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M18S BENNEWS LASS1K STAKES. Miss Bennett. George C. Bennetts handsome daughter of Russell— Memoria, undoubtedly tlie champion two-year-old filly in the west, and possibly the best of her age and sex in training, won the Lassie Stakes at Hawthorne yesterday in a common canter, beating Fancy Wood. Bonnie Lissak. Princes9 Tatyana. Cora Goetz and Bugaboo without an effort. The stake was worth |MS net to t lie winner. 50 going to the second filly and 5 to third. The class of fillies Miss Bennett had to beat was ordinary. Still she was giving away all the way from sixteen to twenty-three pounds of weight, and it was the general opinion that the heavy going was a great handicap to her. Then again Fano Wood had beaten MiBS Bennett once before in the mud. consequently the ring was led astray, and at one time during the betting Miss Bennett was as good as 8 to 5. This was truly an exorbitant price and had ■ tendency to keep the suspicious ones from betting on her. although it wa the general opinion that she was a "cinch." Mr. Bennett thought well of his filly and. according to his own statement before the race made the largest bet on her that he has made in years. This naturally cut the price, and at poet time 11 to 10 was the best t dds obtainable, the prevailing price being even money. Caywood had the mount on Miss Bennett and during ths delay at the post he saved her skilfully, and when Starter Holtman gave the word he was away running. The filly is one of phenomenal speed and Caywood took her to the front as son a possible, and passing the half-mile post he was leading Cora Goetz by three lengths. The latter moved up to within a length of the flying leader on the far turn and in an instant the cry went up. "Miss Bennett i beaten!" "Miss Bennett is beaten!" But this was a false alarm, for all Caywood had to do was to let out a link in his reins and in an in-Btant the Bennett filly opened up a gap of five lengths, eventually winning hard held by four open lengths. Behind the winner there was considerable interfering. When Southard applied the whip to Fancy Wood the latter swerved badly, sharply interfering with Bonnie Lissak. and for so doing Fancy Wood was promptly disqualified. This made the finish read. Miss Bennett first. Bonnie Lissak second and Princess Tatyana third. Evidently Steve LHommedieu thinks well of Icon, and after the colt won the opening five and ■ half furlongs two-year-old race he run him up to X00. which was 00 over the colts entered selling price. He was retained by his owner for the customary odd fiver. This was Icons second win in two days, and he seems to be a mud lark of high degree. As is usually the case, the steeplechase furnished the most interesting race of the day and when the horses went to the post for this event every eat in the grandstand ill filled. There were eleven starters, but each bad been well schooled and consequently no serious accidents occurred, although jockey Barton, who rode Durwad. fell off at the second fence. Durwad is a good, reliable jumper and, after losing bia I rider, he went over the entire conr-e without making a mistake, and this -eeined to greatly please the big crow I. Mr. Br nocks Globe II.. carrying top weight -156 pounds-won the race rather handily by ■ half length from Once More, who finished five lengths in front of Pn -s Par-toui. The latter i-a fine fencer and ha-a high grade of speed, but Mama to possess but little stamina. Rival Dare, at ■ ginid. liberal price, beat rlosephine B. and an ordinary lot of celling jla.ers rather easily iu the second race. The filly got away last, but gradually worked her way to the front and at the wire she was four lengths in the lead. Tame Irishman was a "hot one" in the fifth race, and when going down the backstretch he belied his name, being wild and rank, and despite Roses effort to place him he opened up a gap of three lengths and led well into the stretch but about the eighth post he began to tame down and staggering like a drunken Irishman finally landed iu third place. Frangible won the race easily from Tildy Ann. Tulla Fouso was allowed to start and not barred in the betting in the last race. Starter Holtman, on account of the small field, believing that he would be able to get the erratic filly away without any trouble. Tulla. however, was on her bad behavior, and after many attempts Holtman finally gave up in disgust and the field was sent away without her. In the future Tulla Fonsos entry will be refused at Hawthorne. Great Bend was a stanch favorite for the last race, and going to the front immediately after the start he set a pace to suit himself and won hard held by three lengths. The following bona*, property of J. H. Smith, will be sold at public auction in the Hawthorne paddock Saturday: Mellocole. Vohieer, Hurricane. The Bobby. Battus. Red Pirate. Mau-lius. Barney F . The Bronze Demon, Kid Hampton. My Chicken. Zack Phelps, Sedan and American Pride. "Pa" Bradley received a telegram yesterday from his home in Virginia stating that lightning had struck his place, setting fire to hie stables and destroying many horses. The stallion Miracle is among the horses that were burned. Jockey Bullman ha- ridden his last race in Chicago for a long time. He will go east today. G. B. Morris, who has first call on Bullmans •ervices, will send part of his string to California and turn the horses out. Then he will return to New York and race the horses he has in training there. Jockey Burns left for New York last night where he is to ride the Schorr colt Alard Scheck in a stake Saturday. Southard was suspended for the rest of the meeting for allowing Fancy. Wood to foul Bonnie Lissak and Princess Tatyana in the stake race. George Bennett did not have his stable colors here and Miss Bennett rin in the colors of G. W. Poole, for which Bennett was assessed 810 under the rules. Judge Kuhl denies the report that an order has been i-~ued to refuse the entries of J. Carroll at Hawthorne, and says Carroll may continue to race there if he wishes to do so. "1 was never more surprised in my life," said Mr. Kuhl yesterday, "than I was when I read the story that Carroll had been barred at Hawthorne. There is absolutely nothing in it." Owing to the big attendance at Hawthorne the Illinois Central will, beginning today, put on an extra race train daily, leaving Randolph street at 1 SB p. m.
