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AGAIN AT HAWTHORNE HAWTHORNELabor Hawthorne Labor Day at Hawthorne was made the occa Boca sion scion of the gathering at the horse races of such portion of Chicagos Chicago bone and sinew as cares for aquine equine contests and a big crowd of working men cheered the winning animals so that the ordinary humdrum of the course was changed to a scene of sentiment and enthusiasm Par ¬ ticularly inculpably was the steeplechase enjoyed by the visitors among whom more private small beta were made than transactions with the book ¬ makers Yet in the betting ring there was a hurry and bustle that is unusual inasmuch as the pleasure seekers of a holiday have much more trouble in getting down their money than the regular patrons of racing The like energy to that which daily shoves the plane swings the adze or holds the chisel was now displayed in forcing a passage toward the best odds to be obtained as also in the feverish search for the best informa informal ¬ tion ion but the struggling mass emitted sounds of nothing save good nature and an elbow in the ribs or a heavy heel on a great toe elicited no sicn sin of anger When the wage worker is out to jjy himself he pays no attention to inconven inconvenient ¬ ience Vince and yesterday after buying his small bookmakers ticket he rested complacently in the grand stand where sat his wife and children patiently waiting for a recurrence of the event which little understood had been provocative of endless tattle tattleThe tattletale The day was on the steaming order The heavy rain of the night previous had soaked every ¬ thing and the low lying clouds now and again through the rifts allowed the fierce sun to lap up the drops of water which dissolved filled the air with a humidity that transferred to man or beast caused a feeling known to the be ¬ ing King who has spilled a pot of mucilage over him ¬ self selfThe svelte The racing card looked well but when the horsemen noted the bad condition of the track many of them scratched their entries Eugenia Wickes Wickets and Madrilena Marlene not being partial to heavy going caused their absence from the sec ¬ ond bond race six furlongs for 3j earolds earls and up ¬ ward and as owners of other animals engaged scratched out because of the presence of Abuse the race was declared off offCapt officiate Capt Caput J H Rees filled the office of presiding judge and was assisted by Secretary Harry Kuhl Kohl W J Bruen Braun worked the Maxwell start ¬ ing King machine machineIn machining In the first race Fervor fairly reveled in the deep mud taking the lead at the quarter and winning all the way from Greyhurst Greyhounds always second Discipline and Charabelle Harebell had a hot fight for third until the last eighth the former then going on and winning third money handily from Friskal Frisk who made up a good deal of ground in the last threeeighths Serena was beaten an eighth eighthThe eighth The substitution of a threefourths thereabouts dash for selling platers platters in place of the race declared off produced an event where Ed Corrigans Corrigan Joe Ullman Pullman was a strong favorite he opening at 8 to 5 and quickly receding to 3 to 5 finally went to the post at 4 to 5 an extremely short price in the face of the fact that no horse carrying l ltrreen tureen trreen tureen and white sash has this season put any jjfoney jejunely in his owners pocket through a win at Chicago Thorpe was up for the first time in several days and it is piesumed presumed that his hand is entirely healed from the crush of the bicycle accident Neutral fell at the post breaking the barrier and causing a slight delay and paying for it by being practically left at the post Joe Ullman Pullman was off second to Vice Eegal Legal but at every stride falling away was soon out of the race and finished sixth away back Vice Regal was not headed and won with plenty left from La Salle Sale who with him ran right off from the otb tb ers the pair leading Joe Mancini Anacin third into the stretch by ten lengths C H Whelan Wheelman ran close to Joe Mancini Anacin at the finish the others 1 beaten off offThe often The Ontario Handicap worth 1025 to the winner 2CO to second and 100 to third was a turf fixture open to threeyearolds only the distance one mile Secretary Kuhl Kohl believes in starting his scale of weight way up yonder and so John Bright was allotted 125 pounds Don Quixote 115 such assignments being a wel weal ¬ come change from the policy so prevalent on western race tracks whereby the top weight in handicaps carries a snow bird By the time this race was run the sky had cleared and the sun having sunk below the grand stand the big assemblage experienced relief and cool breezes helped the general feeling of content ¬ ment meant Don Quixote opened at 6 to 5 while j 21 to 1 appeared against John Bright Sardonic being reckoned at 4 Pinochle at 4i and St Al fonses onsets D at 8 to 1 There was good betting as the public is always willing to play around the favorite when the track is ten seconds slow and of the consistency of putty Finally Don Quixote jumped clear up to 16 to 5 while the installation of John Bright as favorite at 2 to 1 was a high compliment to the bandicapper handicapper as also an expression of the public opinion that the last race of this high class horse must be thrown out Marcus Cartwright Cartridge however stuck to the idea that the 125 pounds would anchor the favorite and profited largely he having up 11 to 5 7 to 10 and 