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GARRY HERMANN AGAIN. j i t Ten thousand people yelled themselves hoarse and reveled in excitement and general enjoyment at Harlem Saturday. Never in the his- tory of the popular west side course has there been a more sensational days racing. There were ck»e finishes, falls, winning by long shots and, in fact, everything that goes with the racing game to make it what it is, "the i sport of kings." Secretary Nathanson spread himself to make Saturdays racing attractive, and to say that he I succeeded would hardly be giving him his just dues. There were the Youngster Stakes, at five . furlongs, with a value of ,800, which brought to the post three of the speediest two-year-olds in the western country, and also an owners handicap, at one mile, as the principal features. Beside? these two .-tar attractions there were four other well drawn up condition events, and each furnished a sensation in one way or another. Just to show how healthy the racing at Harlem is now, twenty-nine regular bookmakers drew in and they were kept extremely busy during the entire afternoon and must have "gathered" too. as only two favorites, both at odds on, scored. Although onlv Garry Hermann. Silverdale and Mauga started for The Youngster Stakes it furnished an exceptionally good contest and fully demonstrated Garry Hermanns superiority over Silverdale. The former had a bad attack oj colic early Saturday morning, but came around all right by noon, and trainer Charley Hughes, out of respect to the Harlem Association, to keep the race from being a failure, concluded to start him, but advised the colts owner and all of his friends not to bet on him. Garry Hermann, notwithstanding all rumors, wa?- made a stanch favorite and at the prohibitive price of 1 to 3 was well backed by the public. The game son of Esher— Silk Gown may not have been at his best, but nevertheless he ran a grand race, and one that will be remembered by those who had the pleasure of seeing it, winning by a short head after a battle royal through the M retch with Silverdale. What makes Garry Hermanns performance such a remarkable one is the fact that he had a speedy filly in Mauga to contend with in the first part of the race, which he did, and then stalled off a rush made by a high class youngster. The veteran but skilful jockey, Patsy McDer-mott. who has had few opportunities in the west demonstrated to the doubtful ones that he has not lost his knack of riding by his excellent handling of Tom Barretts Barrack in the last race. Barrack is a colt that requires a strong rider, being a loafer, but is as game as a pebble and McDermott is just the kind of a jockey to , ride such a horse. In the first place. "Patsy" has a knowledge of pace, then again knows the nearest way around the course, and this, combined with many years of experience should, if I . it dont, make him a useful man on any horse that is to race at a mile or over. Barrack was backed by his owners and their friends but they were not the only oue that cheered McDermott on to victory, for seemingly everyone was glad I to tee the once famous jockey getting into form , again and encouraged him rojally. Four horses, Martha Fox. Leando, Microscope . and Glonoine, fell with their jocke.w R. Narvaez, E. Ross. W. Waldo and Ruiz, on the j first turn in the second race, and for a time it I was feared that all four boys had been fatally injured, but after the dust cleared away and 1 the doctors got a chance to go to work it was given out that no one was fatally hurt, but Narvaez, W. Waldo and Ruiz each had broken , bones, while Ross escaped with a severe shak- i t i I . ing up. Papa Harry, sometimes as good as 100 to 1, won the second race with ease. j Boland outfinished Flick and Buchanan in the first event and landed Teucer, a 40 to 1 chance, a winner by a nose from OConnell and St. Cuthbert. The latter was roughly treated in the race and may have been the best. Bannockburn, perhaps the best horse in training in the west, lazily beat All Gold and Great Bend in the Owners Handicap, incidentally winning a big bet for his popular owner, Barney Schreiber. Rio de Alter was much the best of the two-year-olds. He was in the fifth event, and after Cay wood on Fred Hessig got through trying to put him over the fence into the infield he was far back in the ruck, but by displaying a smart turn of speed and rare gameness managed to wind up in third place. Caywood tried to out-talk the judges and everyone else after the race, declaring he was never near Rio de Alter, but. nevertheless, he drew a fine of 0, which he deserved. Barrack was worked out a mile and five-sixteenths after his race in 2:13*s. H. B. Goodrich, receiver in the Hopkins vs. Doss litigation, will sell in the paddock at the Harlem race track, Monday. June 18, at 1 oclock-sharp, the following norses: Harry Gaines, b. h. 5, by Harry OFallon— Lida Gaine ; Jim McGowan. b. g, 3, by Jils Johnson— Venus 111., and Richey, b. g. 3. by Bersan— Freddie.
