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HARLEM RACING. The Harlem track is drying out fast, and despite the heavy showers of Sunday the going yesterday was safe, and in fact good, although fast time was impossible on account of the course being dead. Dust was flying freely, however, after the last race, and if no rain falls before race time today the Proviso Stakes for two-year-olds will be run over a fairly fast track. Yesterdays card was impaired to a certain extent by declaring off the fourth race, which was at a mile and a sixteenth and had four of the best horses at the track entered, but nevertheless the big Monday crowd seemed to be bubbling over with enthusiasm and took much interest in the sport. On account of the fourth being declared off the first race was split bo the regular six events advertised were run. The race split was for two-year-olds and as there was another race of this kiDd carded it made three for youngsters, and they all furnished good contests. Steve LHommedieu, the eastern plunger and horse owner, was on hand, and he helped to enliven things in the already busy betting ring. The racirjg went along smoothly up to the last event, when the horse Rollins got himself into trouble. This inconsistent beast got his owners and jockey R. Narvaez in trouble over at Hawthorne, but they were restored to good standing when evidence was brought to the front showing that they had meant right and did their best to win, but the horse took a notion into his head not to extend himself in the mud and, just as he did yesterday, ran a disgraceful race. "Lige" Bruster who trains Rollins is an honest turfman and Caywood, who rode him, has a good reputation, so the only way that Judge Hamilton saw out of the difficulty and to keep the public from being deceived by the notional Rollins was to refuse his entry, consequently hereafter the horse will not race at Harlem, Maryland Reserve at 20 to 1 won the Rollins race by a nose at the wire from The Bobby, who was only a scant half length in front of Guess Me. Maryland Reserve swerved badly in the stretch and at the end was thoroughly tired, but managed to stick it out and old Mr. Havill, with a contented smile, took down the long end of the purse. Rollins was a 3 to 1 favorite, but never showed the least bit of speed and finished eighth. Guess Me would perhaps have won had not Boland lost so much ground swinging into the stretch. As it was the filly was going the strongest at the finish. Woodstick and Luerana, recently purchased by H. T. Griffin and Albert Simons repectively in the east, more than won themselves out in their respective races. Simons and Grifliu are very friendly and both bet well on Wood6tick in the second race, backing him from 10 to 1 down to 6 to 1. E. Ross rode the youngster and getting off second, went right on to the front, winning with something in reserve by a half length. Ross did some "funny work," monopolizing more of the track than he needed in the stretch, but he is a clever jockey and got away with it. After scoring with Woodstick the Simons-Griflin combination went down hook, line and sinker on Luerana and the filly won handsomely for them. She is by Russell — Cheese Straw, and will undoubtedly be heard from later on. She is a fine looker, has a fine turn of speed and is as game as a pebble. Ross rode Luerana and shortly after the three-eighths post was passed he had to go to work on her in order to keep up. After being struck a few times with the i whip the filly went to her horses like a flash, and turning into the straight was a half length in f ront.Then she tried to loaf, and once more i Ross had to punish her and once more the filly responded, eventually winning by three open engths from Kid Cox, with Invictus, who had all kinds of bad racing luck, third. Louis Ezell was ready and so was Clara Wooley, consequently the fourth race was an -an easy thing. The filly was backed from 3 to 1 down to 2 to 1, and well ridden by Narvaez "breezed home" about a length in front of j Prince Plenty. Tom Barretts Brownie Ander- j son, with Boland up, was favorite for this race, 1 but she ran sluggishly as if stale, finishing a j distant fourth. Mr. Barrett backed the filly | and was much disappointed at her poor show- I ing. ! The first race was at four and a half furlongs i for maiden two-year-old colts and geldings and Possart, well backed, cleverly disposed of The Butcher with Tommy Burns up. The wily Tommy beat the barrier and had The Butcher possessed the speed he would have "delivered the goods." The second was the Woodstick race, and Bermuda Prince, backed from 6 to 1 down to 31 to 1, gave the ring a shock when he came galloping home in front of Elsie Venner and Insurrection in the third. It was necessary to call the fourth event off owing to the sickness of Tenby, and Barney Schreiber would not let Fly by Night start as the gelding was slightly injured in his race of Saturday. Starter Dwyer will refuse the entry of The Brave until the ©olt is better schooled to the barrier. Word has been received at Harlem that J. W. ONealls Frank Bell and James Arthurs Hoods Brigade are sick at St. Louis.
