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; i i ; j i . , , SICKLE LAND US WIN Account for Yonkers and Wakefield Handicaps on Getaway-Day Card. Most Successful Meeting Ever Held at Empire City Brought to a Conclusion Rainy Day. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 29. Mrs Ben F. Whitakers Sickle T. was winner of the Yonkers Handicap and William H. Gallaghers Us scored in the Wakefield Handicap, the two features that brought the meeting of the Empire City Association to a conclusion " Saturday. For the- last day of the most successful season, ever ;held . at the Hill Top course, there was rain and a sloppy track, but the patrons remained faithful and another immense crowd was on hand. The result in each;of the features came as a surprise for Us was least considered of those in the Wakefield while Sickle. T. showed improvement over his previous effort when he was third to Lovely Night and Isolater in the running of the 0,000 Butler Handicap. By this score the son of Sickle added ,375 to his earnings and Ronnie Nash, who had the mount, was chalking up a riding double, having won with Sneaky Henry earlier. THRILLING FINISH. The Yonkers, a test of a mile and a sixteenth, brought the most thrilling finish of the day and it was only after a furious drive that Sickle T. got up to win over Arnold Hangers He Did and lapped on the pair of them, Maxwell Howards The Chief beat Isolater, the favorite, for third, largely because the Woodward horse had been blocked when Stout attempted to drive him through next to the rail in the stretch. The start was a good one and Arcaro at once went out to show the way with He Did. The son of Victorian, at home in the sloppy "oing, was swinging along under a snug restraint as he showed the way and on the first turn Dabson sent The Chief by the , others to be at the heels of He Did. He was : also under a steadying restraint as he held his outside position. Then came Invader and Sickle T Arcaro held He Did together magnificently, but inside the final furlong he was forced to a drive as The Chief closed steadily As these two battled along, Sickle T. charged up on the outside with the winning challenge. In the meantime Isolater was moving up. ONLY FILLY STARTING. When Us, the only filly of the company, the light weight and the long shot of the four, was winner of the Wakefield Handicap, it could be charged up against the start. The daughter of American Flag and Mixed Party was acting badly and when the word was given she was moving into her stall. As a result of this she was in motion and it was an advantage that was to see her safely home. At the end of the five and three-quarters furlongs W. H. Berris Williamstown was catching the filly with every stride and three lengths back of the son of St. James, William Woodwards Fenelon easily led! j home the Paragon Stables Great Albert, which completed the field. During the running of the previous race a steady drizzle had set in and at times it reached the proportions of a downpour. This made the going sloppy for the running of the Wakefield and that condition might also have had some bearing on the result. This added ,825 to the earnings of Us and completed a double for Barba, who had scored with Goes Fast in the opening number.
