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CLOTENS BAD RACE AT HAMILTON. It Causes Judicial Investigation G W. For- man Is Forgiven. . Hamilton, Out., October 2. The defeat of Cloten, favorite in the opening event at Hamilton this afternoon, caused not a littla talk and led to an official investigation of the race. Cloten was ridden by Moreland and lie had an inside position at the post. When the start came Cloten broke slowly and was all but left. He lacked early speed and was badly outrun the first three furlongs. But in the stretch run ho closed stoutly and was wearing the leaders down at the end. The stewards, called on Moreland for an explanation of his ride and he evidently satisfied the officials that he was not to blame for the horses poor showing. D. Brazil, trainer of the horse, was also asked for an explanation, and the matter ended with no official action being taken, and it was probably just as well for the stewards would probably "have taken a different view of the matter tomorrow, as they did in the Wabash Queen Forinan caVo today. Forman, the trainer of Wabash Queen, according to the presiding official, acknowledged that he had told some people hat he did not like the chances of his mare.. The whole thing petered down to the fact that Forman had used sharp practice with a couple of New York layers in order to obtain a good price against his lilly, and he succeeded in doing so at the expense of the bookmakers In question. The officials decided that if the ruling which they made against Forman was allowed to stand it might hurt him at other points, and as this was not their intention they rescinded their action of yesterday and placed Forman in good standing again. Favorite players .received a buffeting that they will remember for some time to come. The first six choices went down to defeat, Paul Clifford, winner of the seventh race, being the only one that made good. - He was ridden by Dennisoii, who has evidently patched up his differences with the Talley-Panglo confederacy. It. I. Miller received word this morning of the death of the three horses. Hound Dance, Abbacy and a two-year-old which he shipped from Fort Erie, on route to California about two weeks ago. They wore taken sick with car fever and were unloaded at Omaha whore they died. Several stables left for Windsor this afternoon, among them J. E. Cushing, W. M. Bichings and James Brown. J. A. Murphy loft tonight for Shreveport to take up Ids duties .as presiding judge on the Texas circuit meeting.
