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NOT SOWN ON THE PROGRAM Lively Storm Brings Fear to the Patrons of Empire City. Daniel an Easy Victor in the Frivolity Selling Stakes Brainstorm Wins a Good Sace. YONKERS. . Y.. July 13. When a grandstand flag: pole is shattered by lightning, when a starters box is washed away by the deluge of rain and when the races are run In a setting of vivid lightning flashes, with almost continuous peals of thunder, one is excused for making a weather report of a racinfr story. Such were the conditions at Yonkers today. The storm began shortly before the advertised post time of 2:30, but it raged with such intensity that the horses were not sent out until half an hour later. With little warning it burst on the track on the hill. First there came a deluge of rain, then hail, then a half gale, repeated lightning flashes with resultant crashes of thunder. This storm drove the lawn tenants into shelter under the grandstand, where they huddled for the greater part of the afternoon But some would rather brave the rain itself than the crowding mass under the stands. Then came the bolt of lightning that split the flag pole at the upper end of the grandstand and hurled the splinters out on the lawn. This caused something of a panic among the many women in the stand and there was considerable apprehension following each succeeding flash. MOKE WEATHER THAN RACING. Yonkers racing is never complete without its electrical storm, and this one ranks with the others that have gone before. It differed principally in its duration, for just when it seemed about ended it broke out again with fresh violence. From blistering heat the temperature became decidedly cool, and altogether it was a day when weather was the bis feature, rather than the racing itself. The stake race of the day was the Frivolity Stakes, a selling dash of five and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, that was worth ,035 to the winner. This was easy for Daniel, which now races for II. C. Proctor. He and Ambler, from the Nevada Stock Farm, raced away from the other three that wen started and dominated the running all the way. Ambler came over from his outside position right after the start, a habit of Parke, who had the mount. Daniel, which began from the inside, had to race outside of him. He wore Ambler down in short order and before the stretch was reached had raced into a long lead and won by four lengths. Ambler was a like distance before Hillhouse, which was starting for the first time in the silks of Miss T. D. Tennille. After the finish Daniel was run up from an entered price of ,000 to ,000 by A- B. Gordon, but was protected and bought in for H. C. Proctor for ?4,0O5. BRAINSTORM BY A NOSE. The Mahopac Handicap, for three-year-olds at a mile, was of really greater racing interest than the stake race itself and it brought about a good contest, with Henry Watersons Brainstorm, under a masterly ride by Sande, the vinner by a nose from J. Davis Prodigious, the light weight of the field. It was a good start and Lang rushed Firm Friend from his outside position, losing several lengths on the first turn, but the colt had speed enough to quickly race into a good lead. Brainstorm was racing second and for a time they were well lapped, when Sande eased his mount back slightly and Firm Friend drew away. Not until the stretch was reached did Firm Friend show signs of tiring, then the weight and the going began to demand toll and he gave way as Brainstorm charged on him when an eighth from home. In the meantime Prodigious was coming with a great rush on the out-sied and right to the end she was closing up on the Waterson gelding, but Sande kept him going long enough to win by a nose. Prodigious beat Hephaistos two lengths for second place and the latter readily took third money from the tiring Firm Friend. The horses of the Allies Stable have been turned over to A. L. Gunther to train. Dot. a two-year-old filly that races for Jake Byer, while being galloped at Belmont Park Thursday morning, collided with the rail and hurt a knee rather badly. And this was not the only misfortune for the stable, for about the same time Squaw Man, while galloping at the Yonkers track, dropped dead. T. Moran saddled the two starters sent to the post for P. S. P. Randolph. These were Sea Mint and Royal Jester. F. Hopkins saddled H. P. Whitneys two-year-old filly Twaddle in the last race of the day The yearlings bred by R. F. Carman at Carmandale will be offered in the sales ring at Saratoga on the night of August 16. There are twelve in the band, all by Meridian, while the mares for the most part have already produced winners. During the storm before the running of the first race the rush of water was so great through a ditch just outside the inner rail that the starters box at the mile and an eighth mark had its foundation washed out and it toppled over on the inner rail. Frank Brown changed the equipments on Hephaistos in the Mahopac Handicap when he raced him without blinkers. Mud was one good reason for the change and the colt ran a good race.
