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IX YIN G TORPEDOS GOOD RACE. Track records still continue to be splintered at Hawthorne, the latest one to suffer a fracture being tbe mile and a quarter mark of 2:051, which was reduced to 2:05iby Flying Torpedo yesterday in the second race. The weather was perfect for racing conditions and fast time was the order throughout the afternoon. The steeplechase wbb instrumental in increasing the attendance which was somewhat larger than Mondays big gathering. The attractive feature of the excellent card waB the fourth race, a free handicap purse of 00, for all ages at one and a sixteen miles. Of the four echeduled to start Boney Boy wbb the only absentee. Charley OBrien was made the choice for tbe race and rewarded his many backers by putting up a high claBB race and winning in a rather handy fashion. He led from start to finish, winning by two longths from Orontas, which beat Searcher the Bame distance for second money. Orontas was under stout preeenre for the entire distance and displayed great gameness. He appeared to be closing up for a spell in the last eighth, but tired badly at tbe end. The long distance race went to Flying Torpedo, which came with a determined rush at the end and won handily by a length and a half from Sarilla, which boat Harry Preston three for second place. Sarilla went into the lead after Little Elkin had shot his bolt and held it by a fair margin up to the last quarter, where 8ho began to tire and Flying Torpedo had no trouble in picking her up and beating her to the wire. False Lead ran a poor race and was never a contender at any part of the journey. From the manner of Corrillos victory in the steeplechase yesterday over the short course it BeemB as if he had a lien on the rest of the infield affairs hereabout for the rest of this year. Saintly as usual darted out at flag dip and opened a big gap, but when nearing the seventh, jump he began to grow tired and gradually fellj away beaten thereafter. From this point Cor rillo assumed an easy command and fencing cleanly thronghont won in a canter by three lengths from Mazo, which beat Globe II. by a short head in a fierce drive for second place. The las 6 named broke down completely when a few strides beyond the finish and could hardly drag his legs off the course. He will probably never face the flag again. Captain Conover ran his usual consistent performance but was a little slower on the flat than usual. O. G. Parke, the owner of Bessie Macken, turned Ioobb a good thing in Gallantrie in the days opener. This fast filly is a half Bister to Hoods Brigade, by Bessie Macken s sire, and bids fair to rival her clever performances, judging from the manner in which andhe towroped her field yesterday. She is reported to have worked in exceptionally fast time and has been laid away a long time for yesterdays killing. She was the medium of a heavy plunge andjjrought the money home in a big, easy gallop. Off to a running start, she simply played hide and seek with her field, leading all the way by. a big margin and winning eased up by four lengths. Duke of Connaught finished second a length in front of Wild Oats. The latter closed up much ground in-the final quarter and is ready to win when placed right. Aaron Pond showed speed for five furlongs and then died away. Hard Knot was pitchforked into the fifth race yesterday, a dash of one mile, winning in a big exercise gallop. Miss Soak, cloBely pursued by Grandon, showed the way to the run in,1 where the latter fell away beaten and Hard Knot moved up. At the last eighth post Hard Knot was called upon and he came away with a ruBh, losing his field as if they were so many pigmies. He won by five lengths, eased up, from Fantasy, which beat Miss Soak a half length for second place. FantaBy closed ground in the last quarter and finished stoutly. Miss Soak had enough when a furlong out and just managed to last long enough to beat Banish a head on the post for third place. Banish pulled up very lame after the race. Brownie Anderson did not relish her 103 pounds and gradually fell away beaten after showing well for nearly six furlongs. Grandon Bhowed speed for six furlongs, but died away to a frazzle in the last quarter. Sam Hildreths good colt Lucien Appleby had no trouble in annexing the last raco, a dash of seven fnrlongs to his owners credit. Erne, to the surprise of many present, led by a fair advantage up to the last eighth where he gave way to The Giver which had always laid second. The latter held the lead but a short distance when Coburn brought up Lucien Appleby with a well-timed rush and he passed to the fore with the greatest of ease, winning with plenty to epare by two and a half lengths, while The Giver beat Rose Plume a short head for second place. Arian, the favorite, could not run a little bit and was never a contender. Nothing had a chance outside of the first three. Otis haB been restored to favor, -the judges having decided that he was the victim of bad luck and mistaken judgment when he rode Flying Torpedo recently, but he is limited to riding for his employers. Coburn and Winkfleld were each fined 0 for exchanging saddles in an ingenious bnt highly improper effort to adjust their weights. The starter also slapped 5 fines on Winkfleld and Landry in the last race.
