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FEDERAL BEATEN. One of the greatest crowds that has ever visited the Lakeside track waB present yesterday, being attracted by the splendid weather and excellent card of seven races. The half-holiday gathering was out in force and left the grounds a good winner. The racing proper was by far the best of the week, most of the races being well contested throughout. Betting was unusually brisk, the books losing heavily, especially in the sixth race, when Henry of Trastamare won. He was the medium of a steady plunge, being backed down from 30 to 6 to 1 at post time. It appeared aB if everyone at the track had a ticket on him, judging from the storm of applause that greeted him as. he passed successfully under the wire. Federal was always held at 2 to 5 in the betting, with Haviland as second choice. The race was a dash of one mile. To a good start Henry of Trastamare, closely attended by Haviland and Federal, Bhowod the way for the first half, where he began to gradually draw away and Barilla moved up with the other two. As the field swung for home Henry of Trastamare had a lead of two lengths and was running well within himself. Nearing the last eighth post Federal, under punishment, waB seen to be beaten and Barilla began to draw slowly away from him. Henry of Trastamare finally won in a canter by throe lengths, while Sarilla beat Federal two for second place. Haviland quit just before swinging into the last quarter and waB virtually beaten off at the end. Henry of Trastamares feathery impost stood him in good stead. For the third consecutive time Burnie Bunton chtarly demonstrated that she iB the superior of Money Muss at anything near even weights. They met again yestorday in the fourth race, a dash of five furlongs, and she beat him with consummate ease. Af cr a luug dalay at the poet, caused by th running nay tf Barney Baal, which acted like a crzy horse, Dwyer finally got the field II to a good start. Money Muss led "Buiuia Bunton by a short margin until woll straightened for the wire where Coburn hustled the latter a little and she gradually moved away winning eased up by a length and a half. Money Muss finished six in front of Bea Queen for second place. The rest might jnst as well bavo remained in their stablos as far as cutting any figure in the race was concerned. Hermencias victory in tho fifth race over Orontas came in the nature of a surprise, as the latter had beaten him easily Beveral days ba-fore at the same distance, one and one-eighth miles, and conceded him five pounds. Denman Thompson was made a prime first choice but put up a drill race finishing a dismal last. To a good sand-off Hermencia darted into the lead and held it easily up to the last eighth, where Orontas began to close on him. Coburn began riding the former for .all he waB worth here and by dint of vigorous work succeeded in holding Hermencia together just long enough to win by a short neck on the poet. Orontas under a stiff ride closed gradually, but could not quite get up. Omdurman finished third six lengths back. He ran well for eeven furlongs and then fell- back. Denman Thompson had all he wanted just before entering the last quarter, where his rider eased him up. slightly when he saw he was hopelessly beaten. He has probably had too much of it lately. The first race of the day proved an easy matter for Helen Paxton, the favorite. She gradually kept moving away from her field down the last quarter, passing under the wire five lengths in front of Cora Havill II., which beat Moroni two for second place. Nellie Waddell was dropped into a soft berth in the second race, a scramble of four and a half furlongs winning without any trouble whatevor by three lonnths from Duke of Con-naught, which beat Golden Glitter a head for second place. Joe Brown crossed his legs along about the first quarter pole going down in a heap. Mary Pine which was close to him at the time fell over him. Hope who rode Mary Pine was uninjured, but Price on Joe Brown suffered a broken collar bone. St. Cuthbert, on the strength of his last excellent showing, was made an odds on favorite in the third race, a dash of six furlongs, but he had to succumb to the erratic Andes, which ran to his bast form and won easily at the end by a length and a half, St. Cuthbert beating Bummer three for second place. Linden Ella took the finale in rather a handy faehion after a sharp drive with Crosby in the last eighth. The latter got a running start and led by a big margin up to the last eighth, whare he tired badly. Linden Ella won by two and a half lengths going away, while Crosby just lasted long enough to beat Co Madga a neck on the post for second place. The entries of Barney Saal and Crosby will be refused in future at Lakeside until they are properly schooled at the barrier.
