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TBLAMOHS EXCELSIOR STAKES STAKESThe The splendid card offered by tha Hawthorne management drew out a largo crowd yeiterdar tha best gathering by far of the week being present Tha track was beginning to dry out considerably but was still in a bad condition being soft and lumpy although free from any signs of sogginess sogginessThe The feature event of tha day was tha Excel ior Stakes a handicap sweepstakes for three yearolds at one and oneeighth miles with 2000 added Of the seven named to start Herxando and Jiminez declined tha iisna The race proved to be an easy one for Telamon who went into the laad after six furlongs had been run and was never afttrward headed He won by two and a half lengths from Leo Newell he beating Searcher a length for second place Searcher closely attended by Admonition showed the way for six furlongs where there was a general closing up Telamon then took command with Six Shooter second but tha lat ¬ ter tired badly coming down tha laet quarter giving way to Leo Newell which made an effort to close on the leader bnt without avail and he had to bo content with second honors Searcher was tiring somewhat at the end Admonition faded awey in the rnn is and plainly showed the effects of his long journey on tha ears from Saratega SarategaThe The steeplechase had an unsatisfactory end ¬ ing as the two choices failed to land iniide of the money Lord Chesterfield bolted at the sixth jump and Queonship ran into tha fence at the water jump throwing herself and the rider heavily bat neither was hurt After theso mis ¬ haps it was an easy matter for the Eaell antry to go on and run one two Chancery flraf and MacLaren second Corrillo finishing a dismal third thirdThe The sprint race a free handicap at six fur ¬ longs went to Vnlcaia which easily disposing of Maggie Davis after catching her at the last eighth post won by four lengths Maggie Davis just had enough left to beat the fast dol ¬ ing Caviar one length for second place The last named ran as if a little ehort and tha race should do him some good Bornato which started for the first time here ran a creditable race and was right there for five and a half fur ¬ longs Lennep was overweighted and could not extend herself to any advantage in the peculiar going and was a badly beaten mare at the finish finishHaviland Haviland was the hot thing in the first race being backed down from 3 to 1 to 6 to 5 at post call but the best he could do was to rnn second to Brownie Anderson she running a good race in the peculiar going and winning quite easily by three lengths while Haviland beat Sam Lazarus Esq five for second place Sam Laia rus Eeq ran a dull race as compared with his recent showings but the track had probably dried out too much to suit him Haviland appeared to be the winner when a furlong out but tired badly when challenged by the winner and swerved toward the inside rail railMuresca Muresca despite her impost of 110 pounds which many thought would anchor her took the second race very easily leading from flag dip to wire Jack Rattlin off poorly made up much ground br the time the last sixteenth post had been reached bnt he had no chance what ¬ ever to boat the winner no Matter where he got off Mnreica beat him by four lengths while ha finished one in front of Pyrrho Herodiade ran a poor race and is far from being in the good form he showed last spring springThe The closest finiih of the day took place in the sixth race when Frangible succeeded in getting hit head under the wire in front of Tammany Chief Odnor led by a snug margin up to the last eighth poet where he quit giving way to Frangible which appeared to be an easy win ¬ ner in the last sixteenth bnt Ranch brought Tammany Chief up with a rush near the wire causing Frangible to be driven out to the last ounce to win Odnor well spent was third two lengths away The track had dried out too much to suit George Lee Little Elkin ran well for nearly a mile mileZack Zack Phelpi a rank outsider in the betting took the last race easily He lay far ont of it to the head of tha stretch where Hopa swung wide with him to the good going on the outside rail and ha fairly ran away from his field down the last quarter winning by four lengths from Bright Night on which Delia Ostrand and Wal lenstein were lapped in the order named Bright Night made up much ground when coming down the final quarter Wallanstein tired at the end endHorsemen Horsemen declare that the program book fo next week at Hawthorne as compiled by Sec ¬ retary Clark Is tha best one that has yet bseu put out this leasou at the track It provides for six races each day with the exception of Saturday next when seven events are sched ¬ uled Tha stake events to be decided three in number are the Olympia a selling sweep ¬ stakes for threeyearolds and upward at one mila and a sixteenth with 1000 added to be rnn Monday tha Midsum ¬ mer Stakes for twoyearolds at six furlongs with 1000 added to be run on Thurs ¬ day and tha Northern Stakes a handicap for threeyearolds and upward at 1 14 miles with 5000 added to be run Saturday There are also three steeplechases to be decided During the weak the aggregate of the money to ba dis ¬ tributed among the horsemen amounts to 822700 divided as follows Monday 3300 Tuesday 2800 Wednesday 2800 Thursday 3300 Friday 2800 Saturday 7700 7700The The judges have ruled off tha colored man Henry Bowie who was ejected from the grounds a few days ago agoJ J J Murray Co owners of Educate have been fined 50 and relieved from suspension suspensionThe The steeplechase event scheduled as the third race of tha day on Monday has bsah declared off and the seventh race takes its place on the program programThe The farther entry of the horse Lord Chester ¬ field will be denied hereafter in steeplechase races at Hawthorne HawthorneThe The entry of the mare Queenship will ba denied hereafter until she is thoroughly schooled over the steeplechase course courseThe The horses Sam Lazarus Esq and Herodiada ara to be schooled at the barrier bafore they cau start again
