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MAX HIRSCH SADDLES WINNER Bernard Baruchs Captain Argo Canters in Empire Feature. » Friday the Thirteenth Fails to Effect Attendance at Popular New York Race Course. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., July 13.— Max Hirsch, who has met with a full measure of success at the Empire City association meeting, saddled the winner of the best race at the Hilltop course today when he sent out Captain Argo from Bernard Baruchs Kershaw Stable. This fellow had not been raced for a month and a half but he made a show of a smart band of sprinters and ran the swiftest five and three-quarters furlongs of the meeting, in 1:08%. He simply galloped home and had it been necessary, he could have run much faster. William B. Millers handsome Mad Hatter filly Mad Beth, raced to second place, while Scotch Gold, from the Howe Stable, took third from Curacao. An interesting card of racing was furnished for Friday, the thirteenth, and that unlucky combination did not prevent a big crowd from being on hand and taking a lively interest. In the sprint feature, which was called the Round Tree, and under claiming conditions, there were seven sent to the post. With only a slight delay, the start was a good one and the apprentice Rosengarten had Captain Argo off in full stride. He was attended by Scotch Gold and Mad Beth, but raced into a commanding lead and never shortening stride, continued to draw away until he was galloping along three lengths clear when the stretch was reached. By this time, Mad Beth had moved into second place and Litzenberger had saved ground with her on the stretch turn. Dun-lilt was third but Scotch Gold was steadily wearing him down and then came Curacao, doing his best and unable to get any closer. Mountain Elk was far back of these and he had been utterly unable to reach a contending position. As Captain Argo swept past the line winner by five lengths Rosengarten had him well in hand while Mad Beth was out to the last ounce to withstand the rush of Scotch Gold and save second place by a head. The gray was four lengths before Curacao, and the others trailed along soundly beaten. An accident occurred in the running of the opening five furlongs dash for plater juveniles when Molly fell with J. Renick while in a contending position. The winner turned up in J. J. Meehans Kindred Spirit, which, after acting badly in a long delay at the post, was off running to lead throughout The Greentree Stables Alaric raced to the place, with W. A. Rosens Palasa taking third after being away so badly as to have scant chance. Transcending was rather a distant fourth. Until she went down Molly was chasing after Kindred Spirit and, after the accident, Alaric moved into that position, but he was utterly unable to run down the Meehan gelding, which was over the line the winner by three lengths. Alaric had saved the place from Palasa by two lengths, but the Rosen filly ran a winning race from where she was off. Renick, after his fall with Molly, fortunately escaped serious injury, and he returned to the stand in the starters wagon. In a bitterly fought out finish, Mrs. Chester F. Chapins Bit o Shade earned a close decision over Mrs. W. W. Vaughans Galon Boy in the five furlongs of the second race, fashioned for juveniles that had never won two races. Well back of the fighting paii, Up and Up, from the Greentree Stable, beat Jim John for third. Bit o Shade left the post running, and when Richards hustled her along all the way she was never headed. In the run through the stretch she was guilty of carrying Galon Boy out rather badly, but no claim of foul was made and the stewards did not disturb the order of the finish, though the winning margin was only a head. Jim John was the one to race second to the stretch, but through the final furlong Coucci challenged with Up and Up to take third readily, but he was a length and a half back of the Vaughan colt. In this the disappointment was Finance, from the Coldstream Stud Stable. He was looked upon as best of the company and went to the post a well played favorite. Off well, he was outrun and while he was in close quarters at the head of the stretch it was hardly excuse enough for his showing.
