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TOM KIODLHTON AGilN. The weather was chilly and the card ordinary yesterday and consequently there was some dropping off in attendance at Hawthorne. As a rule the racing: was very tame, though marked by a new track record at a mile and a quarter. There was only one exciting finish durirg the afternoon and that was between Tom Middle-ton and Goebal. The pair met in the third race, which was a three-quarters of a mile dash for threoyear-olds and upward, and besides them as starters were Abe Furst, Mocorito, J. H. C. and three others. Abe Furst was the favorite at sbout S to 5, and he and Goabel divided favoritism. The latter was held at 9 to f. Tom Middleton had started only onca before bat had scored over an ordinary lot of maidens, still the ring had great respect for him and made him third choice at 7 to 1, The race was a hot one and interesting to look at throughout. The field broke well together but Little Jack Horn er jumped outin the lead at ouce and parsing the half-mile ground he was two and a half lengths clear of Abe Furst, who was running head and head with Goobsl. About the same order was preserved around the far turn, but rounding for home there was a general closing up, and when well straightened out Goebel had a clear lead of two lengths. Behind bim were Abe Furst, Mocorito, Little Jack Horner and Tom Middleton all .abreast. About the eighth post Tom Middleton set sail for Goebel. and slowly but surely he overhauled him, and fifty yards from the goal the pair were on even terms." From there to the wire it was nip and tuck between the pair, but Tom Middleton proved the best and by a narrow margin got the verdict. He wrenched his ankle in pulling up and came back to the stand quite lame. The accident is not serious, and great things may ba expected this fall from Flora Louises brother. That the St. Louis contingent have their "eye on the gun" is evident. They have started several "good things" end bet hsavily on them and all have won. In the fifth recs they sprung another one in Diser who was backed from 4 to 1 down to 13 to 5 and considering the way in which ehe won her backers knew what they were about. V.titoe rede the filly and took no chances with her. He got off in front and went right on about his business winning away off by himself pulling up. Hittick was second to Diser and Pat Garrett was third. J. H. Smith, who owns Pat Garrett, seems to bs sot on keeping owners in iine in selling races. As his horsa finished third he had the right of first claim and immediately grabbed off Hittick. Tho latter was entered for 00 aad Smith got him for 00. This is sn exceptionally good bargain, as Hittick is a good colt and worth twice that amount. One of tho greatest 6urprisos of the local racing season was sprung in the second race. Duty, who has not been able to outrun a fat man in some of her re :ent races, won running away. Th s filly was riddea by Nate Hill and was a lemmata 30 to 1 chmce. She, however, took a notion to mn and setting away in f.out showed her heels to the others all the nay. PrdBtar, the 8 to 5 favorite, heavily backed on account of a fast work-out was second and Cecil, a 50 to 1 chance, third. The rirat race was a soft thing forGussio Fay. This ii a vary tpeeay filly but owing to hr disposition to quic a ud tne fact ttiniD miuick was on her and Bums on Baaseda tho talmt made the latter th j favorite at even moot y and as good as 3 to 1 was laid ag iust Guseie Fay. So far as a contest was concerned there was nothing to the race. Gussie Fay went to the front in the first furlong and spreadeagled her field. Kirg Bermuda won the mile and a quarter selling race all the way and ss he pleased, reducing the track record for the distance by a quarter of a second. The King is a greatly improved horse and can be marked to beat better ones The speculators were thrown down with a sickening thud in the latst race. They backed MeropB, with T. Burns up, at 4 to 5 as though it was all over but the shouting. Merops ran as though the morgue was the proper place for him and finished far back. Ed Tipton, the second choice, won the race rather easily from Uhler and Seattle. Judge Rees has exonerated jockey Conley, his valet and trainer J. Stewsrt from suspicion of fraudulent action because of Mocnrito being short of weight in the second race Tuesday. Georga Taylor, who rode Duty the last time she started, has been suspended.
