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- SHOOTING STABS STAKE. Ths first two creeks summer meeting of the Chisago Jockey Club, which is being ran off at the Harlem race track, opened auspiciously yesterday with a large gathering on hand. The weather was lear and sunshiny, but the track, owing to the recent heavy rains, was holding and heavy, being best along the inside rail, especially in the last quarter. The soggy condition of the course was responsible for copious scratching, especially in the feature event of the day, The Competition Stakes, a dash of five and a half furlongs for two-year-olds, with ,500 added. Of the eleven originally carded to start seven were scratched, and Esherin was an added starter, making a field of five. Watkins Overton, on his recent good showing, was made a 6 to 5 shot, but ran a dull race and had all he could do to finish third. The winner turned up in Shooting Star, which moved up fast after the first three furlongs had been run, and, getting a lucky opening at the head of the stretch, came through with a rush, winning easily by one and a half lengths from Esherin, which beat Watkins Overton a length for second place. Esherin finished strongly and was easily the best of all but the winner. Watkins Overton tired badly when the pinch came. Tom Cogan showed a sharp turn of speed, but was well beaten when a furlong out and simply could not concede the weight. Will Shelly ran well for only a half mile. The stake was worth ,070 to the winner. fiTho steeplechase had a ludicrous turn to it, Iceni winning simply because all the other starters fell. Iceni was hopelessly beaten off when approaching the ninth jump, but at this obstacle Queenship, Dagmar and Helen Paxton all fell, lsaving him a virtual walkover. The jockeys on Dagmar and Helen Paxton remounted and rode them out for second and third money, finishing in the order named. Farrell fell over the fifth jump and Globe II. in stumbling over him unseated his jockey. Queenship hurt her back in the fall and may have to be destroyed. The most exciting finish of.the day occurred in the fifth race when Lucien Appleby beat Star Cotton, the outsider in the betting, a head on the post in a drive. Lucien Appleby was given a splendid ride, and it was really this that won the race. Star Cotton assumed the lead after the first half had been ran and held it until just after turning for home, where Lucien Appleby moved up on even terms, the two fighting it out to the wire. Artena finished third six lengths back. She appeared to have a chance when a furlong out, but tired badly when the pinch came. Odnor was a keen contender for about seven furlongs. Favonius ran a dull race falling away woll beaten after seven furlongs had been run. The days opener proved an easy thing for Duelist, which moved up fast on the leader, Lady Idris, when entering the last quarter, and assuming command next to the inside rail, was never afterward in trouble, winning easily by three and one-half lengths from Lady Idris, which finished the same distance in front of Scorpio for second place. Scorpio showed speed for a half mile, but tired rapidly in the last quarter. EGregor K. is certainly a good mud track youngster, winning the second race, a dash of five furlongs, with consummate ease from Topsoil by one and a half lengths. The latter was urged oat all through the last quarter and had to be hustled in the last eighth to beat out Courage a length for second place. The latter showed early speed and a liking for the soft going. The race was strictly a three-horse affair throughout. Of a field of twelve mediocre three-year-olds in the sixth race Dodie S. proved to be far the best. She ran lapped on The Babbit for a half mile and then came away with a bound, winning in a canter by eight lengths from Lucy Locket, which beat Belle of Minco one for second place. ..lA -r ,,, Bavensbury won the last race with ease by two and a half lengths from Ben Chance with Hay ward Hunter an indifferent third. Beauty Book fell just before entering the last quarter. The track was drying out fast but will be slow and lumpy today at the best.
