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LIVADIAS JULY STAKES. Fully 15,000 people were at tbe handsome Hawthorne track Saturday to tee the July Stakes, a steeplechase over the short course, and four other evenly balanced races run. The afternoon was perfect for outdoor sport, the "track was as fast as it possibly could be and the racing furnished an unusual amount of excitement. The July Stakes was of course the center of attraction but Jit was clearly outshone by the steeplechase in point of excitement. Up to date there has been few accidents in the jumping races, but the one Saturday furnished enough for the remainder of the season There were nine starters, bat only four finished, the other five all receiving falls, but fortunately no serious accidents resulted, and before the races were over all the boys that met with falls were up and around. C. Johnson, on Once More, got an ugly fall at the first fence, and as be never moved after he hit the ground, it was the general opinion of the spectators that lie had surely broken hi- neck as the horse turned a complete somersault and rolled over him. He was carried to the stable on a stretcher but revived in a few minutes and will be able to ride in the next jumping race. Globe II., carrying top weight, 160 pounds and at a liberal price, won the steeplechase with ease. The .Little Minch — Gwendoline gelding is a sure jumper and also a stanch favorite with the crowd, and when he came galloping home in front of Passe Partout a burst of enthusiasm came from the stand. Livadia. who was beaten many lenghths by Mint Sauce the last time the pair met, recovered her speed suddenly and stepping three-quarters in 1 :134, won the July Stakes by a neck from Alcedo, who finished three-quarters of a length iu front of Mint Sauce, with Sharp Bird fourth and the heavily backed favorite, Sly, fifth. Sharp Bird is a very fast breaker and leaving i tie post fourth, was in fionc before the half-mile post was reached he remained in front until the stretch was reached, where there was a general closing up and Livadia, coming through on the rail, saved much ground, and stalling off Alcedos rush managed to last long enough to win by a scant margin. Sly, the natural favorite, ran a very bad race for her and is perhaps in need of a rest. Sh* had a lot of fast raciug at Washington Park and is probably slightly stale. Livadia was a 12 to 1 chance in the betting and received little or no backing, so it is safe to say the riug got a rich break. That erratic filly. Princess Tatyaua, was the natural favorite at 7 to 5 for the first event, and she made a runaway race of it, winning eased up by three lengths. Starter Holtman had considerable trouble with this field of youngsters, and it took him about fifteen minutes before he could get them away, but when he did give the signal the field was well bunched. Countess Clara was the cause of the delay, and before she got th rou ?h cutting up she had thrown jockey Hothersall twice, and in one of her crazy spells she pawed Winkfieldoff of Sortie. The latter feat was an exceptionally odd one and created quite a sensation in the stand. Bugaboo, who seems to be a slow beginner but a stretch runner of high degree, came from a long way back and finished second to Princess Tatyana. Ten selling platers, most of which were above the average selling race quality, started in the .second event and Sim W., handsomely ridden by T. Knight, won without an effort. Sim W. was outspriuted in the first part of the trip, but Knight saved all the ground possible by hug giug the rail and when the natural spread came at the head of the stretch he came through with a rush and passed the wire four lengths in the lead. Behind the winner there was much sharp action. Vain, Miss Shanley and the 21 to 1 favorite. Pope Leo, finishing heads apart. Pirate J. iu this race was sharply interfered with by Miss Shanley at the head of the stretch. Sim W. was jumped on and badly cut behind in the race. Starter Holtman was a trifle unfortunate in sending the field away in the fifth race, inasmuch as John A. Morris, a very quick breaker, was given the beBt of it, and Orimar, the favorite, was off last The crowd did not like the break and hissed the starter. The break however, had no reflection in the result, as John A. Morris who is one of the best handicap horses in the west at present, would probably have won just as he did no matter where he got off. The defeat of Pink Coat by Bangle iu the last event wound up a disastrous day for the speculators and also Jockey Caywood. The always honest jockey was unfortunate enough to have the mount on four heavily played favorites, but he must have been hoodooed iu some way or other and did not succeed in landing a single winner. The defeat of Pink Coat must be charged to bad riding as Caywood got into every pocket available and messed the 1898 Derby winner about badly. Bangle interfered with Pink Coat at the head of the stretch but Caywood made no claim and the interference passed unnoticed.
