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LAKESIDE RACING. The spectators at Lakeside yesterday were surprised to see how much the conraehad dried oat since 3aturday and at some spots down the backstretch dust was flying. It is to be hoped that the weather remains dry for the coming ten days and if it doss there will be some cracking good racing at lha wind-Tip of the season. There are any number of faii-ciass horses at the track and owners are eager to send them after the liberal .purses offered, provided, of course, that the weather permits. OConnell, at 1 to 2, was decisively beaten by that good, game filly Algareta. The pair met in the third event, which was at five and one-half furlongs, and the filly was giving OConnell quite a bit of weight. Those who remembered what a hard race Algareta gave the big chestnut son of Harry OFallon May Kennedy recently profited. The ring was out of line when it made OConnell a 1 to 2 chance and offered 41 to 1 straight and even money a place against .Algareta. The crowd took advantage of this liberality and backed the filly well both ways. Starter Dwyer sent Algareta and OConnell off together, and Qeorgie, who broke fourth, was quick to join them. Georgie ia a pretty shifty sprinter herself and she and OConnell went out and set a terrific pace. Algareta was always third until the stretch was reached then she passed Qeorgie and went after OConnell. Conley, on the latter, roughed the filly some but she stood it gamely and below the sixteenth post had the race won. Conley not only roughed Algareta but he also carried Georgie out all the way. For these actions Judge Hamilton set the boy down for the .remainder of the meeting. Selling race terror "Texas" Smith has been quiet for the last couple of weeks, bat he started the ball to rolling after Yoloco won the mile race for two-year-olds. Yoloco was entered to be sold for 00 but Smith boosted him to 4700, and the Schorrs through their agent retained the colt for 05. Yoloco seems to be exceptionally fond of a route and with 108 .pounds up he beat Phallas, Loveable, Man of Honor and five other fair youngsters like .breaking sticks. T. P. Hayes has not been in the best of luck Around here thiB fall and his friends were glad to see him take down a purse with The Monk in the fifth race. This was a six furlong dash for two-year-olds and Hayes black colt, coming through the stretch with a well timed rush, had little or no trouble in disposing of Avenstoke. There were seventeen starters in the first race and Jim Gore II. proved to be the lucky one. He was well ridden by Winkfield and won a "well-earned race by a scant half length from JEva Wilson. Walkenshaw ran one of his bast races in the .second event and at the tempting odds of 7 to 1, won in a high-class way. Rumor has it that Mr. Hobinson, owner of Walkenshaw, bad. a ! swell bet on his horse. George Lee is certainly the real thing now and it was a losing scheme to take the money on him in the nine furlong selling race. A soft track and a route is what Lee likes, and open- J ing at 3 to 1 he was backed down to 2t to 1 before post time. After going tne first miie it was evident thai George Lee would win, tna then it narrowed down to a contest for second place. The 8 to .5 favorite, Double Dummy, beat Ein a length and a half for it. I
