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"WORTHS OPENING. Ideal weather prevailed at Worth yesterday and the opening at this popular course passed off most auspiciously. The crowd was equal to a midsummer gathering and a better days sport could not have been given anywhere. Tradition has it that it never rains at Worth and it proved to be true hore, for those that expected to see a muddy track were greatly mistaken, as the Bpsedway was fast and good time was made during the afternoon. Many improvements have been made since last spring and the plant is now one of the handsomest in the country. The attractive feature of the opening day was the Worth Octobsr Handicap, a dash of one mile for three-year-olds and upward with ,000 added. Argregor was made a decided favorite, being backed from 2 to 1 to 8 to 5 at post time but the best he could do was to run third, the winner turning up in The Lady which finally ran one of her good raceB and scored an impressive victory. W. J. Deboe shot to the front at flag fall closely pursued by her. The former held his, advantage up to the head of the stretch where The Lady moved up fast and joinod him. In a rattling finish down the last eighth The Lady outgamed him winning by a half length while ha beat Argregor two for second place. W. J. Deboe swerved in the laBt sixteenth under punishment. Beseda was asked to concede too much weight and was always outrun. Bon ckart showed well for six furlongs. Argregor tired badly in the last eighth. Gallantrio, with Coburn in the saddle, was supposed to be the almost certain winner in the third race, a dash of five furlon?s for two-year-olds, but she had to succumb to Jack Battlin, which was at his best. The tilt bstwean them was a merry one and it was a horse race from flag drop. They ran heads apart for the entire distance, Jack Battlin outgaming her in the closing strides and getting his nose in front when passing the wire. Lucion Appleby finished third five lengths back. He finished stoutly and was ranch the bsst of the others. Aegin showed well for four furlongs. Harry Wilson was always outrun. The days opener, a dash of seven furlongs went to the favorite Oliver Mc by the closest of margins. Shut Up, off flying, opening a big gap while going down the backstretch, but was well tired by the time the last quarter had been reached, resigning there in favor of Boom-erack which turned for home a length in the lead. Opposite the betting shed Boomerack struck his colors and Frank Ireland assumed what appeared like a winning lead, but in here Oliver Mc came with a ruBh and in a ding dong finish beat him a nose on the post. Boomerack finished third two lengths away. Frelinghuysen Bhowed speed for almost six furlongs. The others were never contenders. Kentucky Babe proved to be the best in the second race, a mile and a quarter affair. After Barilla had led until near the bend for home and had tired she moved up fast and passiug into the lead along about tha last eighth post remained there to the end, winning by a length, while Barilla, badly spent, beat Fox Bard the same distance for second place. Valdez was right there for a mile and then tired and quit badly. Hope all but fell off Tammany Chief and was more of a hindrance than a help to the horse. The fifth race, a dash of five furlongs, was declared off and a three-quarter mile affair substituted. This proved to be one of the best contests of the day, Lyror Bell beating Evelyn Byrd in a hard drive by a half length, while the latter finished a nose in front of the red-hot favorite, Andes, for second place. The last-named had two lengths the best of the start, but had not gone a sixteenth of a mile before he was overhauled. Step Onward had little trouble in beating St. Hera by three lengths in the last race. The latter was Bprung for a "good thing" and was probably the heaviest backed horse of the day, He beat Lingo a half length for second place. Pyrrho was hopelessly cut out of the race just after the start and had no chance thereafter.
