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AN UNEXPECTED RUSH Gives Courser the Spoils of the Rainbow Stakes. Last, and His Case Seeming Hopeless, A Tremendous Flight of Speed Gives Him Victory. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct., 29. For a feature at the Yonkers track of the Empire City Racing Association the Monday offering was the Rainbow Stakes, a selling race for two-year-olds, over the short three-quarters course. It brought seven to the post and was worth ,310 to the winner. It was a race that brought about one of the most remarkable finishes of the year when W. R. Coes Courser, after being apparently hopelessly beaten, closed an immense gap to out-finish August Belmonts Pricemaker. R. T. Wilsons Ducky, after making most of tha pace, was third before George Choos Fey-sun. The start was a good one and Ducky and Pricemaker drew out slightly from the others, while Courser began slowly and was soon last of all. Ducky stuck to the lead, but began to tire slightly after leaving the back-stretch and Pricemaker took the task ol pacemaking until when he made the turn for home he was well clear and it seemed all over. Miss Domino, after showing an early flash of speed, was through and the others were far enough back to be given no consideration. But Johnny Callahan had no! given up hope with Courser and the Coe gelding was improving his position as ha rushed around on the outside. It was in tha last eighth that he suddenly loomed up and with a tremendous burst of speed he raced alongside the Belmont starter and came on by to win going away by something mora than a length. He had dropped out of tha clouds to win and the finish had a rare thrill. TWO FOR CALLAHAN. Callahan came over from Laurel to rida on the Maryland off day and when ho brought Courser home a winner it marked a double, for he had already won with Prince Regent. Fifteen had been named for the opening short three-quarters dash for selling platers, but nine of them were scratched and tha Rancocas Stables Whirlwind, with Sande in the saddle, proved easily best C. W. Smiths Ege was able to race to second place, with Water Girl beating Three Square for third money. J. II. Sheas Lucky Antoine ran in improved form over his showing Saturday, when the was the winner over the mile and a sixteenth of the second race from J. Bartons Ben Wood, and Silent King saved third place from Zealot. A five-horse field went to the post for tha mile dash of the third race and the Florida Stables Prince Regent proved the winner from F. S. Pages Wildrake and Overtake was third under a peculiarly feebJo ride by T. Burns. Back of him came Knights Bridge, with All American last of the field. Coltilettl rushed Wildrake off to such good advantage that he was showing the way on the first, turn, with Prince Regent racing along at his heels under restraint. Knights Bridge was not far away and was running well next to the inner rail. RUDDY nOME FIRST. R. L. Gerrys Ruddy Avon the fifth race, at a mile and seventy yards, winn:ng by a half length from The Almoner, which took second place seven lengths before Sweet and Pretty. J. W. Pangle claimed Whirlwind from the Rancocas Stable for ,700. R. B. Odom claimed Owasco for ,S00 and W. E. Pepperly took Ruddy from R. L. Gerry for the same amount. J. Corcoran and J. Thomas departed with the remainder of the Greentree Stables horses here for Maryland. Fred Burlew will ship ten horses of Ben Blocks to New Orleans from Yonkers Saturday. This will be the first year since Mr. Blocks entry into racing that he has raced his stable during the winter season. " Placing judge E. C. Smith .departed last night for Baltimore, where he will officiate in a like capacity at the Pimlico meeting. Clerk of the scales Albert Burlen, will assist C. Cornehlsen in the placing for tha remainder of the meeting. Hilarity was claimed out of the sixth raca Saturday by W. Epperly for ,500. C. Buxton will again train the Transvaal filly. Jockeys E. Sande, F. Coltiletti and J. Callahan arrived from Laurel and accepted mounts during the afternoon. The last lamed two returned to Baltimore last night
