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CLOSE FINISHES AT HAWTHORNE. The pleasant weather yesterday drew out by far the largest crowd of the week at Hawthorne, the grandstand being filled to repletion. The card, though mediocre in quality, was redeemed in a measure by several close and exciting finishes, that in the last race being of so close a nature that none but the judges were in a position to separate the first three. The most important race of the day was the fourth, a free handicap purse of 00 for three-year-olds arid upward. Burnie Bnnton was thought to be the best and was made the favorite, but the best she could do was to run third, Elsie L. proving to be much the best. Irene" Lindsey, showing much speed, showed the way to the last eighth, where Elsie L., which had always ran third, moved up fast and, assuming command at the last sixteenth post, won as her rider pleased by two lengths from Irene Lindsey, which beat Burnie Bnnton a head on the post for second place. Irene Lindsey was tiring fast in the closing strides. Burnie Bunton, badly outrun in the first half, closed up ground i fast in the last eighth and would have been second in a few more strides. Jane Holly hung on gamely all -through the- last sixteenth struggle. Harry New was outpaced and never a serious contender. The first race, a six furlongs sprint for three-year-olds and upward, resulted in a hollow victory for Wainamoinen. Georgie, showing much speed, led by a fair margin up to a furlong from home, where Wainamoinen gradually wore her down and won by rive lengths, going away. Qeorgie finished second, a length before Bubus. The latter finished strongly, showing much improvement over her last race. Moabina, badly outrun in the first part of the race, made up much ground in the final quarter. Tea Rose III. showed early speed and bears watching from now on. Jackfull at last got out of the maiden class, winning the second race, a five-furlongs scramble for maiden two-year-olda, by a half length in a drive irom Bad News, which beat Canyon five for second place. Bad News displayed the most early speed and appeared the winner when a furlong out, but showed a faint heart when challenged by the winner in the last fifty yards and tired perceptibly in the closing strides. It was strictly a three-horse race throughout. Bed Tip, after many efforts hereabouts this year, finally succeeded in winning, taking the third race, a one and one-eighth miles dash, in a hard drive by a head from Count Em Out, which beat Tizona a head for second place. Count Em Out was taken wide when turning for home, losing ground, but made it up fast in the last eighth and finished strongly. Tizona tired a shade in the closing strides. Do Madge was well spent when a furlong from home. Flocarline is in excellent form just at present and had little trouble outrunning the field in the fifth race, a dash of five and a half furlongs for two-year-old fillies. She led all the way, winning easily by two and a half lengths from Vestry, which beat Lady Jocelyn a neck for second place. Hattie Walker was bumped out of her stride at the start by Dodona and had no chance thereafter. Adios also met with interference at the start and did not have a chance when she got into her stride. The last race of the day, a dash of one and one-eighth miles, went to Lady Chorister by a nose before Filibuster, which boat Malay a head for second place. The track was good and fast and excellent time was made in the different races, Flocarline running five and a half furlongs in 1 :06 J, which is a quarter of a second faster than the previous track record.
