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green MORRIS IN LUCK. It was terribly hot at Washington Park yesterday and although the program was not meteoric the racing was right in line with the weather, there being no less than four red hot fiuishes. Tuthill"s hair-line victory over Star Chime and Livadias easy mile in 1 :39S were the most notable features of the afternoon, and each created enthusiasm among the languid, half-melted crowd. Livadia ran her fast mile in the last race, which, from a speculative standpoint, was perhaps the hottest race of the present meeting. There were ten starters, and each was reported to be a "good thing.*" Consequently, during the allotted time for betting the ring resembled the wheat pit on the Board of Trade. Everyone was pushing everyone else, prices were at all times changing and there was all kinds of money to bet on each of the starters. Consequently, the "bookies" that do business on a percentage basis must have reaped a harvest. Livadia was backed from 6 to 1 down to 5 to 1 and judging from the activity jockey Mathews showed in getting her off he must have had a ticket planted deep iu his boot. When the barrier went up Mathews and Livadia were away aud gone and nothing ever got within reach of them. It was every post a winning one with Mathews and Livadia, who was fit and ready, stood the terrific pace like an aristocrat and came home by herself iu 1 :39i. The race was one of selling conditions and when Livadia was put on the market "Texas" Smith, who knows the value of horseflesh as well if not better than anyone else, tried to buy her. She was entered for 00, but Smith ran her up to ,300, but Mr. Grifliu stood the -S400 raise and retained his mare. Tuthill in the fifth event beat Star Chime simply through the action of the nod. and it was one of those finishes that kept those that were interested in either of the first two on their tiptoes all during the last sixteenth of a mile. First Tuthill would bob in front, then Star Chime would have the advantage, and so the pair fought it out to the end, and at the wire it happened to be Tuthills turn to be in front and he got the decision. Vititoe rode the winner and his good ride is worthy of comment. Green B. Morris created somewhat of a stir himself by winning two purses with Modrine aud Silver Garter. Both of these were backed heavily by Mr. Morris, and although Star Chime was beaten by a narrow margin, and Craven, also from his stable, was left at the post because Bullman refused to ride him, the old turfman pulled up smiling and for once in his career had no fault to find. Craven being left at the post was caused by a combination of circumstances. The colt is a brother of the well known bad actor Dorian, and seems to be just about as crazy as Dorian ever was, and after running away with Bullman a couple of times and breaking most of the boys trappings, the colt eventually unseated him and then the boy refused to remount and ride. After all this there was nothing for Starter Dwyer to do but to dispatch the field without Craven, which he did. The colt was heavily backed on account of Bullman being up, but his backers took their medicine without a murmur.l Likeness, after a hard drive, beat Kid Cox by three-quarters of a length in the Craven race. Espionage, driving and all out, beat Catastrophe and Red Pirate by a small margin in the third race, which was at one mile and a six-tdenth. Mr. Thompson, owner of Sidney Lucas, has bought the jumper Cheesemite for ,000. He will take the filly east with him as a stable companion to the Derby winner.
