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DONE AT HARLEM. Mud larks bad the call on the last days racing- at Harlem for tha season of 1901. The steady downpour of rain that started in about 12:30 oclock yesterday afternoon rendered the track muddy and much scratching was indulged in. The fifth race with four entries ichednled to start was declared off shortening the pro gram to six races. Despite the inclement weather the largest crowd of the lest nine days racing wbb present and enjoyed an excellent days sport. The feature event of the day was Tha Twentieth Century Stakes, a handicap for three-year-olds and upward at one and three-sixteenths miles, with ,000 added. The value to the winner wsb ,1C0. Of the twelve named on the card to start just half that number dodged the issue. Bam Hildreths entry, The Lady and Boiling Boer, was made the favorite, being .held at 9 to 5 in the betting, but it cut little figure in tha contest, being unable to finish inside of the money. The winner proved to be that consistent big slashing son of Sir Dixon, George Arnold, which simply "rolled" home when called upon in the last quarter. The Lady, closely pursued by George Arnold, showed the way up to the head of the stretch, where she had enough and fell away beaten. George Arnold then came on without any trouble, winning easily by two and a half lengths from Six Shooter, which beat Haviland a length for second place. Six Shooter came with a strong rush at the end next to the inside rail, but had no chance to beat the winner. Haviland appeared to have a good chance whon swinging into the stretch, but propped badly when the pinch came. Boiling Boer was never a contender. St. Marcos failed to respond to the post call in the fifth race, leaviDg a quartet to battle for the purse. Charley OBrien, tha favorite, proved to be an easy winner, going into the lead without much trouble in the last quarter and remaining there to the end. He won easily by one length from Hi Nocker, which beat Goal Bunner five for second place. The boy on the last-named was too light to hold his head up and he simply floundered about in the going. If You Dare won the days opener, a dash of five and a half furlongs, with plonty to spare at the end. After a long delay at the post the field was finally despatched with Annu in front followed by If You Dare and Educate. Annu hold her advantage up to the turn for home where she fell away beaten and If You Dare assumed command," The latter came on strongly down the last eighth winning easily by two and a half lengths from Educate whiph beat Harry Herendeen two for second place. The last named ran the best race ha has shown here this year and probably runs beBt in the mud. Bummer ran an indifferent race and was probably not enamored of the going. Herodiade, which haB been nowhere near himself since last spring at Worth, finally ran one of hiB good races and simply smothered Mb field with speed in the second raco, a dash of five furlongs for two-year-olds. McChesney was supposed to hold the affair in fee simple, but had nochance at any part of it to beat the winner. Herodiade took the lead soon after flag fall and kept gradually increasing it until reaching the last eighth post, whera Coburn eased him up. He won by four lengths from McChesney, which beat I. Samelson six for second place. Julia Junkin ran fairly well for a halflmile.EMcCheBney appeared to labor in the goingtandrprobably does not like a heavy track. The steeplechase had an unsatisfactory ending, simply because the winner was disqualified. Ijord Chesterfield led by a fair margin until after passing beyond the eighth jump, where Dick Furber moved up fast and rushed into the van. He held his advantage until just after taking the tenth jump, where Qneenship passed him and remained in front to the end thereafter. She won driving by a half length from Dick Furber, but swerved badly across in front of him opposite the last sixteenth post, causing him to be pulled up slightly. She was promptly set back, Dick Furber getting the race with Lord Chesterfield second and Captain Conover third. Lord CheBterfield fell away fast in the latter part of tha race, being beaten ten lengths by Dick Furber at the finish. Pat-roon and Little John fell over the fifth risk and Coley over the eleventh. The last race of the year at Harlem was won by Canova which remained in the front for the entire journey, a dash of one and one-sixteenth miles, winning in a mild drive by a length from Bonnie Lissak, which beat W. B. Gates five for second place. Bonnie Lissak closed up stoutly in the last sixteenth but tired badly in the last few strides. W. B. Gates was backed heavily but gradually fell away beaten after the first six furlongs had been run. Hermencia ran a doll race. Chorus Boy showed speed but could not carry it for six furlongs. G. B. Tompkins leaves today for the east with his string of horses. Educato was claimed out of the first race yesterday by W. E. Cotton for ,070.
