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REFORMS SCHEDULED AT HAMILTON. Clockers and Touts to Be Barred — Stricter Regulations Concerning Jockeys and Stable Agents. Hamilton. Out. June 21. — Hamiltons spring meet lug begins tomorrow under brighter conditions than any previous meeting held at the course of the Hamilton Jockey flub. The plant has been thorough 1 overhauled since last season at art expense of I1O.O00 for improvements. The niurse now compares favorably with any track In Canada. The grandstand lies received a thorough overhauling and. in its new coat of paint, presents a tine aissearancc A temporary stand adjoining the site of the old betting enclosure has been erected for the use of the layers. Special attention lias been given to the ■rasa eaarac and were Frank Clink to see It he would certainly be jealous, as the turf track here rivals thai at Sheopshcad Hay. Secretary A. U. Loudon is the man responsible for the Improvements ami his progiessiveness deserves commendation. The Hamilton Jockey Club is determined to do Its part in helping to build up the turf in Camilla and has adopted several reforms with this end in view. First ami most important is the bailing from the course of all orofessional clockers. Wold has been sent around that anyone caught clocking horses will he Barred from thC course. Jockeys agents have la-en notified not to apply for badges. Agents for staples will have to show that they are actively • in • .1 and that thev are responsible men. The distributing of the list of riders of the horses ill the different races to the bookmakers in the morning has been prohibited. Last, but not least, the touts have hi en given to understand that thev will not be tolerated. of course, all of these reforms have brought storms of protests from certain •psalters bat the club is deternUaad h stand by its plans ami the reforms enumerated will la. carried through. Secretary London has provided an excellent card for the opening da v. Seven events arc offered, the feature of which is the Hamilton Derby, This race is one of the annual features of the spring meeting and has developed into an important turf fixture here. The flew numbers ten. including the pick of the three year olds racing on the circuit. The race hc.s a guaranteed value of 3.000. Two of the other races will be over the turf course and another of the attractions is a steeplechase over the short aaacse. There are more stables here than ever before and main of the late comers have been forced to seek arcomreodatioats on the outside as far away as twiddles from tile track. A carload of horses arrived from New York yesterday, among them being King Cobalt and a couple •■ A. Moliuellis racers. W. .1. Young and Fred l.iiz.idcr got in from I.atonla with their stables. There were t hirty-nluc entries for the five and a half furlongs dash and twenty-three for the race over the luif enajtaa.
