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AT HARLEM AGAIN. Everything was new and clean at Harlem yesterday and the opening of the two weeks meeting presented a healthy appearance. One would hardly know that it was the same spot where racing was conducted in the spring previous to the Washington Psyk meeting so greatly have the grounds and grandstand been improved. Nothing in the way of making the track an ideal one was overlooked by John Condon, who has spent a ton of money in beautifying the Harlem track and surroundings. To offset the hot suns rays, and also to beautify the track, several handsome fountains have been put in at different parts of the track grounds where the spectators can go and rest in the shade after a struggle in the hot ring looking for the best prices against their favorite horses. Never before in the history of Harlem have prospects been so bright for a sparkling two weeks of racing. The ring is wide open, any reputable bookmaker being at liberty to cut in, and thirty of these were on the line yesterday Besides the regular thirty books were two field books and a combination stand. The Harlem officials, with the exception o starter Dwyer. have had a long vacation, but they fitted into their respective positions yesterday like clock-work. Colonel Hamilton, with all the dignity of a Kentucky statesman, presided in the judges -tand. being ably assisted by Martin Nathanson and Thomas Chivington. P. P. Pomeroy looked after and weighed the jockeys, his official position being clerk of the scales, while Business Manager Miers cared for the financial end of the track. Dick Dwyer. good natured. but stern seeming as usual wielded the starters Hag. his assistants being the McKnight brothers, Arthur and Maurice, who are undoubtedly the best men for the work on the American turf. For a curtain raiser Secretary Nathanson arranged a three-quarter sprint for all ages which, by the way, proved a knockout blow for the so-called talent. Sly got in with only 107 pounds to carry and on form she seemed to be a sure winner, and opening at 7 to 10 she was backed down to 3 to 5. The mare, however, 16 not at her best and although ridden hard all the way third was the best she could do, the winner turning up in Onomastus. a 6 to 1 chance. All of the races, with the exception of the steeplechase, furnished fine contests to look at. The greatest amount of interest was centered in the fourth event, which was a dash of a mile, inasmuch as Orimar and John A. Morris were to clash. Thi.- pair met once before at Hawthorne, and John A. Morris came out the victor, but in that race he was favored considerably by the start, and Orimars friends thought the result a false one. which it proved to be. as the latter turned the tnbles on John A. Morris in yesterdays event in an impressive way, Orimar had first call in the betting, at evens, while John A. Morris was backed from 2 to 1 down to 8 to 5. A the betting indicated, the race was between the pair, and the spectators thought Orimar had all he could do to win. but as a matter of fact Winkfield, who rode the winner, had his opponent "up Ui sleeve all througli the final sixteenth and purposely drew the finish fine. Silverdale displayed his good quality by winning the five furlong two-year-old race. He was ridden by Tully who eemed to become rattled in the stretch and wobbled all over the colts back, being more of a hindrance than a help. Notwithstanding this handicap, however, , the Schorr colt gained a noe victory over Money Mus.-. Mr. Dwyer gave Heigb Ho a running start whereby she captured the second event by a nose, with L. T. Caton second and Rival Dare third, both noses apart. Globe II. made a show of Passe Partout and four other timber-toppers in the steeplechase, winning hard held by four open lengths. Papa Harry, backed from tens to eights, was a neck better off than Bine Lick at the wire in the closing mile and fifty yards race. Clem Creveling will have books for the Cedar Rapids meeting for distribution at the track this afternoon. Another innovation was instituted yesterday by the Harlem Jockey Club. Timer Lough-mans timing apparatus is now eo arranged as to display the fractional parts of seconds in fifths. Secretary Nathanson received word yesterday from St. Louis to the effect that Tomlinson and Woodford would in all probability ship Queen Dixon to Harlem at once, to run in the Petite Stakes on Thursday. Advance Guard will be shipped to Harlem from Highland Park, Mich., in a few days. He will be a contender in the Fort Dearborn Stakes to be run Saturday. Two new track records were created at Harlem yesterday as follows: The mark for the Steeplechase course was cut from 3:43i to 3:37-, and the record for one mile and fifty yards was reduced from 1 :49I to 1 M. J. S. Ward has sold his interest in The Elector to W. E. Vater. Felix Smith has purchased Hurricane. F. W. Doss has bought Parmenion. In the second race on to-days program, a six furlongs event, is for horses that have run and not won this year. The purse will be worth 60. Yesterdays attendance at Harlem, according to Business Manager Miers. was over 7,000. T. Monoghan, owner of Fintan. was fined by the judges for not running the gelding in blinkers. Ida V. and Corn I Cut are barred from starting until schooled to the barrier.
