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GEOKGIE SETS A RECORD. Hawthorne had a fine afternoon for the wind-Tip of its fourth meeting. The wind waB a trifle -strong and this prevented faster time to a certain extent Still the track was like pasteboard and at its best and Georgie in the six and a half farlongs handicap hung up a new lecord for the distance. This filly carried 102 pounds and led from flag fall to finish. The handicap was third on the program and bad seven starters. Burns was on Georgie and aho. coupled with Bertha Nell, had first call in the betting at 7 to 5. Mr. Dwyer sent the field away to a perfect start after a delay of about ten minutes. Georgie was in front and Burns proceeded to go right on about his busine-s. The filly went down the bick stretch like a streak and reeled off the first half in 46 seconds. Sho went to the five-eighths in 1:09 flat and the three-quarters in 1:12. For an instant below the eighth post she seamed to be in distress, but those bahind ber wore also leg-weary, and, untouched by whip or spur, Georgie finished in 1:19, erasing the record of 1:19, previously -shared by Wernbarg and Irish Reel. The fight for the place between Flamora and Bertha 3Jellwas a desperata one, and the former gotthe verdict by a nose. Ed Corrigans sensational two-year-old Golden Rule won the three-quarters recs for jrounesters of his age. He had 1C4, pounds and Vitiioo up and did something that no other horsehis ever done on a Chicago racetrack. That is, he stepped the first half mile in 461 seconds. This naturally put him far in front and out of harms way and at the "finish he was easing up six lengths in ti ont of Silver Fizz, -and sha boat Sam Phillips a length and a half. Deipite the heavy wind thdt was blowing up the stratch and the fact that Golden Rule was eased up, hs ran the three-quarters in 1:13. That Dr. Nembula is a speedy celt was again shown. He was a natural 1 to 2 shot for the first race, which was as on 3 m la, and won running away in 1 :10i. He had little or nothing to biatand fulano, who was supposed to be his mo3t formidable opponent, ran as though he had a bad night, finishing at the sixteenth post. Tint a maiden like R tnitet biat Tulane as far as he did lojkel badly aad would be difficult to explain. The steeplechase was abiolutely one of the cloiQOit ever ran ovsr any raca course, It also furnished an exceptionally close finish. Vanity wai the favorite and heavily backed. He won but it was due to jockey F. Doanes skill. The boy handled tha Corrigan harso to perfection duriag the early pare of the journey, and when the pinch came rode like a major. After clearing the last fence it narrowed down to a. battle bjtwean Vanity, Gypcaiver and Bellamy. All through the last eighth tha trio was lighting hard. Doane was not oa the best horsa bat he roda with judgment and never ouca drew his whip. He sac still and nursed Vanity cleverly. On the other hand both Green aod Eggerson wtio rode Bellamy and Gypceiver were kicking and -whipping for all they were worth and did not seem able to kaop their horses straight. The consequence was that Vanity got the decision by a htsad and Bellamy , biat Gjpceiver the same distance for the place. King Bermuda lookod like a cinch for the mile and a quarter race but jockey Vititoe, in his effort to make a close finish with Burn , made a mass of it and, although ha was on ilia best horse, succeeded in getting beaton by Pacemaker and Barns. Right on top of Vititoas bad ride on King Barmada he fcquared himself most baautifally by his clever handling of Serrano. The latter horse was a strong favorite and ridden to perfection, won by a head on the post. The program was a grand one and the racing was of high class. Jockey Dugan is exonerated from any blame in connection with the running of the filly Oconee. Mr. Jerry Driscoll left Saturday morning for San Francisco. He, Mr. Condon and Paddy Ryan have the field books at the Oakland track, and Mr. Drkcoll has gone out to take charge of them.
