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BILLIE BANE BY SLIM MARGIN Beats Chancer by a Neck in Best Race on Empire City Card. Cold Weather for Yonkers Sport Take Heed Finishes in Place Position In Second but Is Disqualified. YONKERS, N. Y., Oct. 30. Billie Bane carried the silks of "Mr. Nightingale" to victory in the best offering of the Empire City Association at its Hilltop course today when he scored in the five and three-quarter furlongs dash over Robert L. Gerrys Chancer, and the show went to Bright Haven. It was real winter racing for the faithful and a high wind did not add to comfort. At noon time there had been flurries of snow and altogether it was the most uncomfortable afternoon of the season, but the Yonkers crowd is a hardy one and a bfg attendance was out. In the feature sprint Dunlilt the long shot of the field, left the post running to set a fast pace and Bright Haven chased after him and Billie Bane was right with the Sage Stable sprinter and a full three lengths before Chancer when the Chance Play gelding was slow to be under way. Sunanalr, as usual, was so sluggish that he was last of the band. Dunlilt held to his lead surprisingly well and he was still showing the way as he rounded into the stretch, but by that time Billie Bane had headed Bright Haven and was running closely after him and Chancer was beginning to make up ground steadily on the outside. DUNLILT WEAKENS. , In the final furlong Dunlilt weakened and it was there that Billie Bane went to the front, but Chancer was charging at him so resolutely that his margin of victory was only a neck. Bright Haven saved third by a length and a half from the tired Dunlilt. Sunanair was running when it was all over to be another head back of these. Frank Kearns, who has had a full measure of success with the Warren Wright horses at the meeting, sent, out the winner of the first race when he saddled Strider for Joseph Wormser. The" daughter of John P. Grier, and Hiker had a stride on the others at the break and Anderson made every use of that advantage when he sent her right along to never be headed.. At the end the filly was tiring badly and it took a photograph to decide she had nosed out J. M. Zimmers Dickery Dock, and Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Belshazzar was only another nose away. George Odom had better fortune with the second of the Mrs. W. Plunkett Stewart fillies he sent to the post when Buttermilk, another daughter of Milkman, was winner over the juvenile fillies which raced in the five and three-quarter furlongs of the third race. Her score was a sensational one, when, after being apparently hopelessly beaten a furlongs from the finish, Anderson found an opening to rush her through between horses to have her over the line winner by a length. Back of Buttermilk there was a rare battle for third, with Merge, Yetive, Idle Midget and Flickering all. closely lapped. The photograph revealed the order named. SPARKLING FINISH; Loyal Son; breaking from the outside, was rushed into a lead of a couple of lengths and was followed by Yetive as Idle Midget was slightly blocked after leaving his stall. Flickering, was right there, while Buttermilk was not so fortunate and was well back of these. As Idle Midget was crowded back Flickering moved into second place, but Yetive was hanging on well, while Buttermilk was steadily making up ground and Merge was soon moving into the contention. A furlong out Buttermilk seemed to have no chance to come through, but the opening offered gave her the victory. There was an unfortunate mishap before the start of the five and three-quarters furlongs dash for maiden two-year-old fillies when Mrs. W. Plunket Stewarts Butter, after a heavy play, unseated Wall and gal-loped .around the course before she was caught This dash went to Guarded Queen, from the Brookmeade Stable, with C. Smythes Take Heed second and Betty Vic third before Reigh Helen, but there was a claim of foul against Take Heed that brought some delay in the official confirmation of the order of the finish and Take Heed was set back, the place going to Betty Vic, while Reigh Helen was moved into third place and fourth was awarded Fompish. Sorceress and Guarded Queen were the ones to cut out the running and Butter was well up for a time but the runaway cost her so much she did not last long. Then, in the stretch, there came the bumping that resulted in Take Heed being disqualified. She had crowded over on Sorceress, causing the filly to be taken up when in a contending position. After this interference Guarded Queen drew out to win by a length and Take Heed had beaten Betty Vic just half a length. According to the official statistics compiled by Al Burlen, sixteen disqualifications were made this season. The same number were recorded for last year. P. S. P. Randolph, who recovered from a recent illness, has developed into a regular clubhouse visitor.
