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MEADES RIDE DECIDES ISSUE Literally Lifts Bashi Bazouk Across Finish Line at Empire City Despondent Makes Game Challenge but Falls FallsNeck Neck Short of Victory Balmy Spring SpringBig Big Disappointment to Backers NEW YORK N Y July 12 Donald Meade the countrys leading rider turned in a magnificent performance to score at Empire City astride Marshall Fields Bashi Bazouk threeyearold dark bay gelded son of Sir Gallahad III and Ommiad by Omar Khayyam On top all the way Meades mount showed unmistakable signs of want ¬ ing to quit but in the final twentyfive yards the rider literally lifted the tiring gelding into the lead and across the wire wireEight Eight went postward in The Bisbee a five and threequarters furlong sprint that out ¬ shone all other events on the Empire City Racing Associations program The choice in the field was Edward Riley Bradleys Balmy Spring which had been out of com ¬ petition since February 3 when he was beaten at Hialeah Park Balmy Spring had been working brilliantly and is regarded as a certain starter on Saturday in the Empire City Handicap Second to the Field gelding at the end of The Bisbee was Ogden Phipps Despondent beaten a neck Johns Heir representing Mrs Clara Lyon was third and Balmy Spring fourth fourthAttendance Attendance was estimated a bit higher than 7000 After the first event won by Liberty Ann the 9to5 choice favorites had a bad time of it through the feature a 6tol shot winning the second and a 10tol shot the third thirdJOCKEY JOCKEY HAAS INJURED INJUREDA A few seconds after the finish of the second race jockey Leon Haas suffered a painful bruise on the calf of his right leg when Brown Devil tramped on him as he slid to the ground groundMeade Meade alert as usual at the start was out of the stall on top with Bashi Bazouk In the first eighth the Field representative opened up a onelength lead with his rider nursing him carefully Despondent quickly moved into second place to force the pace and F A Smith who had been away sixth with Balmy Spring moved up sharply near the end of the backstretch and into third place Then he got his mount in behind horses to the eighth pole came to the out ¬ side and failed to persevere with him himComing Coming to the furlong pole Hilton Dabson charged at Bashi Bazouk with Despondent and just inside the stretch had his mount a head in front Meade saving ground with the destined winner soon was back on even terms with Despondent These two waged a fierce battle all the way to the wire with Meades riding prowess and finishing ability deciding the issue Despondent ran a good race under capable handling by Dabson Johns Heir finishing smartly was beaten a length for second money but had a six lengths edge over Balmy Spring for the show award None of the others ever was dangerous The time of the race was 23 47 and 109
