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HARLEM RACING. "Umbrella Bill" McGnigan gave the talent, public and followers of form something to talk about for days to come in the last Harlem race yesterday. He started Arlington in this event and the son of Spendthrift Memorial soemea to 38 in a soft spot, and when 6 to 5 was stack up against him in the ring the hasty players fell over one another to get aboard at that price. The mere conservative ones, however, became alarmed at snch a long price being offered and at once set abont to find out what was the cause of the ring bscoming so libaral all of a sudden. When they noticed that A. Morrison was scheduled to ride they threw np their hands and refused a ticket on the McGnigan horse at any price. The result was that his price drifted to 8 to 5. It was common talk about the grouudB bz-fore the race that Morrison had galloped but few horse3 during tho season and had ridden none to speak of. It was thought by many that Judge Hamilton would substitute a more competent pilot. He did not, though, bat cautioned Morrison on his way to the post. Arlington -got a good send-off bnt Morrison seemed afraid to ride fast and took him back on the first turn and placed him where he could not well fail to get cut off at the half mile ground, which he did, and then he pulled up. The ciowd moaned when it saw Arlington behind the leaders struggling to do the best he could coming through the stretch. What makes this race look so bad is the fact that Al Lone beat Arlington a city block, the last time the pair met Arlington finishing a snug third three-quarters, in 1:131 while Al Xione was absolutely last and beaten off . After the race a crowd gathered about the judges stand expecting that Colonel Hamilton would take some immediate action. He did not though but placed the horses as they finished, Princess Murphy first, Al Lone second and Heroics third. This trio finished so close together that a blanket could have covered them. The defeat of Uizpah by Espionage in the mile race was the sensational feature of the day. Mispahwas backed for "a moral" from evens down to 9 to 10 and less, and after he disposed of Boanerges on the far turn it seemed like easy money. In the stretch, however, along came Espionage on the rail, and putting Mizpah to a drive about the eighth post, she won easily by a length and a half. Goab el was sent to the poat in the third event high in flesh and in no condition to race. He was the favorite, and again the speculators suffered, Goebel was in front when the barrier -went up, bnt that was all, and when the winner, Canace, was passing the wire Goebel was up about the sixteenth post. Of course, some horaes have to be raced into condition, and j Goebel may be one of this class. Bnt even if he is, it hardly seems fair for a Bprinter with the prestige he has to be allowed to go to the post t in the condition he was yesterday. Canace was handled in the way she likes to be handled. Nutt rated her in behind the leaders to the stretch and then made his move 3 and the filJy came home like a lady. Tom Barrett captured the first purse with Barrack. This youngster has not started for somo time, bnt, he nevertheless waa fit and j ready and got the support of his owner, who bets on everything he starts and always giv6S S the public a run for its money. Jenkins rode 9 Barrack, and, after passing the half-mile s ground, went to the front, winning pulled up 3 by four lengths. Out of tho second, a nine f arlong selling race, camo a very close finish in which there was a lot t of interference. Plantain and Jennie F. hooked 1 up at the head of the stretch and fought it out closely to tho wire. Both were very tired, but the chances are that had Plantain stayed out away from Jennie F. the latter would have won. As it was the Bradley gelding crowded the filly close to the inside rail and Boland hemmed Nutt in so that he could not use his whip. Nutt claimed foul after the race but Judge Hamilton would not allow it. Goose Liver, the favorite for this race, was another one of those horses that was not ready and finished among the "also rans." San Cecelia had no trouble whatever in disposing of Zaza and others in tho flve-fnrlong two-year-old race. This filly is a good one and a meeting between her and Lady Elite would be a drawing card. Manager Miers will have the transportation to Harlem today as near perfect as possible. Additional trains will ba pnt on all roads and there will be seats for everyone. Secretary Nathanson offers a very interesting card and one of the largest crowds of the local racing season is expected, providing, of course, it does not rain.
