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LOCAL TURF GOsSIJP On account of the known bed acting of Braw Lad at the post, it was announced yesterday that he would only be given two chances by the starter to join the field. Contrary to expectations the old horse was the best behaved animal that lined up to the barrier and got away in the van of the field. Automaton, which started in the Becond race, stumbled shortly after the start, and Birkenruths effort to right him made tho bridle come off, causing the jockey to be unseated. The horse ran after the field riderless and pulled up with the rest in front of the judges stand. Judging by the impressive wiu of Jordan in the feature race yesterday it would hav9 required a horse of more than average class to have taken the measure of the Hayes colt. After passing the finish jockey Walsh loosened his hold on the reins and the horse, being in a playful mood, began bucking and unseated tho rider. Begone, which started in the fifth race, appeared sore while going to the post and ran far below her best form shown on the Canadian tracks. Curtis and Dernham, her owners, decided after the race to throw her out of training for some time and apply the firing irons to her knees. Jockeys Robbins and W. Hicks divided the riding honors between them yesterday, both scoring two wins, the former on Worthington and Do Madge, and Hicks on the Hatfield and Ownbey horses, Aurie B. and Moabina. Hoar and J. Walsh were the other winning riders.
