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8UKPRISES AT HARLEJI. Flying Torpedo, showing much improvement over his last few races and giving weight to everything pitted against him, took the Prairie State Stakes, the feature race at Harlem, in a big canter. Ho was the outsider in the betting and given but little consideration except by a wise few. The deep holding track was just to his liking and he ran to his best form. Lacrimae was made an 8 to 5 favorite, but ran far below expectations and after the first six furlongs had been run was never a serious contender. She led for the first half closely attended by Ed Adack, but began to tire soon afterward, rolinguishing the lead to the latter. Ed Adack held command for about seven furlongs, where Flying Torpedo easily paBsed him at call and the result was never afterward in doubt. He won in a canter by two and a half lengths from Boiling Boer, which beat Scotch Plaid four for second place. Boiling Boer ran an excellent race, but was simply unable to beat the winner. Both Lacrimae and Ed Adack ran far below-expectations and can do much better. The stake was worth ,490 to the winner. For the second time this week the steeplechase over the short course was rnn without a single mishap. The going yesterday just suited Old Fox and he had little trouble in winning. Crest led by a fair margin up to the eighth jump where Old Fox, which had always laid second, passed her easily and was never afterward headed, winning as his rider pleased by six lengths. Bristol closed up fast in the last eighth, wearing down the tiring Crest easily and beating her to the wire three and one-half lengths for second place. Harv B. ran well up to the seventh jump, where ho tired fast and fell away beaten. Dagmar made up much ground after taking the last jump and finished strongly. He would have beaten Crest for third place in a few more strides. The first race of the day, a dash of five and one-half furlongs for two-year-olds, proved an easy thing for Senator Morrison, against whose chances as good as 7 to 1 could be had. He was badly outrun in the first three furlongs, but just before turning for home, began to move up fast and passing horses rapidly in the last eighth, won easily by two lengths from Florestan, which beat Joe Buckley one and a half for second place. Florestan closed up much ground in the last furlong and finished stoutly. The distance was probably a little too far for Joe Buckley, which tired fast in the last sixteenth and came near losing thirdjplace to the fast finishing Style, which ran a good race and bears watching from now on. Pericles ran a dull race and can do much better. Pure Dale showed early speed, but maintained it for about a half mile only. The second race, a dash of five and one-half furlongs, resulted in a stirring finish between Evelyn Byrd and Lady Contrary, the former winning in. a hard drive by a neck with Private Nolan third seven lengths back. Evelyn Byrd ran an impress ive race. She appeared to be hopelessly beaten in the first quarter but began to make up ground fast after that and finished strongly. Lady Contrary displayed keen speed but could not withstand the winners determined bid at the end. Private Nolan showed unexpected speed but tired fastwhen the pinch came. Mountebank was pinched! in against the inside rail all through the lastlleighth.J; With a clear path he would have finished third. Alfred C, as usual, showed early speed. Lord Touchwood is certainly a good two-year-old in the mud. He repeated his victory of the day before taking the fifth race, a dash of five furlongs for two-year-olds, in hollow fashion. He led all the way, winning by four and a half lengths in a canter from Judge Himos, which beat Hindifour for second place. Hindi tired rapidly in the last eighth and is evidently none too enamored of a heavy track, The race was strictly a throe-horse affair throughout. The last race of the day, a dash of five and a half furlongs for three-year-olds and upward, went to Emma A. M., which, despite the fact that she ran out with Delia Ostrand at the head of the stretch, recovered quickly, and easily passed into the lead by the time the last sixteenth had been reached. She won in a canter by three lengths from Pierce J., which beat Ben Frost one length for second place. Little Jack Horner, the favorite, as usual showed early speed, but tired fast by the time the head of the stretch had been reached. An unusually large crowd was present when the condition of the course is taken into consideration, and the betting was by far the heaviest of the week. The track, at its best today, will be holding and heavy.
