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SAM FILLENS LAKESIDE. Had the track remained dry and fast and the weather warm and bright there is no reason to doubt that the record for attendance at Lakeside would have been smashed Saturday. As it was, about 3,500 people were on hand and they were mostly of the half holiday order. Considering that the afternoon was cold and raw and that the track was a sea of mud this is an excellent example of how Chicago folk will turn out to see stake races run. Saturdays attraction was the Lakeside stakes for three-year-olds and upward at a mile and a sixteenth, with a guaranteed value of ,800. Ten horses witli some pretensions to fair class were named to start and only one, Tenby, declined the issue. The public pinned its faith to "Wood" Hoffmans Cavalier — Lena Oliver coll. Sam Fiillen. and backed him consistently at 7 to " . The colt was only asked to carry M pounds and the best rider at the track, Tommy Knight, was up. All close followers of form figured Sam Fv.llen the best and he "delivered the good- like a gentleman. Knight broke third, but he went to the front passing the stand and was never again headed. From a time standpoint the race was a phenomenal one and stamps Sam Fullen as being a colt of high degree, especially in heavy going. He stepped the first quarter around the turn in 251 seconds and went to the half in 50i. This was a terrific pace considering the condition of the track and it did not seem possible that he could stick it out to the end. He did, however, and cantered home pricking his ears. John Baker, a horse with a noted reputation as a mudlark, finished second and "Pa" Bradleys iron horse. Koney Boy, beaten, but not disgraced, was a far away third. OConnell. now in his eleventh year, beat some fast sprinters as he pleased in the fifth race. This ancient son of Harry OFallon— May Kennedy looks better now than he ever did and seems as active as any two-year-old on the track. Presumably owned by T. Costollo, the feed man. the old horse is always a public favorite. He was a 1 to 3 chance in this race but Mr. Costello, who wear.- a look wiser than Solo-man ever dared to put on. said before the race that he did not think thelold horse would win. Jake Marklein prices his colt Garry Hermann at .! 00. while Money Muss can be bought for ,200. Considering the hard tussle the latter gave Garry Hermann, it seems that the jovial "Jakey" may have his colt over -rated or else there is a chance for some energetic horseman to pick up a prize in Money Muss. The pair has met twice, and in both instances Money Muss has outrun the champion Garry, but has not been able to stall him off in the run through the stretch. In Saturdays half mile scramble, however, it took Garry Hermanns very best efforts to get up, and in doing so he swerved badly and almost caused a foul. Rome Respass was down hook, line anil sinker on Abe Furst to win the high-weight selling race and the Baker and. Gentry cast-off won gallantly. He was outsprinted during the early part of the journey by Braw Lad and also interfered with by him in the run home, but Abe was at his best and overcame all difficulties, and at the finish wa- a half-length winner. Six of the seven races went to heavily backed favorites and the ring must have received a bound drubbing.
