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A DAY FOR FAVORITES FAVORITESThe Favorites The rain worked wonders at Washington Park everything looking as bright as a new silver dollar and the soil of the track being nicely loosened up a boon to sore toed horses which however packed up somewhat the time made showing the course to be two seconds slow to the inile simile inileIn inflexion In the first race Our Gertie Erie off in front was not headed and won pulling up Tenole Ennoble was second the first furlong and then St Alfonses Alfonso D took place honors and there remained Hohenzollern from the rear position up the back stretch gradually caught up and ran third Dr Sharp made a little brush at the half mile ground but quickly fell away awayNathanson Nathanson Nathan so wonderfully improved that 15 to 20 was his best price was ridden by Clawson Lawson in the second race in like manner to Our Gertie Erie and the result could not be mistaken after a quarter had been run Cutter won the place by many lengths and Muskalonge Muskellunge driving beat Lew Blew Hopper for third money Clawson Lawson for the third consecutive time of the r7 won on the favorite Our Gertie Erie and Nathanson Nathan won well in hand but now Floronso Florins almost pulled the boy out of the saddle Afa Alfa mada madam was indulged with the lead for three quarters Topmast running last came to Afa Alfa mada madam at the final furlong and beat her easily Indra Indrawn showed nothing nothingClawson nothing Clawson Lawson added a fourth to his string of vic ¬ tories by shooting Toluca Toucan to the lead and win ¬ ning Ming looking around The Kentuckian showed second for a time then Ailyar Halyard took his place but on the upper turn Toluca Toucan ran right away from the others and left nothing for the onlook onlooker ¬ ers but the contest for place Canace Cancel led the bunch by two lengths at the last furlong but here McDowells McDowell pair got up to fourth and fifth positions and Spirituelle Spiritual running like a scared deer got home in second position Canace Cancel fin ¬ ishing dishing third Santello Antelope was scratched by the judges just before the race Owner Speirs Piers care ¬ lessly Lesley overlooking payment of some forfeits re ¬ cently gently lodged against him himJockey hijack Jockey McNickle Canticle played the devil on the horse of that name and at another trial would probably keep right on instead of stopping to look around and so lose the race Bellicose out in front was passed at the quarter by The Devil who ran in the lead until close to the wire and was there beaten by Azucena Sauce The latter had made play at the upper turn but could get no nearer than three lengths to The Devil at the last eighth post although Burns had been working on the favorite ever since he turned the bend McNickle Canticle now looked around and The Devil loafed along so that at the last sixteenth the horses were lapped Now the in ¬ experienced jockey finding his sugar turning to vinegar went to the whip and The Devil didnt didn't appear to relish being started up so quickly and Azucenas Gaucheness number went up The Tarcoon Garcon finished third thirdJohn third John Bright a stake horse in with a bad lot opened at 3 to 5 for the last race You cannot give him away sung the bookmaker and raised the odds to even money The favorite showed Lfront Front leaving the post but Everett placed him bobbing behind Melter Smelter who led to the last eighth where Everett let go and John Bright rolled in Meddler third was always lengths ahead of Midian Indian MidianHarry Missionary Harry Knhl Kohl has resigned his position as Clerk of the scales at Washington Park the better to discharge his duties as secretary of the Chicago Eacing Acing Association He says that everything is in readiness for racing at Hawthorne and sheds were removed two twoweeks tweezes that all the storm weeks ago rpnrrfnrH Hie Hide California turf correspon correspond dent had his camera working on the groups stand ¬ ing King on the bleaching boards boardsJim boards Jim Moore was out and so was the convales convalesce ¬ cent Charley Walters WaltersGeneral Walters General W H Jackson again at the track in company with his young friend W I Cherry bought California for 1000 and Beulah Bulla F for 250 for broodmares which indicates that the great breeder is still willing to pay high prices for the right kind of stock stockTully stoutly Tully Coulter joshed B J Johnston with I got out of the racing business before you did The auctioneer had first disposed of Coul Could ¬ ters tears horses At Harlem thirty days ago John ¬ ston Aston offered to sell in a bunch for 9000 Paul Griggs Rigs David Tenny Teeny Candleblack Candlewick Floronso Florins and Serena SerenaW Serena W A Pinkerton was heard to say I wish I had bought Uarda Guardia UardaOn Guardant On their way to the races via the Alley L Judges Pettingill Petting and Kelsey were shifted from one side of the car to the other by the blowing out of a circuit breaker No damange damage was done although the train stopped for a moment momentDan moment Dan A Stuart the prize fight promoter was interested interestedBob interested Bob Bagleys Bangles trotting horse education assert ¬ ing King itself this wellknown welkin racegoer racketeer feathered his nest in the first three races racesCaptain Francesca Captain J H Farrell took a day off from politics politicsW politics W P Magrane Marianne formerly owner of a big racing stable showed up upThe Ute The Last being discovered with a slight lameness his sale was invalidated and the horse returned to B J Johnston who still has at Harlem five head of horses he wishes to dispose of ofMeddler compeller Meddler was given only three chances by the judges but got away the first time the horses lined up upP up P P Pomeroy Poetry clerk of the scales at Harlem will most likely fill the unexpired unexplored term of Harry Kuhl Kohl
