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HEBNANDOS EASY BACE The Hawthorne track bad not dried out as fait as was expected yesterday and was still alow It will take several days yet to get it into tip top shape Although there were no epecinl features offered yesterday the card was a fairly good one drawing out an unusually large crowd The principal event of the day was the fourth race a free handicap purse for twoyearolds at five furlongs Memnon was thought to be the best and was made a decided first choice while many pinned their faith to the good Tichenor filly Elsie L who has not faced the barrier hereabouts in some time The race bad a very unsatisfactory result as I Bameleon who won it at long odds in the betting was disqualified for bear ¬ ing in on Jack Battlin in the last eighth the judges deeming the interference sufficient to warrant a setback Golden Glitter closely attended by Memion and Jack Battlin showed the way for the first quarter where the firstnamed began to flag allowing Jack Batt ¬ lin to displace her It was Jack Battlin by a length when turning for home with Memnon second a head in front of Golden Glitter and I Bamolson which had moved up fast along in here was lapped Sullivan swung wide with the last named when turning into the last quarter and came along on the outside of Jack Battlin They booked up about a furlong out when I Bamelson kept bearing in on Jack Battlin car ¬ rying him toward the inside rail The former shook himself free of the latter in the last fifty yards but had to be driven to the limit to stall off Elsie Ls determined bid on the inside rail down the last sixteenth Elsie L finished fast and strongly under Cay woods vigorous ride but could not quite get up I Samelson winning by a head Jack Battlin finished third one length away Knight lodged a claim of foul against the win ¬ ner and it was allowed Elsie L being placed first and Miracle II being moved up into third place The last named ran a much improved race and finished with resolution Memnon and Golden Glitter both quit when the pinch came cameHernando Hernando was dropped into an easy spot in the third race and fairly smothered his field with speed Be simply galloped nnextended in front for the entire mile and twenty yards win ¬ ning as his rider pleased by four lengths The fight for eecond place was a spirited one be ¬ tween Strangest and Brutal They came to ¬ gether a sixteenth out and fought it hammer and tongs to the line the former getting second place by a short head There was much dissat ¬ isfaction expressed at the placing of the second and third horses many think that Brutal should have been given tha decision but those in a position to judge fully concurred with th judicial verdict Strangest showed great game ness in the final eighth and ran altogether one of the best races of his career Telamon quit badly when the pinch came Brutal finished with a rush down the final quarter but could not quite get up upThe The finish in the second race was one of the closest seen hereabout in some time Throstle Hargis and Santa Teresa going across the line BO closelj together that none but the judicial eyes could separate They were plaead in the foregoing order Throstle led by a snug margin up to the final sixteenth where Hargis and Banta Teresa closed The first named tired slightly in the closing strides and just lasted long enough to win by a short head Hargis coming fast on the outside would have probably won in another stride Santa Teresa was a head back of Hargia and would have been sec ¬ ond in a stride or so Tommy Foster which made hie first start hereabouts ran a good race finishing a bang up fourth Fyrrho finished a bad fifth and is capable of a much better show ¬ ing Harry Wilson was never a contender contenderSt St Cuthbert proved to be much the best in the sprint race the fifth on the program fairly run ¬ ning away from his field Ha won in a canter by three and a half lengths from King Dollie The latter had a hot tilt with Admonition in the last sixteenth for second place getting it by a hoad in a desperate drive The last named is rounding to his beat form and should be a hard horse to beat from now on Triaditza did not take kindly to the Blow track and ran an indif farent raca If You Dare is capable of a much better race raceOdnor Odnor had only practically to canter over the course to bring the purse homo to his owner in the last raca as there was nothing to keep company with him He led by a big mar ¬ gin throughout winning by two and a half lengths while Frangible finished four in front of Tammany Chief The last named had enough after six furlongs had been run Erewer was so lame going to the post he could hardly walk He should never have been allowed to start startAfter After tho race his owners Bold Bros were suspended for sending him to the post unfit to race It would be more to the purpose if rac ¬ ing associations had a system of paddock in ¬ spection as would prevent such occurrence from the outset
