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APPRENTICES RIDING SKILL I ♦ Plays Important Part in Longford I Success in Empires Best Race. ■ Scotch Gold Encounters Tough Luck but for Which He Might Have Reversed Decision With the Winner. • I J YONKERS, N. Y., July 16.— Little C. Ro- sengarten, an inexperienced apprentice in j the employ of the Geneseo Stable, in a vig- c orous driving finish brought, Mrs. Clyde Phillips Longford home the winner in one | of the best races on Mondays card of the Empire City Racing Association. To score i he took the measure of Scotch Gold, which * raced for the Howe Stable, and it was such , a close fit that some degree of riding skill was called into play. This was a dash at five and three-quarters furlongs for the 1 platers, and well back of the fighting pair 1 George Schimmels Aileen C. took third after a vigorous battle with Follow Thru, which J raced for Thomas Murphy. i The week opened with excellent sport, I though only overnight races were offered for the large crowd that was in attendance. : It was another day of unnaturally warm i weather, but there was some breeze to temper the day for the racing crowd. : Nine started in the dash that went to Longford and, as it was run, it is probable Scotch Gold was best. He met with misfortune in the running that excused his being beaten a head instead of beating the winner. The start was a good one, but Scotch Gold left from the inside stall and when he did not have speed enough to come clear in the early racing it soon became a hazardous position. St. Stephens dashed away in the lead and Sly Haste went with him. Then as Merritt attempted to send Scotch Gold through, Sly Haste came over to effectually i shut him off and he was forced to ease his mount at the loss of considerable ground. In the meantime Longford was circling around the leaders, and Follow Thru had moved into second place. As Scotch Gold finally found his way through he reached second place, and he disposed of Follow Thru when the stretch was reached, but ; Longford was hanging on well in the lead and the pair raced locked for most of the final furlong. Longford, never faltering, ran j straight and true, while Scotch Gold hung ; I slightly and at the line Longford had the ; call. Aileen C, in the meantime, had been i steadily working her way forward, and she ! finished with good courage to beat the tiring - Follow Thru a head, but they were three : lengths back of Scotch Gold. GREENTREE STABLE DOUBLE. There came a double for the Greentree e Stable and for Silvio Coucci when Saint t Kitts scored in the fourth race. In this l Coucci had no trouble outriding J. Rosen, i, who had the mount on Mrs. Frank Colti-lettis - Scotch Soldier, to earn the purse. Well 1 back of these, Xandra, from the B. B. Stable, i. took third from Mint de Mie. From a good start, Scotch Soldier and I Saint Kitts went out to set the pace and ii as they drew away into a long lead Coucci i i kept the Greentree gelding going stride for I stride with Scotch Soldier. After turning from the back stretch Scotch Soldier drew away slightly from the son of St. Germans, but Coucci made no effort to decide the race at that stage of the running and he took a slight hold of his mount, but held to his inside position. Then in the stretch, when he moved again, he saved ground, while Scotch Soldier bore out slightly. Inside the final furlong Saint Kitts took command again and once in front the race was over, for Coucci kept him at his task to cross the line winner by a length. Xandra had moved into third place when the stretch was reached and, while she had no chance to catch the other two, she easily took third from Mint de Mie. Coucci beat the others away in the opening dash at five and one-half furlongs for plater juveniles and it stood him in good stead when he brought Alaric home the winner for the Greentree Stable. After his good fortune leaving the post he hustled the son of Wildair along all the way to lead throughout and cross the line winner by i four lengths. Ogle, which races for the Mae- j mere farm raced to second place with J. P. ! Jones Air Line taking third from Merry Bud. STUBBORNLY CONTESTED RACE. Ogle and Evasive went after the winner in the early racing and Air Line was farther back, but coming into the short stretch the Jones gelding made a determined bid to head Ogle for a few strides, but he was still well back of Alaric. Then right at the end, ! Ogle outgamed Air Line to take second place by a head. Evasive quit badly after his exhibition of i some early speed and the others in the I field had cut scant figure in the running. Distracting, from the Wheatley Stable, racing in improved form, earned a close decision in the second, another five and a half furlongs dash that was confined to juvenile fillies. Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Ever True finished second and Mrs. E. A Burkes Polytude beat Maddening, from the Greentree Stable by a narrow margin for third. From a good start Polly Plum was the one that essayed to make pace, and she was closely attended by Profitable and Distracting, while Polytude, racing along on the rail, went closely after these. Ever True was in some early difficulty, and she was well back of the leaders. Polly Plum held to her lead from the back stretch, but Polytude was moving up on the rail and for an instant, when she found her way through, she looked the winner. Distracting, in the meantime, was circling around on the outside and, as the stretch was reached, Ever True was also making up ground rapidly. These two ran over Polytude when the final furlong was reached and, under a vigorous drive, Distracting was winner by a head. Ever True had beaten Polytude two lengths for second place, and Maddening was only another head back. Polly Plum had quit in the stretch to finish last of the company.
