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AGAIN AT HARLEai Harlequin HARLEaiAn Harlequin An October which for rain has beaten all records since the keeping of records on Chicago weather by the United States Signal Service began still keeps up its clip quite irrespective of the damage done to the flags and bunting of Jubilee week and yesterdays reopening at Harlem was marred by a driving storm which lasting for hours brought general discomfort to say nothing of the heavy track Still there was a fair attendance at the racecourse and there were on seventeen regular and two field bookmakers The management has arranged as well as can be done protection from the ele dele ¬ ments aments known to racing of the late autumn and doors and windows innumerable serve the pur pour ¬ pose of keeping the racegoers racehorse dry and waum alum The card was an excellent one The wind blow ¬ ing King from the rear of the grandstand spectators of the races were comfortable although no glass windows obscure the sight at Harlem Colonel Clark was kept warm by boxing up the aides of the judges stand Andes ran a sixteenth at a breakaway but 2 at the next attempt a splendid start was Plcted Placated for the first race by Mr Dwyer the fav fa ¬ orite rite soon got to and passed Nora Ives Wives who had jumped away quickest Into the homestretch Andes led from Nora Ives Wives and three lengths back came Canace Cancel and Falomacita Valencia the others already out of it Dupee Dupe on the last named filly cut in close to the inside raiJ raja while Andes made a wide turn so that at the betting ring Falomacita Valencia led and finishing strongly won the race easily from Canace Cancel second she beating Andes two lengths Nora Ivos Divots finished fourth driving drivingFrank driving Frank Bell who has never shown himself to be great in the mud was opened at 8 to 5 and drifted to 2 to 1 Hoideu Hide was posted as his rider and several of the bookmakers do not fancy this boys style ofsitting offsetting a horse These men had profited by the defeat of Andes and so plugged Frank Bell Now a few minutes be ¬ fore post time Sweeney Serenely ran into the betting ring crying Put Beauchamp Beach on Frank Bell Immediately the colt went down to 7 to 5 but while some penciiers premiers kicked saying A new book should be made Frank Bells price again advanced to U to 5 at the post As the seven youngsters reached the gate and broke away everybody exclaimed What a perfect start I and surely horses were never off in better shape How ¬ ever it was no go Directly after the flag fell to a good start and Frank Bell at once opened two lengths on Genua Genoa she running away from the others in the first eighth Frank Bell led into the straight Jby By several lengths and Judge Tarvln Starveling third was already beaten off by Geuua Guam Beauchamp Beach slowed down the leader at the lust eighth and Genua Genoa coming on strongly Frank Bell was sent to the whip one hundred yards out It was a tight thing at the wire but Frank Bells number went up Miss Marks third away back just beat Judge Tarvin Arvin TarvinIn Arvin In the third race Plantain and The Devil ran up to form and finished one two the former winning by a neck But where was Don Quix Qui ote cote He finished ten lengths behind The Devil jfttutain was never headed At the quarter Bek Beak Favor was second and stayed within three lengths of the leader for the next half mile where she collapsed and finished absolutely The Devil was third two lengths behind Her Favor up the backstretch and his rider was watching Don Quixote lying behind him When Hothersall Others on The Devil found that Don Quixote could not orwouldnot come on at the j upper turn he cut out lickety rickety split after Plantain but although he ran Bradle Bradley s horse close tte tote final tighth tight he cc mu never get up There were five breakaways in the foirth firth race Abuse never being in front until the flag went down then he led all the way At the last six ¬ teenth tenth Timemaker Tidemark and Donna Rita came fast and a hot finish ensued the three placed horses being nearly abreast Timemaker Tidemark beat Donna Rita for place Boney Bony Boy looked good for some part of the money but was outrun in the last eighth Miss Marion was second UD the backstretcb backstretch but stopped coming home She had been prominent in the breakaways while Abuse scarcely moved Robinson was left standing at the post postRefugee posture Refugee went out in front in the next race as if it was all over and led to the homestretch The darkness was coming on and this with the spattering mud which dirtied the colors pre ¬ vented the placing of the horses until well toward the grandstand Then it was seen that Refugee was beaten and that the purse would go to either Gold Band or Double Dummy The pair drove in and Winslow on the inside rail was dangerously close but only landed the third money Gold Band winning Refugee was a close fourth Tranby Tabby was fourth close up at the far turn BishopReed Isoprene was beaten off Sun ¬ burst the favorite did nothing nothingA nothing A cold drizzling rain had fallen all the after ¬ noon and by the time of the closing event of the day it was raining hard and a high wind had risen Silver So1 went to the front in the backstretch and won as she pleased from W C T he beating Newsgatherer Newscaster easily for place The fourth horse was close to Newsgatherer Newscaster the others beaten off offThe often The end of the betting ring where formerly was worked the foreign book is being fitted up fenced in etc and the rumor ran They are going to start a skating rink this winter winterIt intermit It was said that Riley Grannan Granada took 55000 out of tlio Clio ring on Plantain It seems strange that when such races come up the great plunger is always there or thereabouts thereaboutsWilliam thereabouts William Myer Mayer has tastefully decorated his stands in honorof honor the Peace Jubilee JubileeCharley Jubilee Charley Hughes was a visitor
