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SIR HOB ART A SURPRISE There was plenty of mud at Harlem yesterday but the heavy showers had ceased before tho thou horses went to the post for the first race The darkness of noon in Chicago scared not a single regular into staying at homo but some of the ladies thoughtrit thought a good time to can cherries and braved the heat of tho thou kitchen stove rather than take a chance of getting soaked and losing thoir thor money at tho thou same time The track was probably about four seconds slow slowThe sloth The Aspirant Stakes five and a half furlongs for 2yearolds worth 935 to the winner 150 to the second and 75 to the third horse brought to the post some extra good cattle although Ailyar Halyard Prince McClurg McClure Admiration Frank Boll and Fontainebleu Containable were scratched It was 6 to 5 against Jinks 3 to 2 Onomastus Conformists b to 1 each Sea Lion and Hardy Pardee Parsee Tho Theo form iplayers players stuck to Jinks who on Derby day at Washington Park in heavy going ran first while Onomastus Conformists although strongly backedwas backed only fourth in the same race The report Hops is down off his box meant that Mr Laude man was supporting his colt and as difference of opinion makes betting transactions were heavy Onomastus Conformists had boaten boatmen Kentucky Colonel at Washington Park and from this perform ¬ ance Vance he certainly had a splendid chance to win the more especially as Thorpe was aboard while Caywood Cawed piloted Jinks Hardy Pardees Parades second in a stake race at Washington Park would entitle him to be thought to have a chance had it not been for his last miserable showing at Harlem Horses that sell for 2700 are good enough to play at long prices said many a speculator who then put down a bet on Applegates Appeases recent purchase Sea Lion found backing from the followers of Tommy Burns and the Schorr Scorer stable He had won his last race in a walk Marcus Cartwright Cartridge laid 3 to 10 place against each Onomastus Conformists and Jinks JinksIf Jinks If ever a filly was beaten by a bad ride it was Jinks Caywood Cawed broke from three lengths behind and even with the others passing the starter that official dropped his flag and on went Caywood Cawed as if the money was hung up at I the head of the home stretch reaching which point he was several lengths to tho thou good of Sea Lion who was just ahead of Onomastus Conformists Hardy Pardeo Parade never was in the race Onomastus Conformists soon got to Sea Lion and Thorpe rode him beauti beauties ¬ fully The only chance to beat Jinks was for the favorite to stop and Thorpe did not roll all over his horso hors but sat still holding his head high Stride by stride Jinks was approaching a condition which is called by trotting horse ¬ men digging post holes and at the last eighth Sea Lion was almost as good as she Now Thorpe came on and his horse responding Ono ¬ mastus masts ran home an easy winner while Burns on Sea Lion by hard work beat Jinks out the place It was a clear case of riding a horso hors into the ground the first part of the race raceKing racKing King Bermuda ridden away from the post took the lead and was not headed Kings Highway ran closely behind tho thou favorite for fiveeighths firefights then collapsed C H Whelan Wheelman always third just beat Nannie Nannies Davis for the last money as Warren Point came from behind at the last eighth and won the place easily Fair Deceiver absolutely was a sixteenth away awayStamina Anastasia Stamina the favorite at 2 to 1 was prominent at the breakaways but finally setting off fairly well failed to get the lead until tho thou final six ¬ teenth tenth where Tommy Burns reserving the speed of Miss Marks a filly that has heretofore been kiHod kith in the first part of her races sailed by and won the race easily Lucille Bramble fin ¬ ished dished third Silver Tone led the pack until well down the home stretch Elsie G ran last the j first quarter Old Fox died about the same I spot where Silver Tone gave it up Elsie G and Ostra Rostra ran their race at the post Volandies Villainies showed to have a chance for threeeighths of a mile Tho Theo public in this race found a good chance to play for a scratch as 200 to 1 could bo had against each Darthea Dorothea Bio Chico Chic De ¬ fender II and Anna Bright BrightRoger Brightener Roger B and Dare II raced for tho thou lead the latter being in front opposite the stand Top ¬ mast was in third position to the straight and then came homo alone Yuba Dam could not run at all The others had a whipping finish for place and Dare II won wonSir swoons Sir Hobart against whom Max Blumenthal Lumen laid 200 to 1 for twelve dollars astonished every one by winning the fifth race It was a dog lot and Newsgatherer Newscaster was made an even money favorite He ran about fiveeighths firefights in the lead then began to back up and finally fin ¬ ished dished at the sixteenth post last of all the horses as Sir Hobart crossed the wire a winner Del Paso II and Nathanson Nathan were the horses that killed Cock Robin and at the far turn they were passed by Sir Hobart Tho Theo latter carry ¬ ing King the black boy Rose who was set down by C H Pettingill Petting at Washington Park because he couldnt couldn't rido rio any was ridden hard even after he had a decided lead Winslow came from away in the rear and ran second while Tranby Tabby got show money Nathanson Nathan was knocked about somewhat on the back stretch Sir Hobart was a maiden and was backed by Malley Alley Fogarty Bogart small betting handicappers for 2 and 3 respectively It was rumored that one of Banks Cregiers Caregivers musicians won 4000 Pete Collett Collect shootwriter ghostwriter had on 10 at 150 to 1 1Amy Amy Wade well seconded tho thou win of Sir Hobart she going to tho thou post at 30 8 3 and after shaking off Primate winning by 50 yards Molo Moo wts wets second and Primate third the favor ¬ ite bite and Treopia Tropical being almost abreast the last named pair others beaten off offMr offer Mr Randolph so favorably known as clerk of the scales at Hawthorne was out and said that ho is again engaged at Hawthorne HawthorneWm Hawthorne Wm McGuigan Michigan had a chance to use his umbrella for the first time in weeks
