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DEERING DEFEATS RAFAELLO. I Harlem had a dark cloudy sky and a very lieavy track for the last day of its two weeks meeting, bnt nevertheless there was a great crowd on hand and it was treated to some really good sport. Owing to the condition of the track there was wholesale scratching and what had seemed to be one of the bast cards of the ocal seaBon was scratched to pieces. The mt eting of Raf aello, Deering and Crocket .at a mile and a sixteenth was the main feature and it resulted in a cracking good contest. Rafaello and Decricg hooked up at the head of the stretch 8nd from there tothe wire fought desperately for every inch of ground. Betting on this event was very spirited. Rafaello being the choice at about even mocey, while 8 to 5 was offered against Crocket. Walter Gum thought bis colt Deering would win and told all his friends so. The consequence waB that lie was backed from 5 to 1 down to 3 to 1. At the first attempt Starter Dwyer Bent the "trio away on their journey on about even terms. Passing the stand Deering went to the front and, closely pressed by Crocket, the pair threw mud in Rafaellos face for a half mile. Then Crocket gave it up and for an instant Deering had things all his own way. On the far turn, though, Jenkins, with Bafaello, moved up, and a cry went up, "Bafaello v ins ! Rafaello wins !" It certainly appeared that he did have Deering safe; but the latter proved to be as game as a pebble, and when Flick called upon him he responded like an aristocrat. At the eighth post Bafaello for an instant was in front, but the pressure was too great and later on he hung a bit. This cost him the race, for not for an instant did Deering falter and through sheer gameness won a handsomely fought battle by a short head. Crocket was beaten off and eased up in the stretch. The victory was an exceptionally popular one, and both the colt and Flick were warmly applauded when they returned to the stand. Of the eleven entsred in the seven-furlong handicap only four started, and Bichard J., with top weight, 111 pounds, and conceding great chunks of weight to every other starter, was made favorite. He ran a good race, bnt not good enough to beat Maceo and had to be content with second place. Maceo was thrown in the handicap with 98 pounds, and after trailing his field to the head of the stretch be shot to the front like a flash and won running away. He is a horse of good class, and with 98 pounds up and in the mud it would take the best of them to beat him. Jockey W. Jonee, with hia face all bandaged up, had the mount oh Prince Blazes in the mile and a quarter race. The Prince was en odds-on choice and on paper seemed a certainty. All the heavy bettors and "cinch players" backed him, but Jones fixed them. He held the Prince an unreasonably long distance out of it down the back stretch and allowed Teutons to steal a long lead. In fact he waited until the race wan practically over before he made his run. His ride wag sharply criticised. Teutons won the race rather handily, making.it two wins during the day for that popular owner, Tom Barrett. Mr. Barretts other win was with Barrack in the seven furlong two-year-old race. Thrive, for some unknown reason, was made favorite at ovens over Barrack, but after leading a greater part of the journey he weakened and Barrack won as he pleated. The grandstand fairly went wild over the victory of Barrack. Alabasier won the initial six furlong scramble in a fierce drive from Harry Thoburn and Ken-more Qaeen. His win was a lccky one. Harry Thoburn was a trifle short or he would have I bavo beaten him, and again, baa Mathews been able to keep Kenmore Qaeen in on the turns she would have been hard to beat. The last race was nothing more than an exercise gallop for Molo. It was at a mile and before half the journey had been traversed Molo had the first money won. Newsgatherer, the favorite, ran one of his bad races and wa3 beaten off.
