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ARGE EG OBS FAST BACE. Almost ideal rEcing weather prevailed at Worth yesterday ard tho popular Chicago Bidge couree booked its banner day of att.ud-anee. The track was almcBt at Hb best and a better days sport hes not been seen hereabout in eometime. Betting was unusually brisk, the bookies getting the beet patronage of the meeting thus far. Ab usual the half-holiday crowd ras on hand but in larger numbers than heretofore. The feature event waB the Blue Island Handi-cay for three-year-olds and upward at one and one-quarter miles, with ,0CO added. Much interest was taken from the contest by the withdrawing of Barrack, St, Marcos and Federal at the last mcmsnt. Even at that a field of eight faced the barrier, the adjustment of the weights giving them all a supposed chance to take down the plum. Argregor waB always a prime favorite in the betting, being held at 0 to 5, while the Hildreth entry, Searcher and Boiling Boer, was made the second choice. Argregor justified the belief that Denman Thompson beat him by a fluke the day before by putting up a clever performance and winning in impressive style. Haviland, closely attended first by Searcher and then by Kentucky Babe, set a hot pace for a mile and an eighth, where Winkfield, who had held Argregor always within easy distance of the leaders, called on him and he responded with a rush, beating Haviland to the line rather handilyby a half length, while the latter finished a length before Kentucky Babe. Havi-lands race was a good one and ha held on longer than usual. Kentucky Babe ran the best race of her career. Strangest finished fourth and would have been much closer up at the finish if he had not been pocketed against the inside rail in the last eighth Boiling Boer and Searcher had enough when a furlong out. Sen-man Thompeon was always outrun and failed in the laet quarter to show his usual powerful finishing ruBb. The days opener went to Tom Byans The Pride after a vigorous ride through the final furlong. It was a eeven furlongs dash, for which Federal was held as equal choice with bim, both of their odds hovering around the even money mark. At flag fall The Pride shot to tho front at once and held a commanding lead to the last eighth poet, where Federal closed up on him. Tho latter, although under strong preEEure in the closing Btrides, could not quite get up, The Pride winniDg by a long neck with Tom KingBley third, six lengths back of Federal. Both Tom KingBley and Lady Elite-showed well for Bix furlongs, but were very leg weary by the time the line had been reached. Little Elkin proved too much the beBt in the second race, a run over a mile and a half route. Linden Ella started out to make the running and held a good lead for the first seven furlongs where she had enough and fell back beaten. Little Elkin then took up the pacemaking and remained in front thereafter to the end, winning easily by two lengths from El Caney,-he beating Barilla the same distance for second placo. Coburn rode a clever race on El Caney, but the winner was too much for his mount. Barilla, the favorite, ran below expectations, tiring badly when the pinch came and had all she could do to outlive Yaldez for third place. The latter was tho medium of a heavy plunge, but tired and Bprawled badly in the last oighth. St. Cuthbert waB thought to havo a mortgage on the third race, a five furlongs dash, being always held at even money or less in the ring. He got off none too well but succeeded in getting into the lead by the time the stretch turn had been reached but along about the last sighth he waB joined by Alzura. The latter proved too much for him in the last fifty yards, gradually drawing away and winning by a length. Small Jack finished stoutly next to the inside rail in the last eighth and was lapped on St. Cuthbert at the finish. Emma B. as usual showed early epeed but faded away rapidly when the rub came. St. Cuthbert had not raced in some time and the race should do him good. Georgia as customary ran a dull race even with Coburn in the saddle. Tammany Chief, after many attempts here lately, finally put one over the plate, winning the fourth race, a dash once around the circle, in a rather easy fashion by a length from Evelyn Byrd, which finished three lengths before Chorus Boy for second money. Evelyn Byrd led up to the last sixteenth and appeared all over tho winner, but quit when challenged by the winner in the last fifty yards. Eva Bice showed a little early Bpeed, but tired and fell back when the head of the stretch had been reached. The last race of the day proved an easy thing for Mabel Winn, which made her field look cheap. It was a five and a half furlongs scramble for two-year-oldc, and it was supposed to be a sixteenth further than she likes to go ; but she gave the lie to such a belief by winning in a cantertby five lengths from Queen W., she beating Santa Teresa three; lengths for second placo. Zibia showed quite a turn of speed for a half mile, but grew leg weary rapidly in the last quarter. Santa Teresa flniehed fast, nipping Jane Oaker on the post for third money.
