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VITITOE. JOCKEYSHIP. The sport offered at Harlem yesterday was rather tame bat jockey Vititoe added a touch of interest to it by riding four winneis. He only had five moonts and on the fifth. Theresa H., h8 finished fourth. This hoy has been steadily improving and at present there are few jockeys, if any, at the local tracks that ride a bettf r race than he does. Two of Vitotoes finishes were very close and in both instances he displayed rare judgment and when the pinch came rode with strength and intelligence. HU first win was on the oddly-named Flora-bird, a 15 to 1 chance, in the first raco. This colt belongs to W. F, Schulte, and previous to its last staithad workrd five furlongs in l:00h anl on the strength of this work he was heavily Tsacked to win his last prpvions race. Daily Eaoing Form mentioned this, hut still the turf followers overlooked the youngster and at one stage in the betting he was as good as 20 to 1 Mr. Schulte bet on him at this price. The colt waj laBt leaving the po3t, but Vititoe gradually worked his way through the bunch, and when the stretch was reached he was third and within a length of the leader. The first four hung together to the eighth post but aft6r that it narrowed down to a fight between Silver Fizz, the oids on .favorite, and Florabird and the latter got the verdict by a nose. Vititoe came right back and landed the second race with an 8 to 1 chance; Kings Highway. On this horse he rode a waiting race but coming like a streak of lightning in the stretch he eventually won off by himself by six lengths. Thero was a very ordinary lot in this race and at post time it was ii to 1 and take your pick against anything, Vititoes next win waB on Hosa Masso in the nine furlongs race. Thi3 was a very tight fit, Hoaa Masso barely beating The Bondman ia a ding-dong finish after a drive of an eighth of a mile. The Bondman was ridden hy Beauchamp and the fight between the two boys waB a terrific one. Both horses were at 5 to 1 in the "betting and both were heavily backed, consequently the "rooting" from their backers was something fierce. All through the last furlong it was nip and tuck between the pair; first The Bondman would be in front, and then Rosa Masso. When the wire was reached it happened to be the letters turn to be in front and she got the decision. Unsightly, in the fifth race, is the one that Tititoe earned his fourth victory on. The filly was at 9 to 20, and heavily backed even at that short price. She was interfered with slightly at the Btart, but got clear on the far turn, and going to the front in the stretch, won easily by two lengths and a half. Decoy was second and Adair II. third. The third race at one mile, which was a split of the second, had ten very ordinary horses entered. Title was made favorite, but he was never dangerous and finished last but two. The winner turned up in Chauncey Fisher, who was a 10 to 1 chance Sydney Bender bet several times more than Jennie F. is worth on her, but she was almost knocked down on the first turn and finished nowhere. . The last race was an easy thing for Lord Zeni. In winning he ran a grand race, and it gives the judges a much clearer case than they had before against jockey Everett. The horse got away in front bnt was interfered with and almost fell. Rose picked him up, however, and set sail for the leaders. The boy is a desperate iider and by taking a chance for his life he got through on the stretch turn and then it was all over. When Lord Zeni got clear sailing be went to the front like a flash and at the end was going away. He beat Canova about a length, and Canova was a length and a half in front of Moroni. The favorite, Abe Fnrst, sulked and finished fourth. Mr. Condon has arranged to have several epecial wires direct from New York run in the track today and a fall description of the Futurity will be called out from every corner of the grandstand and also frrm th betting ring. Jockey Everetts badge was taken up yeaterday and he was denied admission to the grounds.
