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HAMILTON PATRONAGE BETTER THAN EVER. Attendance Exceeds Former Seasons — Disqualification and Run-Up Mark Yesterdays Racing. Hamilton. Out.. June 23. — Racing at Hamilton this afternoon was under showe-ry skies ami over a sloppy track. Keen contests pre-vailcd. liowi-ver. five of the events furnishing driving finishes, with the wiiine-rs in two races first home by the narrowest -of margins. As a matte-r of fact it was impossible to determine the winner of either of these races until the official placing was displayed by tin-judges. The sport was so good as to go a long way towards making amends for the disagreeable Climatic conditions. Besides the Hotel Royal Han dieap there were offeriMl as features a Heepleehase over the short course, a race on the turf track anel another e-ontest which called for Canadian-bred horses. Then were- only three starters in the lian dieap, but it developed into a stirring contest, in which the outsider of the trio. J.ihn K. McMillan. liea! the odds-eta favorite. Moipie-tte. by a nee k after a thrilling stretch drive. Moqaette had made the pace- until well into the streleli. The first ilisipialiti.-ation of the meeting, and likewise the first run-up. came with the sixth race, which went to William W.ilke-rs excellent mud runner. Bellwether. The latter won with almost ridiculous ease. The race had selling conditions and Bellwether was entered for ,000. L. C. Shobe. whose- Cloisteress finished second, boosted Bell Wether to .tilio. Walker protected the horse with the usual aelvanc-e of $•" Bad retained him at ,006. Sir Kdward. which finished third, was disqualified for crossing over in front of Hi.ie-ko at the sixtee-nth pale. The latter was e-ouiing strong at the time and might have be-aten out Sir Kdward. The stew arils evidently tcok this view of the matter, for they promptly allowed the claim of foul that Kennedy made. The Dvme-nt stable Oalshl d first anil second In the race for Canadian -breda Willi Cannie Maid and Fort Garry. The eraser won by a neck. The attcnelanee was again large- and tlic management reports a big gain in patronage over last spring. The fact that I he club has mm -conflicting elates this year is regarded as responsible to some-degree for the; improvement in attendance. There are sfill some- conflicting elays on the circuit and for the convenience Of both horsemen and the followers of the sport, it is hoped that this too will be remedied. Jockey Daltoa McCarthy left for Ne« York last nighl t.i join the stable of K. A. l-orsythi-. McCarthy has entered into an arranginient to ride for the latter during the reniainehr of the season.
