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GOOD RACING AT HARLEM. Ed Adack furnished a great surprise at Harlem yesterday by taking The Olympia Stakes at one and one-sixteenth miles with consummate ease. Artena and Fatalist were held as about equal favorites throughout the betting, although the former had the call at post time. As good as 13 to 1 could be had against Ed Adack at one stage of the betting. Of the eleven originally carded to start, Nitrate, Hermencia and Emathion were absentees, leaving a field of eight to face the barrier. To a good start Ed Adack at once rushed to the front, followed by Artena and Peat, with the rest of the field fairly close up. Ed Adack, running well within himself, held his comfortable command all the way and won in a canter by two and a half lengths from Artena, which boat Colonel Ballantyne two for second place. Birkenruth made a strenuous attempt to cut down the winners lead in the last eighth, but without success. In the last quarter Peat, which had run in third position up to this point, began to tire and Colonel Ballantyne had little trouble in passing him when a furlong out for third place. The latter ran an unexpectedly good race and finished strongly. Silurian made a fast move just before turning into the final quarter, but tired along about the last eighth post. Fatalist displayed scant speed throughout and was never a serious contender. She ran nowhere near her best form. Getting off the cars after a longjournoy may have stiffened her somewhat. She should give a better account of herself before long. Death continues his winning streak, taking the fifth race in a canter by three lengths from Brulare. which beat Hoodwink two and one-half for second place. Scorpiol as usual, led by a fair margin for the first half mile, but tired fast in the deciding struggle, Death passing into the lead with ridiculous eaBe and winning as his rider pleased. Hoodwink showed improvement, but was tiring fast in the closing strides and would have lost third place to Scarlet Lily in a stride or two. Brulare was all tangled up in the first half mile and never got clear sailing until the spread came at the head of the stretch, where she moved up fast and finished reso lutely. The track had dried out too fast to suit Inspector Shea. Pericles, under a good ride by Coburn, took the days opener with comparative ease by two lengths from Courage which beat the fast-finishing Egg Nogg a half length for second place. Jackfull, as was reasonably expected, led by a big margin for the first four furlongs, but tired badly in the last sixteenth. Egg Nogg ran a good race and should give a good account of himself from now on. P. Corrigans Silver Fizz ran to her best form in the second race, finishing stoutly when The Rabbit and Old Mike began to tire in the last furlong, and winning easily by a length from the fast-finishing Memnon, which beat Aratoma a half length for second place. Memnon was pinched in against the fence in the last eighth and hardly got through until it was too late to be of advantage. The Rabbit showed speed, but tired fast when the quick action came in the last eighth. Moderator ran a dull race. The steeplechase went to Falella by a head from Helen Paxton, which beat MacLaren fifty lengths for second place. Falellas was a lucky win. Helen Pax-ton, with a safe lead, ran almost out of the course after taking the last jumpt but made up the lost advantage fast in the final eighth and would probably have won in. a few more strides. Heraldo went down over the first jump. Lord Farandole over the fourth and Captain Conover and Por-phyrogene lost their riders over the last. The race was a fizzle. Urchin proved tho best of a bad field in the sixth race, winning easily by a length fromTrebor, which beat Banish three for second place. The last named was made a 7 to 5 favorite, but was never dangerous at any part of the race. Boomerack ran well for six furlongs. . Dodie S. ran away with the purse in the last racel winning as her rider pleased by three lengths from Temptress, which beat Ernest Parham four and a half for second place. The track had dried out tod much to suit Henry of Trastamare. Layia ran dull race and was never a serious contender. fl The usual large crowd ws on hand and witneseefl a good days sport. The track was drying out fafl and should no rain fall ought to be in good sharH today.
