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ONTARIO JOCKEY CLUB REVOKES LICENSES. Tralner Hatfield and Jockey J. McLaughlin Airs Under the Ban Hamilton Meetine Opens. Hamilton, Ont., September 25. The autumn meeting of the Hamilton Jockey Club opened at the Hamilton track today under most favorable auspices. The weather was fine, the track in good condition and the attendance, large, the crowd rbeing augmented by 600 Toronto -enthusiasts who came over on a special train. The fields In four of the races were large and good sport was witnessed. FavoriteB had an inning, five of them winning in succession and the sixth, Reservation, wouid have won had he not .been left at the post. IV Hatfield, trainer . of. . Garrett Wilson, which started several times at Toronto, has had his-license revoked by the Ontario Jockey Club for the suspicious running of the horse at Woodbine. Jockey McLaughlin, who rode the horse at Woodbine, also has -had his license revoked. Garrett Wilson started bere in-the first race, finishing third. The, Hamilton stewards after the race ordered the badges of Hatfield and McLaughlin taken up and both were ordered from the grounds. Jockeys Kennedy and Armstrong incurred the displeasure of starter Murray by breaking : up starts in the second race and both boys :have been suspended for two days.