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OIK NELLIES ENDURANCE STAKES. The race going public is fond of long distance races, and Saturdays Endurance Stakes at two miles proved to be a great drawing card, and also furnished an excellent contest. Besides the stake event there were a steeplechase and five other well balanced events, making a total of seven races during the afternoon. There were thirty bookmakers inline, and from all indications they got a Eevere drubbing, as four favorites and two second choice horses won. The Hawthorne course never appeared handsomer than it did on Saturday and t he enormous half holiday crowd cheered and applauded every incident that happened in the different races. Our Nellie was an even money favorite for the stake event, and thanks to Winkfields excellent riding, she won handsomely. Winkfield certainly posseses considerable riding ability and on Our Nellie rode a race that will be long remembered by those that watched him closely. The filly is strictly a front runner and Wink-field let her canter out in the lead for a mile, but passing the stard the second time around, he took her back, allowing Admetus to make the running. Many wondered why Winkfield took the filly back, but he knew what he was about, inasmuch as by doing so he had a chance to go out around Admetus and thereby tret the best going. His scheme was a good one and was instrumental in Our Nellie winning. All down the backstretch while going the second mile Admetus and Our Nellie raced a6 a team, but when the pair headed for home Winkfield let out a link in his reins and Our Nellie, saying "good bye" to Admetus. won with considerable to spare. The bookmakers at last took a tumble to themselves that Passe Partout was a high-class jumper, and despite his 163 pounds made him a 6 to S chance for the steeplechase. The always consistent gelding ran a grand rice, but Frond, with only 125 pounds up, outspeeded him and got first money by about five lengths. UdcIo 1 Jim was crowded againtt the wing of the second fence and fell, but neither jockey OBrien nor the horse was hurt. At the ninth jump Sir Dick fell and rolled over jockey Johnson, but no damage resulted from this accident. Mr. Scoggans good three-year-old Highland I Lad seems to be rounding to and in the second I race, which was at three-quarters of a mile, he i disposed of Algareta rather handily. The Scog-gau colt was second all the way and never tried to ro to the front until the stretch was reached 1 then he began to gain rapidly on Algareta. who had set the pace all the way, eventually winning ■ b a half length. Fancy Wood showed a touch of ber quality in i the first race. This was for two-year-old riilies i at five furlongs, and Fancy Wood, with Buchanan ■ up. was the favorite. The lilly wu undoubtedly ■ much the best of the lot she was in i with. Otherwise she could not havewou. Cn;l.e i far turn Tally, with Lady Idris, interleitd with i Fancy Wood, almost throwing the latter. This I naturally knocked her far back, and at the head I of the stretch the Barnes filly did not seem to have a ghost of a show of winning. She is game » to the core, however, and. gaining inch by inch i c.u the leaders, managed to get up in time to secure a hair-line victory. Lady ldris was second - and Regea third. The six furlongs condition race, run fifth. . proved an easy thing for John A. Morri.-. who is ! a high-class sprinter, and was held at the liberal - price of 2 to 1. He went to the front when i giu« down the backstretch and by setting a i terrific pace for the first half tired the others I out and had only to loaf through the final quarter - to win as he pleased. Behind John A. Mor ris was a terrific battle for second place. The Lady gaining a nose decision over Headwater. There waB an even dozen of the cheapest selling platers at the track up for contention in the sixth race, which was at one mile, and Free Hand, who is a quick breaker, went to the front on the first turn, and after leading all the way. won staggering and all out by a narrow margin from Nan 0 Kee. Free Hand was the favorite and her victory was a popular one. Bad racing luck was the cause of the heavily backed favorite Great Bend being beaten in the final mile condition race. Great Bend likes to run in front best but he waB unable to get there at any stage of the journey. Dupee tried several times to get through but always met with interference and at the end wound up in second place. Next Saturday all of Harry Robinsons horses in training will be sold at public auction in the Hawthorne pacdock.
