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WILD PIRATES STAKE. There was an enormous crowd yesterday and the 10.CO0 spectators that went to the Cicero course looking for diversion came away more than satisfied. There was sharp action of some kind or another in most all of the races, there being two extremely close finishes and two horses disqualified by the judges for fouling The Competition Stakes for two-year-olds at three-quarters of ■ mile was the main attraction, and despite the fact that only three started, it furnished one of the most spectacular conte.-,ts ever seen on the Hawthorne racetrack. The starters were Wild Pirate, 110 pounds : Bonnie Lissak, 105 and Possart 1024. These three youngsters at the weights seemed evenly matched and each came in for his share of backing. Wild Pirate closed favorite at even money, it being 2 to 1 against Bonnie Lissak and 18 to 5 Possart. The trio was sent away on their journey at the second break and Possart at once et out to make a runaway race of it. He passed the half mile post two lengths in the lead and held this advantage well into the stretch. Opposite the paddock, however. Wild Pirate and Bonnie Lissak made their move and at the eighth post it was difficult to tell which of the youngsters was in front. Possart hung for an instant, hut as soon as Vititoe applied the whip he came again. Bonnie Lissak is a game filly, and passing the sixteenth post Bhe seemed to have the best of the argument and for an instant the air was full of cries. "Bonnie Lissak wins!" "Bonnie Lissak wins!" Wild Pirate and Winkheld. however, were holding their own right along and with one grand effort at the very end they managed to get up just in time to score the most sensational win of the 19C0 Hawthorne meeting. Secretary Letcher, who does the handicapping, is deserving of high praise for his assignment of weights in this event. In the fifth event, which was a handicap at one mile, the judges were called upon to disqualify a heavily backed even money favorite and one that the speculators had bet thousands of dollars on. The foul committed was so plain, however, and happened to take place directly in front of the stand that the ever ready howling mob did not have any opportunity for roasting the decision. Ohnet was ridden by Tally, who seemed unable to manage him in the stretch. When the boy applied the whip with his right hand the gelding darted to the inside and then when Tally had straightened him and started to whip with his left hand Ohnet darted to the outside crowding Maggie Davis into the fence. This fharp interference naturally ruined whatever chance the filly had and causedWaldo to stop ridingand take Maeic Davis up to avoid falling. Ohnet then went on and gained a nose decision. After t lie race it was not necessary for Waldo to claim foul and without the least hesitation the judges set Ohnet back thereby placing Maggie Davis first. Brigade M-cond and The Lady in Blue third Notwithstanding the fact that Ohnet was a hot favorite, the crowd took the decision favorably and applauded the judges for their prompt ac tion. Fox Bard, ridden by Tally, the same boy thai was di qtialified on Ohnet, caused a lot of interference in the stretch in the sixth race, and although he finished r-econd Our Nellie was given that position and Prince Blazes placed third, as Fox Hard, like Ohnet, was disqualified. ScaleE won this race in a common canter after being hampered, and is a hor?e far above the average selling platers racing around Chicago tracks. F. M. Arthur certainly had a tough day. besides being disqualified out of a purse with Ohnet. his four-year-old Donald A.— Du Du colt. Sam Lazarus, Esq., finished third to Pres-tar and Jim W.. when he should have won off by himself. This was the first time since last November that Sam Lazarus, Esq,, had faced the starter, and it was evidently Mr. Arthurs idea to "clean up" on him at his first out. Tho colt was backed heavily at about 4 to 1, and those that backed him should have cashed their tickets. Flick seemed in a trance when leaving the post and being afraid to take a chance to go through on the first turn, he naturally got into a jam and at the seven-eighths post was last. Flick then tried to see how faBt he could ride and tired the colt out in making up lost ground while going down the backstretch. On the stretch bend, however, Sam Lazarus, Esq. was second and seemed to have a good chance to win. but at the end his early effort told on him and third was the best he could do. John A. Morris is a sprinter of no mean ability, and at 1 to 2 he came heme by himself in the second race. There was a long delay at the post, in which John A. Morris was much used, but this did not seem to have any bad effect on him. Audie was the "real jam" in the initial three-quarters of of a mile two-year-old race, and well ridden by Vititoe. she won off by herself by about three lengths, with The Elk second and Proposal third. For his poor work on the two disqualified horses Tally was suspended.
