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OINOB A STAKE WINNER. The Harlem attractions for Labor Day were of a high order the program of seen races drawing out a crowd that numbered almost twelve thousand persons, some estimates making it greater. The day was an ideal racing one and the speedway was lightning fast, good time being made in all the races. The star event of the day was the Prairie State Stakes, a dash of one and one-eighth miles for three-year-olds and upward with ,0C0 added. The adjusting of the weights made the guessing of the winner a very difficult matter, although the talent hit upon Malay as having the best chances as has been the rule lately in stake races the winner turned up in an outsider, Odnor going to the front at flag dip and remaining there despite the brave effort of Strangest, another outsider, in thelast fifty yards. To a splendid start Odnor at once assumed command, leading at the quarter by a length with the others close up, although Malay was badly pocketed at this early etage of proceedings against the inside rail. Down the back stretch Odnor increased his advantage to two lengths while there was little or no change in the positions of the others. The field closed gradually on the leader however, bo that by the time he had straightened for home he was only one length in the lead of Leo Newell on which Star Chamber was lapped. Malay swung wide when turning for home, as did also Strangest, and the two moved up fast when nearing the last eighth. The quintet were in a merry cluster just after passing beyond the last eighth post and it appeared like anj bodys race, but Odnor still bad a slight advantage and, under a determined ride, he held it to the end, standing off Strangests bold bid in the closing strides and beating him to the wire by a head, while Strangest finished a length in front of Star Chamber for second place. Star Chamber, on the inside rail, seemed to have a good chance when a furlong out, but he tired badly in the last fifty yards. Leo Newell had enough after a mile had been run; Malay was hemmed in between Btrangest and Leo Newell in the last eighth, preventing Sullivan from using hia whip, but it hardly made any difference in the result. The finish was an intensely exciting one and was met with enthusiastic cheers from the serried mass of people in the grand stand. All scratched out of the September steeplechase but Donation and Flaccus. The race web a fairly interesting affair up to the last jump, where FlaccuB went dewu. Lloyd, his rider, held on to him long enough to prevent bis running away; then rsmounted and rode him out for second money. Miss Bennett, favored. with a running Btart, fairly emotbered her field with Epeed in the -sixth race, a dash of six fnrlongB, and made eveiy post a winning one. Bhe won easily by a length fiom Henry of Trastamare, he beating Qonfalcn two for second place. Hemy of Trastamare closed up strongly in the laBt eighth, but had no chance to boat the winner. Gonfalon made up much ground in the last half, but tired in the last sixteenth. Lady Aintree showed early speed. The days opener, a dash of eix furlongs, was taken in a canter by Master Mariner, which got off in front and stayed there to the end, winning by three lengths. Banco finished second a length in front of Alee. The last nsmed ran a surprisingly good race. King Dellis finished strongly in the last eighth and would have been third in another stride. Goal Bnnner was never a factor at any part of the dash. Andes ran as if Bhort and the race should do him good. Crinkle showed quite a turn of speed, for a half mile, . Fat Dunnes recent purchase Hargis took the two-year-old race, a scramble of five furlongs j by the closest of margins. Jack Battlin led by a good margin up to the final eighth where he began to sprawl. In here Hargis and Pronta came up fast and in a spirited tilt the former gained the verdict by a head, while Pronta beat Jack Battlin a neck for second place. I. Sam- elson wbb fourth three and one half lengthB i back and ran far below expectations. Evening j Star showed well for four and a half furlongs and then fell away beaten and Bhe probably ! shows to best advantage in soft going. Ishtar ; was never a sharp contender at any part of the race. Federal showed himself to be a horse of fair class by taking Bobert Waddell into camp in the fifth race, a dash of one mile. The Pride, luxuriant of speed, showed the way up to the last eighth where he tired, giving way to Federal, The latter finished resolutely and was able to stall off the Derby winners bold bid in the closing strides, winning by a neck, while Bobert Waddell beat The Pride two lengths for second place. Bobert Waddell ran in improved form over his showing in the Northern Stakes and the race yesterday has probably put him on keen edge. He should be a hard horse to beat from now on. Yulcain showed prominently for a quarter only and then gradually fell away. He has probably trained off. Espionage has been schooled to the barrier so thoroughly of late that she was able to break with her field yesterday in the last race, a dash of one mile and one hundred yards. Starter Dick Dwyer unfortunately gave hor a running start of two lengths when he sent the field away and she easily remained in front to the end, winning by a length and a half from Searcher, he beating Bynia six for second place. Searcher ran a good race, but was unable to overcome the big advantage gained by the winner at the start. Gawaines race was not up to his best form and should be thrown out in future calculations, The same may be said of Flying Torpedo, who ran even a much worse race than Gawaine. The race was run three-fifths of a second faster than the previous track record for the distance.
