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CAMBRIANS PRAIRIE STAKES Hawthornes summer meeting opened auspic ¬ iously yesterday a fair sky and a hig crowd chiming in to make the sport pass off with eclat The feature event of the day the Prairie Stakes a dash of one mile with 1500 added went to Borne Bespass good horse Cambrian He won in impressive fashion stepping off the mile in 110 110Starter Starter Holtman dispatched the field to an excellent start with Headwater in the van closely followed by Cambrain W J Deboe and Louisville with the other two close up Wheel ¬ ing into the backstretch Bnllman bad the son j of Watercress head in front of Cambrian but it was easily seen that the latter could assume command at call The field was well bunched along in here and all apparently running well within themselves Just after passing beyond the half Louisville moved up to Cambrians throat latch and the two ran lapped to the final eighth where Knight was com ¬ pelled to go to the whip on the soa of Hindoo and it appeared for a moment as if he was ireaten LmVhe rallied like a good one and com ¬ ing on true and strongly finally shook off the mare winning by a length with only a neck separating Louisville and W J Deboe for second place The lattercame with a tush a sixteenth cut and would have been second in another stride or so soHeadwater Headwater who was thought to be the con ¬ tender ran a dull race and quit after six fur ¬ longs had been run Major Dixon was cutrun for the entire route and ran far below expecta ¬ tions tionsThe The free handicap was productive of a great finish between Bobert Waddell and Malay the former lasting long enough to gain the verdict by a head on the post The Derby winner was favored with a running start and this in a measure contributed to Malays defeat Seaton appears to be too weak to give the Bradley gelding the vigorous ride that he needs and this may account for his comparatively poor showing showingAt At flag dip Bobert Waddell darted into a two lengths lead with Aigregor length in front of Wartimes a lergth in the lead of Malay AB the field swung into the backstretch Bobori Waddell had an advantage of a length and a half over Martimas who had moved p into second position with the other two lapped two lengths away There was little change in these positions until just before entering the Una straightaway where Martimas who bed moved up to the leaders saddle girth was seen to bo laboring and it seemed like an easy thing for Bobert Waddell but along in the last eighth Malay who had clung to the inside rail came with aiuEh and getting out of what appeam like a fatal pocket made a play for the leader He reached him in the last hundred yards and although he gained gradually on the gelding was short just a head as the two passed over the line Many were of the opinion that Waddella two lengths advantage at the start stood him in goodl stead and really won tbo race for him Martimas was third four lengths away having been eased up in the last sixteenth when the thejockey jockey saw bis case was hopeless Argregor ran a splendid raceand was right there up to the last iBixteentbfcHe will bear watching from now on MnchKinterest was taken out of the steeple chase by thei falling of Filon dOr and Mazo especially 1 in the case of the latter who ap ¬ peared all over the natural winner just Before taking the last hazard At the time he was ranningfchead and head with May Boy but the latterwaa under strong urging to keep up with him As they both topped together the Hooo gelding stumbled and fell heavily throwing Jockey Lloyd under him and bruising him con ¬ siderably May Boy after this mishap had simply to canter home beating Grey John ten lengths with the latter thirty in front of Cap ¬ tain Conover Filon dOr went down heavily at the first risk slightly injuring Jockey Elli ¬ son sonThe The long distance race the last on the card was captured by George Bennetts Laureate who came with a well timed rush in the last eighth and won handily by a length from Tam ¬ many Chief who beat Frangible the same dis ¬ tance for second place Our Nellie held a prominent position to the last sixteenth and then retired Papa Harry overraced himself and was right there up to the last eighth Ben Chance appeared to have a winning chance a furlong out but Gormloy was too light to bo of any help to him and he gave it up with his month wide open openMiss Miss Bennett with nothing to carry her along in the days opener had an easy time of it get ¬ ting off in front and remaining there to the end She won by two lengths from Admonition who beat PoHsart three for second place Winkfield on the Donne colt made a strenuous effort to close on the daughter of Russell while coming down the last quarter but try as he would he could not gain a foot and give it up long before the line had been reached Possart ran at about an even gait throughout while Bival Dare had enough of it by the time the first half had been run Milt Campbell and Bowland Prince might just as well have remained in their stalls
