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PINK COATS EASY STAKE. Continued heavy showers and threatening weather generally in a measure spoiled what looked like a sparkling card of seven races at Harlem yesterday. The bad weather, however, bad do effect on the crowd, and fully 12,000 people saw Pink Coat come cantering home the easiest kind of a winner in the Fort Dearborn Stakes, The stake feature was at one mile for three-year-olds and upward and under the conditions Pink Coat got in at 104 pounds. Eleven were named through the entry box to go but the appearance of Pink Coat with such light weight up and the threatening weather frightened all but Eva Rice out. consequently there was little or no room for speculation or contention to the race. Pink Coat was always about 2 to 5 and received very light support at that price, the half-holiday folk, to have an interest in the race prefering to take a chance on Eva Rice beating him at about 2 to 1. Eva certainly flattered her backers for about five furlongs but when Knight and Pink Coat sot ready they went past the mare like a Hash and that was all there was to it. The hottest favorite of the reason on the local tracks. Miss Bennett at 1 to 7. came close to being defeated by Money Muss. The pair met in the second event, which was a condition affair, and on all previous performances it did not seem that there was a chance for Miss Bennett to loBe, consequently the heavy bettors looking for a little sure money "unloaded, and the fright they got will undoubtedly last them for a long time. Miss Bennett showed all of her dazzling speed, but notwithstanding this she could not get away from Money Muss, who was only carrying J08 pounds to her 121. Miss Bennett led in the stretch by an open length, but at the eighth post Money Muss caught her. and for an instant the pair had it hammer and tongs, with Money Muss apparently getting the better of the argument. Buchanan, seeing defeat staring him in the face, resorted to questionable tactics and several times struck Money Mus-over the no e with his whip. The latter is none too stout hearted at best and this had a tendency "to make him stop. The result was Mies Bennett won handily. Jockey Kuhn. who rode Money Muss, lodged a claim of foul against Buchanan, but the judges would not allow the claim. However, they fined Buchanan 00 and warned him against such rough work in the future. Just before the horses went to the post in the first race there was a heavy downpour of rain and those that had backed the favorite, Sim W.. and knew of Ihe dislike of a wet track, did not think much of their investments. The geldiru: was so much the best however that, hard 1 k ■ and favored by racing luck, he I nnogod to stagger home a head in front of Mi s hanlo /. Bangle had little or nothing to .■ t ia hil race, and 11 to 20 was a liberal pr: him. The old rogue sulked when gf ing down the back-stretch, but concluded to run kindly-after pa-Eijg t lie three-furlong post, and through the stretch had everything his own way. It was 3 to 1 and take our pick, with Tulla Fon60 barred, in the fifth race, and each of the starters was heavily backed. Maggie Davis, with J. Waldo up and at 6 to 1. got away in front, and after leading all the way won all out by two lengths from Boney Boy. The sixth race went to Branch, who was strongly backed by a select few. and Dagmar driving and staggering barely lasted long enough to nose out Dandy H. ai.d Walkenshaw in the closing mile selling race. Archie Zimmer will in future train Clay Poynter, having been engaged yesterday for that purpose by Tom Berry. It has been decided by the Harlem officials, owing to many requests, to keep the race track open to the public on Sundays hereafter. Miss Bennett reduced the Harlem track record for four and one-half furlongs from 541 seconds to 54 seconds. During the first week of Harlems meeting nineteen favorites have won in thirty-seven races, a percentage of over 51. Following is a table which shows the number of first, second and third choices and outsiders which won at Harlem last week : First Second Third Choice. Choice. Choice.Others. August 6 3 3 1 1 August 7 2 3 10 August 8 2 0 13 August 9 3 10 2 August 10 4 0 1 1 August 11 6 0 0 1
