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, I ; i I . j 9 , 1 i r FRANK THOMPSON*. GOOD RACE. The second day at Lakeside was a mild one. The card was light and the racing as a rule was tame. The first five favorites won and the syndicate ring must have suffered. There was one exciting piece of racing. It came out of the second event, which was a six furlongs selling affair. The race was conceded to be between Meddler and Maceo and the pair furnished one of the most keenly contested finishes ever seen at the track. Meddler, formerly a notoriously bad actor, went to the outside at the post, and, behaving well, managed to get away second, closely followed by Maceo. The latter went to the front in the first sixteenth, and passing the half-mile post, was a neck in front of Meddler, with Fred Barr third a neck away. On the far turn Med; dler changed position with Maceo and led him by a neck into the stretch. Above the eighth post Maceo moved up on even terms with Meddler and from there to the wire the pair had it hammer and tong. Meddler was on the outside and Clay seeing T. Knight had little or no chance to use his whip crowded in close up to Maceo as he could, and in a terrific finish landed his mount a winner by a short head. Maceo was undoubtedly the best, and with a stronger boy up could not have lost. Little Singer, who finished third in the race, was practically left at the post and ran a smashing good race. The nearest approach to good class horses was seen in the fifth event. It was at one mile and had six starters, among them being Frank Thompson, Donna Rita and Fonclif. The ring at one time laid 2 to 1 and take your pick of the three, but when the market settled Frank Thompson was an 8 to 5 choice. He proved to be the right selection and won in rather an impressive manner. Knight rode him, and, getting off last, was compelled to go all around the field. The colt, however, was fit and good, and by the time the stretch was reached he was in front, where be remained to the end, winning by three-quarters of a length from Donna Rita. Hosi was a bang-up third, and should be a winner before long. Fonclif, after showing much speed, quit as if short and finished fourth. Myth was in a soft spot in the third race, which was a dash of a mile. On the strength of his race the day before he looked a certainty and was backed accordingly at 1 to 2. There was little or nothing to the race. The Kittle-man gelding broke second but went to the front on the first turn, and, leading the entire route by a big margin, won as he pleased. This horse is much better than the kind he had to beat in this race. Ex-Jockey Johnny Murphy captured the initial pur-e with his Deceiver — Giddy Girl colt, Eschscholtzia. The colt got away in front, and but for an instant on the far turn, when Mission showed in front, had things all his own way. Blue Lick, after much interference and under bad handling, won the fourth race in easy style. He was hampered several times down the back stretch, but came through on the inside in the last quarter and was about three lengths in front of his field at the end. Thanksgiving and Cuirassier had a battle royal for the place, the former getting the verdict by a short head. Eleven of the lowest class horses at the track made up the field for the last race and the win ner turned up in Wild West, thanks to Jockey Nutt, who was fortunate in getting a running start. Several of the Chicago and Louisville base ball players were visitors and all did well in picking the winners.
