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CARISBROOKE IS DEFEATED _♦ Royal Guard Halts Winning March of Filly at Empire City. Majority of New York Winners Score by Big Margins — Uppermost Wins Opening Race. » NEW YORK, N. Y„ July 20.— Mrs. Henry Ughettas Royal Guard halted the winning march of Bert Squires Carisbrooke at the Hilltop course today when he led her home in a five and three-quarter furlong dash that was the feature offering of the Empire City Association. The victory was an easy one and far back of the first two Mrs. John Galvins Easy Sailing beat the Green-tree Stables Curacao for third. It was a day with most of the winners scoring with plenty to spare though there was a contest in each race to keep the big crowd on its toes. Carisbrooke had won her last three previous starts, but Royal Guard had many admirers and it was generally agreed that it was a two horse race. With no delay in the stalls the five engaged left on the same stride and as is her method, Carisbrooke at once took command. She was soon sailing along two lengths clear and Rainey had a nice hold on her head as she showed the way. Advocate Junior was second away and for a time he raced in that position while Easy Sailing was showing the way to Royal Guard and Curacao was last of the lot. Before the stretch was reached Rosen-garten had begun to circle around with Royal Guard and on the turn for home he was safely in second place and catching the filly at every stride. A furlong out he was lapped on the daughter of Carlaris and in the last few strides he came easily away to be the winner by two lengths. Rainey, in a vain effort to save the day with the Squires filly, drove her out vigorously and she was five lengths before Easy Sailing. Coucci had been hard at work on Curacao all the way to no avail and he was at the heels of Easy Sailing. Advocate Junior did not belong and was a distant last. Max Hirsch saddled another winner for Morton L. Schwartz when he sent out the juvenile filly Uppermost for the opening five furlongs dash. It was the second start and second victory for the daughter of Cohort and Summit, and both scores were easily accomplished. In this she enjoyed a long lead at the end over Polar Flight, a first-time starter under the Catawaba Farm Stable silks of Mrs. James Austin and that filly was closely lapped by W. W. Vaughans Galon Boy, G. L Hamiltons Judge Blake and Herman Phillips Jim John. After a considerable delay at the post, the big field was sent away to a good start. Uppermost left from an inside stall and she quickly found her way into a clear lead. Humphries sent her right along until she was three lengths before the company and there he took a slight hold of her head. Galon Boy was holding to second place and he was two lengths before the rest of the field, but utterly unable to run down the winner. Canterboy for a time held to third place, but when the stretch was reached he tired badly and, while Uppermost drew away to be winner by four lengths, there was a rare battle for the minor purse divisions, with Polar Flight, which had steadily made up ground, just nosing out Galon Boy and, after him closely, came Judge Blake and Jim John. J. J. Robinsons Treasury Key, under a hustling ride by Sammy Renick. was an easy winner over the plater juveniles in the second race. J. J. Meehans Kindred Spirit raced to second place with My Selection, from the B. B. Stable, taking third from Sweetbroom. Treasury Key and Kindred Spirit were the ones to set the pace but in the stretch the Meehan gelding tired badly while the filly came away to be an easy winner by three lengths. My Selection, after attempting to run off with Chanove after the start, ran a good race and at the end was wearing down Kindred Spirit, to be beaten only a half length for second place while Sweetbroom had just been nosed out for that share of the purse. Basquine, favorite in the field, was particularly unfortunate. She was pinched off going to the turn from the back stretch and shuffled back until she was next to last. She gained some ground under a long drive but her every chance went with the interference. Air Line was another that had a rough passage. Dr. J. D. Jones Instigator was winner over the sprinting platers that came together in the third when he led home Frank J. Kearns Chain, with the B. B. Stables Newgro saving third from Mrs. E. Yosts Grannys Trade. After a considerable delay at the stalls, the big field left in good alignment and Interruption was first to show the way. Chain and Baby Chard raced after the Widener cast-off closely and then it was Baby Chard that showed in front and Chain moved into second place as Interruption tired. Uppercut had left in the first flight but he dropped back at once until he was last of them all before the turn from the back stretch was reached. Grannys Trade was not showing her accustomed flight of speed. Instigator was outrun through the early stages, but he was soon making up ground rapidly and as the stretch was reached he was close in contention. There Chain was showing in front, but the Jones gelding caught him to win going away by half a length. Newgro, with a belated rush, took third at the heels of the Kearns four-year-old and then came Grannys Trade, beating Curlette for fourth. Little Rosengarten made his riding score two in a row when he brought R. Greens Black Patricia home winner of the fifth. He took the lead with the old daughter of Alibi as she left the stalls and she never was headed. Mrs. Harriet Plattners Flowery raced to second place and E. A. Smiths Repeal, a long shot, readily saved third from Palatine. Apprehensive was badly lamed in *he running and it may be some time before he is seen under silks again.
