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FIGHTING FINISHES THRILL Patrons of Empire City Track Entertained by Spirited Racing. Malimou Outlasts St. Omer After Long: and Hard Fought Stretch Duel in Main Offering of Day. YONKERS, N. Y., July 27. From a program framed for platers some good sport developed at the Hilltop course of the Empire City Association today. The best race of the day was at a mile and seventy yards for three-year-olds, and it brought one of the best finishes when Mrs. Marshall Fiekls Malimou, after a long stretch duel, took the measure of J. J. Morans St. Omer, -with John J. Robinsons Little Lad finishing a rather distant third. The track had come back to a fast condition and the weather conditions were ideal. The crowd was both large and enthusiastic and the fighting finishes furnished many thrills. In this three-year-old feature it was St. Omer that carried the burden of the pace and Robertson rated Malimou along back of the son of Blondin, but well within striking distance. Little Lad was third and he was under a steadying restraint for the first five furlongs. Miss Careful, Blarney Castle and Daisy Cutter, recently back from Rockingham Park, completed the field. After swinging into the back stretch two lengths clear of the company with St. Omer, Landolt took hold of the colt and he was racing stronjly. Robertson was waiting back of him with Malimou and it was not until rounding out of the back stretch that he made any move. There Pascuma shook up Little Lad and he quickened : tride, and Stout circled around with Daisy Cutter. Pascuma had roused his mount to hold his position. The rush of the Whitney filly did not last long and Little Lad remained in third place. Going to the stretch turn Robertson moved up to St. Omer with Malimou and all through the stretch run the two were locked. As they battled along they drew out from V Little Lad until he was soundly beaten and right to the last nod the two fought to have Malimou drop his head down to victory in the closing strides. Little Lad was five lengths away and he had whipped Daisy Cutter a length for third. Miss Careful was never a contender and Blarney Castle ran a dull race to be eased up eight lengths back of the field. A fighting finish resulted in the five and a half furlongs for juvenile colts and geldings that opened the card. It went to Preston M. Burchs Scout Chief, a son of Campfire and Pals Love. Samuel R. Rosoffs Bernie K. was a close second and Miss A. Pendergasts Prince Star saved third from Baby John, a maiden son of John P. Grier and Gad Fly, which carried the C. V. Whitney silks. This gelding was Mrs. Whitneys choice among the yearlings, but he has not yet racec. to that high opinion. There was a double for the Burch silks and for apprentice Sullivan when Selby L. Burchs Giggley Ann was winner of the third, a five furlongs dash for cheap juvenile fillies. Samuel R. Rosoffs Walda raced to second place and third was the portion of Nancy C, from Victor Emanuels Dorwood Stable. Biddy Gal was first to show. Giggley Ann was away in the first flight while Nancy C, leaving from the outside position, was not as fortunate. Walda soon took command, but Giggley Ann went with her and they both drew away from Biddy Gal, and Canana. The latter was on the inside and at some disadvantage in the deeper footing. Giggley Ann proved to have more speed than Walda and she had the Rosoff filly headed as the turn out of the back stretch was reached. Once in" front, she held her lead in resolute fashion but Walda was coming again in the final furlong, where Horn tried to go through on the inside. He had accepted the worst of the going for his move but Walda finished gamely to be beaten by only a neck. Nancy C. closed a considerable gap, racing on the outside to out-finish Canana but she was two lengths back of the Rosoff filly. J. J. Brady of the Horsemens Transportation Co. announced the following horsemen have shipped horses to Coney Island: L. W. Johnson, fifteen; J. R. Schuster, eight; Roy Pollard, eight; Alfred Johnson, two; M. F. Sheedy, six; W. Dennan, two; M. Archille, five; Joe Roberts, two; J. Hathaway, three; R. Felder, three, and E. Phelan, three. The stables of J. L. Donovan, Frank Car-reaud and Clarence Turner will remain at Rockingham for the next meeting.
