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FIGHTING FOX LOWERS RECORD RECORDSurpasses Surpasses 5 Furlongs Time Mark Standing Since 1918 Gallops Distance in 107 to Win Fleetwing FleetwingHandicap Handicap at Empire City Track Williamstown Scores NEW YORK N Y July 8 Fighting Fox the inagdinoutagain fouryearold bay brothel to the great Gallant Fox smashed to smithereens the track mark for five and threequarters furlongs in winning at Em ¬ pire City today the twentysixth running of the 5000 added Fleetwing Handicap The son of Sir Gallahad III Marguerite by Celt which was saddled for the race by James Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons and which was ridden by Jimmy Stout raced past the fin ¬ ish line in 107 107The The old record for the distance was l074f and was established on July 22 1918 by Old Koenig under 128 pounds On July 22 1924 Wise Counsellor carrying 115 pounds equaled Old Koenigs mark Then on July 12 of last year the mark was equaled again this time by The Fighter which packed 120 pounds In his Fleetwing triumph Fighting Fox carried 126 pounds poundsNew New time marks were numerous today at the Empire City Racing Associations pop ¬ ular course in Westchester County In the opening contest a five furlongs test for maiden twoyearolds Arnold Hangers Roman Flag dark bay gelded son of Cohort and Pennant Girl won easily in 22 46 59 clipping onefifth of a second from the record achieved last July 8 by Gilded Knight under 116 pounds Roman Flag car ¬ ried 117 pounds in his scintillating perform ¬ ance anceHE HE DID FINISHES SECOND SECONDSecond Second money in the Fleetwing Empire Citys most important sprint special was captured by Hangers He Did W E Boe ¬ ings Wise Barrister ran third and Mrs Plunketts Early Delivery fourth The frac ¬ tions were 22 46 and the winners price 7 to 2 2This This 5000 stake was the fifth race of the day and the programs feature However the fourth event also was a stake the twentyfifth running of the 2500 East View for twoyearolds Here WHBerris Wil ¬ liamstown brown son of St James and Hanovianne was an easy winner over Al ¬ fred Gwynne Vanderbilts Skin Deep Para ¬ gon Stables Alselcda finished third and N I Asiels Curliqueue the only other starter fourth While the time of this event 23 47 110 neither broke nor threatened the track nor stakes records it was nevertheless commendable Williamstown which was purchased last August at Saratoga for 1100 was the choice to win and returned 6 to 5 5Some Some 12000 devotees to the thoroughbreds turned out for the program despite a hot sticky afternoon afternoonWhen When the Fleetwing came up the trend of betting indicated that many of the bettors were betting around Fighting Fox This sterling sprinter by his habit of running an almost phenomenal race today and a medi ¬ to sustain public ocre race tomorrow fails confidence As a result he opened in the betting at 3 to 1 and closed at 7 to 2 The second choice at 4 to 1 was Early Autumn AutumnEARLY EARLY PACEMAKER PACEMAKERWhen When the start came Donald Meade who had just finished winning the East View with WilHamstown shot right to the front with Early Delivery an 8 to 1 chance In the first quarter this colt opened up a one length lead Early Autumn assumed the task of forcing the pace while He Did dropped into third place T M Dorsett fourth and Fight ¬ ing Fox fifth fifthStout Stout took his time with Fighting Fox keeping him well out in the track where he would be reasonably certain of avoiding in ¬ terference Near the end of the back stretch the choice began moving up and it became apparent that he was the horse to beat beatEarly Early Delivery held the lead until almost to the top of the stretch where he was sup ¬ planted by Early Autumn At this point Fighting Fox went into second place and then without appearing to exert any addi ¬ tional effort caught Early Autumn and forged to the front In the last eighth the Belair Stud star pulled out easily to score by five lengths lengthsThere There was little to the East View but Williamstown Meade sent this fellow out of his stall slightly ahead of Skin Deep The Vanderbilt colt tried to keep step with the leader but after hanging to him closely for an eighth was left behind At the end of the back stretch Williamstown was three lengths in front On the turn Skin Deep set down by Raymond Sonny Workman moved up menacingly but could not get closer to the leader than a length and a half
