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OLD HONESTY DEFEATS CAVE ADSUM. Equals a Fort Erie Track Record Balla the Only -Successful Favorite; Buffalo, X. Y., August 2. Balla, the well-ridden winner of the fifth race, was the only successful favorite at Fort Erie this afternoon, and incidentally it was the first purse Louis A. Cella has taken at the meeting. The surprise of the afternoon came when Cave Adsum, the odds-on favorite for the fourth race, was beaten by Old Honesty. The latter made a runaway affair of it and equaled the track record of 1:52 for the mile and an eighth. There was more rough riding. Principias defeat in the first race was due in the greatest measure to the interference which she suffered in the early stages. Austin, who had the mount on Frank Collins, was responsible for the crowding and he was fined 5 and warned that a repetition of the offense would lead to his suspension. Judge Price made a trip to the jockeys room after this race and told the boys that in future he would recommend that the license of any guilty of foul riding be revoked. Of the last twenty-eight races only four have been won by favorites, and the defeat of a majority of the first choices has been due to foul riding. George C. Bennetts Terah, by Abe Fnuik Charm, showed a good performance when he won the second race. Edwin II. duplicated his easy victory of Tuesday last when he won the third race, running the mile in 1:40J. Lycurgus ride on Matabon, the heavily backed favorite for the last race was weak. Jockey Lloyd, who fell off Canopian in the last race yesterday, was found to have suffered a compound fracture of his right ankle. He is in the hospital. Delaby, the apprentice rider, fell off Western this morning and wrenched his back. Jockeys Lycurgus, Shilling and Lee were fined 0 eacii by the starter. J. T. Stewart will ship his two jumpers, Lights Out and Roderick to Saratoga Sunday. Jockey II. Boyle will ride for Stewart at the Spa. W. H. Mosby ships Scarfell and Chippewa to Saratoga tomorrow. Second call on J. McCarthy, who is under contract to Mosby, has been given to W. J. Young for the Saratoga meeting. The stables of J. H. Nichols, J. Hergcnrether and F. A. Libby arrived from Latonia this, morning. C. C. Smithsons Azelina was struck on a knee when Canopian fell yesterday and trainer J. W. Pangle is under the impression that he will be unable to get her to the post again. Permission has been given jockey Swain to ride Aquiline in the Xiagara Stakes tomorrow.
