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FAVONIUS IN ITOBM. The attendenco at Harlem holds remarkably sood tLe nenal big crowd being on hand again yesterday. The track was lightning fast, selling platers reeling off their races in close to track record time. The mcst pretentions race of the day wsb the fourth, a da eh of one mile and Be vent j yards for three-year-olds, and upward. On form Pavonine appeared to be far the beet and such he proved to be, winning quite handily in the closing strides after a drive from the last eighth poBt. He led by a small margin for the first half where he was supplanted by Benator beveridge, which maintained bis advantage up to the last twenty yardB where Coburn finally got Favoniue cn equal terms with him after a hard drive, beating him out by a length going away. Senator Beveridge finished four lengths in front of Cluster. The latter was close up for seven furlongs and then began to gradually drop away. Lady Btrathmore as UEual showed early speed but dird away long before the head of the stretch had been reached. The other two might just as well have remained in their stalls. The steeplechaBe over the short course went to Dnty but not until after a spirited argument with alter Gleary which contested every foot of the rente with her. She led with a little to spare up to the tenth jump where Walter Gleary took the lead for a short spell but she closod on him again the two taking the laBt jump heads apart. Duty had a lengths advantage when straightening for home. Walter Cleary gradually closed up on her but he was nnable to qnite get up, Jotirg by a head in a desperate drive. It was the first time he had raced hereabout and may have betn a little short. He should prove a hard horBe to beat at his next attempt. Donation fell heavily over the tilth jump breakkg his left hind leg. He was taken off the ccurte and destroyed. Befngeo bolted several of the jnmps but was taken back each time and finally ridden over the course properly for third money. The first raco of the day, a five and a half furlongs scramble for two-year-oldB, was taken by Coacoa, against whose name the bookmakers took many liberties when her gocd race with Hoodwink and Golden G itter a few days before is taken into consideration. As good as 12 to 1 could be bad p gainst her at one time. After Ljsbitb, v.ho darted into the lead at the start, had run bereef into wearinees Coacoa came alorg wi h a determined rush and won rather easily by a length. The contist for second place waB a lively one, Ljebelb just lasting long enough to get it by a neck from Whiffet, which closed fPEt in the last sixteenth. Baby Hall was a bang np fcurtb, clcsirg up groutd in the last eighth. Lucy L.cket ran below expectations. Banco had on his running clothes yesterday, spinning off fix fnrlrngs in the second race in 1:1195, which is one of the fastest races run beret btutB this year. Lady Idris led him by a short margin from the first qnarter where he paFEfd ber like a ihot. easily remai. ing in front to the end. Be wen by four lengths from Del-mtich, a ntvi ctmer which beat Goal Bunner one for eecord place. The latt iifemed was badly tbut off eocn after the start and never got clear sailing until favored by the natural epretd at the bead of the stretch. From the head of the stretch to the wire he closed up mnch grt und end altogether ran an excellent race. Bt ea Diah ran close up for five and a half furlongs aid then fell avsy beaten. Lady Idris and Alee showed early speed. Jack Battlin ran the beet race of bis life yes terday and finally maintained bis speed for five furlongs. He was pitted against a good lot of youngsters in the fifth race and won handily. Evening Star, after a long and tedious delay at the post, got off flying and held a good lead up to the last eighth, where ehe tired, and it was no trouble for Jack Battlin, which had always been close up, to pass her and remain in front to the end. He won by one length. The contest for second place was a close and exciting one, Hoodwink, McGhesney, Corrigau and South Trimble passing under the wire noses apart in the order named. Of the quartet the last two finished the strongest and would have been inside of the money in a few strides. Evening Star quit badly when a furlong out. Lingo was never a contender. The sixth race, another dash of five furlongs for two-year-olds, was taken in a canter by Tommy Foster, which led from flag dip to finish, winning by three legnths from Phil Knight, which beat Marque seven for second place. Tommy Foster got off with a flying start after everything was scored into exhaustion at the poBt. Marque did not run her race and was never able to get up at any part of the flight. Joe Brown Bhowad spaed, but could not carry it far. The laBt race a one and a half miles affair-went to Flying Torpedo, which disposed of Whitfield and Kentucky Babe rather easily in the laBt Bixteentb, winning by a length, while a length separated the otber two in the order named. Flying Torpedo finished strongly and was the best at trie weights. Kentucky Babe had enough when a sixteenth out. Dobs, on Bosa Diah, was fined 0 for cutting across the field in the second race yeBterday. Cobnrn, on FavoniuB, was fined 00 for the same offense in the fourtb race. Burns and Waterhonse will ship their entire string to California today. Ezell and Lazirua bought Landeeer back from S. C. Bildretb yesterday for ,500. The colt was bought by Hildreth in a selling race for ,000 Wednesday. A. M. Linnell and Co. claimed Goal Bunner out of trie eecond race. Bookmaker "Virginia" Carroll was ruled off the Harlem race track yesterday for misconduct in the ring and using abusive language. Mr. Condon said he would never be allowed on the track again.
