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LOMi SHOTS AT HAWTHORNE. Seven races and the defeat of seven favorites was the record at Hawthorne yesterday, and it is safe to ay that the 6.000 spectators left a ton of money with the bookmakers. From rough figuring, a two-dollar parle would have netted 6,569,216. The lowest price against any winner was 7 to 1 and one 30 to 1 chance won. Following is a list of the winning horses and their post prices: Maldonado, 10 to 1; Rival Dare. 10 to 1: Jiminez, 7 to 1: Louisville, 8 to 1; Bill Garrett. 30 to 1 ; Castake. 7 to 1, and Hard Knot, 8 to 1. The public tried all sorts of combinations endeavoring to pick a winner such as backing jockeys, sticking a pin through a program and playing numbers. The latter system would have been a grand one had the person trying it taking the number five, the winner of the first race as a key and backed horses number five on the program all the way through, as four number fives scored ; namely, Maldonado. 10 to 1 ; Jiminez. 7 to 1 ; Louisville. 8 to 1. and Bill Garrett. 30 to 1. Such a thing as an average knowledge of form has to be thrown away when the horses ran as they did yesterday at Hawthorne, and when Hard Knot awoke and romped a mile in 1 :40 flat, it did not seem to be any great surprise. Never before in any of Hard Knots races around Chicago has he shown the speed that he did in the Beventh event yesterday, and when plunger Steve LHommedieu went around the ring betting large chunks of money on Hard Knot, observers thought he was insane, but after the race he did not prove to be so insane as some people thought he was. Hard Knot had Mint Sauce and John Baker to beat and he turned the trick with all ease. When such obscure jockeys as Alexander, J. Cook and Herting win races it is pretty soft picking for the bookmakers, as a majority of race-track patrons like to know something about the jockey that is up on the horse they pick before they care to risk their money. A good exanmle of this was seen in the second race. Rival Dare figured to have a good chance, but when -J. Cook was posted to ride the speculators would not stand for her and she went to the post at lOto 1. Cooks exhibition was a burles iue. He sat straight up in his saddle and pulled the filly for all he was worth, but despite this handicap she won, and the "1 told you sos" were very busy. Out of the fifth race came a smashing good finish. Bill Garrett. San Venado. Leando and Iuveran II. flashing past the wire on about e iual terms. San Venado was a heavily backed favorite and could not have lost had Winklield gone on about his business in the stretch instead of try ing to draw the finish fine. Such jockeys as Winklield. who happen to have a lucky streak and ride a few winners, should be satisfied to win off as far as they can, and by so doing their prestige would last much longer. Bill Garrett beat San Venado by an eyelash, and after the race Winklield was not very popular. Jiminez is certainly a colt of goof] cla-s. and when he came jogging home in front of Money Muss in the third race he was given a royal reception. He picked up 120 pounds and stepped the fiv furlongs inl :01 flat, which is no mean performance. It is more than likely that Pirate J. would have saved the talent from being "skunked" had Pirate J. been ridden by a better jockey. Herting had the mount, and he wasted much time in looking over his shoulder in the st retch in-tead of coming right on about his business, and the consequence was Louisville, well ridden by Kiley. beat him to the wire. After bad rides had beaten two favorite-Starter Holtman took a hand in the slaughter himself and all but left the betting choice, Sam | Mekeever. at the post in the sixth race. Castake j won this from end to end.
