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AT BARLKM AGAIV. Harlem started its second two weeks meeting yesterday, and taking every thing into consideration it was a rousing beginning. One wonld hardly believe that so much in the way of building could be done in two weeks as lias been accomplished at the track. A new double-deck grandstand ha; been erected, and although it is not completed by a long way, it was ready for use. and is a great improvement over the old stand. It has a deeper slant, and consequently a more perfect -view of the track can be had from any corner of it. In the old stand those beck of the first two rows could hardly seethe races at all. The upper part of the new stand will be fitted up with private boxes, which will be a great improvement and one sore to be appreciated by those able acd willing to pay for exclusive ac-■ . commotions. Yesterdays main racing feature was a condition racj at one mile and in it was a lot of speed. Tenby, who ran a mile in 1 :39i his last ont, appeared to have the best chanc?, and was made favorite. He perhaps was the best horse, but Nutt used poor judgment in chasing after Eugenia Wickes in the early stages of the race, aud when The Devil challenged him in the stretch he had nothiDg left to finish with and the consequence was The Devil won easily. That old Meddler is batter now than he ever was before was demonstrated in the fourth race. This was a three-quarter dash and such fast ones as Goebel, Hugh Penny and Sim W. were among the entiies. Goabal ran better than 1:13 with ten pounds more wtight up than be had in this race when i last out and it seemed that he should wis. At r any rate all the wise ones at the track bet on him. They should have "cashed" but Matter Vitatoe, after having the race in hand, took a nap and Meddler coming with a rush passed him like a flash fifty yards out and before Vita-toe knew what had happened the race was over and Meddler was the winner. For his carelessness the judges set Vitatoe down for the meeting. The mile and three-sixteenths selling race famished quite a bit of interest. The betting on it was lively. Kriss Kringle closing favorite at 2 to 1, with 11 to 5 quoted agaiust Croesus. Neither of the choices were ever dangerous. Einstein, at 20 to 1, went to the front shortly after the start and won all the way. At the finish he was pulled to a walk three leDgths in 1 front of Kriss Kringle. The first race on the card was at seven furlongs under selling conditions and News-gatherer, at the liberal price of 10 to 1, won after a hard drive by about a half length from Maceo and Graziella. "Uncle Jim Gray, after trying a long time, fin ally broke bis spell of ill luck on local trac ks in the second race. He started his King Regent — Artistic filly, Aonis Palmer, and at the false price of 12 to 1 she won a game race by a neck in a hard drive from Iznik. The latter is a very fast gelding, but seems to be a coward. Helens Pet got a flying start in the last race and afier leading all the way, won by three-quarters of a leug from Antiquary. The latter was far the better horse of the two, bnt Butter could not keep him straight, and after he swerved in behind Helens Pet in the stretch could cot get him to the outside of her again, and so they finished lapped on. M. Jordan will sell bis entire stringof horses at public auction at an early date. The star of the string is Gold Fox, who can run a mile close to 1 :40 any day. Master Willis Dorsey, on his way east to enter Sam Hildreths employment and learn to ride, i was at the track with his brother Ed. The latter rode for B. J. Johnston. Willie has a great record in the saddle. He is not more than eleven years old but has a riding percentage of 1.000. He rode one race on David Tenny in an Owners Handicap and won.
