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HAWTHORNES BAN NER DAY DAYThe The greatest crowd of the local season was out it being estimated that at least fifteen thousand people were present The betting was very heavy many of the books beingunable to handle the play Lady Schorr was backed all over the ring most of the wise horsemen fancying her chances in the Turf Congress Han ¬ dicap Her victory was a striking one and stamps her a filly of high class The Conqueror II ran a splendid race after being cut off while going down the backstretch but the inter ¬ ference hardly made any difference in the final result The Unknown ran well for seven furlongs and then gave it up entirely Many horsemen think he did not perform to the bast of his ability Wild Pirate was the surprise of the contest and probably ran the bast race of his life lifeGroat Groat interest was centered in the Flight Stakes nearly all the starters having a big fol ¬ lowing Bessie Mackon after showing a daz ¬ zling turn of speed for five and a half furlongs tired and quit badly allowing Silverdale who came from nowhere with a determined rash to nab her on the wire by onehalf length Robert Waddell performed dismally showing not a whit of high speed at any part of the flight His race was in striking contrast to his brilliant run with Money Muss several days ago The Rush disappointed many having been backed strongly stronglyGreat Great enthusiasm was excited over the steeplechase as the first thee horses tore down the final sixteenth necks apart It passed off without a mishap and was keenly enjoyed throughout Those in a position to know thought Populist was a little short shortScotch Scotch Plaid who raced with brilliancy on the coast last winter was dropped into a soft spot in the last race He won with ridiculous ease and was extensively bet on onHerodiade Herodiade took the days opener in handy fashion and led many to believe he is the best in Bennetts string of youngsters youngstersThe The day was clear and just cool enough to be pleasant for so congested a mass of people It will probably be considered the red letter day for Hawthorne this year