3 to 10 at the close Pinochle showed the way around the first turn To the half mile ground he led St Alfonses Alfonso D second Don Quixote third the favorite last Here the horses were so close together that John Bright was only four lengths behind the leader Soon those ahead of him were outrun by Don Quixote so that oifthe often turn he bade fair to make a spread eagle of it but from fourth position J Woods now sent up Sardonic which latter gave Don Quixote a game fight clear in to the wire but was beaten at the finish by an open length At the last sixteenth it looked possible for Corrigans Corrigan filly to win but Thorpe prodded the contender with great ability and Don Quixote drew away St Alfonses Alfonso D third was beaten off and John Bright yet farther behind only headed Pinochle PinochleThe Pinochle The fourth race conclusively showed who bought Jinks from W H May Son this filly being entered in the name of P Dunne and run ¬ ning Ming in that owners colors Also was proved the absurdity of the story that Espionage was nearly starved to death at StLous Stoups Jinks and Espionage off in front raced together until well within the home stretch where Jinks drew away slightly She occupied the outside posi posit ¬ tion ion but was in the heaviest going with Espionage close on the inside rail when at the last eighth post a swerve took her in but it could not be seen that she touched Espionage The pair raced home but as Jinks stopped badly Ezells Bezels filly was gaining on her when up from third place which he had occupied all the way there came Sea Lion who finishing strongly was easily firtt first past the post Jinks just necking out Espionage Jinks was disquali disqualify ¬ fied field and third money fell to Our Nellie who ran a fair fourth The Grinder was left at the post Old Fox who got off badly ran a good race Doremus Dorms was strongly backed Florence Hill who started in this race was entered by Martin Brenock Redneck Jr who it is understood trains for John Brenock Redneck Judge Rees said that Jinks was disqualified for impeding Espionage when within a few jumps of the wire No claim of foul was lodged but when the jockeys were called to the stand their testimony induced the decision The steeplechase over the short course pro ¬ duced deuced a stirring of the stagnant blood of the old followers of racing such has not been felt in years How could it be different when nearly every one of the eight thousand spectators of the race were on their feet yelling like mad when five horses flew the last obstacle almost abreast and landing on the flat with a straight quarter to run were whipped and spurred to the full extent All of the starters except Miss Dunn were in the final scramble She had been left at the post for being a bad actor She got over the course sooner or later but hung so much when rising at the fences that her chance would have been as nothing Michael G had been kicked by La Colina Colin at the post but no damage was done and a long delay resulted from the bad actions of Troil Roil A recall flag was used for the steeple ¬ chase but not for the flat races La Colina Colin was in the air over the first jump just as Nobilis Mobiles left the ground and the latter led over the second jump Michael G second Nobilis Mobiles ran in front up the back field and over the fence at the head of the home stretch but at the water jump Troil Roil took command and as the horses ran to the turn past the judges stand all were strung out Indian file with about two lengths of daylight between each Nearer and nearer came the rear guard to the leaders until at the far turn they dovetailed together as one closes up a ladys Gladys fan None of the five had been fully extended so now the pace be ¬ came accelerated and the cheering multitude sent up the names of all the horses as every man with a bet down could see himself getting his ticket cashed The squadron sailed in com ¬ pany panky for an eighth of a mile where J Burns drew away with Michael G He had hard work to place his horse the first part of the road and at the water jump almost made him bolt but now the reserve power came in play and Mich Micah ¬ ael Gael G won handily by two open lengths La Colina Colin was clear of the bunch in second posi posit ¬ tion ion but the other throe were lapped on No ¬ bilis bills securing third money moneyWhen Mooney When the bugle blew for the last race it seemed as if more people congested all the passages than has before been known in the history of Hawthorne Charina Carina acted badly and was left standing at the post as was Tonto Onto Organ Pilot raced away and with Del Paso II opened a big gap they being still far ahead of the others at the middle of the upper turn Here they tired and Del Paso II weakening the more quickly Swordsman always third took second place Organ Pilot and he had a hard tussle to Ihe He final eighth then Swordsman seemed to be winning when up came J Reiff Riff on Cant Dance He had been watching Morte Mote Fonse Fosse and moved p with him but close in Galen Browns horse was running strongly while the others were stopping and untouched he landed the money from Swordsman Martin K getting third money away from the favorite Organ Pilot fell away to nothing nothingThe nothing The cut in at Hawthorne is for one day only There were twenty regular and three field bookmakers doing business businessThe business The losers were consoled with music furnished by a small but select band of artists artistsTom artists Tom Hums was a new comer
