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SANTONS GOOD RACE. Santon, winner of the Sheridan Stakes and " stable companion of The Picket, winner of the American Derby, acquitted himself like the high-class racehorse he is in the first race yesterday. It was an event of a mile for three-year-olds in which six started. He carried full weight, 122 pounds, conceded ten pounds to that fast filly Birch Broom, an equal amount to Beautiful and Best, Ross-mond and Semper Vivum, and fifteen pounds to Sioux Chief. Patrons of the ring manifested a preference for Birch Brooms chance and she was at all times a strong favorite. The proposition that Santon could not give away the weight he was conceding and win • caused a lot of money to be placed on Birch Broom, and caused Semper Vivum to be lieavily backed toward post time. Santon, however, had a following that forced his odds down from 3 to 13 to 5. Figure players, as a rule, ignored him. Trainers who had become impressed with his quality put their commissions on him and advised their friends to do likewise. The outcome was a vindication of the judgment of the turfmen. They realized on the result. The mathematicians suffered losses, but those who "backed Birch Broom could extract pleasure or provocation, as their dispositions would incline, from an exceedingly close finish. Santon won by a nose, Birch Broom was the contender and the others were several lengths away. Beautiful and Best and Semper Viv-nm went away disputing the lead, while Santon and Birch Broom were eased around the turn and into the backstretch. On the second quarter Birch Broom advanced to within striking distance of the pacemakers. At the half mile ground Santon also improved-his position. The first four were well together when they began to round the upper turn. Half way around Semper Vivum -weakened and shortly afterward dropped back beaten. Then Santon took second position. Beautiful and Best led until well straightened into the stretch, when Santon assumed command with Birch Broom at his lieels. Thence to the end there were only two in the race. Santon and Birch Broom were going easily as they headed for home and were not fully extended until the final furlong was reached. There the actual racing took place. "Wilson sat still on the favorite through the first half of the stretch and then t»egan work. She answered with a rush that quickly placed her head at the big colts saddle and forced Helgesen to begin vigorous exertions. Wilsons finish was well timed and energetic, but it failed. Santon was not all out. When challenged he had enough left to be able to carry his steadying load, answer Helgesens call and withstand the spirited and determined dash of the filly. Sioux Chief was a distant third. The time was l:40g. Carroll Reid was happy over the result, as he had a right to be. The race demonstrated that Santon is able to give away lumps of f weight, stand a gruelling finish and win, and is good enough to take to the races anywhere. The jubilant trainer remarked that lie thought Helgesen came to the front a little too soon, but otherwise handled the colt admirably, then said: "The Picket is doing splendidly. The swelling has gone out of his Iqg, he is galloping every day and will be ready to raco in a few days, anyhow by the time the Saratoga meeting opens." Reid ■expressed a measure of satisfaction over what the horses under his care had accomplished and intimated that he will be perfectly satisfied if he can send to the post the winner of the Hyde Park Stakes today. John Morris, who bought Santon when a yearling, for Middleton and Jungbluth, says there is only one three-year-old in the country which is a better looker and that one is Golden Maxim, by Golden Garter. That . remarkable little brown gelding Peter •Paul won a handicap of five furlongs for two-year-olds, in which he had the top weight, 118 pounds, and romped home in 1:00s. Blumen-thal, carrying 104, cut out the work and led into the stretch, with Peter Paul and Nannie Hodge close behind him. Once straightened out, Peter Paul ran by Blumenthal in a few strides. Memories, 105, then drew up and easily beat Nannie Hodge, 112, for the place. Shawana got away next to last and finished fourth, running strongly. She ran a noteworthy race. Haviland led all the way at a mile and a sixteenth, under selling conditions. Glassfull, the favorite, chased him through the stretch but was obliged to remain at his heels. Boaster, from a bad beginning, was only a head behind the favorite at the finish. How good is Bad News ? That is a paramount question to many frequenters of Washington Park. He carried 97* pounds, including 3i overweight, yesterday, and ran a mile and twenty yards in l:40g, only the fraction behind the record. Talpa got tired trying to keep near him and ran unplaced. Hoodwink was easily second and Sidney C. Love third. Mary McCafferty and Jane Holly were presumed to have the fifth, race between them. Cousin Carrie set the pace for a half mile, with Mary McCafferty second. Jane Holly, away badly, worked up to third at the head of the stretch, but could not keep up the clip at which she had been running and was not placed. The Forum, a 20 to 1 chance at the post, caught Mary McCafferty tiring and nipped her on the post. Travers, the favorite, won the last race without trouble. He came along in the stretch and finished over a length before Evelyn Byrd. T. J. Gallagher.
