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GOOD RACING AT HARLEM. f Six Shooter won the most pretentious race at Harlem yesterday in a desperate drive by a short head from Bragg. It was the fourth on the card, a dashlof one and a sixteenth miles for three-year-olds and upward. Six Shooter was held a slight j. favorite over Jiminez, while as good as 5 to 1 could be had against Bragg. To an equitable start, Jiminez at once rushed to the front and opened up a gap of two lengths, with Bragg second and Harry Now third. Going down the backstretch, Harry 8 New moved up to Jiminez, the two running almost e as one horse until just before turning for home, c where Bragg, which had always laid in easy reach of the leaders, easily took command and had a lead 1 of a length about the last eighth post. Along here 1 Six Shooter moved up fast and got on even terms 1 with Bragg, the two fighting it out desperately to the wire. Banch appeared to put up a rather weak J finish on Bragg, which many thought should have 1 won. Orontas finished third five lengths back. He moved up fast, as usual, in the last quarter and finished strongly. Jiminez was well spent after 1 running six furlongs. He is far from being the 1 jood horse he was here last year and has apparently trained off. The steeplechase resulted in an easy victory for 1 Bristol, which fenced cleanly throughout -and won with consummate ease by six lengths from Wen- lock, which beat Scorpio a head on the post for second place. Bristol assumed command when nearing the ninth jump and gradually drew away 1 from the field thereafter. Scorpio ran an excellent race for his first attempt at the steeplechase game 1 and should be a hard horse to beat from now on. 1 He fences cleanly and has much speed on the flat. Captain Conover showed well up to the last jump and bears watching. Henry Gibbs lost his rider after taking the fifth jump and Greek Dollar fell heavily over the ninth. Dan McKenna proved to be the best of a field of fourteen maiden two-year-olds in the first race. He was bakod from 6 to 1 into favoritism before going to the post and rewarded the confidence placed in him by his many supporters by running a good race, showing in the lead all the way and winning easily by one length from Daddy Bender, which beat Egg Nogg two for second place. Kite Star was backed smartly by the talent, but the best he could do was to run fourth. Ernest Parham under a 3trong rido by Buchanan won the second race, a dash of six furlongs, by a half length from Delia Oitrand, on which Theory, Carl Kahler and Sortie were lapped in the order named. Delia Ostrand showed mnch speed but was tiring fast in the last sixteenth. Theory, as usual, showed faint-beartadness when the pinch came. Sortie wa3 pocketed badly in the last sixr -teenth and did not get clear sailing until it was too late to be of advantage. With clearer sailing lie would probably have won. Shooting Star w3 made an odd3-on favorite in -the fifth ra,e, but pnt np a shabby performance and after showin a little early speed retirod beaten after runnin a half mile. St. Minor won easily by one and a half lengths from Gold Bell, which boat Top3oil one for Becond place. St. Minor ran tho best race of his career, displaying much speed and easily holding command throughout. Gold Boll, under a vigorous ride, finished strongly. Topsoil made up much ground while coming down tho last qnarter. Mirance bumped into Shooting Star noar the last eighth post, but the latter was well beaten lit the time and it mado no change in tho result. Ed Corrigans Lajia took tho last racolby a neck in a fierce drive from Caliban, which boat Captain Gaines 10 for second place. Caliban was undoubtedly the best, but lost position in a jam just boforo reaching the first turn, and making up tho lost t round took much of the strength away that was ecessary in tho closing strides. Captain Gainos .ran far below his best form, tiring rapidly in the f j. final eighth. The race should do him much good and he ought to about boat this kind of horsos tho noxt time out. Lou Woods and Peat showed early speed. The latter has undoubtedly trained off. A large gathering was present and saw a good afternoons sport. Tho track was fast and should be at its best today in case no rain falls.
