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; j LOCAL TURF GOSSIP. Racing at Washington Park begins this afternoon at 1 :30 sharp, as it always does on the "Glorious Fourth." Those who wish to view the three races that precede the main feature of the day, the Sheri? dan Stakes, will do well to bear this in mind and strike out for the track early. A huge crowd will be in attendance and the early arrivals will secure the best seats and best points of view. The work on the new Hawthorne establishment is moving on, though slowly. The concrete foundations for the main pillars are down and many car loads of structural steel are on the railroad tracks at the side of the enclosure. As the youngsters for the first race were going from the paddock on parade, Ed Corrigan was looking on. Galba, his entry, filed past. "Theres mine,"he said, "but theres a better looking one," as Albemarle came past. "I believe Id rather have him than mine." Albemarle won and is a grand colt, exactly the color of Galba, but bigger and a finer type of a colt. The bad condition of the track has served to keep several colts from starting for the Sheridan Stakes that would bo sure to go to the post if the going was good. The three placed horses in the American Derby are all that are carded to start, but added starters are not improbable. As it is, however, if only the three named go to the post the race is bound to be highly interesting and mayhaps exciting. American Derby winners have often been beaten in the Sheridan Stakes, and so well have Lucien Appleby and Aladdin performed since the Derby was decided that each will be sure to have strong backing to defeat Wyeth. The letters seven pounds penalty may prove an important factor in case of a close finish. E. J. Baldwin scored his first victory yesterday since his arrival on the local tracks from California. Americano, which carried his colorB in the van of a good field of two-year-olds in the Quickstep Stakes ran a sparkling race and it is safe to predict that the brother to Cruzados will prove a sharp factor from now on in fields of horses of his own age. John C. King, one of the good two-year-old colts in the stable of M. H. Tichenor and Co., picked up a nail in his foot while being exercised. Although no serious trouble is anticipated on account of the mishap, it will necessitate a let-up of a few weeks in the colts training. Esherin, from the stable of J. W. Schorr, which started in the first race yesterday, ran in striking contrast to her previous effort on which occasion she finished second. Jessie Jarboe started out to spreadeagle her field in the second race. At one time she was fully ten lengths in front of her field, but she tired and quit badly in the last quarter and finished outside of the money Her doing so cost her owner, Mose Gold-blatt, 00 which he had bet on her against 00 to show. J. F. Barrett is certainly having his share of ill-luck with his good mud horse Barrack. Twice within a week has he lost a race by a small margin simply through a bad ride. Eddie Cassin disposed of Dark Secret yesterday to Danny Lynch for a consideration supposed to be 00.
