the last quarter and cantered past t lie judges six lengths in advance of Celtic Lass, which was a length in front of 1. T. Itanium. The blue pencil riddled the third race of all the bright lights that were expected to shine in this dash of a mile and seventy yards, leaving but four to clash. The Chicago owned Sea Sinner was the choice and again no mistake was made. He led throughout, unmolested, and never in danger. I.iff Itnng was his nearest rival, but that was all. Sminyland was third, showing gocd speed for a half after being heavily backed at post time. The Bocklaud Purse, at one mile and an eighth, t lie fifth on the card, was nothing more than a runaway for .Terry Carrolls Bantry. The old Celt horse has been threatening to win lately and today found going that helped him immensely, so much so that he was away with the rise of the barrier and quickly raced into a big lead, which was never questioned. His rider was pulling him up at the end. Father Kill Dalys Uoekport. after two victories in a row, showed that no liberties can be taken with the old fellow, as lie ran a fine race, coming around on the outside to beat Keliher for second money. Another Kilmer-bred Assagai filly romped home, an easy winner when Attn Gal accounted for the final dash of the afternoon. She was never in danger, although Stock Pin, the favorite, was trying hard till the way in second place. .T. !. Waguon left tonight for Toronto to take over the Canadian division of the Icliean Stable. Edward Billing, the stables agent, will ship Veiled Colleen, Consul aud Hyperbole to Wagnon tomorrow. Clifford Uobiuson, who was married to Miss Lillian Davidson Thursday night, is spending his honeymoon in Cincinnati, the home of the bride.
