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ALADDINS EASY RACE. The continued rains of the last three days rendered the track at Hawthorne yesterday a morass ofislnsh and mudlarks again held supreme sway. The crowd was unusually large when the inclement conditions of things in general were taken into consideration. Two close finishes, those of the second and;fifth races, relieved what otherwise wonld have been a very dull days sport. The most important race was the fifth, a free handicap parse of 00 for three-year-olds and upward at one and a quarter miles. The Durnell and Herz entry, consisting of Caliban and Boiling Boer, was made an odds-on favorite and won as the betting indicated, running one, two, in the order named, with Leo Newell third. The last named led by a big margin to the last eighth, where Boiling Boer and Caliban gradually closed up on him, and in a whipping finish the last named won by a neck, Boiling Boer beating Leo Newell a half length for second place. Star Cotton ran well for about six furlongs. John McGurk labored heavily In the going and was never a serious contender. The first race of. the atternbonra dash of one and one-sixteenth miles for three-year-olds and upward, proved a big canter for Aladdin, which outclassed the field. He was held at almost prohibitive odds, most of the betting being on the second and third horseB. All About ran lapped on him for the first half mile, where he easily drew away and simply spreadeagled the field, winning aa his rider pleased .by three lengths from Irving Mayor, which beat Charley Moore a head for second place. Irving Mayor showed much improvement over his last race and outstayed Charley Moore in the t last sixteenth struggle. The latter finished strongly next to the inside rail. Archie closed up ground in the last eighth after showing poorly up to this point. All About showed well for almost six furlongs. Callant swung wide when turning into the final quarter, losing ground, but tired fast in the last furlong. The second race, a dash of four and a half furlongs for two-year-olds was marred somewhat by a straggling start, Foxy Kane and The Don getting off at least three lengths before the others. The Don led by a fair margin up to the last sixteenth, where Foxy Kane, running next to the inside rail, began to close up on him and in a stirring drive to the wire won by a head, Tne Don beating Judge Himes one for second place. The Don faltered perceptibly in the closing strides. He had not started in a long time and the effort should just about put him on edge. Judge Himes ran an impressive race. Ho was off fiatfooted and badly outrun in the first three furlongs, but in the laBt eighth closed up ground fast and finished with a rush. Prince of Endurance also ran a good race and is worthy of consideration from now on. Flocarline, showing a high class race in the sloppy going, had little trouble in taking the third race, a dash once around the circle, for two-year-olds. St. Minor, showing much early speed, led by almost four lengths at the first quarter, but while going down the backstretch Flocarline easily passed into the lead, gradually moving away from the field and, winning in a canter by two and one-half lengths. Topsoil, the red hot favorite, finished second, ten lengths before Gregor K. Flocar-lines excellent performance was highly spoken of among horsemen. Gregor K. tired fast in the last eighth. Barca finished with a rush and would have been third in a few more strides. Gold Bell was never an important factor in the race. St. Minor faded far away in the last half mile. Crest took the short course steeplechase in hollow fashion, loading by a ridiculously large margin after the second jump had been taken and winning eased up by eight lengths from Jennie Day, which beat Captain Conover seven for second place. Jennie Day fenced cleanly and altogether ran a fair race. Captain Conover tired fast after the tenth jump had been taken and ran far below expectations. Torreon fell heavily over the first jump while Loadstone lost his rider over the tenth. The last race of the day, a six furlongs dash for three-year-olds and upward, was a gift for Muresca, which revelled in the goingjand ran to her best form. 8he ran Alfred C. into early submission and then came away without much of an effort, winning in a canter by four lengths from Ida V., which beat Alfred C. two for second place. Ida V. made up ground fast in the last quarter and finished stoutly. Chickadee came with a rush at the end next to the inside rail and would have been third in another stride.
