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MUCH RAIN AND MUD AT FORT ERIE Jockey Powers Has a Bad Day and Fails to Land a Winner Buffalo X Y August 7 After a heavy rain last night had put the track In bad condition the weather promised to be pleasant but just before racing time another downpour began and continued with the exception of a slight letup until after the closing race Despite the threatening weather a large attendance was on hand and suffered no In ¬ convenience The bookmakers however were forced to seek cover frequently and devoted much time to shifting their positions from the lawn to the bet ¬ ting shed As a result of the bad track scratch s from the different races were numerous The fea ¬ ture a handicap at threequarters had to be de ¬ clared off on account of three of the original carded starters having been withdrawn withdrawnFollowers Followers of jockey Powers had a disastrous day the rider failing to laud a single winner Usury and Golden Shore both short priced were the only favorites to land their purses Michael Angulo Woodside Black Hawk and Warner Griswell were the beaten choices In each instance second choices took their measure Tlie racing was spirited and close The steeplechase was spectacular and additionally interesting from the fact that no mishaps to the starters occurred ilespite the difficult course they had to traverse There were deep pools in several places along the course and the water almost en ¬ veloped horses arid riders as they splashed through Byzantine proved the best of the quartette and won rather handily from Woodside During the early running sthe entire field ran closely grouped Ia Veita and CreoIIn being the leaders After one turn of the course the leaders tired and Byzan ¬ tine and Woodside fought it out CreoIIn was an easy third thirdHolschers Holschers victory In the closing race elicited much enthusiasm During tin lirst half Holscher was a distant last and his chances of winning ap ¬ peared hopeless Nicol however roused him into activity and gaining with great rapidity lie got up in the last stride after a phenomenal stretcli rush Ia Fayette taking second place placeGolden Golden Shove outclassed his opponents in the fifth race and Avon cantering In the sixth Usury and Oriental Queen both showing a decided likins for the going ran as a team nearly all the way Isury managing to gain the deciding advantage in the final strides Gambrinus showed the most speed in the third race in which the largest field of tiie afternoon started and won cantering Fred Burlew was a visitor this afternoon lie arrived from France yesterday Discussing French racjng lie said the turf abroad is in a healthy state and free from fanatical prejudices To maintain a racing stable in France costs a great deal and lie has no intention of campaigning a string of his own there He would however hi willing to accept a position with some big stable as first trainer For the present he lias not been approached by any of the big racing managers on the subject Mr Bnrlew while abroad enjoyed hlniself and attended the races daily Kugenc Leigh he said lias about seventylive horses under his charge and is meeting success successTlie Tlie judges announced that in future jockey S FIviin will not be allowed to accept any more mounts here on account of bis timidity This boy has lost all form and on the slightest pretext when in danger of being cut off will pull up almost to a standstill
