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HAWTHORNES GOOD KACING. It was a perfect afternoon for horse racing yesterday, and such a crowd took advantage of i it that the Hawthorne grandstand was packed almost to overflowing. The assemblage present was above the ordinary in prosperous appearance, and from all indications Chicago is going to enjoy a remarkably healthy season of horse racing. There was no stake or other sharp attraction billed, still all of the events were well balanced and that is what the public like. Out of the six races three favorites won and, from a betting standpoint, the speculators must have quit about even. There was a condition race at a mile and a quarter which might have been interesting, but Charles Smiths good colt His Excellency, dropped in with ninety pounds, and as all the other starters were very ordinary, this largely took the interest out of the event as far as first place went, but everyone seemed to have a different opinion as to who would be second and betting for that position was lively. Abe Jacobs, of the Olympic theatre, had a strong notion toward Domsie and backed him from 15 to 1 for the place and 3 to 1 to show down to 6 to 1 and even money. As was conceded by all, His Excellency won easily, and after a hard battle with Julius Caesar and Donna Rita, Domsie got second place. There was one very close finish during the afternoon between Dr. Walmsley and San Mateo, the former winning the decision by a nose, thanks to Ross powerful finish. Dr. Walmsley and San Mateo hooked up about the sixteenth post, and from there to the wire it was a nose-and-nose struggle. San Mateo was the better horse, but Ross outrode Buchanan and managed to land Dr. Walmsley a winner by a very narrow margin. Tenny Belle, long overdue and at the liberal price of 4 to 1, won the opening five furlong two-year-old dash in a romp by five lengths. Kid Cox, with a pull in the weights, beat a good field of youngsters at five and a half furlongs most impressively. He is a "sure enough" good colt, and is deserving of attention whenever he starts. Miss Shanley, cleverly ridden by Devin, had excellent racing luck in her race and easily beat Golden Rattle and Brownie Anderson, who had all kinds of bad luck. There were eight good ones in the mile closing condition race and Eva Rice, with 109 pounds up, stepped a mile in 1:41 and took down the i purse. The days sport was very tame as a rule and Starter Holtmans work was below his recent average. The June Stakes, to be run at Hawthorne i today, promises to be the best racing event of the spring meeting. The track is fast, as is i evident from Eva Rices mile in 1 :41 yesterday, , and owners are more liberal about starting I their horses than they were in the stake events i last week when the course was muddy. Eight , horses are carded to go to the post as follows: Horse, age and pedigree. Wt. Tenby, 5, by Tenny— Soprano Ill Harry Nutter, 4, by Harry OFallou- Vina N. 107 Sam McKeever, 4, by Sam Lucas— Etta Mc- Keever 107 Fly By Night, 4, by Candlemas— Flibbertigibbet 104 Highland Lad, 3, by Florist— Highlander Mare 92 i Barrack, 3, by Bersan— Fable 92 i The Monk, 3, by Lord Est erliug- Doubt 92 Flaunt, 3, by Forester— Display 92 The June Stakes is at 1 1-8 miles, for three-year-olds and upward and has a guaranteed [ value of 32,000, of which ,500 goes to the winner, ■ 00 to the second and 00 to the third.
