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i SPILL IN LAST RACE AT FORT ERIE. Black Barbara Breaks Leg and Is Destroyed Kings Trophy Wins the Feature. Puffalo, N. Y., July S,. Kings Trophy, probably the gam est horse that George C. Dennett ever bred, earned for his owner a well-contested victory in todays feature race at Fort Erie, in which he beat the Hendrie colt, Kelpie, out a neck after a sinew-straining drive through the last three-eighths of the mile. M. J. Shannon, who is now handling the Dennett horses, succeeded in getting Kings Trophy to the post yesterday for the first time in over two years, and after tlie son of Kings Counsel pulled up sore, horsemen were indifferent as to his chances in todays race. Anna Smith and Imhoilcn were the only winning favorites, but this did not mean that the ring made any great gains, for some of tlie other winners were heavily backed. In the fifth race William Walker and his party backed Nellie Ra-cine from S to " to 1. She won in a canter. Os-niunda, a gift mare from Edward Whalen to J. F. McCarthy, duplicated her victory of Tuesday in the fourth race. The speedy Etta Louise was second. . At tlie three-eighths post in the seventh race Melange and Plack Darbara were caught, in a jam and fell. The two riders. Farrow and Delaby, escaped with a shaking up, but. Plack Darbara broke her leg and had to be destroyed. McCarthy, Who rode Kitty Smith, was responsible for the accident and was lined 5 for rough riding. J. W. Bangle this morning received from William Garth, trainer for Paul J. Raiuey, the two-year-olds Eonite and Montclair. They arrived in good condition and will lie raced on the Canadian circuit for the remainder of the season. The stables of Harry Shannon and E. A. Whitney will leave for Saratoga Saturday. The jumpers owned by C. J. Murray were shipped to the hitters farm at Oakville, Out., where they will be rested up for the fall meetings at Toronto and Hamilton. The speedy filly Poyal Lady will be shipped back to Thomas Welsh at Brighton Peach tomorrow. : ; . 1
