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GOOD RACING AT WORTH. The last weeks meeting at Worth this year opened auspiciously yesterday, a large crowd being present and the racing holding good throughout the day. No stake or special feature race was offered, but the card was well balanced, resulting in several close and exciting finishes. The most important race of the day was the fourth, a handicap purse of 00, at six furlongs. Bummer was rightfully made an odds-on favorite and won as the odds indicated he should. He assumed the lead as soon as the barrier went up, and showing much speed throughout never left the result in doubt, winning as his rider pleased by three lengths from Gregor K., which beat The Don a half length for second place. Gregor K. showed speed throughout and had enough left to stall off The Dons determined challenge in the final hundred yards. The latter ran a good race, making up much ground fast in the final half and -finishing with a belated rush. Boaster finished fourth, going fast at the end. Scorpio ran well for five furlongs and then fell away beaten. The first race of the day, a dash of five and a half furlongs, for four-year-olds and over, proved to be an easy thing for Mayor Johnson, the 6 to 5 favorite. To a fair start he took the lead at once, and showing much speed led all the way, winning in a canter by one length from Zyra, which beat Kimberly one and a half for second place. Zyra came with a rush at the end, and while much the best of the others had no chance to beat the winner. Kimberly ran well for five and a half furlongs and then tired. Irmas Choice tired fast when a furlong out. The second race, a dash of six furlongs, for two-year-olds, went to Soldier of Fortune, the even money favorite. Ralph Young led to the first quarter, where he tired in favor of Instrument, which maintained the lead until a furlong out. Here Soldier of Fortune moved up fast and finishing gamely under a vigorous ride won by a neck somewhat handily from General Steward, which beat Instrument a head for second place. General Steward stood a stretch drive gamely. Instrument ran a good race, tiring only in the closing strides. Ralph Young was well beaten when a sixteenth out. Dungannon came with a rush at the end. Ancke, held at 8 to 5 in the betting, took the third race, a dash of one mile, for three-year-olds and over, in handy fashion. Dolly Hayman, showing much speed, led until well straightened out for the line, where Ancke and Incubator closed up fast on her. The first named tired fast when a furlong out and Ancke had Incubator to the whip when a sixteenth out, but Wilson grew a trifle careless in the closing strides and had to hustle Ancke out slightly to win by a neck from Incubator, which finished one and a half lengths before Dolly Hayman for second place. Incubator was under the whip all through the final eighth and responded gamely, but could not quite reach. Olympian ran well for five and a half furlongs and then gave it up. The fifth race, a dash or one ana one-sixteenth miles, for three-year-olds and over, was taken by Mezzo Bard of Avon, showing much speed, led until well straightened out for the line, where he fell away beaten, giving way to Mezzo, which passed him easily and won by one length from Christine A., which beat Dodle S. a head for second place. Christine A. moved up fast when turning for home and outstayed Dodie S. in a sharp last sixteenth struggle for second place. Dodie S. stood a long stretch drive resolutely. El Ghor was well ridden and made up ground fast in the last quarter and finished with a rush. Lampoon was the victim of an incompetent ride. Oliphant had her pocketed and cut off a number of times and she simply blundered her way all through the last eighth. The last race, a dash of one mile and seventy yards, for three-year-olds and over, proved to be an easy thing for Benson Caldwell, which showed sudden improvement. He suffered Alene Abbott to run in the lead for the first half mile and then went to the front at call and simply played with the field, winning in a canter by three and a half lengths from Bluemint, which finished a half before Sidney Sabath for second place. Blue-mint made up ground gradually throughout, and while easily best of the others had no chance to beat the winner. Sidney Sabath came with a rush at the end. He is good just now but runs best in. mud. Frank M. appears to be of little present account.
