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MUDDY TRACK RACING. The splendid card offered by Secretary Clark of the Hawthorne race track was spoiled yesterday by the condition of the track which was fetlock deep in mnd, caused by the heavy rain of the night previous. Scratching was indulged in copiously, and the most important race of the day had to be declared off, a dash of seven furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards being substituted to fill up the quota of six races. The feature event of the day was the Emulation Handicap Steeplechase over the short course. The race was robbed entirely of its interest by Mac Laren falling and Dagmar losing his jockey over the first jump, leaving Crest and Falella to finish it out. Crest simply cantered all the way, winning eased up by three and one-half lengths. The rider on Dagmar remounted and rode out the course for third place. Dagmar refused the fifth jump, but when taken back took it at the next attempt. The stake was worth ,120 to the winner. Lucien Appleby is certainly an excellent horse in mud. He had no trouble whatever in winning the fifth race, a free handicap purse of 00 at one mile. Bragg led by a fair margin up to the last quarter, wliere Ltfcien Appleby"aandsumed"c6mTnafid!St-cair and won easily by two and a half lengths from Brulare, which beat Bragg five for second place. Brulare was badly outrun in the first half, but after that point had been reached made up ground fast and finished strongly. Bragg tired fast in the last furlong. Silurian ran well for six furlongs. He appears to not like the mud. The first race of the day, a dash of six furlongs for three-year-olds and upward, was any easy thing for Jack Demund. He showed much speed and led from start to finish, winning easily by two lengths from Corinne Unland, which beat Serpent four for second place. Serpent began slowly, but made up ground fast in the last quarter and finished strongly. Automaton ran well for five fnrlongs. He had not started in a long time and the race should do him good. Bard Burns showed speed and bears watching, especially over a fast track. Small Talk against whose chances as good as 30 to 1 could be had took the second race, a five furlongs scramble for two-year-olds, in easy fashion. He led from start to finish by two and a half lengths from Rankin, which beat Belle Graham one for second place. Bankin waB easily outrun in the first half, but moved up fast in the last quarter and finished with a rush. Belle Graham was always outrun. She appears to run best on a fast track. In the added race, a dash of seven furlongs, the talent went to Muresca on her known liking for the mud, but the best she could do was to finish fourth. Ed Adack proved to be an easy winner, taking command at the barriers rise and easily holding it throughout. He won by two lengths from Ida V., which beat Albert Enright five for second place. Ida V. ran an impressive race, making up much ground after the first half mile had been run and finished strongly. Muresca found the distance too far and, after running lapped on the winner for five fnrlongs, gave up the struggle. The laBt race, a dash of one and one-sixteenth miles, went to Scotch Plaid by a hoad in a drive from Trentham, which beat Barrack twelve lengths for second place. Scotch Plaid appeared to be an easy winner when a furlong from home, but had to be driven out to stall off Trenthams determined "bid at the end. Ultruda and Dodie S. ran well for seven furlongs. Western Duke labored heavily in the going and is evidently not a mudlark. The track was sloppy and at the best will be heavy today. The cool, threatening day kept the crowd down to almost the regulars.
