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HAVfTHOBNK RACING. 1 Doctor Nembnla, owned by Duncan Cameron and ridden by Tommy Burns, ran a mile in 1:391 and tied the track record yesterday at Hawthorne and thereby showed himself to be a liorae of no mean ability. He btarted once before at the Cicero track and won a common race in a hard drive from Bert Davis, and judging from that race he did not seem to have a chance to baat such fast ones as Gold Fox and Tulla Foneo. Nevertheless Burns followers stuck to him, and as Cameron and his friends knew how good the colt was they bet heavily. The consequence was that his opening price of 51 to 1 was backed down to 4 to 1 by post time. There was also a tremendous play on both Tulla Foneo and Gold For. It was evident from the start that the race was to be a fast one but no one dreamed it would be run as fast as it was. Tulla Foneo was on her good behavior and had speed galore. She got away in front, and closely followed by Nickey D started out to burn up the track. The pair went the first quarter in 24 seconds and the half in 481. At this point Nickey D. said "enough" and for an inetant Tulla Fonso had things her own way. The early peca, though, told on her and when the stretch was reached it was easily seen that she was in distreas. During the early part of the journey Burns had rated along in third place with Dr. Nembula and when Tulla Fonso faltered be galloped to the front and, opposite the paddock gate, seemed to be winning easily but all of a sudden no came Gold Fox on the inside with a rush and for an instant it looked -very dangerous. Burns, however, was on the lookout and when Gold Fox started to go through between Dr. Nembula end the rail he promptly pulled in and shut him off. He wa3 clear in front and had a right to do this. From the eighth post home the Doctor had Gold Fox hemmed in and consequently did not have to be hard pushed to win. When Tulla Fonso stopped she stopped all ever, and was beaten off by tba pair in front. Handicapper Ed OMalley made a strike in the fourth race. In this event there were but six starters. He is one of the few handicappers that will play his own figures, and at 30 to 1 straight and 3 to 1 to show he "set in." He is a capital "rooter" and the noise he made was so great that it almost frightened little jockey Dominick, who rode Ida Ledford, into falling off. Damocles won all right enough by a length and a half and OMalley cashed about ,500, but he was extremely lucky in doing so. As the race was run Ida Ledford wa3 by f ir the beat but Dominisk seemed to get rattled und instead of sitting still and holding the fillys bead up be dropped the reins, and as a last resort went to whipping. The Ally did not know what was expected of her and through the stretch she ran in and out and all over the track like a veaBel at sea without a rudder. Dominick is a very small boy and did the bsst he could, but it seems that a small boy like this would do batter if sent to the post without a whip. The first, second and third ovents resulted in very hollow victories. Parmenion, with Burns up and a strong favorite at 13 to 10, won the first from a very ordinary lot of two-year-olds off by himself. He belongs to W. H. Laudeman, and the victory was popular. The Eecond went to Pat Garrett, and incidentally "Texas" J. H. Smith won for himself a good bat." Pat Garrett was fit and ready, and in a quiet way Smith bet quite a sum at 8 to 1 straight, 3 to 1 a place and 3 to 2 to show. Mitchell rodo Pat Garrett, and getting to the front as soon as possible won off as far as he chose. 1 Tulane, long overdue and at the very short price of 7 to 20, easily disposed of Abe Furst and Silver Tone in the third. Starter Dwyer had bid luck in the fifth race and sent the big field of fourteen away badly strung out. Catastrophe, who got off eighth, gradually weaved his way through and won rather handily by about two lengths from Tillie W. and Bitter Boot. Jockey W. Martin was at the track.
