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HAWTHORNE RACING. Yesterday was a perfect afternoon for racing, and about 8.000 lovers of "the sport of kings" journeyed to Hawthorne and enjoyed the excellent fresh air at the Cicero course, as well as they did the six overweight race.-, which were as a rule rather tame from a spectacular poiut of view. The going was dry, but dead uuderneath. consequently fast time was out of the question, and winners were also hard to pick, only one favorite scoring during the afternoon. Blue Lick with Caywood up. was the horse that saved the talent from a complete slim out, and it was Caywoods excellent ride more than Blue Licks ability as a race horse that saved the day. The Blue Lick race was fourth on the •card and was at a mile and a sixteenth and nine ordinary selling platers started. Blue Lick opened at 6 to 3. but owing to heavy backing of Donation receded to 9 to 3. The colt got away in front but Caywood took him back when passing the stand and rated along in third position until the stretch was reached then he made his run. but Donation, who led by two or three lengths when swinging into the stretch, is a game horse and at the eighth post it did not seem that Blue Lick could get up. but Caywood coaxed and whipped and kicked for all he was worth and slowly but surely be worked his way to the front. When Blue Lick got on even terms with Donation t he latter showed the white feather and at the wire the favorite was a half length in the lead. Winkfield rode a misjudged race on Donation, who, as the race wa- run, appeared to be the best horse. This dusky knight of the pigskin likes to tide in front, and in this instance he used his horse entirely too much during the early stages of the journey. Donation is a game horse that runs best from behind and bad Winkfield placed him during the first part of the race and made his move in the stretch he probably would have won. There were three fairly good three-year-olds, Flori/ar. The Cnkuown and Dissolute, entered in the closing mile condition race, and these three had the contest to themselves. Florii-ar. conceding all the way from 12 to 19 pound-of weight to the other two. coming out on top of the heap Florizar was ridden by Winkfield, who partially redeemed himself for his exhibition on Donation. Florizar always was a slow beginner and. getting away from the post last. lie was never better than third at any early -tageof the road, but at the stretch bend he moved up to the leaders. Dissolute and The Unknown, like a Hash, and after a little urging along about the eighth post he eventually won rather handily. The Unknown was a good borse in this race, and the chances are that had Walsh gone on witli him down the backstretch, instead of trying to restrain him he would have been a much tougher nut than he was for Florizar to crack. Tyr wao by far the best of the two-year-olds in the third event, otherwise he could not have won. Master Ransom, who is hardly big or st rong enough to stick on a horse let alone he-iug of any help to him, was up on Crit Davis Kingston— Miss Dixie youngster and he encountered all kinds of bad luck during the six furlongs journey. He was lucky enough, however, to get through on the rail in the stretch. but along about the sixteenth post Ransom began to tire and Tyr stumbled and almost fell. Notwithstanding this, the colt won easily enougli at the end from Possart and jraudou. Regea. from Tony Licalzis stable, at the comfortable odds of 10 to 1, won the opening five furlong two-year-old scramble by two open lengths. The filly broke fully in her stride. took the shortest route, and from all indications was the best of a very ordinary lot. The feature of the second event was the resurrection of Ben Chance, who regained his speed so suddenly that he won running away by ten lengths from Limelight and Intriguer. Hard Knot is a much overrated selling plater and for some unknown reason the public clamored to get aboard of him at 7 to 5. He ran as good a race as he is capable of running, but Tayon beat him without the least bit of trouble. J. E. Gushing left last night for St. Paul to attend the funeral of his brother. Henry Cush-ing. The horses in training belonging to F. J. Kelly, including that promising colt Jiminez, will be sold at auction along with J. H. Smiths horses this afternoon in the Hawthorne paddock. J. B. Brannon will also sell three. May Beach was shipped east along with some of Green Morris horses. Hawthornes principal event to-day is the July Stakes, a three-quarter-mile dash for three-year-olds and upward. Twelve starters are carded, as follows: Hermoso, Nobleman, Belle of Memphis. Sly, Alcedo, Mint Sauce, Greenock, Maharajah, Sharp Bird, Tame Irish man, Livadia and The Sprite. This field ought to insure a good race, as the weights seem to be equitably distributed. Will McDaniels, who has been training the horses of Green B. Morris, has parted company with his employer. McDaniels is one of the best known men in the business and his discharge by Mr. Morris has occasioned considerable talk among horsemen. Owner McLatchys horse Patroon was attached by the sheriff just as he was going to the post in the fifth race. The attachment was made on an execution secured by Stewart Brothers, wholesale liquor dealers, who claim that McLatchy owes them 00. The matter was amicably arranged and the horse allowed to start. Judge Kuhl has ordered that the suspension of jockeys Stuart and Devin shall end with the close of the present meeting at Hawthorne. B. C. Arnold, freight agent of the Louisville A. Na.-hville Railway at Cincinnati, has for- J warded to Starter Jake Holtman a fine silk umbrella as a testimonial from a number of gentlemen riders who received valuable instructions ■ from Mr. Holtman previous to riding in the ; Newport Cup race at the Queen City track I July 4. The success of this amateur event is at-I tributed largely to the pains taken by Mr Holt-I mau in schooling the horses at the barrier and giving valuable advice to the riders.
