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MARS COLT WINS AGAIN; Nations Taste Scores Third Consecutive Triumph at Hawthorne. Nose Is Margin of Victory for Son - of Stimulus Cheraw Victorious in Third Race. Nations Taste, Milky Way Farms sturdy colt, continued his winning mood when he chalked up his third consecutive victory in four starts. Mrs. Mars representative had a rather close call in gaining his conquest, and it was the most exacting task that he has had since the beginning of his winning streak when he was all out to get a nose verdict over the Tranquillity Farm Stables Teddy Green, which finished with such be-iated speed that he almost overtook the winner and probably would have won if the race had been at a farther distance. In third place, one length away, came Gosum, carrying the silks of the Calumet Stable of Warren Wright, while fourth went to Little Shaver, which led home three others which included the Three Ds Gin Daisy. The start, an excellent one, witnessed Nations Taste taking a slight lead of half a length, and it was Saranara, an outsider, that forced him along for three-eighths. As they approached the stretch, Gosum, under the guidance of Eddie Arcaro, came up on the inside and loomed up as a dangerous threat but his bid was of a mild nature and he gave way to Teddy Green as they came to the final eighth. A bitter struggle ensued and the pair fought it out desperately, and it appeared as if the winner was going to submit to the challenge of Teddy Green but holding on with a rare courage Nations Taste managed to stagger to the line of finish to gain the decision. The winner, held in high esteem with the players, was backed to the exclusion of the others and paid only for . NELLIE FLAG DISAPPOINTS. Nellie Flag, popular filly from the Calumet Stable, disappointed her host of admirers when she failed to make good in the sixth, or River Forest Purse, which shared honors on todays program at Hawthorne. The winner turned up in Col. Edward Riley Bradleys Bird Flower, which came through with an impressive and decisive win over her heavily played adversary. Two lengths separated the winner from Nellie Flag, which finished second, while but a nose margin was all that the latter held over Howard Oots Marica, which finished the three-quarters in third place. So great was the demand for Nellie Flag that she went to the post an odds-on favorite, being quoted at 7 to 10 on the approximate odds board when the field lined up for the start. After following the pace for half a mile, Bird Flower moved to the lead and quickly attained an advantage of two lengths, which she maintained to the finish. Nellie Flag began rather sluggishly after delaying the. start for almost five minutes, and it was not until they turned for home that she reached contention, Arcaro subjecting her to strong pressure, and it appeared as if she was going to overhaul the winner, but it was obvious near the end that her lack of racing was responsible for her faltering after displaying a keen burst of speed in the stretch, and she was lucky to get up in time to catch Marica in the final stages to garner the second award. MASKILLO BY NECK. Maiden two-year-olds made the first contest, which resulted in a bristling finish with Mrs. H. Gormans Maskillo under a strong ride by Eddie Arcaro obtaining the decision by a neck. Another representative of the fair sex and bearing the symbols of Mrs. R. L. Rogers came to the end in second place, while third went to T. C. Wordens Equanimity, which led home nine others that raced five and 6ne-half furlongs. After several unsuccessful attempts Wee Emma made good for her faithful admirers when she got away with honors in the second race, which engaged eight of the lower class distance performers at a mile and one-sixteenth. The victress, which took command soon after the start, en- JLContinucd on thirty-eighth page. MARS COLT WINS AGAIN Continued from first page. countered no difficulty in taking up a comfortable lead, which she held to the end, Winning by a length and a half. The most serious threat offered by her rivals was that of Burnt Trail, which finished second and closed so fast that she reduced the lead of the winner considerably in the final fifty yards. Major Greenock was favorite for this, but at no time did he display enough speed to threaten. The colors of N. G. Gibbons, which have been so prominent during the Hawthorne meeting, were carried to another victory when trainer Jack Carter saddled Cheraw for his engagement in the third race, which brought out a limit field to try conclusions over the six and one-half furlongs distance. The winner, cleverly handled by apprentice Johnny Nolan, came from behind the pace to score his victory in a decisive manner, crossing the line of finish three lengths before Grattan, while third went to Flight of Gold, the favorite. The fourth race was decided in the last few strides when T. C. Wordens Euryalus got the nod and nosed out C. E. Davisons Garden Message, with third going to W. F. Blacks Ep. This was a thrilling battle from the moment the field was dispatched to the finish, which witnessed the first two horses reaching the judges stand so closely aligned that only the officials could separate them with accuracy. The aged Ep left the machine quickly and set a sizzling pace for half a mile, of which she traversed the opening quarter in :22, then drove to the half in :47, flat.
