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HARLEM RACING RACINGHarlem Racing Harlem racing yesterday was chiefly of inter ¬ est because of the influx of new material in horseflesh Clay Woodfords Woofers colors were seen for the first time in Chicago this year on Janie Jamie Clay in the second race and several strange owners had their names upon the pro ¬ gram Twoyearold Toehold fillies are as thick here ¬ abouts bouts as were oaks in the great Irish forest and twentythree twenty of them raced in the first two events of the day Nine more twoyearolds toeholds contested the fourth race while five other ho ses sees of like age essayed to win the closing rattle of the day The weather was intolerably hot Harlem has been greatly handicapped by the elements the past two weeks as when there has been lack of streams of water on the track there has been altogether too much of the blistering rays of the dog day sun That the public patronizes the sport under such unfav Luna ¬ orable arable conditions speaks volumes for the per ¬ petuity petit of racing Mr John Brenock Redneck who has lived in Chicago since 1851 said I have never seen so long continued a spell of hot weather at riis Kris season of the year yearifctho earache ifctho facto first race Heart Breaker Thought So and Alice B opened equal favorites at 3 to 1 The owner of the latter said If I should start a mule he would be favorite notwithstanding tin fact that my stable has not scored a victory in over a month Charley Carmichael who started Miss Day expressed himself to the effect that bar the favoriies favorites nothing else was worth three dollars Alic Alice B jumped skyward while Heart Breaker James Wbittens Bitterns filly by Renown out of Oak Grove Rose displaced Thought So and ruled tho thou favorite at 13 to 5 Pucocanto Plutocrat was backed Little Rosey Rosy acted badly and ran her race at the post Cora Havill Hail II and Money Back showed in front at the two breakaways while Heart Breaker would not leave tho thou post When the flag fell the favorite w is off in the rear and never made up any iground ground which was a sad ending to the happy dream of a sharpshooter who had caught Sam May out of lino limo to the tune of 5 each way Heart Breaker at 15 and 6 Etta P ran out in f rono rondo and opened a gap on Cora Havill Hail II In the front bunch ran Little Rosey Rosy Alice B and Lady Weight Etta P who had bolted a pre ¬ vious vinous start as she turned into the homestretch ran true enough but was caught and passed by Cora Havill Hail II at the betting ring the pair running home one two far ahead of Alice B who got the third money away from Rosavan Rosa nuh uh in a drive Thought So and Pella Ella B were there or thereabouts thereaboutsif thereabouts if lii ii tation station Queens Pawn and Mendacious were the more prominent at the dozen breakaways marking the second race but Janie Jamie Clay took a Ion run twice Vogel a full sister of Song Bird had never before faced the starter and seemed to dislike to break Once Jenkins was off Cousin Lottie Loftier to have a martingale fixed and his nhy ny broke quite a distance on several occasions Kunja Kunai Lillie Mark Locelia Lobelia and Miss Dooley were quiet during all the ruction The start was fairly good Janie Jamie Clay taking the lead and opening a gap on Kunja Kunai sec Skeets Skeet on the favorite took it easy 5 when he reached the last eighth had no trouble in passing Janie Jamie Clay and winning easily The owner of the winner said all along that Kunja Kunai could not lo e Miss Dooley came from tho thou rear anQ an beat Janie Jamie Clay for the place CiUsin Cousin Lottie Loftier sixth into the home stretch fin ¬ ished dished well up as did Flirtation who was third tue true first end of the journey Queens Pawn ran in company for threeeighths Lillie Mark was fifth ou the upper turn turnAmy tourney Amy Wade won as she pleased She ran sec ¬ ond bond to Bing Being Binger Bringer to the last eighth and then passed him in a jiffy Button showed fourth at the half mile ground and improving grad ¬ ually dually beat Bing Being Binger Bringer for place The latter was tagged by Tranby Tabby Parole dOr doer ran in third position for seveneighths seventieths of a mile then died away The start was all right but Everett got Elusive knocked about in going around the first turn so that passing the quarter pole she was absolutely and so remained to the half where she managed to get in front of one horse Filibuster backed from 200 down to 100 to 1 at the post Elusive running on the extreme outside and under the whip in the straight managed to lead the bunch behind Tranby Tabby and ran a good race raceApproval reciprocal Approval got off flying to a straggling start and although Streamer was first away the fav fa ¬ orite rite went to the front in the first ten rods and thereafter was not headed Assessor off third was quickly headed by Prince McClurg McClure who caught Streamer soon after the home stretch was made but unable to stand the clip landed third Streamer getting the place Doremus Dorms was fourth and Assessor fifth In running the first sixteenth Mr Johnson threw his jockey Nicholson but the boy escaped injury I IThe Lithe The long distance race was the betting affair J of the day Of thesevenstarters themselves all except Valid and Pete Kitchen were thought to have nearly equal chances and the play was a general one Off quickly to an excellent start Roger B led at the first quarter attended by Croesus Cress and Alvarado Allargando II Passing the judges Alvarado Allargando II led by three lengths from Hosi Hoi Collins and Roger B abreast behind this platoon coming Croesus Cress three lengths better than Valid and Pete Kitchen paired Into the back stretch Alvar Alva ¬ ado II still led but Hosi Hoi soon went to him and Rose shooting his horse to the front was not I again headed and won the race in a walk Pete Kitchen and Valid made up a great deal of ground up the back stretch and the former was within striking distance on the upper turn but soon shot his bolt When passing the mile Alvarado Allargando II dropped out and Roger B took second place and so finished Croesus Cress made his run at the last quarter and there ran closely behind Roger B but the road was too long and Valid beat him for third money Collins dropped out of the race on the back stretch and was beaten an eighth of a mile Hosi Hoi was strongly supported being backed from 8 down to 5 tol tool j Ostra Rostra was first at the first breakaway at the second Abina Sabina ran away one half mile but was stopped by Jenkins and ridden to the post A straggling start found Ostra Rostra Andes and Borden in the front rank The first named soon took the lead and won hard ridden through the homo stretch locked with Canace Cancel the last eighth Czarowitz Carbonize was third into the straight and there finished Canaco Camacho coming from behind him Borden and Andes finished close up as did the favorite Prince Harry Horses not mentioned were never in the hunt huntWash unwashed Wash Norval Moral representing the Hawthorne track will be at Harlem from 7 to 10 a m to ¬ day to take entries for Mondays races over the Cicero course Horsemen ere reminded that acceptances in the Ontario Handicap are also due at this time Jack Kinney will not again be allowed to ride at Fort Erie A message to this effect has reached the Harlem officials from W O Farmer This gentleman says that Kinney was allowed to ride because of his statement that he had been reinstated by Col Cool Clark ClarkBadges Leakages Badges now used at Harlem will be good for the 19H meeting beginning Sepi Sepia ember 19 NewportThe Newport H J Scoggan Slogan shipped last night to Newport The entries for the succeding succeeding days races are now posted on the big foreign book black ¬ board ringThere righter at the end of the betting ring There were eighteen regular and two field