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GAKKY HERMANNS JUVENILE. a of Garry Hermann fully demonstrated yesterday , at Hawthorne that he is the be6t two-year-old . colt that has shown up in the west thus far this , season, and also made . H. Smith, who pur-chased him for 810,000 Saturday, think better than ever of his bargain. . Garry Hermann, at 121 pounds, met Silverdale. 5 118. and two other youngsters, in the Juvenile Stakes, which was at five furlongs with a value of ,800. a Garry Hermann and Silverdale had met twice before at Hawthorne and each had a win to his credit. The first time the pair met Silverdale made his opponent look cheap, and it wa6 vice versa at the second meeting, but Burns was not up on the Schorr colt the second time the pair met, consequently there was a doubt in the minds of many as to which youngster was be6t. Garry Hermann, however, conceded three pounds of actual weight and jockey Burns to , Silverdale yesterday, then beat him badly. Never before in the history of Hawthorne was there such a Monday crowd out and it seemed that they were equally divided between Burns and Silverdale and Garry Hermann, consequently the race from a speculative standpoint was a hot one. it being even money and there- , abouts and take your pick between the pair. . Mr. Smith, so he said, did not bet on his colt, but Jake Marklein, Garrys former owner, did, and bet on him good, too, remarking before the race that it was the best thing at the price that he ever saw. So it proved to be, for Garry Hermann simply took the Schorr colt by the bead and galloped him to defeat in the first three furlongs, and after that loafed the remainder of the route, eventually winning in a canter by eight lengths. , The Steeplechase over the short course furnished the best contest of its kind seen thus far at the Cicero track this season. The field was very evenly balanced and the horse that won. Globe II.. "delivered the goods" in such a game manner that it brought forth a great round of applause from the stand. Globe II. wa6 carrying top weight 153 pounds and was the natural favorite, although he receded in the betting from 3 to 2 to 11 to 6. Eggerson, who rode Globe II„ seems to "have it on the other boys," having won all of the races of this kind that have been run over the course this season, consequently the other riders, to a certain degree are envious of him, and in this event they tried to give him and the game horse that he rode the worst of it. Adams, who rode Van Brunt, in particular was out after Egger-sons scalp, and every time Globe II. would draw up near him he would strike him over the bead with his whip. This in itself was handicap enough to beat almost any horse ; but in regard to gameness Globe II. is far above the general run, and although he was six lengths behind the leader when the last fence was cleared he managed to work his way to the front, and at the winning mark was two lengths in front and going away. Frond was second and Viking third to Globe II. Out of the fifth race, which was at nine furlongs, came one of those nodding finishes that you sometimes read »bout. It was between Star Chamber and Jimp, and the former got the decision simply because it was her turn to be in front when the wire was reached. Some of Jimps.backers made some noise about the decision, but coal-heavers cannot be judges, so their noise did not count for much. Since the 1900 racing season opened around Chicago there ha6 not been a race that could be compared with the last event from a betting standpoint. JjGold Fox, Great Bend, Molo and Tenby were each backed royally at about 3 to 1 a of , . , . 5 a , , . , and before the race was run there was no end I talk in regard to the relative merits of the I different horses. Gold Fox, however, proved to his admirers that he was the best and cleverly i beat Great Bend by three-quarters of a length, i Molo finished third a neck in front of Tenby. The initial event was rather easy for The Bobby, who was backed down two points from to 1, and Nobleman, a 20-to-l chance, was a neck in front of Orimar at the finish in the second race. In the latter event Bangle was 1 to 4 favorite, but he sulked all lhrough the stretch, finishing a bad third. Judge Kuhl was asked by an outsider before the first race what condition the track was in. Kuhl, who is very reticent, stated he did not know, but remarked that Pat Dunne had timed one of his horses a quarter in 21 seconds in the morning and then immediately sent his watch to the jewelers. Harry Robinson bought Strangest from "Texas" Smith yesterday for ,000, and scratched him out of the last race to clear the road for Molo. Hawthorne track is fast getting into racing shape. Gold Fox ran a mile in 1 :41 S, which is the fastest time made this season. On the strength of a workout Sunday in 1 :43i Tenby was made the subject of a big plunge in the last ra«e. Jockeys Ross and Dupee, who have been doing ■ a lot of crowding in their races of late, were i called into the stand by Judges Kuhl and Tre-vathan • and given to understand that they were being closely watched and must ride clean in i the future or suffer severe discipline. Jockey Adams narrowly escaped being set down for foul riding by signing a contract to go » east and ride for W. C. Daly. Judges Kuhl and I Trevathan had him on their list, but concluded I to let him go unpunished on the understanding , that he will leave Hawthorne at once. Thomas Magee arrived at Hawthorne with i his stable yesterday. Frank Rector, who is training for Mart Jordan, also got in with two jumpers. Frond, who ran to the place in the steeplechase, - is only 14 1-2 hands high, and is said to be the smallest cross-country animal on the 5 turf, Gwynne Tompkins says she is one of the neatest jumpers he ever handled. Mrs. Hooe, , wife of Tompkins partner, has been riding the i filly during the past winter.
