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HAWTHORNE RACING. Had the weather been a shade warmer yesterday it would have been an ideal racing day at Hawthorne. The largest crowd of the week by far was present and witnessed an excellent dayE sport. The track was in tip top shape and the time made throughout the afternoon was uniformly good, considering the cool waather. Speculation was brisk especially in the fourth race the ring getting a scorching on the victory of Merriment a Canadian horse which was heavily backed by a number of sharpshooters. The talent could see nothing but Hargis in the race which was the fourth on the card, a scramble of six furlongs for two-year-olds, backing him from 6 to 1. to 3 to 1. Hargis jumped into the lead at nag fall, closely attended by Magi, the two running well together for the first quarter, where Hargis drew away, holding an advantage of a length and a half up to the last eighth, where Merriment moved up f aBt on the inside rail. The two indulged in a merry tilt for about fifty yards and were finally joined by the fast closing Mc-Chesney. In the closing strides Merriment gradually drew away under a vigorous ride, winning rather handily by a length, while Mc-Chesney dutgamed Hargis by a head for second place. Jaubert finished fast on the inside rail in the last sixteenth and was a bang up fourth when passing over the line. Magi was undoubtedly short. Searchers victory over Brutal in the fifth race was due to Coburns excellent handling of the former, he bringing the gelding up with a well-timed rush along the inside mil in the last sixteenth and winning under a vigorous ride by a half length. Brutal beat Obia five for second place. Jiminez ran well for six furlongs and then fell away beaten. . The long distance race was won by Flying Torpedo in a fierce drive by a head from Alaska, at the end after trailing which came with a . rush along back of his field to the head of the stretch. Little Elkin was third, three lengths aW3rownie Anderson ran one of her beBt races and took the sixth easily by. two and a half lengths fron John Grigsby which beat the faBt ; J closing Bonnie Lissak a head for second place. 1 Brownie Anderson led from start to finish and : was easily the best. The days opener went to Ed Corrigans Ar-tena, which was thrown into an easy spot. She simply cantered home by three and a half lengths from Miss Zara, which beat Audio one for second place. Denman Thompson took the sprint race very easily from Headwater, beating him out two lengths at the end, while Headwater beat the tiring Ranco a half for second place. There was a long delay at the post, which materially helped the winner. South Trimble, long overdue, finally scored a victory in the last race, beating out tha well-backed Dark Secret by a short length. St. Tammany finished third, a length back of Dark Secret. Whitfield was so badly cut down in his race that he had to be destroyed. J. D. Lucas has shipped five head of horses to Hawthorne, including Hi Nocker. Joe Martins entry will be refused in future at Hawthorne until he is propirly schooled.
