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, I i i i . I , I I i 1 1 . ; I , . , . ; . , t , , j ! • I I i , . I i , , , j j . | , DURWAD WINS AGAIN. Harlems steeplechase yesterday furnished a cracking good contest and kept the big crowd of 4,500 standing on their tip-toes at all times. There was some neat jumping done by the horses, some clever riding, a couple of accidents and last, but not least, a bit of carelessness which cost Gwynne Tompkins mare, Becky Rolfe. the race. The Harlem course, as has been before stated, is a stiff one and unless a horse has been thoroughly schooled Secretary Nathanson refuses to accept his entry, thereby avoiding accidents and making the races more satisfactory to look at. Yesterdays steeplechase was over the short course, which is about two miles and a half and requires the contestants to take the water jump and liverpool twice. Seven horses started on the journey, but only five finished — Globe II, and Lord Chesterfield falling at the eleventh and eighth fences respectively. It was an odd occurrence that both of the horses that had the misfortune to go down were in the lead when this bad luck overtook them. Lord Chesterfield was sailing along about a block in front of the nearest contender when he went wrong. Then Globe II. assumed the lead, and was apparently running well in hand when he came to the eleventh and last fence. Here he got entangled with his martingale and to the dismay of his backers took a header. Becky Rolfe, who was lapped on Globe II. when he went down then assumed command and heading for home on the flat was about ten lengths in the lead and seemed to be sure winner. Master C.Johnson, however, who so far had ridden a perfect race, now began to take matters easy and pose for the grandstand. The consequences was Becky Rolfe stopped suddenly and Durwad, coming with a rush, passed her in the last twerity yards winning by a half length. Gwynne Tompkins was in the press stand when Johnson threw the race away on his mare Becky Rolfe, and had he been able to get hold of the boy at that very instant it would have been sad for poor Johnson. Durwad seems to be a shifty sort of a horse at the jumping game and is always well oacked when he wins. The fourth race, which was at a m fie and e half, furnished one of the most attractive and; closest finishes ever seen at the Barium track, Caywood was up on Admetus, who was backed: from 4 to 1 down to 2 J to 1, and he rode a gram:: race on the gelding. He took a steady hold ot Admetus1 head, then he hugged the rail as close as possible, saving much ground and when the pinch came at the end he put up a powerful finish, clearly outriding the other boys am. winning a well-earned victory by a nose. Bouey Boy, with 82 pounds on his hack, looke. like "money from home" in the last race, which was at a mile, but for some unknown reason the ring offered 4 and 5 to 1 against the game son of Blitzen. Seaton was up on Boney Boy. and, waiting on Brulare until the stretch wa-reached, he then took the lead, and at the fin-, ish was three lengths in front of Vobicer, pulling up. Flaunt was backed down to 4 to 5 to beat an ordinary lot of sprinters, but he did not have speed enough to head a cow down a lane, and finished last but one. Princess Thyra, a I5-to-l chance, won the Flaunt race off by herself. with Minyon second and Ailanto third. Lasance at 6 to 1 and well ridden by W. Kiley staggered home three-quarters of a length in front of Prince of Delight in the initial five furlong maiden two-year-old race. Lasance CONIINCED ON SECOND PASE. DURWAD WINS AGAIN. Continued from First Page. stepped the fir6t quarter in 234 seconds and the half in 481 seconds, and this made those that tried to beep up with her in the first part of the race tire. For the second time during the afternoon Bishop Poole and jockey Caywood scored when Jim Gore II. won the fifth event. The gelding was taken the shortest route, and coming with a quick rush through the stretch beat Heigh Ho and Braw Lad about two lengths. Yesterdays crowd at Harlem was the largest «ince the opening day— la6t Saturday. In anticipation of a much larger crowd today the association has arranged for extra train service on all roads leading to Harlem. On the Lake Street Elevated express trains will leave Lake and Clark streets every seven minutes from 12 :32 to 1 :23 oclock. Five extra trains will be run on the Metropolitan Elevated and twelve extra trains will be run on the Twelfth street surface line. During the running of the Suburban Handicap at Coney Island and the St. Louis Derby at St. Louis today these races will be called off to the spectators at Harlem. At a private sale yesterday William Oliver sold Kilarma to M. C, Greenwald. 1
