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EARLYS 3IAYWOOD. The Maywood Stakes, the feature event at Washington Park yesterday went to Pat Dunnes TroubadourMiss Dawn colt, Early, which won impressively by a half length from the added starter, Gallant Smith. Savable, the stable companion of the winner, finished third four lengths back of Gallant Smith. Americano, on the strength of his victory in the Quickstep Stakes, was made a 7 to 5 favorite and was the medium of a heavy plunge, but after showing prominently for a half mile fell away badly beaten and finished a well spent last. At flag drop he darted to the front and opened up a comfortable lead of three lengths with the rest of the field well bunched. Turning for home there was a general closing up and Americano was seen to tire. Along about tfoe last eighth post, Early, which had been lying along a snug fifth, moved up with a rush and assumed command, with his stable companion, Savable, running in second position. It appeared for a moment as if the entry would run one, two, but when a sixteenth out Savable crocked, leaving Early to struggle for the stake. The latter finished true and strongly, beating the fast-closing Gallant Smith to the wire, Sidney C Love was a keen contender for four and a half furlongs, as was also John A. Scott. Coburn put up one of his best efforts at the meeting in the first race, fairly lifting Prowl under the wire in a stirring finish by a head from Stuy ve. The latter showed the most speed for a half mile, but in the last eighth was joined by Prowl, the two fighting it out dosperately to the wire. Stuyve fouled Prowl in the last sixteenth, throwing the latter almost into the inside rail. Dade was suspended indefinitely for the fouling. Chiquasabog finished a beaten-off third. Emma B. showed early speed. Tom Kingsley was a joke in the going. George Whitney proved to be the best of a poor field offplaters in the second race. He showed much speed and came away handily when called upon, winning under slight restraint by a neck from Jingler, which beat Lee King five lengths for second place. Jingler ran in much improved form. Lee King closed up much ground in the last quarter. Cogswell showed a flash of early speed. One of the most exciting finishes of the meeting took place in the fourth race, Favonius beating Lucien Appleby a short head on the post. Favonius ran to his bestform, showed much speed and rallied with determination when called on in the last sixteenth. Buchanan made his run a shade too late with Lucien Appleby, which would have won in another stride. Frangible was a keen contender for a mile but tired fast when the pinch came. Barrack was well spent when turning into the last quarter. Topsoil was much the best in the fifth race, a dash of five furlongs for two-year-olds. He began slowly and appeared to be beaten when turning for home, but. picked up the field fast in the last eighth, winning easily by a length from Will Shelly, which outstayed Airtight in the last eighth struggle and finished second by a head. Jackfull was thoroughly beaten after running a half mile. Pyrrho was lucky to finish first in the last race. Had Guy H. met with any kind of racing luck he would surely have won. Pyrrho displayed the most speed, but had to be driven out hard to beat Guy H. by a length. The latter was all but left at the post. He made up much ground in the last half, but the effort told and he had nothing left to finish with. Huzzah finished an indifferent third. Hans Wagner showed well for six furlongs. Amirante appears to have trained off entirely. The usual big crowd was on hand despite that it rained almost all afternoon.
