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— — ENGLISH LADS HYDE PARK. As the result of a meteoric flight through the homestretch the Hyde Park Stakes was won by Fred Cooks chestnut colt English . Lad, by Requital— English Lady. S. S. Browns bay colt Auditor, by Esher— Alcestis, was second and M. H. Tichenors Flo Bob, by Florist or Bob Miles— Gold Bird, was third. The winner gained the victory by a head and a similar margin separated the second and third. The time was 1:14, and the net value of the race to the first was ,130. There were thirteen starters. At the finish a gap of four lengths divided the placed colts from Batts, leading the other ten, which were in scattering order, some of them pulling up. Flo Bob ruled a steady favorite, while English Lad, the Middleton and Jungbluth pair, Jason and Requiter, and John A. Drakes Ort Wells were strongly backed at the post. Ort "Wells was established as second choice. Auditor and Talbot Bros. Prince Silver-wings also developed considerable support in the closing transactions on the event. English Lad was in the rear "division when the field began striding and was a distinct last, apparently hopelessly out of the contest as he ran along the backstretch. That he got through the column in front of him on the turn, became a contender in the last furlong and won on the post reflects his superior quality and is a glowing tribute to the courage, perseverance and skill of Domi-nick, who fearlessly faced every peril of a hazardous trip and piloted him to victory-Clay Bros. good colt Lonsdale, packing 126 pounds, eight of which represented penalties, undertook to make the pace. He was soon supplanted by Auditor. Bob Tucker had the latter ready and Helgesen had no trouble in getting him to the front in the first furlong and securing a clear lead before going a quarter, at the end of which Prince Silverwings and Lonsdale were running paired with Flo Bob at their heels and Don Domo a threatening fifth. Beginning the turn Auditor placed an open length between himself and his nearest pursuers. Midway around Don Domo dropped back beaten, Flo Bob was temporarily obstructed and Ort Wells, on the outside and English Lad, oh the inside, became . prominent. Nearing the homestretch Wonderly brought up Flo Bob and displaced Lonsdale, on which the weight was plainly telling. Meanwhile English Lad and Batts made advances through the flying column and Ort Wells ruined his chances by bearing out so that Coburn had to resort to the whip to keep him near his company. When fairly straightened out Flo Bob passed Prince Silverwings and looked a certain winner when Wonderly sent him after Auditor, only a length in the lead. Directly afterward Prince Silverwings hung out signals of distress and Lonsdale resumed third position with a prospect of retaining it to the end. Then Henry, on Batts, came along with a promising rush. English Lad, however, got out of the ruck, went whizzing by Batts and Lonsdale and after Auditor and Flo Bob, both of the latter being under a drive. At the last sixteenth it did not appear probable that English Lad would catch the leading pair, indulging in a desperate finish. But ; Domfnick persevered with fierce vigor and i the grand colt under him never flinched nor " faltered, gallantly charged after them and in i a sensational final effort caught them fifty yards from the goal, and continuing his great ; Continued on second page. ENGLISH LADS HYDE PARK. Continued from first page. ight thrust his head to the fore at the de-Iding line. It was a marvelous performance tiat stamps English Lad as one of the best f the winners of the Hyde Park. He car-ied 118 pounds, and was in receipt of three ounds from Flo Bob, but considering the dverse circumstances which he overcame win, his race is the best run this year by ny two-year-old in the west. Perhaps he ras lucky at the end. Admirers of Flo Bob rill claim that he was, for Wonderly had to uit driving right at the finish and take hold f his colt to avoid a possible fouling of auditor. To that happening Flo Bobs de-eat will always be attributed by his par-isans. Flo Bob did not finish strongly as sual. He was trained to the hour, but eemed to lack a race. Under frequent rac-lg he undoubtedly performs best. Lonsdale howed himself a colt worthy of considera-ion. That at equal weights he will have to ield to any of the two-year-olds racing at Washington Park is not a certainty. The poorest race run at the meeting was he fifth, in which Monsieur Beaucaire, 96J; ohn Bright, 109J; Nitrate, 107, and Inventor, 09, competed and finished as named in 1:41|. here was no fast pace at any point. Mon-ieur Beaucaire won by half a length. Hot, a well-backed "good thing," quoted at 2 to 1 at the post, won the last race, for rtiich Boaster, which ran second, was a hort-priced favorite. Buccaneer and A. D. Gibson were, respect-vely, easy winners of the first and second aces. Alfred C. made all the running in the fourth ace, to be nosed out by Gold Bell, which ame from behind in the stretch. At the request of Carroll B. Reid, Dr. lughes yesterday evening made a final ex- mination of the left foreleg of The Picket. Lfter a thorough inspection the doctor said: I am gratified to be able to say that while he.colt has caused us a lot of worrying and ruessing in the last three weeks, he is now n. a most encouraging condition. Beyond a reneral thickening, there is no trouble in his eg. There is no thickening of consequence, 10 lesion, no fever, no tenderness and noth-ng to interfere with his training, nothing to nake it unlikely that he will repeat his erby performance." T. J. Gallagher.
