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WAYNE WRIGHTS ABLE RIDE Important Factor in Success of Thor-son in Inverness Handicap. flyers Consistent Racer Shows at His Best in Defeating Hoops and Conte. YONKERS, N. Y., Oct. 20. Buckley M. Byers consistent Thorson, under an able ride by Wayne Wright, ran one of his best races at the Hilltop course today to score at a mile and a sixteenth in the Inverness Handicap. It was one of his best for the reason that he took care of different challenges, first racing Clocks into defeat and then withstanding a rush of Hoops. It was Hoops that took second place and third was the portion of A. T. Partridges Conte, when Clocks dropped completely out of contention after attempting to run with the Son o Battle colt It was an exciting day of sport furnished by Jack Campbell and with delightful sunshiny weather the crowd was a big one and it evidenced all the enthusiasm for which the Empire racing has always been famous. Little time was lost at the post in the feature and the half dozen engaged left on the same stride with Clocks and Thorson showing the way. They were going along stride for stride and both under a slight restraint. This order was maintained until nearing the turn from the back stretch where Hoops moving up on the outside joined the leading pair, but Wright was awake to the danger and he roused Thorson slightly to have him cheerfully take on the new challenge. Clocks was through but Conte was making up ground and appeared a threat. GAME FINISH. Thus when the stretch was reached and as Hoops charged along it seemed inevitable that the last challenge would tell the tale, but Thorson was not through and as Wright shook him up he came again and his winning margin was a length. Hoops had saved second place by a length and one-half and Conte was an easy third when he easily outfinished Old Story and Clocks. The opening five and a half furlongs dash for maiden juveniles went to William Zieg-ler, Jr.s Lost Battalion when he scored by a wide margin, though ridden out, over Mrs. C. Oliver Iselins Orient Express and, lapped on the son of Genie, third went to the Brook-meade Stables Brogue, with Abaddon and Bob Charlie following closely. Orient Express, Count Edward and Lost Battalion were more alert than the others from the stalls and they drew out quickly, closely lapped until well clear of the others. Lost Battalion was in the outside position of the three and going to the stretch turn Wall roused him and he took a definite lead as he headed into the stretch. Count Edward weakened, but Orient Express hung on for a time until Wall went to the whip and Lost Battalion came away to win by four lengths. Brogue had been making up ground steadily and he was going well in third place when Wall lapped on Mrs. Iselins colt. PEERLESS PAL SPARKLES. Another race for maidens, but older ones, was the second race on the program. This was at five and three-quarter furlongs and went to William Maloneys Peerless Pal when he caught the favorite. Bravado, to win going away, and Mrs. Hirsch Jacobs Identical, after being prominent, dropped far back out of it in the early running, closed a big gap to be third. Tony Man, a son of Broadway Jones and Two Step, making his first appearance under silks, was the one to cut out the running, and he was in command to the head of the stretch. Then it was that Arcaro came up with Peerless Pal on the outside and, under a powerful drive, he landed the Prince Pal gelding winner by a neck. Bravado hung badly, as he has so often before, but he was four lengths before Identical, which came through on the inside and largely on his own courage to take third.
