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I.UCIEN APPLEBYS DAY. Lucien Appleby is certainly one of the best mud horses in America, as was evidenced yesterday by his splendid victory at Worth in the Liberty Handicap, a dash of one and one-eighth miles for three-year-olds and upward, with ,0C0 added. The entry, consisting of Lucioe Appleby, McChesney and Caliban, was made an odds on favorite, being held at 3 to 5 in the betting, but even at this odds it was the medium of a heavy plunge. To a fair start Waswift went to the front, closely attended by Scarlet Lily and Hoodwink, with the rest of the field strnng out. Going down the backstretch Waswift held a command of almost two lengths over Scarlet Lily, on which Hoodwink was lapped. Little change took place in these positions until just about turning for home, where Scarlet Lily, fell away beaten, being displaced by Lucien Appleby. When well straightened for home Waswift began to falter and it appeared for a moment as if Hoodwink would win, but in the last sixteenth Lucian Appleby moved up with a great burst of speed and, in a rattling finish, just got up in time to nip Hoodwink on the post by a short, head.. Waswift finished third five lengths back. Ho displayed much speed, Hut probably found the distance too far for him. Scarlet Lily rallied somewhat in the last eighth, and would have beaten Waswift for third place in a few more strides. McChesney and Caliban both labored in the going and were never sarious contenders. Flying Torpedo was never in the hunt. Rolling Boer ran a poor race in going that he is known to favor and might just as well have remained in his stall. The stake was worth ,340 to the winner. The Lady, ably ridden by Buchanan, proved to be an easy winner in the third race, a free handicap dash of one mile for all ages. To a bad start, in which The Lady got off flying almost three lengths before the other two, she shot to the front and held an easy lead throughout winning eased up by three and one-half lengths from Vulcain which beat Mo-abina a half for second place. Vulcain easily moved away from Moabina in the last quarter. The Lady ran to her best form, and would undoubtedly have won with an equal start. The second race, a dash of five furlongs, for all ages, was robbed of much of its interest by probably the worst start of the meeting, the entire field being well strung out when the barrier went up. King Pepper, off flying, was never headed, but had to be driven out to the limit in the closing strides to stall off Golden Rules bold bid. Hoar hit King Pepper with the whip in the last twenty yards and he jumped into the air, losing some ground. This came near losing him the race. He won by a head from Golden Rule, which beat Irene Lindsey two and a half lengths. Irene Lindsey ran a fair race in going she was thought not to favor. The rest, apart from Theory, were practically left at the post. The days opener, a dash of seven furlongs for three-year-olds, proved an easy thing for Water Edge. Balm of Gilead showed in front for the first half, but just before turning for home Coburn called on Water Edge, which went to the front easily, winning by one ana a half lengths from Lou Woods, which beat Jaubert two lengths for second place. Lou Woods came with a rush at the end after making up much ground in the last quarter and was much the best of the others. Charley Thompson showed early speed, but tired fast when the pinch came. Inspector Shea ran a dull race in going made to order. Ho is a difficult horse to guess. Balm of Gilead ran well for about five furlongs. In the fifth race, a dash of one mile for two-year" olds, Linguist proved to be much the best. After Gregor K. ran out at the first eighth Linguist assumed command and held it to the end, winning easily by a half length from Banter, which beat Gregor K. eighteen lengths for second place. Banter was under a hard drive all through the last eighth, but could not overtake the winner. Gregor K. ran to the outside rail after rounding the first turn. He recovered quickly, . however, and made up the lost round while going down the backstretch, but it took all the strength oit of him, and he had little left to, finish with. Durazzo showed a little early speed. The last race of the day, a dash of one and one-eighth miles, was taken easily by Beana, which beat Western Duke two lengths with Hayward Hunter an indifferent third. Western Duke ran a good race over a track he was thought not to favor. Hayward Hunter appears to not like the mud. The track up to 12:15 P. M. was fast as but little rain fell on it during the night, but about this time a heavy downpour rendered it sloppy although with a hard bottom. The rain coming up just as everybody was getting ready to go to the track kept many away but even at that the largest crowd of the week was present augmented by the half holiday attendance. Betting was the heaviest of the last six dayB.
