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DULL DAY IN FORT ERIE RACING Lens Furnishes the Feature of the Day toy Easily Winning the Main Race Buffalo X Y August IS Another featureless card was pnxlnctive of only ordinary racing at Fort Krf this afternoon There was also a noticeable falling off in the attendance as well as in the specu ¬ lation Only twentynine layers including the three fielders were in line The prices quoted against the different horses were ridiculously short and occa ¬ sioned milch adverse comment The talent were given a severe setback by the defeats of their best supported choices choicesThe The sixth race at threequarters overshadowed the others from a class standpoint and resulted in a hollow victory for 1 Dunnes Lens The colt was making his first start in over a month and showed that his long rest had been beneficial by the iisy manner in which he came away from his oppo ¬ nents Lady Carol was the favorite in the race ami received sharp support A plunge on Sal Vola ¬ tile owned by 1 VV Colt and making her first FlHrt here threatened momentarily to install her favorite before post time but Lady Carols support ¬ ers again rallied and she retained the post of honor The heavy support for the pair gave Lens backers an opportunity to get a long price for their money Lady Carol and Sal Volatile were the early lenders but after going a half Lens dashed into the lead and was never seriously threatened thereafter Loretta Mack at a long price taking second place from Hies The favorites tired badly after racing together in front for a half and finished far back The backThe worst disappointment of the afternoon proved to be I T Chinas Joe Gaitens in the second race He was considered the best betting proposition of the afternoon but failed to get a place Gerrymander winning in a common canter from The Earl with Ztola in third place placeJockey Jockey Iouers failure to notice Chief Hayes finishing with a rush on the extreme outside was responsible for Alencons defeat in the fourth race Alencon after leading ajl the way was apparently an easy winner in the last sixteenth but rowers began easing him up ami failed to notice Chief Hayes enabling the latter to win by a half length After the finish Sam Louis owner of Alencon bid fhicf Hayes up from an entered price of 300 to SSOO and Iwught him himLajeimessc Lajeimessc which bad lieen purchased by K A Brennau from M Goldblatt made good for her new owner by taking the closing race as her rider pleased After many attempts Washakie finally managed to find company that he could beat and did so soGerrymander Gerrymander winner of the second race was Purchased after his victory by J G Calm for a re ¬ ported price of SlrOO SlrOOJockey Jockey Powers showed a return to good form by piloting three winners He has been engaged to ride Jack Atkin in the Empire City Handicap to be run at Yonkers on Saturday next J II Keeno has also contracted for his services to ride one of his representatives in the Futurity FuturityAfter After Estella C was bid up in yesterdays last race Fred Luzader acting for K A Bronuan claimed Lady Martha out of the lace with a pay ¬ ment of 1000 1000W W Snyder who is assisting A 15 Dade here witli the barrier will dispatch the fields here on the clos ¬ ing day Dade being forced to depart by his en ¬ gagement to do the starting at Montreal MontrealThe The horses campaigned IHTO by B Alvey in barge of Grover Baker will be shipped to Mon Irrnl for the racing there Colonel Bob Hazel tliorpe McChord Prince Ahmed and Atrebar which have been turned out at T II Stevens farm for wimo time will be put back in training and raced at the Douglas Park meeting
