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SIDNEY C. LOVES FAST RACE. Worth is certainly having- a run of good weather in the closing week of its fall meeting, and the crowds continue to be flatteringly large. Although there was not a special feature race on the card yesterday, the six races offered were well balanced throughout and patrons witnessed the best racing of the week thus far. The most important race of the day was the fourth, a free handicap purse of 00, for two-year-olds, at six furlongs. The race was robbed of much of its interest by the withdrawal of Dick Bernard, but even at that a fair field of eight faced the barrier. "Wm. Wright was rightfully made a decided first choice and rewarded the confidence placed in him by his many backers, by winning easily. Aggie Lewis, displaying much speed, led until just before turning for home, where Wm. Wright, which had always been close to her, passed her easily and never left the result thereafter in doubt, winning as his rider pleased by two lengths from Palm Reader, which finished one and a half lengths in front of Aggie Lewis for second place. Palm Reader stood a stretch drive gamely and had little trouble in outstaying Aggie Lewis for second place. The latter tired palpably when the pinch came. The Hebrew showed some early speed. Wm. Wright is certainly a fast colt and should make a good three-year-old. Big Ben had things all his own way in the first race, a dash of seven furlongs, for three-year-olds. Off well in his stride, he at once dashed to the front and showing much speed throughout simply played with the field, winning easily by two lengths from Floral Wreath, which finished three and a half before Alfredo for second place. Floral Wreath finished going fast and was much the best of the others. Alfredo was pinched out of position when the barrier went up and appeared to be hopelessly beaten off when running down the backstretch, but made up ground rapidly in the last three furlongs and finished with a rush. Clausus and Calcutta ran well for five and a half furlongs. Pronta should have won the second race, a dash of one mile, for four-year-olds and over, but met with bad racing luck, third being the best she could do. The winner turned up in Bluemint, against whose chances as good as 6 to 1 could be had. Alfred C, showing speed, led for the first half, where he was displaced by James J. Corbett, the j latter holding the lead until well straightened out for the line, where Bluemint moved up fast and under urging beat him out a half length, James J. Corbett beating Pronta a head for second place. The last named was cut out of position when nearing the first turn and appeared to be hopelessly beaten off in the first half mile, but made up ground rapidly thereafter and finishing with a rush was fast wearing down the two that " finished in front of her. Atheola ran a good race for seven furlongs and then tired. Alfred C. was well beaten when entering the last quarter and has probably had too much of it lately. The mile and a quarter race, for three -year-olds and over, third on the card, proved to be an easy thing for Tancred, which showed some improvement over his last previous race. He indulged Sarah Maxim with the lead for the first five furlongs and then went to the front at call, simply spread-eagling the field thereafter, winning In a canter by six lengths from El Ghor, which beat Brief a neck for second place. El Ghor finished resolutely under a skillful ride. Brief came with a belated rush at the end. Hay-ward . Hunter ran in improved form and bears i watching hereafter. Sidney C. Love is a good little horse just ; now and is at his best. He took the fifth 1 race, a dash of one mile and seventy yards, for three-year-olds and upward, in an exciting ; last sixteenth struggle from Gregor K. The latter led by a good margin until turning for home, where Sideny C. Love gradually closed up on him and outstayed him in the last hundred yards, winning under urging by a head, Gregor K. finishing four lengths in front of Stuyve for second place. The race was strictly a three-horse affair throughout. The last race, a dash of six and a half furlongs, for three-year-olds and over, was taken by Ledus, well ridden by Ferrell. Do-dona led to the stretch, where Ferrell brought up Ledus from far back with a rush and had the field beaten when a hundred yards from the line, winning easily by two lengths from Goodman, which beat Zyra a head for second place.
