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FAST5KUNNING AT FORT ERIE BIG CROWD SEES T0URENNE AND ZIPANG0 REDUCE TRACK RECORDS. Former Makes New Mark for Mile and Sixteenth and Zipango Cuts Mile and Three-Sixteenths Mark Al Muller Takes Stake Feature of Program. Buffalo. N. Y., July 17. Todays splendid card, featured by the Fort Erie Selling Stakes at six furlongs, and two handicaps une at a mile and a sixteenth- and another for sprinters at three-quarters brought out by far the largest attendance of the I ort Erie meeting. The" crowd .was regaled with some sensational sport. While the stake race was the headliner from the monetary standpoint, the handicaps furnished the best contests. The mile and a sixteenth handicap especially proved n thriller, the first four at the finish, Tourenue. Green Seal. Grania and Creel, finishing so closely grouped that the proverbial blanket would, have covered them. The race had its disappointment to many in the poor showing of Meadow, the speedv Texas filly, which, in her previous out. had gained numerous friends by a sterling -performance. In todays race she was given a blundering ride liy jockey Brooks, which largely accounted for her poor showing. Green Seal and Tourenue were the contenders most of the way and the speedy pace they forced caused a reduction of the former track record of 1:45 for the distance liy a. fifth of a second. Royal Onyx, which lias lieen running consistently here, surprised the public by boating Hanbridge in the sprint handicap. Hanbridge. Little Osage ami Centre Shot were the leaders approaching the stretch turn, where Centre Shot liegan to bleed and was forced to quit. She carried Hanbridge and Little Osage out. which enabled Royal Onvx to slip through next to the rail. Hanbridge landed second money a nose before Little Osage and half a length behind the winner. Al Muller showed improvement over previous essays and it proved an easy matter for him to tieat a fair band of sprinters in the stake race, ne was away forwardly, showed the most speed for the entire journey and had a couple of lengths to spare at the finish. Kulford landed Second place a small margin liefore Sal Volatile, the favorite. . The tabled history of the Fort Erie Stakes is -as follows: M KSS,rv ,ii,wlnner- A. Wt; Jockey.. Val. Time. 1903 Little Boy ...3 ST Gilmore ...,150 1:14 J2i ?USV :! n7 Romanelll .. 1,150 l:17i 190o Crestfallen ...G !1 Swain 1,150 1:26 ?RS Arthr Cummer4 100 J. Lee ..... 1,150 1:27$ JRJ S,aIlj Preston. .3 !3 A. Martin.. 1.150 1:25 190S Royal Onyx... ,4 105 Leibert 1.150 1:17 1009 Al Muller ..A 101 Davenpt .. 1,150.1:122 The distance of the race from 1005 to 1907 inclusive was seven furlongs. W. II. Fizer. iu addition to the stake, took down a purse when his good colt. Eye White, toyed with a fair band of two-year-olds and won commandlrigly. Another track record was shattered when Zipango ran the mile and three-sixteenths .in 1:58. reducing the former mark by three-fifths of a second. He was lucky to win. as Reidmoore was much the best, but suffered from poor handling and interference. Apache, showing his old-time good form, cantered away with the purse in the opening race, winning much as his rider pleased. John Carroll was able to win the fifth race after a brief stretch struggle with Steel. After the finish of the closing race, jockey Haynes. the rider of Reldmoore.; complained to the judges that jockey Musgrave on Giles had taken hold of Reid-mooros bridle and steered him wide at the stretch turn. The offlciabv after questioning Musgrave, dismissed the matter. That rider; who arrived todav from Saratoga, returned again to the same placd and will be engaged in riding the Seagram horses during-their preparation for the Saratoga meeting. Starter Dade suspended jockey Leibert for the remainder of the Fort Erie meeting for disobedience at the post while astride Royal Onyx.. Zipnngo was hid up 05 over his entered price of 00, but was retained.
