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FAVORITES AVIN AT HAWTHOKNE. s The heavy rain of Tuesday night rendered the go-ing a at Hawthorne heavy and holding yesterday, and in most cases those horses that run to their j best form in the mud were successful. The most pretentious race of the day was the fourth, a free handicap purse of 00, for three-year-olds and upward at one mile. Of the nine j scheduled to start four remained in their stalls. Brulare on her known liking for a soft track was made a 4 to 5 favorite and won as the betting in-dicated. She and Strangest ran as one horse until just turning for home, where the latter fell away j beaten. In the last eighth Winkfield made a SDlendid bid with Toah, but Brulare stood it off j with courage winning easily by two lengths. Strangest finished third three lengths back of Toah. The latter ran an excellent race when it is taken into consideration that he is not partial to heavy going. Strangest was right there for five furlongs. Searchers chances were spoiled by the poor start, but even when he got into his stride h3 ran badly and showed but little spaed. McChesney put up one of those performances in J the second race that brings the grandstand to its feet with keen excitement. The race was a dash of six furlongs for tbree-year-olds and upward. Hero-diade on his known liking for the going was made a slight favorite over McChesney, but got off last to a poor start and appeared to sulk all the way. Nellie Waddell, off flying, opened up a gap of almost five lengths in the first half, with Semicolon eight before Golden Glitter, on which McChesney was lapped. In the last eighth Nellie Waddell appeared an easy winner, but here McChesney, which had "been taken next to the inside rail when turning for home, thus saving ground, came with a determined and sensational rush and passed her with consummate ease fifty yards out, winning by a lougth. Semicolon finished a fair third. Nellie Waddell, which runs to her best form only on a fast track, ran a good race, but tired palpably when challenged by the winner. Semicolon took kindly to the going and showed to advantage. He is worthy of consideration from now on. Herodiade either could not or would not extend himself freely in the going and was hopelessly beaten off all the way. The third race furnished a surprise for the talent, Philo, the 13 to 10 favorite being easily beaten by Pericles, against whose chances as good as 10 to 1 could be had. Joo Buckley and Philo ran as one horse to the head of the stretch, where the former gave up the struggle and it appeared for a moment as if Philo was destined to win easily, but in the last eight Buchanan brought up Pericles on the outside with a ruBh, passing the leader without much effort and winning well within himself by two lengths. Philo tired fast in the last sixteenth and had all she could do to get second place by a head from Egg Nogg. The latter finished resolutely and ran consistently. Joe Buckley was right there ftr five furlongs. Six furlongs appears about one farther than he cares to go. Prince of Endurance showed scant speed and is evidently of no present account. The days opener, a dash of seven furlongs, proved an easy thing for the long-overdue Alene 4 Abbott, which was much the best of a mediocro eld of nine that faced the barrier. She ran The Rabbit into early exhaustion and then came away with ease, winning in hollow fashion by nine lengths from Russellton, which beat Blessed Dam-ozel one for second place. Hopefiold showed well for about a half mile. She Wins, backed by a number of shirp punters, ran a dull race and never gave her backers the slightest hope of success. Tho fifth race, a dash of seven furlongs, really appeared to be a foregone conclusion for Scotch Plaid, but Emma A. M. caused him. to be driven out vigorously to catch her in the last sixteenth, after which he won somewhat handily. To a bad start Emma A. M. shot to the lead and held it by a s a j j j j safe margin up to the final eighth, where Scotch Plaid closed up on her and beat her to the wire by half length. Bed Apple finished a beaten off third. Kazan was practically left at the post. Layia appeared to take unkindly to the holding footing. She can do much better over a hard track. Little Elkin had little trouble in winning the last race, a dash of one and a half miles. He suffered Brutal to run in the lead for six furlongs and then easily went to the front at call, winning in a canter by four lengths from Compass, which beat G. W, W. twelve for second place. Lizella was unable to get up much moro speed than a canter and was hopelessly beaten off all the way. A crowd fully as large as that of Monday was on hand and, despite the unfavorable conditions, witnessed a good days sport. With clear weather today the track will be slow at its best.
