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ST. MARCOS WINS AGAIN. Worth started in the last week of its season for 1901 with a cracking good card yesterday. The gathering was by far the best Monday crowd of the year, the almost ideal weather that prevailed probably causing the unusually large attendance. No stake event was up for solution, but the St. Marcos-W. J. Deboe contest was almost as good as a feature race and was replete with excitement in the final strides. St. Marcos was supposed to have tha race at his mercy, being always held at 3 to 5 in tha batting. For a time in tha last eighth it appeared as if W. J. Deboe had him, but in the closing strides St. Marcos came fast and true and won rather easily at the and. Fancy Wood, closely attended by Benckart, led on sufferance up to tha turn for home, where W. J. Deboe moved up fast and got clear of his field when nearing the last eighth post. It seemed very much as if he had St. Marcos beaten along in here, as Coburn was riding the latter vigorously. In the, last hundred yards, however, St. Marcos gradually closed on him and finally wore him down, winning by a length, while W. J. Deboe beat Benckart four for second place. The last named ran well for six furlongs. Fancy Wood ran in much improved form and is now nearly on edge. She is worthy of consideration from now on. The Pride, despite the fact that ho got away none too well in the second race, a dash of six furlongs, finally wore down hiB field after the first half mile had been run and had easy Bailing thereafter. Pigeon Post closely followed by Sea Qneon showed the way until just before bending for home where The Pride moved up with a rush and was Bailing in front in a few strides. He won easily by a length while Bea Queen beat Vulcain two and a half for second place. 8ea Queen showed a good turn of speed and should be a hard horse to beat at sprinting distances. Vulcain closed up stoutly in the laBt eighth. Pigeon Post faded away fast in -tho last quarter. Ben Battle appeared to be outclassed. The days opener was taken by El Ghor in a desperate drive by a nose from Lord Boberts, he beating Chorus Boy a length for second place. El Ghor ran in much improved form over his last performance. Chorus Boy was the best, but Otis threw away whatever chance he-had of winning by taking him back in the first half when he was lying in a good position. The horse was taken wide at the turn for home and then finished fast, but too late to be of any avail. Monos ran a dull race. C. B. Campbell ran well for seven furlongs. Ho runs best in the mud. Lucien Appleby proved to be theb3st in the third race, a dash of six furlongs for two-year-olds. He came from sixth position in the first quarter and gradually closed up on the leaders, getting up in time to win by a neck on the post from Pyrrho, he beating John A. Clarke a head for second place. Tho race was sharply contested throughout and hardly two lengths separated the first and eighth horses at the finish. Pyrrho ran a surprisingly good race, as it is known that he runs best in the mud. Queen W. and Bose Plume faltored whon the pinch came. B. G. Fox proved to bo much.the best in the fifth race, a dash of seven and a half furlongs . Andes, after a tedious delay at the post of twenty minutes, shot to the front at flag-fall and led clear up to the final sixteenth, where B. G. Fox closed in on him with a ruBh, beating him to the line handily by half a length. Andes finished four lengths before W. B. Gates for second place. The latter was well spent by the time the laat oighth post had been reached. CONTINUED ON SECOND JPAGE, BT. MABCOS WINS AGAIN., Continued from first page. Edith Q. and Siren Song showed well for six furlongs. Coburn threw away the last race of tho day, a dash of one and an eighth miles, on Searcher, going to sleep in the final sixteenth and allowing Omdurman to nip him on the post by a nose. Joe Collins led by a fair margin until well straightened for home, where Searcher took an easy lead and appeared to be winning easily in the last sixteenth, but all of a sudden Omdurman came along like a shot and before Coburn could rally Searcher the former had won the race. It was a rank piece of carelessness. The filly Stella Perkins, which ran second to Gallantrie October 16, has been disqualified by the Worth judges having been ineligible to that race under the conditions. Inspector Shea was given second money and Joe Brown third.
