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LONG SHOTS AT HAWTHORNE HAWTHORNETo Hawthorne To such followers of racing as fancy large fields of horses Hawthorne yesterday presented the desired card as of sixtythree sixty entries in the six races only eight were scratched Among the absentees was the twoyearold toehold filly Lucille Bramble entered in the name of John Brenock Redneck Swordsman entered by W A McConuell McConnell was scratched by order of the judges The day was warm and beautiful the track fair through the drying influences of wind and sun The same sixteen regular and two field book ¬ makers supplied the wants of the public publicMarcus public Marcus Cartwright Cartridge was the bold merchant to start the ball on Agnes C Ed Corrigaus Corrigan filly in tho thou first race and like bass at grasshoppers snapped the speculators at the 3 to 1 straight and 4 to 5 place offered The backers of the green and white sash argued The master of Hawthorne has had a little spare time since the day he squelched the raiders and no doubt he has been around mornings putting the final prep on his horses that during the first part of the meeting all stopped in the stretch but ihe he doughty exbutcher debaucher of Nashville kept up the price a long time saying to himself My theory is that the game is as hard as the plajers planers plajersAgues pilferage Agues C went to the post at 2 to 1 got off well and taking the lead was done soon after reaching the home stretch and finished no ¬ where The winner turned up in Black Fonso Fonts ridden by Jenkins He ran second until Agnes C quit then went on and was never headed although La Champagne ran him close to the last few strides Cutter from fifth position on the upper turn took the outside coming home and running over horses at the finish would have won the race if the distance had been far ¬ ther ether As it was lie beat La Champagne for place Bethlehem Star ran a fair race and Fre Fred ¬ mont a much better one The last named horse was practically left at the post postThe apostate The bookmakers were again made happy in the second race through the victory of Astor a horse well backed however by the small bet ¬ tors torso and knocked in price from 30 down to 15 to 1 J Reiff Riff was up and getting off in the front division Astor was second to Branch into the straight and well handled won with something left Branch was driving to beat Star and Crescent when Astor passed him on the outside Ironical and Hosi Hoi showed first away from the post but the former dropped out of the race at the first half while Hosi Hoi rating along all the way beat Star and Crescent for the third money Peg Parks was well up upThe Ute The favorite players got the money on Pat Dunnes Dunes Official but it is questionable whether or not Locust Blossom who finished third would have been first past the post with a bet ¬ ter tear ride Thorpe has a fashion of stealing up on Mr Caldwell so he got George Lee off in front Official being second and Sybaris Sybarite third Julia Hazel fourth away at once took com ¬ mand Mandy and at the far turn George Lee having Cropped away back she was leading with Offi Off Hal second In fifth position but close up ran Locust Blossom now turned loose so that into f v m scratch she was leading from Julia iiTHazel citadel Official lying third Rutter Ruttier took it easy on Locust Blossom as soon as he had Julia Hazel beaten and then when the favorite came on at th lnst lens ft ° pth path be couid could not get Cleve Cleave ¬ lands filly going again and so Official won handily while Prince Blazes coming from be ¬ hind got the place Julia Hazel finished close up Nannie Nannies Di h shore1 sp ert Bert up tho thou back stretch stretchThe stretch The large crowd had got warmed up by the time of tho thou fourth race for which started the best class performers of the day There was a plunge on Formero Former which sent his price from 6 down to 3 to 1 but it backed up to 4 to 1 at the post Formero Former jumped away in the lead but was quickly outrun first by Hardy Pardee Parsee then by Jinks and Boney Bony Boy At the finish he was passed by Jolly Roger landing in fifth po ¬ sition sitting ten lengths behind the winner Once straightened out Jinks soon had Hardy Pardee Parsee safe and the latter as easily ran on in front of Boney Bony Boy So they finished without any sem seem ¬ blance Blanche of a contest lengths separating each of the first five fiveW five W KteCleveland much disgusted with the Locust jbssoni bassoon ride still had heart to bet on his filly Amy Wade and told his friends to do likewise as the filly was good He was re ¬ warded by seeing her first past the judges from Braw Lad the favorite The latter led until well into the last quarter Jenkins riding Amy Wade with rare judgment for a supposed stable boy keeping her together for the finish then utilizing her turn of speed and landing his mount first where the money is hung up Cant Dance was second away but soon fell out of the race Tranby Tabby then took third position but Prosecutor came within half a length of beating him for the third money Thorpe and Con Reagan were caught in the netting so they might as well have been left at the post It showed where Thorpe always is or tries to be with his horse moving and the run nicely timed so as to miss getting caught caughtPitfall caught Pitfall and Treeby Trebly made the running in tho thou closing race the former retaining the lead to the last quarter where Millie M took com ¬ mand Mandy closely followed by Tonto Onto The pair drove home the last eighth and Tonto Onto lasting the longest won Queen Safie Safe was many lengths behind at the turn for home but she beat Wins low for third money although finishing many lengths behind Millie M Winslow was inter ¬ fered feared with on the upper turn Treeby Trebly died off at fiveeighths firefights and King Dance third at the quarter quit before she did Unity never had a chance simply because he had no speed speedM speed M P Mattingly Matting the Kentuckian so well known years ago in Chicago as the owner of the firstclass fistulas racehorse Lorenzo Lorenz has signified his intention of racing here this fall He is now at St Louis as also his nephew George D of Sun ¬ shine Whisky fame fameThe ammeter The StantonTucker Stanton sale of horses announced for today is off The senior partner of the rac race ¬ ing King firm arrived from Mobile Ala yesterday morning and after a consultation with Mr Tucker it was decided to go on racing the horses horsesJockey horses Jockey W Dolong Doling who outlawed himself last winter has applied for reinstatement It is almost certain that it will be granted him and Mr Corrigan has given him the mount on Sam Tate in the jumping race today todayEdward today Edward Corrigan yesterday received a tele stele ¬ gram from T J McHale Chalet who is now at St Louis asking for six stalls IdcHales Decals string includes Basquil Basque Johnny McHale Chalet and others othersGalen others Galen Brown ships to California next week He has Olinthus Plinths engaged in stakes there and is confident of winning his share shareJockey share Jockey Narvaez Larvae has been granted a license by the Turf Congress
