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GONFALONS SPEED STAKES. Harlem started in the first of its last three daya of racing with an excellent progr am of seven races. One of the largest Monday crowds of the season was present and witnessed a good days Bport. The track was lightning fast and splendid time was registered in all of the races. Another track mark was shattered, this time in the hurdle race over six jumps at one and five-eighths miles. The time bulletined was 3:05Hs, the best previous mark at the course being 3:07. The principal attraction was The Speed Stakes, a dash of six furlongs for all ages, with ,000 added, with a net value to the winner of ,250. Money Mubs, on the strength of his recent performances, was made a decided favorita, being held at even money, but the best he could do waB to run second, the winner turning up in Gonfalon, which rati a surprisingly good race. Money Muss and Miss Bennett ran lapped for the first quarter, where the former moved away and appeared to have the race well in hand when entering the stretch, but along about the last eighth he bsgan to tire. Even then it appeared that his early advantage would stand him in good stead to the wire, but in the last sixteenth Gonfalon, which had been badly outrun in the early part of the race, came like a cyclone and nipped him on the post by a neck. Money Mubs beat The Lady a half length for second place. The latter put up an excellent performance and should be a hard horse to beat at her next essay if placed right. Miss Bennett showed gameness in the last eighth and hung on to the end. Sly ran well for a half mile, Constellator took the fourth race, a handicap at one mile and seventy yards by a half length from Denman Thompson, which beat Haviland a neck for second place. Coburn rushed Constellator to the front at. flag dip and held him thero to the end, but he had to hustle him, for all he was worth to reach the wire first, as he was tiring fast in the last sixteenth. Denman Thompson was probably the best, but was the victim of a bad ride, OtiB getting him badly cut off at the first turn and losing valuable ground. He finished fast and true, but was just a shade too late. Leo Newells race was not up to his best form. He was virtually beaten off from start to finish. The hurdle race, at one and five-eighths milos, was an easy affair for Mazo, which asBumad an easy lead after the first mile had been run and remained there to the end, winning by four lengthB from Coley, ho beating Saintly eight for second place. Baintly ran well for a little over a mile, but tirad badly in the last quarter and. was lucky to finish third. The days opener, went to Coacoa, which improved suddenly from her last poor showing and ran a commendable race. She lod from etart to finish, winning quite easily by one length from Inventor, which beat Pronta the same distance for second place. Lucien Appleby and Tommy Foster both ran bad races and their performances here should be ignored in future calculations. The second race, a daBh of one mile, was taken by Charley Ellisons Oliver Mc, which went into the lead after six furlongs had been run and remained tLere to ;lio end winning by two lengths. Uncle Tom flit shed second two lengths in front of Evelyn By-d The six furlongs hcrIa for two-year-olds was taken by a newcomer, Silk Cord, which proved himself a good racer by going into the van at flag dip and remaining there to the end. He was tiring badly in the closing strides, but had a length to spare when passing the wire. CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. GONFALONS SPEED STAKES. Continued from First Page. Emathion just laBted long enough to beat Huz-zah a neck on the post for second money. The latter came fast at the end after making up ground in the final quarter. El Ghor took the last race easily by two lengths from Bonnie Lissak which came with a rush in the last hundred yards and nipped the tiring Myth a head on the post for second place. Myth showed all of his old time speed btft had enough when a furlong out. . Coburn was fined 5 for being one pound overweight after weighing in for the sixth race.
