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MAY BEACH N A DRIVE. The track was lightning fast, a good card was offered and consequently Hawthorne drew a big crowd yesterday. The racu g as a rule was clofe and exciting, the first three finishes being of the hair raising order. Of course, the three quarter sprint race that had such fast ones as May Beach, Kensington, Slips Rowena, Newegatberer, Gcebl and Tulla Fonso entered was the attraction, but none of the other races was lacking in fascinating possibilities and everything taken into consideration it was a grand dayTa racirg My Bitich was favorite and won the sprint rare, but in doing so she bad to be fnlly extended and hard ridden to beat Kensiut n and Newsgathorer. There was a Jot of luck in connection with the w n of the filly. She was ridden by Nutt, who is a boy with good judgment and in the first pla-o was mott beautifully saved during a delay of about twenty minutes at tho post. Nutt also got the bst of the start and took the shortest route. This percentage j did not se? m to be enough to mke the filly win and at the head cf the stretch Nntt resorted to trickery. He was in the lead but May Beach ! was bscomirg very leg-weary while News gatherer, who was on the inside, was rnon n? well in hand. Nutt wased no time and ected cleverly on the spur of the moment. While making the turn he wont a trifle wide and tacitly invited Vandusen, who rode News-gathoror, to come up on the inside. The latter saw the openijgandb ingeager toeave as much ground as possible naturally started through. Quicker than a fiish when Newsgatherer got half way through Nutt pulled in on him and sharply shut him off. This put Newsgatherer out of the way and for an instant May Baach had everything her own way, bufbalow the eighth post along came Kensington on the outside and as the pair neared the wire she was gaining rapidly on the fast daughter of Bobby Bach Faithless, but luck was with the latter, j and staggering and out to the last oudco she manage 1 to last long enough to get the verdict. In this race Tnlla Fonso bolted at the start and was practically left at the post, but she set sail after the leaders aud overhauling them with an astonishing burst of speed in the stretch she finished fourth. The filly would undoubtedly have been a keen contender had she left the post on even terms with the others. An accident happened to Goebjl and he pulled up quite lame. For some unknown reason the ring took a 8tr ng fall out of the even money favorite Montana in the last race. There was some ugly talk before the race and this muBt have reached the ears of Jadge Bees. At any rate, he called Everett, who rode Montanus, up oa his way to the post and give him a severe lecture. Evidently the cautioning had a good effect, ad Everett baat tbe barrier about a length, and, beiDg in front by daj light all the way, won pulling up from Ractvan. Murat evi-ienily liked the fast track and the hot weather and in the first evet he ran the race of his life. Beaucbamp got him off in front and after baing with tae pacemaker, Lucille Bramble, all the way, he had onough loft to still off bh Harry Thoburn and Ed Tipton tn the stretch and win in a game way in the fast time of 1:261 for seven furlongs. Azna, TJdy Ann and Moot EBgle f-ught it out in tbe second race. This ws at five and a half fnrloLgi, and three of tbe f urteen that watt to the post were lefi t ere by the starter. Tildy Ann got away in front and remained npar there marly all the wy. She atd Azua hooked up at the eighth po3t and had a desperate fight to the wire, the latter rettirg the verdict by a nose simply through the action of tbe nod. Fair Deceiver won the fourth race, a dash of a mile and a sixteenth as Bhe pleased. Tbe iily was entered for 03. bnt was run no to 900 by J H. Smith. She was retained by C. B. Mc-Le n for the usual odd fiver. Hegerdon wis wisely supported in tbe fifth race, and after getiag through a tight place at tbe head of the stretch he easily disposed of the 8 to 5 f vorito, Caloocan. Jockey Davin has bsen suspended by Judge Bees. Bis ride on R civan the last time he started will be lookel into. "
