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PHK COAT IN FORM. There was a big gathering on hand at Hawthorne yeBterday, these that braved theunsea-eonably cool weather being amply repaid by witnessing a splendid card of seven races, including the Emulation Stakes, a steeplechase over the fall course. The race was marred somewhat by the falling of two of the six horses that started, although there was enough con-tention at the end to make the event interesting. Saintly started out. as if he was going to make a runaway race of the affair leading, away off by himself Tip to the tenth jnmp, where he began to tire. Instead of jumping at this obstacle he rah over it and fell in a heap. Mazo then assumed command and held it by a fair margin up to the fourteenth brush where Dick Furber moved up fast and took the lead. He held it thereafter to the end winning in a drive by one length from Captain Gonover, which came fast in the the stretch compelling the rider rn Furber to ride him out vigorously in the closing strides. Flaccus finished third fifteen lengths back of Captain Conoyer. Globe II. fell at the eleventh jump. He had been badly outrun up to the time of his falling. The Pride and Mies Bennett put up a finish in the third race, a dash of six and a half furlongs, that reused the spectators to the keenest pitch of enthusiasm. The former won by a nose in one of the most vigorously contested finishes that have been seen hereabout in some time. The time hung out, 1:19. was equal to the track record made by Georgie September 16, 1899, and was within one-quarter of a second of the worlds mark made by Sly last year at Harlem. Miss Bennett dashed to the front at flag dip closely followed by The Pride, with Goal Bunner a fair third. Miss Bennett held her advantage clear up to opposite the paddock gate, where Winkfield brought The Pride up on even terms with her. Both Coburn and Winkfield now sat down and began to ride on their respective mounts with all the vigor and skill they possessed. The two horses, under heavy punishment, run stride for stride until about the last five strides, where The Prids, swerving slightly inward, got his head in front and held it thore to the line. Goal Bunner finished third six lengths away. He tired rapidly in the last eighth. Gonfalon moved up fast juBt before entering the last quarter, but fell away beaten when a furlong out. Obia showed speed for a half mile only. The finieh in the sixth race, a dash of six furlongs for two-year-olds, was almost as intensely exciting as the foregoing encounter, six of the field going under the wire together in close proximity. The winner proved to be Pat Dunnes good colt J. V. Kirby, which assumed the lead opposite the paddock gate and held it to the line, scoring by a short half length from "South Trimble, which bsat Bose Plume a head for second place. Preetorius led by a fair margin up to a furloDg from home, where he propped badly and fell away beaten. J. V. Kirby laid in second position up to the point where Preetorius shot his bolt. South Trimble, as usual, closed with a rush after making up much stretch ground, and the same may be said of Bose Plume. Lucien Appleby was fading fast in the closing strides. St. Tammany was knocking at the door and showed that he is a consistent youngster. The Giver was dying away on the insido rail in the last twenty yards. It was the best bunched finish that has bobbed up at local tracks in eome time. Pink Coat, suddenly redivivus, showed hia true mettle in the fifth race, a dash of one and one-eighth miles, by defeating a good field with consummate ease. He was backed heavily by a select few, who took a goodly sum from the ring. His quick improvemmt over his last showing may be referable to the hard condition of the track yesterday as in his effort on September 16, when the track was a shade slow he appeared to sprawl in the lastjeighth when he had appeared to be winning. The time, l:52i, hung out after the race, is a crackinggood performance, considering the chilly condition of the weather, and Ib within a quarter of a second of the track mark. Odnor attempte d to steal away from his field in the early part of the race, but Pink Coat kept uncomfortablyclose to him all the way and finally closed on him soon after entering the final quarter. Pink Coat easily showed hiB better class in the final eighth, moving away from Odnor with ease and winning in a canter by two lengths. Vulcain finished second, a half length before Strangest. The latter came fast next to the inside rail near the end, compelling Coburn to hustle cut Vulcain to the limit for second money. Orontas, a Canadian horse of good class, finished a fair fourth. He bears watching and is sure to give a good account cf himself when placed right. Odnor went clear up in the air when the pinch came, finishing last. Monos after a successful whirl at thegame in St. Louis, made his first appearance here in some time and signalizedihis return by taking the first race, a dash of one mile and seventy yards in a .mild drive by a half length from Little Elk in. Coburn held the winner up well all the way and came away with him in the final eighth after Guy H. had given up his interest in the contest. Little Elkin came with a dash at the end after making up much ground throughout. With better racing luck he might have been returned the winner. He beat BasBelas two and ahalf lengths for second place. Both Woodstick and Guy H. showed speed for six furlongs, but had enough just after turning for home. Harry Preston had little trouble in annexing the purse of the second race to hiB owners credit, winning in a canter by two and a half lengths from Fantasy which beat Helen Paxton one and a half lengths for second place. Dag-mar, onjpast performances, should havo been a contender in this race but for some unaccountable reason he could not get up a common gallop and was hopelessly beaten off at the end. Baird tcok the last race of the day in a big gallop by three and a half lengths from Synia who beat Banish three for second place. The winner laid far out of the race up to the last quarter where he closed fast and easily ran past his field. Captain Hamm was right there for seven furlongs but fell away beaten when the rub came. Bard Knot was cut off badly just beyond the first quarter prst but it hardly made any difference in tho result as he could not runSmuch after getting clear of his entanglement. That good race horse The Devil has been reinstatedjand will probably be seen at one of the local tracks before the season ends. An attractive card iB offered for this afternoon, many good horses figuring in the entries. The Iroquois Stakes will bring an excellent field of good three-year-olds to the post and will serve to show just how good St. MarcoB is.
