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6 EMPIRE CITY MEETING ENDS New York Racing Scene Shifts to Popular Saratoga. Grannys Trade Accounts for Main Race on Getaway Day Card Heat Wave Finally Breaks. NEW YORK. N. Y., Aug. 2. Racing on the metropolitan circuit came to a temporary halt with the running of the getaway program at Empire City today. The scene will shift to beautiful Saratoga Springs, and local racing will not return until Labor Day at Belmont Park. The best race on the closing days program was termed the Mosholu Purse, which had six platers engaged. After a hard drive through the stretch, Mrs. T. R. Queens Grannys Trade, ridden by the apprentice, J. Stout, proved best by a lngth and a quarter. Westy Junior, sporting the silks of H. Teller Archibald, was second, a length in front of J. F. Richardsons Wedding Ring, which took third by a length and a half. The day was less torrid than yesterday, due to the refreshing breeze that snapped the grip of the heat wave. Storm clouds held promise of rain early in the afternoon, but finally drifted away. Grannys Trade was away well under strong riding Though she raced wide entering the stretch, the filly came with a rush that wore down Westy Junior in the run to the finish. The latter had much early speed and led to the sixteenth post. He faltered slightly at this point under his impost, but managed to hold second place safe by a comfortable margin. Wedding Ring was a prominent contender and turned in a creditable performance. Granny. Trad was one of the best backed horses of the day. J. J. Robertsons The Trainer, a son of Justice F., outran five other maiden juveniles with ease to win the opening event of five furlongs. He was four lengths in front of J. J. Jones Second Story while Mrs. W. T. Andersons Unatime was third, two lengths farther back. From a good start, Unatime was first Continued on twenty-second page. EMPIRE CITY MEETING ENDS Continued from first page. away with The Trainer closest to him. Second Story was next. These positions were maintained for a half mile after which Unatime began to tire. Jockey R. Wholey saved ground on the stretch turn with the winner and in a mild drive outran his op ponents with little difficulty. Second Story closed in stout fashion and caught the tiring Unatime at the sixteenth pole. The other three starters were always outrun. The Trainer was well backed and went post-ward as the favorite. A spirited duel between L. G. Blumes Royal Durbar and C. D. Ponamskys Miss Careful marked the running of the second race, which brought together seven cheap platers over the route of one mile and seventy yards. Both came down to the wire noses apart and the winner was Royal Durbar, a long shot, which was admirably ridden by the veteran Johnny Maiben. Mrs. C. W. Williams Fluffy Lee finished third. Far out of the running and seemingly beaten, Royal Durbar came with a mighty rush in the final quarter to register the verdict. Under Maibens perfect rating and hand riding the bay son of Durbar II. managed to get up to the wire in the closing strides. A bad start, in which several of the leading contenders, including the favorite, Scout Chief were immediately eliminated from contention, marred the third race, a test of five and a half furlongs, framed for the cheaper grade of two-year-olds. This resulted in a surprise score for Lee Rosenbergs Baby Chink, by a head, over Thoma3 Calcinas Interruption, while Triolet was an easy third in the field of seven. Jockey R. Wholey chalked up a double by booting Baby Chink home. He previously had ridden The Trainer. When the start came Interruption, unusually alert, dashed into a lead of a length and a half with Baby Chink in closest pursuit. Aga Ray was running in third position while Scout Chief was about fourth and in trouble. Interruption continued to set a terrific pace to the top of the stretch, but weakened slightly when Baby Chink challenged her. These two fought it out stubbornly to the wire, but at the end the Rosenberg colorbearer held on with more determination. There was a bad jam at the stretch turn and Aga Ray was forced to pull up sharply. Scout Chief also met with major trouble and ! his effort was not indicative of his best 1 effort.
