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ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR BURCH Miss Purray Scores in Main Race at Empire City. Continued Hot Weather Makes Conditions Uncomfortable Robinson Crusoe Is Among Days Winners. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 31. The Burches, Preston and Selby, have both cut considerable figure during the meeting of the Empire City association and today at the Hilltop course, Selby furnished the winner of the best offering. That was when he saddled Miss Purray, from the Tranquility Farm Stable, in a five and three- quarter furlongs dash for platers. There was not much class engaged in the race, but the daughter of Purchase ran one 8 of her best races when, with a rush in the final furlong, she snatched the victory from Mrs. L. F. Carmans War Banner and Mrs. T T. R. Queens Grannys Trade, after racing with all the pace, saved third. The continued hot wave made even the course in the Westchester hills rather oppressive, but a surprisingly large crowd was out and it takes more than weather conditions to curb Empire City enthusiasm. In this dash that went to Miss Purray, there were eight starters and no time was lost at the barrier. The start was a poor one and Grannys Trade was more fortunate than the others, but Miss Purray was close after the Axenstein filly, with Transen third from the gate. Robertson made every use of his advantage at the start when he sent Grannys Trade right along and, while Miss Purray could not keep step with her, Miney Myer-son rushed into second and Transen was hanging to third place, Miss Purray following these and well out from the inner rail. Miney Myerson soon outfopted Grannys Trade and, going to the stretch turn, he looked all over the winner as Robertson went to the whip on Mrs. Queens filly. Chief Almgren had come into the running on the inside, while Miss Purray, still" going a bit wide, was holding her position. Miney Myerson was two lengths clear in the stretch run, but in the final furlong he tired suddenly and there was a general closing up back of him. Grannys Trade was coming again and both War Banner and Miss Purray were charging along in resolute fashion. It came to a fighting finish with five engaged as the horses swept through the final sixteenth and Miss Purray, under an excellent ride by Sullivan, was going away at the end, winner by a neck. War Banner had saved second place by half a length and Grannys Trade just nosed out the tired Miney Myerson for third. The C. V. Whitney silks scored and a former Whitney filly was second in a five and a half furlongs dash for juvenile platers, run as the fifth race. This saw Lawless Lady win by a belated dash on the outside, while Murmuring, now racing for George Tuzenew, caught Mrs. W. T. Andersons Sequoia to save second place. Sequoia was the one to set the pace. He was closely attended in the early stages by Canana and Twidgets was in third place. Scout Chief was in a forward position, but forced to race wide at the cost of considerable ground. Murmuring had left the post rather slowly, but she worked her way through until she was a contender at the head of the stretch. There Sequoia was still showing the way, but doing his best. Canana had dropped back beaten and Lawless Lady was still far back. It was well inside the last furlong that Sequoia tired and then Lawless Lady rushed up on the outside just as her stable-mate was keeping Sequoia exceedingly busy. Lawless Lady won by a length and a half and Murmuring beat Sequoia a neck for second place, with Scout Chief just a head back : of Mrs. Andersons gelding. Cheap two-year-olds met at five and a half furlongs in the first offering, and it 1 saw Miss A. Pendergasts Prince Star the i winner over M. F. Sheedys Triolet, with I C. V. Whitneys Baby John just nosing out D Source Circle for third. , The mile and seventy yards of the second J race brought out a woefully cheap lot of maidens, and Fred Greens Device proved 1 easily best when he. dominated all the running " to win with plenty in reserve. Fredrick " Johnsons Peach Bud raced" to second 1 place with Don Guzman, the discard from : the Joseph E. Widener stable, taking third from Teenie R. easily. Robinson Crusoe, which races for Mrs. H. ; D. Cox proved best of the platers that raced in the mile and seventy yards of the third, 1 7 but at the end he was doing his best to beat I Fred Kahns Ipral a narrow margin and Mrs. Matthew Breiners Thoughts took third a 1 from Spanish.
