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LAKESIDE RACING. It was a dark, gloomy afternoon yesterday at Lakeside, and the track was ankle deep in mud. An ordinary card of six races was offered and only the regulars were in attendance. None of the finishes were close, and taken all in all it was abont the tamest days sport ever witnessed at the track, James Dunne may have more than an ordi- nary colt in J. J. T., the winner of the mile and seventy yards race, off by himself. The colt is named after the ex-jockey Jimmie TompkinB, who trained and raced Falero and was bred by him, He is by Justice Lyons — Tillie S., and last fall was sold for a song. The colt started the opening day of the meeting and broke out of the maiden class in an impressive way, yet hardly showed quality enough to beat ordinary selling platers. He was naturally a long shot in his race yesterday; but, judging from the way he won, it will be some time before 10 to 1 is again laid against him. Vitatoe had the mount, and, getting off in front, he was never headed, winning pullsd up by about a dozen lengths, Phidias, the odds-on favorite for the race, was sent away poorly and finished third. The judges did not like the race he ran, and from now on all entrieB from Kahn and Co.s stable, from which he came, will be refused. The nearest to a close finish came out of the closing event which was a six furlong dash. Scatcoben won by a ecaut half letgth from Assessor. At the head of the stretch the field was well bunched and any of the leader s had apparently a winning chance. Scatcoben though pnved the gamest of the bunch and got the verdict. Daily Racing Form, the betting choice of the race, got off poorly and was much used getting up and surrendered when tb epinch came in the stretch. Jockey T. Knight, on Nina B. L., beat the flag in the first race and won all the way. Louis Ezells Enron— Dollikens Ally, Huronia, was heavily played, but after running fast for about a furlong she retired and finished a distant fifth. This, however, may be a good filly. It is rumored she recently worked a half very fast. Old Kamsin struck a track to his liking and being far the best of the lot, in the second race, won the event after a mild drive with Chara-mante. He got away fifth but went to the front after passing the half-mile ground and was never again headed. Two horses, Cuirassier and Dalgretti, went to the post lame in this race. There was some talk about Little Singers performance, but she is an ordinary selling plater, and. considering the condition of the track, ran her race. The third race was a gift to Mulvihill. He was far the best and won off by himself under a stout pull. Abe Furst had just as easy a thing as Mulvihill did in his race. He was off flying and won running away. A car-load of horses got in from Newport Sunday. In the lot was J. R. Hand with King Bermuda and Ella Penzance, both recent winners; Charles McCafferty with Sim W„ C. Whitman with Tranby and one other, and J. Newman with Bertha Laurence and Fintan. R. Narvaez, who can ride at 94 pounds, is a recent addition to the jockey talent. J. Hoth-ersall and Jimmy Lamley are also recent arrivals. T. W. Coulter, fresh from Kentucky, was a visitor. He leaves today for New York. I I j 1 * ] 1 ] i | I j
