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c n l li by T a jj j .1 v li a i I I s 1 i if s 1 j : , 1 1 1 FAVORITES FAIL FORT ERIE PUBLIC. Changing Track Conditions Play Havoc with Form Calculations Sir Edward Repeats. Buffalo. X. Y., July 14. Weather conditions were once more ideal and the usual big crowd witnessed todays races at Fort Erie. The sport was marked spirited struggles that aroused keen enthusiasm. The rapidlv changing track served to puzzle bettors and the public choices were beaten with a regularity that brought joy to the layers. A handicap at sis rurlongs was the principal offering and some fairly good , sprinters contested for the 1909.sh00 purse, bir Edward followed up his impressive victory of yesterday and won coniniandiugly. with Little Osage and Al Muller respectively second and third. Sea bwell was expected to be an important factor In the race, but stumbled after running forwardly for a quarter and then retired. . , . The steeplechase had more action to It than Is usually the case with races of this description. The field of five starters ran closely grouped until fetella-land came to grief. Esterjoy was the leader by a short margin for the entire trip and outstayed John Dillon. Lizzie Flat, fencing in improved style, secured third place. The longest price winner of the present meeting came with the running of the third race when Sister Phyllis just managed to take the purse in the final stride from the weakly handled Ida Reck. Bertha E.. which was made the choice in the race, was on her worst behavior and the starter, after indulging her for eight minutes, was forced to dispatch the field without her. !. W. J. Bissell landed his first purse of the meeting when Laveno nosed out Scruples, the favorite of the opening race. The latter showed a smart turn of speed for live furlongs, but when she began to tire Howard proved of little help to her. James McLaughlin. Jr.. purchased Scruples from J. W. May soon after her defeat. Howards poor ridings also contributed to the do-feat of The Minks in the fifth, in which some smart racers measured strides. Crania, a frequent winner on this circuit, took The Minks measure by a scant half length after u strenuous stretch drive. Howard made the mistake of allowing The Minks to drop far out of it in. the early stages and put up a weak finish. Moquette seemed to be handicapped by the going and The Peer seemingly is not in his best form. He trailed distantly after going a half. Conditions were exactly suited to .Cloisteress and that mare spreadeagled her opponents. The favorite. Anne Meliee. one of the shortest choices of the afternoov was never in the hunt and finished beaten off. Console added another purse to L. A. Cellas credit when he romped home before Steel and Lanigan in the eloidng race. The directors of the Canadian Racing Associations assembled in meeting boUay-at the- Fart Eric-track. The proceedings were not announced; From authoritative sources, however, it was gathered that the purpose of the assembling of the members at this time was to discuss the advisability of reinstating those horsemen and horses who participated at the recent Dufferin Park unrecognized meeting. Present at the meeting were Judge Monck, J. E. Seagram, I. M. Ilendrie, W. P. Eraser and J. II. Madigan. Sir Montagu Allan was an absentee. L. A. Cella returned today from New York and will leave on Saturday next for an extended fishing tri on the St. Lawrence river. He may retain the mares La Souer and Miss Strome and ship them to his farm in St. Louis county, Missouri, for" mating with his stallion Mentor. Jockey Tommy Burns, who sustained a fractured collar bone by a fall from the Thorn last Saturday, was at the track today. He denied that he would retire from the saddle. "I would be foolish to relinquish an approximate earning . of 00 a week when It does not distress me to ride," he said. "I may give up the saddle when my son grows old enough to succeed me." W. O. Parmer was among todays arrivals, having come here from Detroit. He reports the improvements at the Windsor plant fully completed and pro-diets that this summer will see the banner meeting in the history of that course.
