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CLOSE CONTESTS AT HAWTHORNE. Ideal racing weather prevailed at Hawthorne yesterday, bringing out one of the largest gatherings of tbe meeting. A cracking good card of seven races was tendered to the patrons of this popular course and a better days sport conld not have been given anywhere. Close finishes were the order throughout the afternoon, six of the seven races being taken by the closest of margins. This was the beBt days racing that has been witnessed hereabouts in some time, one exciting contest being closely followed by another. The Autumn BtakeB, a handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upward, at two miles, with ,000 added, dwindled down at the end to a duel between Barrack and Argregor, the former asserting his supremacy rather handily in the closing strides. Fox Bard, on sufferance, led for the first mile closely attended by Barrack, but the latter was rushed into the van soon after one and a quarter mileB had been run and remained there to the end, winning under persuasion by a good neck from Argregor, which beat the exhausted Kentucky Babe three snd a half-lengths for second, place. Coburn brought Argregor up with a rush in the final eighth, but the winner was just a Bhade too good for him, standing his onslaught with gamenees and always holding him safe in the closing strides. Kentucky Babe made an attempt to close in on the first two when a furlong out, but tired when put to the rub and fell away beaten from there home. Tammany Chief ran bis race and had no mishaps. Fox Bard died away to a frazzle after a mile and a quarter had been run. There was hardly any action in the race until tbe last quarter had been entered, which accounts for the comparatively poor time hung up. George Arnold dodged the issue in the fifth race, a free handicap purse of 00 for all ageB at one mile, leaving Cambrian and Ynlcain to fight it out. Cambrian proved to be the better of the two at the end but Vulcain wonld probably have outlived him with any kind of racing luck. In the first place Ccburn in trying to steal a running start on Vulcain got tangled up in the barrier netting and by tbe time he had disentangled himeolf he had his mount two lengths back of the last horse, and then to make matters worse he bumped into Havilaud at the first turn losing several lengths again. He pullsd up Vulcain together with alacrity and Eet sail for Cambrian. By careful nursing Vulcain was gotten within a half length of Cambrian in tbe last sixteenth and then Coburn and Knight sat down to ride for all they were worth. It was ahorse race from there to the line. Cambrian finally passing over it a head in the lead, while Vulcain beat Boney Boy three and a half lengths for eecond place. With an equal break Vulcain would probably have been returned the winner. Boney Boy tired badly when a furlong out, juBt lastinglong enough to get third place from Benator Beveridge by a head. Haviland was almost knocked to his knees by his collision wiih Vulcain at the first turn. Before he had regained his stride he was at least fifteen lengths back of Senator Bever-idgo and waB not persevered with afterward. Headwater after a number of attempts to compensate his faithful followers finally put one over the plate, taking the second race, a dash of six furlongs, by the closest of margins in a spirited hook up with Money Muss in the last eighth. Gonfalon was beaten a length for second place, which came with a rush at the end, but it was too late to be of any advantage. Bival Dare, who has" not started in some time! took the second race, a dash of six and a hall furlongs, in a drive by a head from Banco, which beat out the well backed Bynia a length for second place. Amote, a rank outsider in the betting, came with an irresistible rush in tha last fifty yards of the days opener a dash of fivo and a half furlongs for two-year-old3, nipping tbe badly ridden Lady Like by a head on the post. Blue Bidge finished third a length back of Lady Like. Gormley, on the latter, lost control of her in the last few strides, Ma bungling ride at this critical point losing her the race. Hat Mitchell as usual showed an abundance of speed but could not carry it far. Nothing but Coburns energetic finish landed Aladdin first by a neck over the line in front of Stella ParkinB in the sixth race, a scramble of five and one-half furlongB for two-year-olds. Aladdin led by a comfortable advantage to the final sixteenth where Stella Perkins gradually closed in on him. She gained on him at very stride in the closing struggle but could not quite got up. Lysbeth finished a poor third four lengths away. The time, 1:07, was a cracking good race for this class of youngsters. Tommy Foster was claimed. out,of this race by W. Carroll for 5900. The finale, once around the ring, was taken by that good three -year-old of Sam Hildreths, Boiling Boer. He laid up close to Alfred C-and MacGyle to the head of the stretch and then came away with a rush when called upon. He won as Coburn wished by two and a half lengths from MacGyle, which boat the rank outsider Alfred C. three for second place. Star Chamber ran an indifferent race. Bag Tag rah well for six furlongs and then went up into the ether. The total amount distributed in stakes and purses at Hawthorne last week waa 9,100. The owners having won 00 and over are aB follows: Owner. Amt. Owner. Amt. C. T. Boots ,850 8. C. Hildreth ....,525 W. M. Sloan 1,400 8. S. Tracer and Co.. 1,275 T.K. Barrett and Co. 800 J. B. Lewman and Co. 625 WdfordandBucknr 600 G. C. Bennett and Co. 575 J. W. Fuller 500 P. Dunne. .... 500 Ezalland Lazarus.. 475 A. Poniatowski ... 475 George Mule 400 J. S. Ward 4no Baker and Gentry.. 875 J. Clerico 375 A. G. Blakely 325 G. W. Cushing 300 Bolichand Sweet... 300 E. Corrigan 3C0 F. C. Moshier 300 P. J. Garrigan and Co. 300 Keating andHeeker 300
