view raw text
BESSIE JlOARXHT BEATEN. One -of the largest crowds of the meeting was present at Lakeside yesterday and witnessed a good lays sport. The card was more pretentious than ihose offered of late, some of the best horses now in training in the middle west contending in the different races. The most important race of the day was the fourth, a one and three-sixteenths miles dash for three-year-olds and upward. Bessie McCarthy was made a 7 to 10 favorite, but ran a very dull race, eecond being the best she could do. The Conqueror II. proved to be much the best, assuming an easy command after the first half had been covered and never being in trouble thereafter. He won by five lengths, eased up, from Bessie McCarthy, which beat Jordan a half length for second place. Bessie McCarthy was under a hard drive all through the last quarter, finally wearing down Jordan in the closing strides for second place. The latter tired fast when the pinch came. Scarlet Lily was well beaten just before turning for home. Althea might just as well have remained in her stall for all the ilgure.sho cut in the race.. , . . . Ethylene was in fine fettle and had little trouble in winning the fifth race, a dash of one mile for all ages. She was held at 7 to 10 in the betting and won as the odds indicated. As soon as the barrier arose she went to the front and was never headed, winning as her rider pleased by three lengths from Banter, which beat Lady Strathmore four for second place. Banter began slowly, but made up ground fast in the linal half and finished resolutely. Jack Demund tired fast after entering the final quarter. He ran a dull race and can do much better. Lady Strathmore wore him down fn the last sixteenth, getting up in time to nip third place. Charley Thompson ran well for six furlongs." If You Dare proved to be easily the best in the first race, a dash of six furlongs for three-year-olds and upward. He shot to the front atthe barriers rise and, displaying keen speed, almost spread" eagled the field, winning as his rider pleased by four lengths from Delia. Ostrand, which finished two and a half before Moroni for second place. Delia Ostrand made up ground fast in tho final quarter and finished resolutely. Moroni ran his race and tired palpably when a furlong out. Filiform finished with a rush and would have been third in a few more strides. Annu, as usual, showed early speed. The second race, a five furlongs scramble for two-year-olds, resulted in the defeat of tho red hot favorite Gregor K., which failed to finish in the first three. The winner turned up in Sidney Benders good gelding Lord Melbourne, held at 5 to;l in the betting. Bobbins gave him a perfect ride, swinging next to the inside rail when turning for home and saving much ground. He ran in third position Uhtil well Mraiglitentd forborne, where he moved up fat iu the extreme outside and won driving by oi e length from The Don, which beat Jackfull a head for second place. The Don was probably the best, but lost much ground by being taken wide at tho head of the stretch in order to get the good going toward the outside rail. He moved up fast in the final eighth and outstayed Jackfull in the last sixteenth struggle for second place. The latter tired slightly when the pinch came. Gregor K. ran a dull race, being thoroughly beaten when a sixteenth from home. Agnes Mack showed her Uiual sharp turn of speed, but sustained it for only four and one-half furlongs. The third race, a dash of five furlongs for three-year-olds and upward, also resulted in a big surprise, Mayor Johnson beating the decided favorite Scorpio. The latter, showing keen speed, led by a big margin until entering the last f urlong.iwhore he began to tire. Along hero Hicks brought up Mayor Johnson with a rush and under a hard drive he beat Scorpio to the wire by a length. Bummer finished an indifferent third. Scorpio tired rapidly when challenged by the winner. The track had probably dried out too much to suit him. Bummer made up ground fast in the last quarter and finished going strongly. There was quite strong backing for Kentucky, but he never gave his backers the faintest sign of hope, finishing far back in the ruck. Little Jack Horner, as usual showed much early speed. The last race of the day, a dash of one mile, was easily taken by OHagen the favorite, well ridden by Battiste. He suffered Great Star to set the pace for the first half mile and then went to the front easily at call, moving away steadily from tho field, and winning in a canter by five lengths from The Caxton, which beat Miss Liza one length for second place. Chickadee tired faBt in the last sixteenth, losing third place to Miss Liza in tho closing strides. The betting was by far the heaviest and liveliest of the week. The track had dried out fast and favored horses that run to their best form on a hard course.
