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| j 1 1 1 1 ■ I : ! ] - 3 j c 3 ■ t 1 I " LAKESIDE RACING. If the old saying, "before the storm comes the calm, still holds good, there certainly should be a big crowd at Lakeside this afternoon an; the racing should be of the rousing kind. Yesterday no one but the regulars were on hand, the racing was tame, and, everything consn-ered, it was one of the quietest days in the history of the Lakeside track. There was one form reversal to break the monotony, and Jockey Miller, seeing how quie-things were on all sides, took a nap while riti-iug Battus, the even money favorite in the fifth race, allowing Benson Caldwell to steal a a from him. For his carelessness Master Mille; was fined 00, as he fully deserved to be. Admetus, from "Bishop" Pooles stable furnished the shock to form players. In the sari,. race that Admetus turned his form somersauk Owensboro went from good to bad. The last time Admetus started he finished far back in B race at a mile and a quarter which Owenslx.n won running away, but yesterday going a ejos • tor of a mile further it was vice versa, Aduu-tu-winning with ease while Owensboro finJahsfl a the ruck-Jim Sellers said he felt lucky before the fifth race and intended to tap himself on his toll Benson Caldwell. He did, getting 4 to 1 for I I money and won for himself a lucky bet. A few days ago the same colt scratched I victory in the Whiting Stakes and that should be enough luck for one colt in a week. But the Goddess of fortune seems to be with BeriHon Caldwell, and with sure defeat staring hiu ia face Miller on Battus took his little nap and in the very last stride Benson Caldwell poked hn nose in front. Battus had been heavily backed, and ;• thotie that did not see the finish but instead rnshed into the ring to cash their Battus tickets, it seemed that he won off by himself, consequently when caller Sweeney announced the official result, with Benson Caldwell first, thett wju almost a panic in the ring, and had Mille: pal in his appearance on the scene it would be. hard telling what would have happened to bin Starter Dwyer had bad luck in getf-wi.- kho field away in the first and third events, and it-each instance there was a delay of twenty-f on i minutes, but Dwyer is persistent and before he would send a field of horses away strung out he would keep them at the post all day. This may be ii good system, but it certainly ia trying on one that is watching the races. It is to be noted that in the two races where the delays were that the horses that caused the trouble and waste of time eventually won tLe purse. Cinera was the offender in the first race and after getting away in the center « f the bunch won easily. Madam Gerst broke up several good starts Jby refusing to leave the post in the third, but when the word was finally given, the Madam was in front Hying and after leading all the Way, won with a bit to spare. Major Mansir, at the false price of 6 to 1, j«t. -I gamed and beat the even money favorite Waj by three-quarters of a length for the seeotu ] race. While leaving the post in this eveut I Prince Plenty got his legs crossed and took an ! ugly fall, rolling over Jockey Narvaez. Thrs occurred directly in front of the stand and gave the crowd quite a shock, but neither the horse nor jockey was hurt, and the shock was short lived. Ennomia, driven to the limit, beat Oriok .: head for the sixth race, with Dom6ie fchirfi. But as the race was run Tillie W., who finished j fourth, should have won. | Jockey Jones was fined ,*10 for impudescc by j Starter Dwyer. Jake Marklein will take Garry Hernia sn f N M ! next week in order to fully prepare the colt lot the Great Trial Stakes at Coney Island. The entry of Madam Gerst will be refnsed at Lakeside and Harlem in the future because of I bad behavior at the post.
