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DONE AT HAWTHORNE. The Prairie Stakes, a dash of two miles for three-year-olds and upward, with ,500 added, was the main feature at Hawthorne yesterday. The race proved to be an easy victory for Rolling Boer, the even money favorite. Ed Adack led by a big mar-gin? for .the first mile and a half, where Bobbins called .on Boiling Boer and he easily moved up, passing into the lead just after turning for home. j In the last Quarter Rolling Boer kept gradually moving away, winning pulled up to almost a walk by five lengths from Ed Adack, which beat Star Cotton six for second place. Ed Adack showed muchlspeed for one and a half miles, but was easily outrun.by the winner in the last half. Star Cotton, after the first four furlongs had been run, ran at about an even rate throughout. John McGurk was alwaysoutrun and labored heavily in the going. Thetstake was worth 1,760 to the winner. The most exciting finish of the day occurred in the fifth race, a free handicap purse of 00, at one mile, Aladdin beating Brulare a nose on the post in a desperate drive, with Caliban third eight lengths back. Coburn stele a, length and a halflat tho start with TAladdin, and this stood him in good stead when the- pinch came. Aladdin and Brulare ran close together all the way. In the last eighth both were under strong pressure, but Coburns superiority over Birkenruth told in the closing strides. Had Birkenruth gone on with Brulare instead of trying to place her down the backstretch she would probably have won. The first race of the day, a dash of seven furlongs for three-year-olds, proved to be an easy thing for Corinne Unland. Hargis got a four lengths running start, but had not run a quarter of a mile before he was overtaken by Corinne Unland, which easily passed into the lead, winning as her rider pleased by three lengths. Hargis beat Serpent five and one-half lengths for second place. Frances M. showed early speed. The race was strictly a three-horse affair, Ailyar is in splendid form just at present and had little trouble in taking the second race, a six furlongs dath for three-year-olds and upward. Ailyar and Alfred C. ran closely together for the first quarter, where the former drew away and simply spread-eagled the field, winning as his rider pleased by three and a half lengths from Fairbury, which beat Prince Blazes two and a half for second place. Fairbury ran in much improved form and showed to good advantage. He finished strongly and was much the best of the others. Prince Blazes began slowly but improved his position gradually after the first half had been run and finished strongly. Scotch Plaid ran a dull race and has probably had too much of it lately, lioabina was never a serious factor and her runaway of September 24 has probably hurt her. Alfred C. tired fast in the last quarter after showing much early speed. Joe Buckley proved to be the best in the third race, a five-furlongs scramble for two-year-olds. First Florestan and then Marco led to the head of the stretch, but when well straightened for home Joe Buckley, which had always laid third, moved into the lead, winnincr handily by one length from Lord Touchwood, which beat Florestan a neck for second place. Lord Touchwood was cut off in the last sixteenth, but finished with a rush and was passing horses fast at the end. He would, in all probability, have won with any kind of racing luck. Florestan stood a long stretch drive with gameness and finished stoutly. Marco displayed keen speed, but was well beaten when a furlong from home. The race was strictly a four-horse affair throughout. The last race at Hawthorne for 1902, a dash of ono mile for three-year-olds and upward, was taken easily by Lady Meddlesome. Emma A. M., with a light impost up, led by a good margin up to the final furlong, where she tired and fell away beaten. About here Lady Meddlesome moved up fast and easily passed into the lead, winning by two and a j half lengths from Dodie S., which beat Sortie a head for second place. With Ida V. lapped. Dodie S. was under a stout drive all through the last eighth and responded with gameness. Sortie finished resolutely after making up ground in the last quarter. Ida Y. tired perceptibly when the .pinch came. Pirates Queen ran a dull race and was never a serious factor, Tho heavy rain of the morning rendered the -track sloppy and it was indented with small pools of water throughout. The crowd, augmented by the half holiday attendance, was by far the largest of the week. Betting was brisk and quite heavy
