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ABGBEGOR3 STAKE SUCCESS. No better sport than that given to the patrons of the Hawthorne track yesterday could have been given anywhere. The afternoon was replete with good racing and was Ihoronghly enjoyed by the crowd, which was by far the largest of the week. The track was in excellent shape and fast time was the order throughout the afternoon. The Iroquois StakeB, a handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds at one mile, with ,000 added, was the feature attraction of the day and was taken by the consistent performer Ar-gregor, ably ridden by Cobnrn. St. Marcos, which has taken his last four races in rather a handy fashion, was the choice of the talent, but the best ho could do was to run third. Trinity Bell went into the lead at flagfall, leading by a half length at the quarter from Silurian, with the rest of the field within hailing distance. Down the backBtretch she increased her advantage to two lengths and appeared to have things her own way until just after entering the Btretcb, where the field closed up on her. About the last eighth post she went up into the air and Argregor, coming strongly, jumped into the lead, holding it handily to the end and winning by one length, while Cluster beat St. Marcos two for Becond place. Cluster ran a surprisingly gocd race, coming with a well-timed rush in the last eighth and running paBt horses. He had no chance whatever to beat the winner. Had he won the ring would have received a scorching, as he was becked down from 30 to 1 to 16 to 1. St. Msrccs faltered in the last one hundred yards and came within an ace of losing third money to Brutal, which closed resolutely in the last furlong and would have passed both him and Silurian in a stride or two. Argregor was worked out an txtra quarter before being pulled up, being evidently his "prep" for Mon days two-mile race. The steeplechase over the short course was taken by Corrillo with consummate ease. After the eizt jump had been taken be gradu ally drew away from his field and fencing cleanly throughout won hands down by eight lengths from the consistent Captain Conover, which beat Eva Moe five for second place. Captain Conover ran his usual good race but had no chance to beat the winner. Little Eoy Blue had but little speed and waB hopelessly beaten off from start to finish. In taking the fourth obstacle Corillo jumped in front of Frond causing the latter to fall almost to her knees. They were both running head and head at the time. The mishap caused Frond toetrain one of her bad legs and she fell gradually away beaten and pullingiup to a standstill after the eleventh jump ;had been taken. Bhe could hardly drag herself off the field and will probably not race here again this year. George Arnold was wisely withdrawn from the seventh race and started in the fifth, a Bprint affair of six furlongs. The switch was a profitable one for his owners, for he won the race in an exciting tilt with Money Mubb in the fast time of 1 :131. Nellie Waddell in her clever showingB at the distance with those of her own age was well backed by the talent but she finished last. Soon after the barrier arose she darted into the lead and led the fleet-footed Money Muss a merry pace down the backstretch and into the run for home but near the laet eighth post she began to weaken and gradually fell away beaten. Money Mubb then took the lead and appeared to be the winner when opposite the paddock gate but along in here Wink-field brought up George Arnold with a rush. He got to Money Mubb about the last sixteenth and the two fought it out to the line although it was evident in the closing strides thai f George Arnold had the most speod. He won by a neck while Money Mubb beat Boney Boy a half for the placo. The last named cams like a cyclone at the finish. The Ryans turned a good trick in Constellator in the days opener, backing the gelding heavily. The credit for winning is all due to Cobnrn s clever pilotage as he jast got the gelding up in the laet stride or two, cleverly outriding Knight in the laet hundred yards. If You Dare took up the running after the first quarter had been run with Master Mariner second. He held the lead up to the last sixteenth where MaBter Mariner fell away beaten and both Toah and Constellator closed up. If You Dare was the first to crack and gave way to -Toah which seemed to have the best chance of reaching the line first but Coburn rode Constellator vigorously and finally wore Toah down in the last few strides just getting his li9ad in front as the line was reached. Johnny McCartey finished third a length away. Merriment, by her clever victory of yesterday, stamped herself as one of the bsst fillies in training hereabout. She won the second race, a scramble for two-year-olds at five and half furlongs, in a somewhat handy fashion, coming away without much trouble when called upon at the last eighth post and winning handily by a length from Evening Star, which beat Bag Tag one for second place. Evening Star ran right to the mark. Rag Tag finished fast, bnt would have loBt third place to Amirante in another stride, as the latter finished like a wild horse and was running past her field in the closing strides. McChesney showed himself to be a colt out of the ordinary by taking a field of all aged horses into camp in the sixth race in a big canter and incidentally going around the circle once in 1:391, which is within a half second of the track record. He and Ju!ia Junkin darted off by themselves at flag drop and had all the field, with the exception of TJledi, run into dizziness by the time the first half mile had been run. The horses were strung out for an eighth of a mile down the backstretch. Turning for home Julia Junkin showed signs of distress and began to hang, but McChesney galloped ahead on the even tenor of his way, nothing over getting anywhere near to him. He won in a canter by four and a half lengths from TJledi, which beat Barrack three for second placa. It was the first time TJledi had run here and he mada a favorable impression. He will be a hard horse to beat once around the ring. Barrack finished strongly, running his mile in at least 1:101. The long distance race went to Kentucky Babe, which came fast in the last eighth after False Lead had Bhot his bait, winning by a length. The latter lasted long enough to get his head over the line in front of Tammany Chief, which finished with a ruBh on his own courage, as little Hope was of no help to him whatever. It was a poorly run race from a time view point and there was hardly any contention up to the last furlong. Flying Torpedo moved up fast when turning into the last quarter, but for some unaccountable reason quit when the pinch came opposite ths paddock gate.
