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LARKSPURS JUNE STAKES. Hawthorne Las certainly bad bad lnck so far this season, so far as weather conditions and a bad track are concerned. Still the attendance at the Cicero course has been up to, and in fact far above the average in comparison with la t season. The heavy rain of Wednesday morning hit Hawthorne full in the face and yesterday the track was in a terrible condition, and the June Stakes, which promised so much, was won by a medium-class filly. Only three of the horses named through the entry box Tuesday night remained in. and had not three — Larkspur, Thomas Carey and Malaise— been added the race would have been a fizzle. As it was it furnished a very ordinary contest that was not worth one-fifth the money that the association was obliged to pay out. In the stake it was an odd occurrence that added hordes ran one two, and they beat the other starters away off. Although only five started for this event speculation on it was extremely lively and every starter, with the exception of Malaise, was well supported. The Monk had the call in the betting at about 7 to 5, but the deep mud was a handicap to him and before half the journey was over it was evident that he had no chance. Larkspur and Thomas Carey were the only ones that were suited by the muddy condition of the track, and after the field had raced about a half mile it was evident that Larkspur would win and Thomas Carey would be second. The latter is named after the prominent alderman of the Twenty-ninth ward, and on this account he had quite a following, and his followers did not forget to "root," either, otherwise the event would have been flat. A6 it was the stock-yards delegation rooted hard for their favorite, and this seemed to enthuse others, consequently the June Stakes did not pass into turf history unnoticed. There was but one incident in the running of the stake worthy of mention, and that was that Buchanan on Larkspur almost threw Flaunt over the fence on the first turn, for which the judges promptly fined Buchanan 00. Those that backed Castake to win the fifth event hardly realized how lucky they were to cash their tickets. The gelding led all the way. but in the last hundred yards he became very tired and bore out. interfering slightly but not sharply enough to call for judicial action, with Trimmer. On the latter was jockey Miller, who is without a doubt one of the worst riders in existence, and despite the fact that the horse he rode was far the best. Master Miller managed to get beaten out by a neck. With AbeFurst in the second race down went the talent with Rome Respass and all his friends. The old horse was always at odds-on and seemed to be a "moral" with the high weights up, but Nobleman, well ridden by W. Kiley. beat him rather handily. Starter Holtmau was kind to Pat Dunne in the first race sending his youngster Matin away Hying, and he won all the way. W. Kiley seems to ride with more judgment than any of the other boys, and his handling of Louisville in the la.-t race was worthy of mention. The filly was slow in getting away and had some bad luck, but Kiley never lost his head and from last position passing the half mile ground he gradually worked his way to the front and at the end managed to win by a head from Kittie G. W. P. Magrane recently bought Lomond out of a selling race and more than won him out in the third event. Lomond loves the mud and won from end to end. He was always about 2 to 1 and was heavily backed.
