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IMPS GKEAT KEATS SPEED At Harlem yesterday the track was a trifle heavy from the rain pf Friday night but the going was firm and safe The windup of the intermittent spell of Harlem racing was signal ¬ ized sized by a card of unusual strength the chief feature of which was the Speed Stakes 1000 added threequarters treasurers of a mile for all ages worth to the winner 1210 to the second 200 and to the third 100 The conditions were Twoyearolds Toeholds to carry 90 pounds threeyear three olds 108 fouryearolds foretold and upwards 113 pen ¬ alties saltiest and allowances allowancesNo allowances No starter carried weight for age Frank Bell having off two pounds Mary Black nine Eva Rice seventeen Traverser Traverse and Imp four each Off Ht the first attempt Frank Bell quickly put two lengths between himself and Imp and Mary Black racing like a double team The twoyearold toehold widened the gap at the far turn and here Imp showed in front of Mary Black Be ¬ ginning on the upper turn Rutter Ruttier urged along the favorite the pace being very fast Into the homestretch however the colt retained his lead anjj hajj not until a sixteenth further along did the distance lessen Nearing the final fur ¬ long Rutter Ruttier called upon Imp in earnest and with the gad swished before her eyes she put forth all her splendid powers and before the betting ring was reached the stake was seen to belong to Mr Harness Once reaching Frank Bell there was no contest the colt having done his utmost stopping The favorite eased up somewhat passed the judges first by two lengths in the wonderful time track considered of 113 Traverser Traverse running strongly at the finish beat Mary Black for third money Rutter Ruttier and Imp upon returning to the stand were loudly cheered while the sturdy youngter youngster that made her show herself passed in unnoticed It must be remembered that Frank Bell gave Imp two pounds He is certainly a remarkable colt coltThe clothe The betting ring was jammed as on Derby Day when the prices went up for the first race One guesser of the twentyone twenty bookmakers not knowing Lucky Star chalked up 10 to 1 and was immediately nailed Six to 1 showed on many boards for a moment only the price fall ¬ ing King like values on Black Friday so that 11 to 5 was the post quotation Lucky Star with the reputation of covering threequarters treasurers in 1 131 in Montana was first past the post after getting off well toward the rear to a good start for all but Czarowitz Carbonize Lew Blew Hopper came fast the lat ¬ ter tear part of the journey and finished second two lengths behind Lucky Star Kisme Kismet another newcomer with a record of several wins at St Louis finished third close up It is said that a stranger bet Hops Laudemann Laundryman 500 at 51 to 1 on Lucky Star StarAt Start At the third trial Mr Dwyer sent the handi hand ¬ cap for two yearold earl horses away to an even break for all except Goebel Gobbet Tulla Tulle Fonso Fonts tagged by Boney Bony Boy opened a gap of three lengths on Miss Marks and Espionage they rac race ¬ ing King alongside at the far turn Miss Marks now shot out from the favorite and Ezells Bezels filly ap ¬ peared pearled to falter as if interfered with she was eight lengths behind TullaFonso Ululations when the latter turned for home Bloss Loss now sot Espionage go ¬ ing King and hugging the inside rail she came on so strongly that catching Tulla Tulle Fooso Foods at the final sixteenth she passed on to victory untouched Tulla Tulle Fonso Fonts easily beat Boney Bony Boy The one and oneeighth neigh miles selling race was a lively betting affair The start was delayed by tht that sour llvarado allargando II and when he eased up his temper first Gold Band and then Elusive spoiled good starts by being pulled up Off well together Gold Band Uarda Guardia and Elusive were in the front rank passing the judges Alvarado Allargando II Barataria Barratries and Gold Band were the leaders at the half mile ground Gold Band and Elusive were first into the homestretch A grand rally opposite the betting ring and Topmast and Sunburst a pair that had been gradually steal ¬ ing King up became prominent Riding vigorously Sloan got Topmast home iu front in OUP UP of the best of finishes with Uarda Guardia second and Sun ¬ burst third The curse of light weights in racing was never seen more markedly than when with five start ¬ ers only Mr Dwyer was unable to effect a start under fifteen minutes during which time the horses had never once been straightened up by their feeble jockeys Plantain went out in front and making the backstretch Found ran a close second The Devil just behind At the half mile ground Don Quixote was eight lengths worse than The Devil Found led on the turn but on sufferance from The Devil When the last eiehth eighth was reached Thn Than Devil was galloping in front and when J Reiff Riff went after his whip Don Quixote swerved badly and when he was stopped by the fence and forced to run home straight it was too late The Devil won by an open length Found ran one of her bad races and waa Wada beaten by Plantain for third place placeOpinions Palestinians Opinions were divided as between What er Lou and Hugh Penny but when the last race was over the bookmakers paid off on Cherry Leaf Rutter Ruttier rode the winner splendidly trail ¬ ing King to the half mile ground then keeping the inside rail Hugh Penny had been raced in front by Donna Rita so although in the lead at the last 150 yards he had nothing left with which to finish What er Lou here came up and had the favorite beaten a head when from the rear Cherry Lenf Len joined the pair It was a grand finish for all three they leaving all the others far behind Rntters Renters superior strength ard Ward skill enabled Cherry Leaf to win winThe winter The owner of Frank Bell was highly elated and said that his colt would have won on a dry hard track and expressed the opinion that Frank Bell would win the Inaugural Derby at New Orleans OrleansThe Orleans The arc lights in the betting ring were set going for the first time this year when the spec ¬ ulators mulattos were busy on the last race raceThe racketed The Covington Coving crowd fell heavilj heavily on Elusive Rome Respass Trespass losing 500
