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SIDNEY LUCAS AGAIN. It matters naught what is asked of Sidney Lucas, this gallant son of Top Gallant -Addie C. II. always does his best, and is now undoubtedly the grandest three-year-old in the west, and so far as the Chicago race-going public is concerned, is "King of the Turf." Thompson Bros." Derby winner and much-abused colt was giving away weight to all of the other starters in Saturdays Turf Congress Handicap at Washington Park, but had the premier jockey Bullman up and the crowd with him. so consequently he closed a slight favorite over Albert Simons pair. Potente and Fly By Night. Everyone that can afford it seems to have the race-going fever and when the horses went to the post for the Turf Congress Handicap, every seat in the big grandstand, both up stairs and down, was occupied, people were crowded in the aisles, and. notwithstanding the hot sun. men elbowed one another for standing room on the lawn in front of the stand. It seemed everyone wa6 anxious to get a look at Bullmau and the air was filled with gossip of Bullman and Sidney Lucas. This pair is certain y a hard one to beat, hut their chances of winning after rounding the club house turn and going down the backBtretch seemed very slim to one that saw the race and could tell the colo-s. All good jockeys make mistakes at times and poor Bullman certainly had his troubles in this race. He got away in a good position but the field was bunched so closely on the first turn that he had no chance to get through and to pull out and go around meant to lese many lengths, so Bullman took the colt back and waited for an opening to get through but every time he started to move up with Sidney Lucas some of the other boys would pull in and shut him off. After remaining in last position for a half mile and seeing no chance of ever getting through on the inside Bullman wisely decided to take the long route and drawing his whip at the half mile post he went to work on Sidney Lucas, and the game way in which the colt responded was marvelous. One by one he picked up his horses, and finally, when the stretch was reached. Sidneys white nose loomed up in front. The crowd could hardly believe it was Lucas in front and did not begin their cheering until the eighth post was reached, and here everyone seemed to be struck with a tit of joy at once and a spontaneous cheer rent the air. Women shrieked themselves hoarse and many a handkerchief was unravelled by those that were too modest to make a uoiso. but wanted to show their admiration of Bullman and the good game colt that he rode to such a popular victory. Men fairly went wild with enthusiasm and tor an instant the air was filled with hats. canes and umbreUas. After the excitement had faded away and the enthusiastic Bullman and Sidney Lucas admirers had let up their roar it was noticed that Fly Bf Night was being led back to the stand by his jockey. Caywood, badly broken down. and hi- stable companion. Potente. was hobbling about quite lame from being cut down during the race, presumably by Pink-Coat. This was a queer coincidence, that two bones from the same stable should meet with such bad luck in the same race. Second to Sidney Local wag The Lady, who. carrying 108 pounds, was well ridden b the once famous Joeke.v Bergen, and in third place was Rome Respass recent purchase, Serrano. Pink Coat, after making all kinds of trouble in the paddock and taking the longest route, finished fourth. May Beach was a speed marvel Saturday and it is probable that had she been hard pressed all the way in the second race that the three-quarter of a mile record would have beea brokeu. As it was. the handsome daughter of Bobby Beach— Faithless, pulled almost to a walk, stepped the six furlongs in 1:123. The Texas-bred mare did not beat horses of good class, but nevertheless her performance was a remarkable one and led F. T. Wood, her owner, to say that nothing would suit him better than to get a match on with Sly. Advance Guard and Gold Fox furnished a sensation almost equal to the Sidney Lucas race by finishing so close together that only the judges could separate them. It was Bullman to the front again and the boy certainly did ride a grand race and also a powerful finish. Gold Fox was undoubtedly the best as the race was run. but Bullman so far outfinished Boland that he turned defeat into victory. Boland had a whining lead on a good, game h rse at the sixteenth post, but when Bullman drew up alongside of him with Advance Guard the boy-seemed to become rattled and lost all control of himself and incidentally a race on the best horse. Bullman had friends and admirers euoueh for any one person before the Advance Guard race, but after it he was pronounced a wonder on all sides. Secretary Howard made a humorous remark in regard to selling races and it seems that he is correct in his statement. He says: "Put on a .000 selling race and it will not fill, but the owners fall over one another to enter their animals in the C0 selling races. Then." says Mr. Howard, "along comes Texas Smith and runs the winner up or else gets himself a good, useful horse through the claiming clause." Limerick, a pretty shifty selling plater, won the fourth race, which was at one mile and a sixteenth, and was promptly boosted from ,400 to H 800 by J. H. Smith. Of course J. F. Schorr retained his horse. T. Burns rode Lim. erick and handled him to perfection. He waited in third position on the rail until the stretch was reached. Then he set sail for the flying Mellocole in front, and along about the sixteenth post he got to and passed Mellocole. From this time to the end Limerick had everything his own way. winning handily by nearly three lengths. Garry Hermann, never better than 3 to 10, gave his backers an awful scare in the first race. The colt is a natural loafer, and besides this got away all in a tangle, and despite Bo-lands hard whipping he could not keep up with his horses in t he fi rst part of t he race. At the head of the stretch, however, when the others with the exception of Sannazaro. swung wide. Garry Hermann came through on the rail with a ruBh and won with great ease. Behind Garry Hermann was a battle royal for second place, and Sannazaro. thanks to Bullnwu - powerful finish, got the decision. One of the most exciting days racing in the history of the club was brought to a close by Chappaqua. who came home by himself five lengths in front of Little Reggie. The manager of the Transit Bmire at the stock yards, is going to offer a great induce-ment to owners who intend going direct to the Woodard fc Shauklin sale from t lie Washington Park track Monday and Tuesday evenings, in the way of a genuine old-fashioned Kentucky dinner.
