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TVASHING7ON PAIR MTJD1AEKS A great downpour of rain just before the rac ¬ ing started at Washington Park yesterday ren ¬ dered the courco a sea of mud although the bottom was hard and safe The threatening weather was instrumental in keeping the at ¬ tendance down although there was a big crowd on hand at that Mudlarks had the call and showed to advantege in every race raceNo No stake race was on the program but seme high class horses were entered especially in the fourth race which was taken by that mud reveller Sam Fnllen who lay along within call of Lady Btrathmore to the head of the stretch NvbeioheECcn went up to her and passing her in albound ceme away and won well in hand by two and cnehalf lengths Terminus finished second ahead in front of Boiling Boer with Lady Btratbmore lapped Terminus was badly cut off at the club honee turn and had to be taken wide to avoid pocketing He made up ground gradually from there on and closed res ¬ olutely but it is hardly probable he could have beaten the winner with clear sailing throughout Lady Btrathmore had a great deal of spaed for a mile and then began to wabble and lurch She was all out at the wire wireTrinity Trinity Bell fell into an easy berth in the fifth race taking the track at barritr rise and holding an easy advantage all the way She wen as Ebe pleased by seven lengths from Con ¬ undrum who beat the distressed Operator four for the place The last named ran a short five furlongs and then showed plainly he is not en ¬ amored of a muddy track trackThe The third race a dash of one and oneeighth miles was productive of a decidedly close finish none but the judges in the stand being in a position to say who positively vron The race was given to Ohnet who got up in time under a vigorous ride by Sullivan to nose out Crocket who although having an apparent winning ad ¬ vantage at the last eighth post tired noticeably at the end Ohnet came strongly in the last eighth on the inside rail and gradually wore the tiring Crocket down Gawaine was a fair third three lengths away having run at an even gait throughout throughoutWhile While the horses were scoring at the post in the first race jockey Coburn who was on Emma C L had one of the Email bones of his left les broken In suddenly wheeling with his mount bis leg struck the hip bone of another horse He was taken to the jockey room and then re ¬ moved to the hospital The accident caused a delay of twenty minutes until master Ranch could be substituted Educate was easily the best of the field staying in front all the way and winning handily by three and onehalf lengths from Fleuron who btat Emma C L two and onehalf for the place Alice Dougherty was unlucky and not able to do hereelf justice in the going goingSir Sir Oliver took the youngster race handily lying back of Evening Star until the stretch He easily went to the front whtn the Star cracked and he won bands down by four lengths Jaubert was two more in front of Evening Star who stopped badly in the last eighth eighthA A fine card of six races is presented for this afternoon with the Kenwood Stakes as the cen ¬ tral attraction Here the speedy colts Abe Frank Ed Austin AUanaDale Pentecost liemnon Eddie Buech Jaubert and Lucien Appleby are named to meet and curiosity will b rife to see how AllanaDale will perform when in better company than be baa met as yet It will be an interesting race and one worth a journey to witness A six furlongs sprint with Vnlcaiu jSevoy Maitimae Annie Bain and Bur i Bnnton among the en spiring struggle and a mile and an eighth handicap for which Advance Guard Gonfalon Star Chamber Monarka and Wild Pirate are carded to start will also afford a field for vary ¬ ing opinions The other three races have filled well and hold out promise of diversion fully up to the Washington Park standard
